"Honored One," Nata said. "Please forgive my forwardness, but it is my place to advise on fashion, if you please. That hat looks... particularly out of place with that uniform."
"Who cares?" Mat said, marching out of the room. [...] "If I'm going to look ridiculous, I might as well do it with style."
– conversation between Mat and Nata when Mat decided to keep his old hat.
Nata is a Seanchan who acts as Mat's personal tailor once Mat has been declared Prince of the Ravens. [1]
Appearance[]
She is a middle-aged woman with dark hair, which she wore in bun when met Mat. Her head was not shaved. She had a squat stature and bell-shaped body, with a grandmotherly air. [2]
Activities[]
Nata helps dress Mat in royal regalia before he marches onto Tarmon Gai'don. She wants to burn Mat's old clothes and his hat but Mat threatens her so she changes her order to keep them safe, should they be needed.
Trivia[]
- Nata is named for Natalie Doyle, a fan of The Wheel of Time.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The Wheel of Time Companion, Nata
- ↑ A Memory of Light, Chapter 19
- ↑ Taglieri, Linda. Character Names Derived From Readers' Names