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* Mat's [[Establishing Character Moment]]. In the very beginning of the book, he tells his younger sisters some story about ghost hounds. They don't buy it. So, to scare them, he takes the dogs of the very large (but good-humored) village blacksmith and his equally large (ill-tempered) wife, coats them with flour, and lets them loose. Mat's response when the predictable happens? "How was I to know they'd run home?" He spends the rest of the time in the village avoiding the wife.

* Rand getting caught still shouting after the rest of the crowd watching Padan Fain has quieted down.

* Just after Egwene jumps the gun and makes his decision for him: {{quote|'''Perrin''': I guess I'm going with you, at that. Good to talk these things out before making a decision, isn't it?}}

 

* Rand's difficulties with the Fal Dara servants, especially the maids trying to see him naked.

* Verin interrupting the reveal to Rand that he's the Dragon Reborn to quibble over a figure of speech.

* Rand's efforts to avoid getting mixed up in the political games of Cairhien, which just result in everyone becoming terrified that he's an extremely savvy player who keeps all his cards hidden and has friends in very high places.

 

* Min warns Perrin to run if he sees "the most beautiful woman in the world." Perrin immediately assumes it's because Min wants him for herself.

* This gem from Thom {{quote|'''Thom Merrilin''': I may be a fool, but I intend to be a live fool.}}

 

* Perrin is getting up after being bedridden to heal up after being shot, Faile doesn't believe he is healed and tries to send him back to bed. She ends up having to wrestle him to the ground and pin him...and then Mistress al'Vere walks in to find Faile lying on top of Perrin on her kitchen floor...

* The entry for the sa'sara dance in the glossary.

{{quote|'''sa'sara (sah-SAHR-rah):''' An indecent Saldaean dance, outlawed by a number of Saldaean queens, but to no avail. Saldaean history records three wars, two rebellions, and countless unions and/or feuds between noble houses, as well as innumerable duels, sparked by women dancing the sa'sara. One rebellion was supposedly quelled when a defeated queen danced it for the victorious general; he married her and restored her throne. This tale is not found in any official history and has been denied by every queen of Saldaea.}}

 

* After Rand follows Aviendha through the gateway, a Maiden comes for Rand. Asmodean gets rid of her by informing her that Rand and Aviendha wanted privacy. Inside 15 minutes, ALL the Maidens were outside the window heckling. Apparently, some of the things they suggested could startle one of the most evil men in history! Rand's reaction to this news was also hilarious.

* This troper couldn't stop laughing at Nynaeve ordering [[Sir Swearsalot|Uno]] to rein in his language, and the latter's visibly pained efforts to do so, that she constantly feels the need to keep reminding him.

** The funnier bit follows when the girls realise {{spoiler|the Power doesn't affect him}}.

 

* The whole "Swovan Night" sequence, in which Mat and Birgitte go out drinking, and Elayne gets drunk by proxy.

* Assuming you can get over the [[Unfortunate Implications]] of the whole [[Rape Is Okay When Its Female On Male|Mat/Tylin]] thing, the bit where Mat finally explains to Elayne what's going on...

* When Nynaeve insists that she and Lan get married, Lan offers up a few protests, such as the fact that he's now bonded to Myrelle, who would feel everything he does, including, ahem, the honeymoon. Nynaeve's answer to that? "Is there any way to make sure she knows it's me?" Even [[The Stoic|Lan]] thought this was hilarious.

 

* The whole scene where Lan and Nynaeve witness Rand confess his feelings towards Aviendha, Elayne and Min (and their acceptance of that)

{{quote|''Lan had begun an intense study of the contents of his pipe's bowl.''

* There's also the part, after Min, Aviendha and Elayne bonding Rand, that Elayne decides that she's going to jump Rand's bones. This leads Brigitte, Min and Aviendha to decide that they need to get very drunky, very quickly as they can feel everything that's going on with Elayne and Rand.

 

* Mat's attempt to find Tuon and Selucia when they get separated from each other. He closes his eyes, spins around, and begins walking in a randomly-selected direction. Right into a VERY large man coming out of a tavern. He begins running in the same direction.

 

* The chapter with Mat, where he plans an elaborate raid to find a supposed Darkfriend, including ''character sheets''.

** This Troper's favourite part was Mandevwin's "cover story" about leaving his aged aunt when she began to confuse him with the family dog.

*** And even ''funnier'' because Cadsuance got the idea by wondering "how would I break ''myself''?" Half-admission to being an egomaniac, perhaps?

 

* {{spoiler|Mat's letter to Elayne.}}

** "Dear Bloody Royal Pain in the Ass..."

* Mat irritably declaring that just because he's married a noble doesn't mean he is one, and Thom pointing out that it actually does.

* After Morgase's freak-out when she learns Gaebril was really Rahvin.

 

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