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True, but it could be argued that that circumstance was too coincidental to have occurred without the ta'veran twisting of fate. If Olver hadn't been there, perhaps someone else would have found themselves opening up the letter for Mat.

I think Olver as a character had two major purposes in the books. First, it helped to show off the heroic aspects of Mat's character. Part of what makes a person a hero is having great skills and abilities that make a person superhuman. The second part is using those abilities to help others...