Mat tells Thom and Master Gill about Gaebril’s complicity. Thom agrees to accompany Mat to Tear.
Mat dashes back to the Queen’s Blessing to tell Thom and Master Gill about Gaebril and his villainous plans. Since Egwene, Nynaeve, and Elayne are headed for Tear, he’ll need to follow them to stand a chance of helping. Thom volunteers to come with, and suggests they save time by taking the Erinin River south.
Master Gill is eager to find something he can do to help, and gets the idea to start a rumor about Gaebril that will make Morgase examine him closely when she hears it. Uh, hey, Master Gill, dude? Given the number of times you’ve assisted our heroes so far, I’d call it a minor miracle that the Queen’s Blessing hasn’t been torched to the ground yet. So unless you’ve got a really good insurance policy, perhaps you should reconsider.