He picks up the fifth card and knows he possess an unbeatable hand and accidently blurts out something in the Old Tongue. A cock crows and suddenly, the card depicting the Amyrlin Seat stabs him with a tiny knife. He drops the cards, and unbelievably, three grow larger and the images begin to step out of the cards. Mat dispatches them all with rapid knife tosses. Seemingly defeated, Mat refuses to take chances and begins destroying each card. The others pretend that nothing happened, angering Mat. He thinks that he won't be gambling with these men for awhile and departs with his coin.