Theory: After the battle for the Tower has been completed and the Rebel AS have been reinstated, Egwene as the rightful Amrylin, Mat will “give” Tuon half of the Tower's Aes Sedai, those that are to be tried for treason, or Black Ajah, what have you. How? Or better yet, why? Well Mat has become the Uber-General , he would see stilling these women as a waste of a powerful weapon. (Not to mention that Mat has no love for Aes Sedai to start with)

Now why would anyone of the Aes Sedai allow this? Especially Egwene or the Hall?

Well, despite their flaws and delusions of grandure the Aes Sedai can see the sense in some things, even when they do not agree. By allowing these women to be given to the sul'dam, they will be properly punished and brought to proper civility, as well as remaining a useful and able bodied weapon for TG.

Now you may ask, why is this a theory and not a prediction? Well, it all goes back to the Half the light to save the world quote:

"To marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons!"

"To die and live again, and live once more a part of what was!"

"To give up half the light of the world to save the world!"

Together they howled like steam escaping under pressure. "Go to Rhuidean, son of battles! Go to Rhuidean, trickster! Go, gambler! Go!" - the Aelfinn, to Mat, tSR ch.15, p.253

I know that the most common theory/belief is that Half the light is Mat's eye, but to be honest, I really see it as a symbolism thing. As I will explain a little later. So without further ado, lets jump into my twisted way of thinking.

First, an interesting quote:

"Mat, weighing two Aes Sedai on a huge set of balance scales, and on his decision depended.... She could not say what; something vast; the world, perhaps. There had been other dreams, most tinged with suffering. Recently, all of her dreams about Mat were pale and full of pain, like shadows cast by nightmares, almost as though Mat himself were not quite real." - Egwene, tPoD ch.15, p.344-5

Now I don't know how many different ways that you all have interpreted this, or if you just ignore it, but obviously a big decision, something that could “make or break” the world, will depend on his descion on Aes Sedai. Nicely fitting with my theory of giving them to the Seanchan, right? Then again, this could just be the girls, and whether or not he will save them. (Let's not get me tearing down my own theory just yet though)

Alright, now something else. Why, you may ask would the Aes Sedai be the “Light” in this little prophecy? Well consider this, the White Tower has stood for over three thousand years as the force against Shadow, despite what the common people think . Proof of this can be found in the Three Oaths, and this is just a little bit to reinforce the belief.

"That we swear these oaths, that we are known to be bound, allows the nations to deal with us without fearing that we will throw up our own power, the One Power, against them. Between the Trolloc Wars and the War of the Hundred Years we made these choices, and because of them the White Tower still stands, and we can still do what we can against the Shadow." - Sheriam, tGH ch.23, p.335-6

Yes, we all know that the Aes Sedai are not as bad as everyone thinks, but we also know that they are not as good as they like to think, but still they are as close as it comes to being the Light for Randland. This is one of the main reasons that I have proposed this theory, that and because I absolutely HATE the idea of Mat losing an eye, he's just to cute for it to happen. (Haha, yes, I am in love with Mat, if anyone, from the WoT)

Hmmm.... You say, that is all very well and good but you still have not really provided solidity on the point that Egwene, as Amyrlin, would ever allow anyone to be leashed, especially as she herself hated it. Well, for that I offer up this next quote:

"She was struggling up a narrow, rocky patch along the face of a towering cliff. Clouds surrounded her, hiding the ground below and the crest above, yet she knew that both were very far away. . . Abruptly, the ledge dropped away from under her with the crack of crumbling stone, and she caught frantically at the cliff, fingers scrabbling to find a hold. Her fingertips slid into a tiny crevice, and her fall stopped with a jolt that wrenched her arms. . . There was no strength in her arms. She could not pull herself up, only hang there by her fingertips until she fell. The edge of the crevice seemed as sharp as a knife under her fingers.

Suddenly a woman appeared, clambering down the sheer side of the cliff out of the clouds, making her way as deftly as if she were walking down stairs. There was a sword strapped to her back. Her face wavered, never settling clearly, but the sword seemed as solid as the stone. The woman reached Egwene's level and held out one hand. "We can reach the top together," she said in a familiar drawling accent. - Egwene, CoT ch.20, p.493-4

While, yes, this could be interpreted as Egwene needing the Seanchan to reach her goal, most likely a united Tower. But who is to say that it cannot just as easily be that the goal they are trying to reach is victory at TG. Either way, Egwene must get over her disagreement with their cultural beliefs. Now whether It is the first or second interpretation you use, still, an understanding must be reached in order to get to the “top.”

