That they probably are. Mat winces. One of the Forsaken did it; that would explain things. "Light, I'm sorry."

Wait...no longer a problem...He'll ask later. Maybe. It's not that important, really. Hopefully she won't come back.

That looked like it brought memories back, the way his smile faded. Rand would probably ask later, but no harm in just explaining now. Mat pushes his hat up to show how his left eyelid isn't open. "Not sure if you can tell, but I lost an eye before I arrived yesterday. It was bloody worth it." 'Half the light of the world to save the world', after all. It still throbbed and hurt almost as much as when he lost it, but at least that was nothing like how it hurt when the flaming salt water got in it.