Chucky & Janica
2011-05-22 12:29:44 UTC
And some more, to stop the messages being too long for you poor
petals.
- When Siuan is being overthrown, she says "I'll have your hide salted
and stretched in the sun for this, Elaida. I swear it!". I know I've
mentioned this before, but how does an Aes Sedai *say* this? Wouldn't
she then have to do exactly this, have Elaida skinned? Or would she
just be able to break into her rooms and find a handy hide of some
sort and fulfill her oath on that? How do the Three Oaths allow her to
make such a threat? Of course, it's possible that a penance out on the
farm would leavew Elaida sweaty and muscle-strained and sunburned,
which might satisfy form.
- Luc looks like Rand, Slayer looks like Lan. Perrin notes this, so
the family resemblances must be strong. So Isam, the actual relative
of Lan, must be more closely merged with Slayer. Or Isam was
completely melded into Tel'aran'rhiod and *became* Slayer, while in
the waking world he merges into Luc. Or something?
- Moghedien reveals that the black bracelets and collar male a'dam set
is made of "a form of cuendillar". A form of cuendillar that looks
like black metal, so obviously there are different types and Egwene
has only discovered one. It seems to be the classically accepted form,
though, the white stuff. The collar and bracelets is a rarer kind that
is only identified by a Forsaken. Still, interesting. And they're
flexible. So you can make "a form of" flexible cuendillar without it
fusing, in theory. Which is even more interesting.
- In his Skimming chase and fight in Rhuidean with Asmodean, Rand
again sees multiple black cords running off Asmodean, and he severs
them to win the fight. Now, I strongly doubt these have anything to do
with the True Power, but they're definitely Asmodean's oaths and his
taint-filter. He's still as evil and untrustworthy as ever when
severed, but he is no longer sworn and safe to the Dark One. So
there's some fundamental change there but not in his beliefs or
personality. Only in the way the others would receive him.
- Lanfear is shocked to learn Rand is capable of cutting Asmodean off
from the Dark One ("I did not think that was possible. Why? Do you
think to bring him to the Light? You've changed nothing about him.").
I wonder if it is a Talent. Rand agrees on the change ("He is still
the same man who gave himself to the Shadow in the first place /.../
You told me how little you Chosen trust one another. How long could he
keep it secret? How many of you would believe he didn't do it himself
somehow?"), so it's obviously not a huge deal, except in that it
somehow voids Asmodean's warranty with the Dark One. Which is fine. I
don't think this is really connected to enforced conversion with
thirteen channelers and thirteen Myrddraal, but we'll have to wait and
see.
- I wonder why more merchants don't go into the Aiel Waste dressed up
as Tinkers. The Aiel would leave them alone.
C&J
petals.
- When Siuan is being overthrown, she says "I'll have your hide salted
and stretched in the sun for this, Elaida. I swear it!". I know I've
mentioned this before, but how does an Aes Sedai *say* this? Wouldn't
she then have to do exactly this, have Elaida skinned? Or would she
just be able to break into her rooms and find a handy hide of some
sort and fulfill her oath on that? How do the Three Oaths allow her to
make such a threat? Of course, it's possible that a penance out on the
farm would leavew Elaida sweaty and muscle-strained and sunburned,
which might satisfy form.
- Luc looks like Rand, Slayer looks like Lan. Perrin notes this, so
the family resemblances must be strong. So Isam, the actual relative
of Lan, must be more closely merged with Slayer. Or Isam was
completely melded into Tel'aran'rhiod and *became* Slayer, while in
the waking world he merges into Luc. Or something?
- Moghedien reveals that the black bracelets and collar male a'dam set
is made of "a form of cuendillar". A form of cuendillar that looks
like black metal, so obviously there are different types and Egwene
has only discovered one. It seems to be the classically accepted form,
though, the white stuff. The collar and bracelets is a rarer kind that
is only identified by a Forsaken. Still, interesting. And they're
flexible. So you can make "a form of" flexible cuendillar without it
fusing, in theory. Which is even more interesting.
- In his Skimming chase and fight in Rhuidean with Asmodean, Rand
again sees multiple black cords running off Asmodean, and he severs
them to win the fight. Now, I strongly doubt these have anything to do
with the True Power, but they're definitely Asmodean's oaths and his
taint-filter. He's still as evil and untrustworthy as ever when
severed, but he is no longer sworn and safe to the Dark One. So
there's some fundamental change there but not in his beliefs or
personality. Only in the way the others would receive him.
- Lanfear is shocked to learn Rand is capable of cutting Asmodean off
from the Dark One ("I did not think that was possible. Why? Do you
think to bring him to the Light? You've changed nothing about him.").
I wonder if it is a Talent. Rand agrees on the change ("He is still
the same man who gave himself to the Shadow in the first place /.../
You told me how little you Chosen trust one another. How long could he
keep it secret? How many of you would believe he didn't do it himself
somehow?"), so it's obviously not a huge deal, except in that it
somehow voids Asmodean's warranty with the Dark One. Which is fine. I
don't think this is really connected to enforced conversion with
thirteen channelers and thirteen Myrddraal, but we'll have to wait and
see.
- I wonder why more merchants don't go into the Aiel Waste dressed up
as Tinkers. The Aiel would leave them alone.
C&J