Another form of proof that the Seanchan will have something to do with the reconstruction of the Tower:

"She was climbing another path along a cliff shrouded in clouds, but this was a broad ledge of smoothly paved white stone, and there were no rocks underfoot. The cliff itself was chalky white and as smooth as if polished. Despite the clouds, the pale stone almost gleamed. She climbed quickly and soon realized that the ledge was spiraling around. The cliff was actually a spire. No sooner did that thought occur than she was standing on top of it, a flat polished disc walled by mist. Not quite flat, though. A small white plinth stooed centered in that circle, supporting an oil-lamp made of clear glass. The flame on that lamp burned bright and steady, without flickering. It was white, too.

Suddenly a pair of birds flashed out of the mist, two ravens black as night. Streaking across the spire-top, they struck the lamp and flew on without so much as a pause. The lamp spun and wobbled, dancing around atop the plinth, flinging off droplets of oil. Some of those drops caught fire in midair and vanished. Others fell around the short column, each supporting a tiny, flickering white flame. And the lamp continued to wobble on the edge of falling. - Egwene, CoT ch.20, p.495

Aside from that, we also know that Egwene will attempt to destroy the Tower, maybe not on purpose, and maybe not in a literal sense, but still, destroying customs as strong as law has the same affect. For instance, allowing a woman of any age to be entered in the novice book, removing the oaths and retiring to the Kin, rather than just retiring, and (as I choose to believe she will do) changing the Three Oaths. Why do I come to this conclusion? Here ya go:

"She stood before an immense wall, clawing at it, trying to tear it down with her bare hands. It was not made of brick or stone, but countless thousands of discs, each half white and half black, the ancient symbol of the Aes Sedai, like the seven seals that had once held the Dark One's prison shut. Some of those seals were broken now, though not even the One Power could break cuendillar, and the rest had weakened somehow, but the wall stood strong however she beat at it. She could not tear it down. Maybe it was the symbol that was important. Maybe it was the Aes Sedai she was trying to tear down, the White Tower. Maybe..." - Egwene's dream, aCoS ch.10, p.250

Alright, you sya, so you have managed to lossely explain the reasons behind the Tower allowing it, not well, but we'll let it slide, just to see where this is going. Now what about Mat's eye, we have been waiting patiently, now tell us.

"Those about Mat had been even nastier. Mat, placing his own left eye on a balance scale. Mat, hanging by his neck from a tree limb. There had been a dream of Mat and Seanchan, too, but she was willing to dismiss that as a nightmare. It had to have been just a nightmare. Just like the one about Mat speaking the Old Tongue." - Egwene, tDR ch.25, p.290-1

"And the other one - a red eagle, an eye on a balance scale, a dagger with a ruby, a horn, and a laughing face." - Min, about Mat, tEotW ch.15, p.216

"Another dream. Mat throwing dice with blood streaming down his face, the wide brim of his hat pulled low so she could not see his wound, while Thom Merrilin put his hand into a fire to draw out the small blue stone that now dangled on Moiraine's forehead." - Egwene, tFoH ch.14, p.300-1~

Now, I ask you, why do you so badly want to blind poor little Mat? Even if you do not, the majority of people are taking this left eye business much to seriously. I mean really, most things that Min sees have a symbolic reason, and a Dreamer is no different. So here is what I purpose, fitting with my theory, happens to Mat's eye.

Now, in the quotes above, here for your reading pleasure, one says that he places it on a balance scale. Now do you actually expect Mat to pluck out his own eye and plop it on real scales? Of course not that would be gross and well, disappointing to me. So, back to the point, where was the only other balance scale mentioned in Egwene's dreams? That's right! The aforementioned quote about Mat and the Aes Sedai on a balance scale. Coincidence? I should think not! Both have scales, although you are only showed one side with something on it in each.

So you are wondering, what exactly do you think the supposed symbolism of Mat's eye is? Well, simply this. We know that treating another human being like a slave is wrong, both morally and ethically, , in a sense, evil. We already know that the majority of the Aes Sedai see the Seanchan as evil. So, Mat's eye, on a scale, he is willing to “blind” himself to the lesser evils of the Seanchan in order to defeat the greater evil, the Dark One.

Stretch, I hear you say, incredible leap of faith over a cliff with no god to catch you!! Yes, I realize that it is a stretch, but hey, it takes care of those pesky dreams that Egwene keeps having about Mat's eye, Seanchan help, and her destroying the Tower. Also this seals Mat even more to Tuon. Yea! As well thought out as it is going to get for now.