Re: Galad's relationship with Rand, Gawyn, and how it might be used later in plot
orius Send a noteboard - 07/06/2010 06:33:16 AM
Not a chance. Why would Galad fight Gawyn when to stop him he can simply tell Gawyn what he needs to know to stop wanting to avenge Morgase? Not only Galad knows Rand is blameless, but the wrongs done to Morgase both Rand and Galad have avenged.
I agree. Gawyn's family, Galad isn't the type to turn on family, he's not going to challenge Gawyn.
I'm looking forward to whatever happens with Galad and Perrin in the next book. It should be interesting, especially now that Bornhald and Byar are follwing Galdad, and Morgase is in Perrin's entourage. The fact that Perrin gave shelter to Morgase in PoD and saved her from the Shaido in KoD will probably help Galad be more trusting of him than the other WC.
I think there's an interesting contrast between Galad and Gawyn in the series. Both of them became very distrustful of Siuan's manipulations which affected their action from the 4th book on.
Galad joined the WC, but he didn't fall into their fanaticism. He helped his sister and Nynaeve in tFoH, even if that did start a gerenal brawl. Later, when he found that Valda took advantage of Morgase, he avenged her, and took over the WC. I say that he never abandoned his priciples and did what he felt was right and honorable, no matter what it cost him.
Gawyn OTOH, compromised his values and he's been kind of floundering ever since. Because he was angry at Siuan, he ended up killing his teacher, and the battle between the Younglings and Warders played an important role in breaking the WT. Then almost immediately afterwards, he turns around and betrays Elaida and lets Siuan go (well the bitch deserved it anyway, because she sees him as disposable and inconvenient and tried at least once to get him killed). Then there's his actions in tGS, where he abandons the Younglings to side with Egwene. Because he lacks the moral clarity of his half-brother, and because he apparently doesn't think things through all the way, he's been feeling both trapped and lost for a while.
Galad's relationship with Rand, Gawyn, and how it might be used later in plot
06/06/2010 05:56:49 AM
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The happily ever after nature of WOT ensures no real conflict - unfortunately
06/06/2010 08:49:11 AM
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Re: Galad's relationship with Rand, Gawyn, and how it might be used later in plot
06/06/2010 01:00:01 PM
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Re: Galad's relationship with Rand, Gawyn, and how it might be used later in plot
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