It has been mentioned, either in a thread, on the WoT wiki or somewhere in the books (haven't got the foggiest idea where) that the Heroes follow the Hornblower, wether s/he be good or bad. But should the Dragon be present when the Horn is blown, they will follow him, even though he may not be...
It is being said by Birgitte in book 6 or 7 I think. Se tells Mat only he can blow the Horn to summon the Heroes. Anyone else who blows it, will get a nice sound but nothing more.
And since Birgitte adresses Mat as Hornblower in book 6/7 (after he dies and lifes again) I think we can actually...
But that is something different. What you do are two different actions: the typing and the deleting. What balefire does is remove an action, which means the action (e.g. the typing) and the consequences (e.g. the deleting) never happened.
Mat's case is similar to what you often see in...