On the road the Band was taking, they would have been in Cairhien still, or in unclaimed lands south of Cairhien (they left Maerone and were headed directly for Tear, though they obviously didn't make it there), and this happened before Rand gated them to Altara in Chapter 33.. This doesn't mean the killers weren't whitecloaks, but it does alter the circumstances.
Mat and the Slaughtered Tinkers. 'Tell the Dragon Reborn'
in Wheel of Time Books
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On the road the Band was taking, they would have been in Cairhien still, or in unclaimed lands south of Cairhien (they left Maerone and were headed directly for Tear, though they obviously didn't make it there), and this happened before Rand gated them to Altara in Chapter 33.. This doesn't mean the killers weren't whitecloaks, but it does alter the circumstances.