Mat, Talmanes, Thom Merrilin and a few of the band go into town to resupply. They have to take the Aes Sedai with them, which does not please them much. Once the mayor informs them they need to be gone by sunset, they refuse to believe it. Thom is still re-reading his letter from Moiraine, to remind Mat they need to rescue her. Mat plans to help but the Band has to be somewhere safe and they need supplies and information before entering the Tower of Ghenjei.