Re: he was ta'veren even then so his luck was likely in place already - Edit 1
Before modification by Lo'oris at 15/01/2011 04:50:09 PM
it just grew more overt and he learned how to harness it much later. It's like saying Perrin wasn't a Wolf Brother at that time simply because he had yet to meet a Wolf.
Are you sure?
I've always believed Mat's luck started after the trip to Rhuidean along with the Ashandarei and all the other "gifts". Is there any reference to it before that episode? Do we have any reason to suspect so?