So Olver has rushed off to fight with the Band, which as far as I'm concerned does not bode well for his future ... I just have this bad feeling Mat will find him wounded or dead in the Royal Palace when he returns to Caemlyn. It makes me think of the prophecy at the end of ToM ("In that day, when the One-Eyed Fool travels the halls of mourning, and the First Among Vermin lifts his hand to bring freedom to Him who will Destroy, the last days of the Fallen Blacksmith's pride shall come ...")