Mat wakes and immediately begins thinking about how to leave Tar Valon. He is still gaunt but is beginning to look better already. After eating a tray of food, Mat leaves the tower to begin scouting. He chats with guards on the tower grounds and finds out there are Whitecloaks on both sides of the river. He also finds out that he is not allowed outside the city, the sisters gave his description to the guards. He encounters Else Grinwell, and asks if she remembers him. She says he is not supposed to be out, and seemed harsher than he remembered.