I think if you go back and read my response again, you'll find that I already answered your questions.
Umm, maybe I missed it, could you quickly answer it again.
I mean I recall that I talked to you about balefire before and asked you why for example Cadsuane could not just reverse Rand's death by balefiring Gawyn and essentially making it so that Rand had not died in the first place. Cadsuane would do it considering how utterly critical Rand is.
I think you answered that Cadsuane could not balefire Gawyn, because Rand&Gawyn would basically kill eachother and therefore Gawyn would be dead and no longer available for balefiring. Am I right? This is a good enough answer.
The question that has occurred to me is that since Rand KNOWS what balefire is and what it does, if Rand were to be critically injured by Gawyn, WHY would Rand retaliate at that point rather than just hedge his bet and let Gawyn go on living in the hope that Cadsuane or someone will hopefully hunt him down and balefire Gawyn and revive him that way.
The only answer I can see to this is that either
a)Rand is an idiot who ignores the possibility of Balefire "healing" him from Gawyn's attack. I would like to think that after his revelation at Dragonmount he will act smarter in the future and as such not be an idiot.
or
b)Rand and Gawyn will injure each other simultaneously the way Rand did with Ishamael at Falme. But this explanation is weak in that given how sickly&injured Rand is, I don't really believe that Rand is capable of such a feat anymore with someone as skilled with the sword as Gawyn.
So basically, I now wonder why is it that if your theory becomes true, Rand would not just let Gawyn go DESPITE the fact that Gawyn just killed so that Gawyn would still be alive and available for balefiring and therefore Cadsuane could bring Rand back from the dead.
Unless you think that Rand is still physically capable of matching Gawyn enough to kill him the same time that Gawyn returns the favor.
My new 'loony' theory
03/05/2010 11:09:52 AM
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Hehe, yeah, we can also discuss it here...
03/05/2010 12:04:57 PM
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Good deal. You're still being prejudiced, though.
03/05/2010 12:20:00 PM
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Of course, I prefer my theory....
03/05/2010 01:01:07 PM
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I suppose it's better than Beslan
03/05/2010 01:19:52 PM
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He, Beslan being Berelain's man in white was a most brilliant theory!
03/05/2010 01:55:07 PM
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See, this is why I am right and you are wrong!
04/05/2010 03:56:31 AM
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In my view
04/05/2010 10:07:02 AM
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Still prejudiced, of course...
04/05/2010 10:24:53 AM
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Just disagreeing
04/05/2010 11:15:44 AM
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And repeating yourself. But I have evidence.
04/05/2010 12:24:06 PM
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Well...
04/05/2010 01:10:17 PM
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This is getting silly
04/05/2010 01:27:56 PM
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Yeah, I think as well that we have sufficiently exchanged our views on this matter!
*NM*
04/05/2010 02:18:09 PM
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Re: My new 'loony' theory
03/05/2010 04:27:12 PM
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cool people change the subject line
04/05/2010 04:14:18 AM
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Re: cool people change the subject line
04/05/2010 06:43:01 AM
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Re: cool people change the subject line
04/05/2010 07:32:24 AM
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Re: cool people change the subject line
04/05/2010 08:31:47 AM
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Re: cool people change the subject line
04/05/2010 09:27:51 AM
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I dont claim to be but didnt you say cool people change the subject line?
05/05/2010 02:41:49 AM
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Yes. What of it? *NM*
05/05/2010 03:22:34 AM
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now you're a cool kid again?
*NM*
05/05/2010 03:23:49 AM
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It was originally a comment on those who normally dwell here (and also did at Wotmania of course) *NM*
05/05/2010 03:25:17 AM
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Re: My new 'loony' theory
04/05/2010 04:44:28 AM
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what comments by Brandon, and what flaws?
04/05/2010 04:49:29 AM
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Gawyn promised not to raise a hand against Rand
06/05/2010 12:59:47 AM
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Indeed he did.
06/05/2010 07:23:44 AM
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But...
06/05/2010 08:52:04 AM
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Just because it makes more sense to you doesn't make it more likely. I have evidence!
06/05/2010 09:57:52 AM
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Well...
06/05/2010 11:12:42 AM
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*sigh*
06/05/2010 01:41:03 PM
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I'm still hoping to dissuade you from this crazy idea!
06/05/2010 02:07:54 PM
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You won't.
06/05/2010 02:11:42 PM
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Gawyn agreed that he would talk with Elayne about this topic
06/05/2010 02:32:55 PM
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Nice theory ...
07/05/2010 06:25:29 PM
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Take two
17/05/2010 07:33:35 PM
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Re: Take two
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Re: Take two
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Re: Take two
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Re: Take two
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