Cadsuane and the WO aren't the only ones who could deduce Cadsuane kept the domination band and where. She intended to test it eventually on an Asha'man, but still had to convince Rand to let her (she had made another attempt in chapter one). Her followers and probably pretty much everyone present at Semirhage's capture probably knew about that (it's when Cadsuane grabbed the objects...). Cadsuane had promised Rand it was safe.
Most importantly, notice that at the first meeting with Cadsuane upon their arrival, Bair and Sorilea already knew Cadsuane had male/female a'dam and took the initiative to ask her about that. Cadsuane wasn't in any way surprised that they knew. They knew she was the one keeping them. So, it wasn't a secret that Cadsuane had the DM.
Her hiding place wasn't quite "clever": in her room, in a trunk. Riiiight. No one would search her room first, no one would look in her trunk after trying her jewels box. Cadsuane sinned by overconfidence. She thinks she has everyone under control, and that inverted weaves can't be detected. She was wrong.
The other obvious fact: Cadsuane has not even wondered (nor Nynaeve, nor the WO) how the Shadow could find the DM. There was no hunt for the DF who led Elza/Semirhage to it, for the good reason everyone knew Elza needed no one telling her Cadsuane had the DM, and Cadsuane's hding place had been all too obvious to any BA in the group, and Elza/Semirhage just had to wait until Cadsuane was out of the building to steal it. Had Bair and Sorilea been the only ones to know, Cadsuane would have suspected them immediately.
We also know it's Shaidar Haran who made Elza steal the DB. It's probably him who could detect wards. Most likely he asked Elza in the first place where the a'dam taken from Semirhage were. Elza answered "probably in Cadsuane's room". SH made her search it, they found the warded trunk, and SH taught Elza how to unravel the ward (yes, she probably used the TP for that. SH couldn't do it itself because of limitations to its interaction with the physical world).
Most importantly, notice that at the first meeting with Cadsuane upon their arrival, Bair and Sorilea already knew Cadsuane had male/female a'dam and took the initiative to ask her about that. Cadsuane wasn't in any way surprised that they knew. They knew she was the one keeping them. So, it wasn't a secret that Cadsuane had the DM.
Her hiding place wasn't quite "clever": in her room, in a trunk. Riiiight. No one would search her room first, no one would look in her trunk after trying her jewels box. Cadsuane sinned by overconfidence. She thinks she has everyone under control, and that inverted weaves can't be detected. She was wrong.
The other obvious fact: Cadsuane has not even wondered (nor Nynaeve, nor the WO) how the Shadow could find the DM. There was no hunt for the DF who led Elza/Semirhage to it, for the good reason everyone knew Elza needed no one telling her Cadsuane had the DM, and Cadsuane's hding place had been all too obvious to any BA in the group, and Elza/Semirhage just had to wait until Cadsuane was out of the building to steal it. Had Bair and Sorilea been the only ones to know, Cadsuane would have suspected them immediately.
We also know it's Shaidar Haran who made Elza steal the DB. It's probably him who could detect wards. Most likely he asked Elza in the first place where the a'dam taken from Semirhage were. Elza answered "probably in Cadsuane's room". SH made her search it, they found the warded trunk, and SH taught Elza how to unravel the ward (yes, she probably used the TP for that. SH couldn't do it itself because of limitations to its interaction with the physical world).
I find that supremely unlikely for several reasons.
1. Even in the WoP and the Collapse only 29 people were ever allowed access to it, and from Moghedien's POV that was seen as a great honor.
2. At this point only Moridin is allowed access, why make a big point of telling us this if the DO was going to hand a peon like Elza access for a minor task?
3. Bsand's comments that Elza had been taught weaves not used since the AoL in explanation seems to indicate that she simply used saidar to unravel Cadsuane's ward.
Brandon told us that Elza was taught some rarely known weaves. There's no reason to doubt that they were weaves of saidar. We don't even know who taught her.
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So, Is Bair a Darkfriend, or Sorilea?
27/06/2010 09:19:22 AM
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Maybe they found it with need?
27/06/2010 11:28:44 AM
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But Semirhage didn't find it. Elsa did, or SH.
27/06/2010 01:18:52 PM
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Ĵust to point out the obvious...
27/06/2010 05:58:55 PM
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You really think Elza used the TP?
28/06/2010 05:35:20 AM
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I think the chance of that is zero
28/06/2010 07:56:10 AM
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Re: I think the chance of that is zero
28/06/2010 01:48:10 PM
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Re: I think the chance of that is zero
28/06/2010 06:50:57 PM
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Physical limitations make sense, BUT...:
29/06/2010 12:30:33 PM
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It seems...
29/06/2010 01:30:17 PM
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Re: It seems...
29/06/2010 06:45:19 PM
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Hmmm....
29/06/2010 07:08:30 PM
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Good points
29/06/2010 08:16:43 PM
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But there isn't anything magical in the sword preparing process, is there?
29/06/2010 09:02:58 PM
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but the swords wear out over time so it could mean that the effect is only a temporary binding
29/06/2010 09:07:01 PM
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It doesn't appear that anything else in her room was searched.
29/06/2010 12:23:42 PM
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Re: It doesn't appear that anything else in her room was searched.
29/06/2010 06:12:14 PM
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I tend to doubt that one of them is a DF
29/06/2010 09:45:58 AM
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I think it is Sorilea
29/06/2010 06:40:49 PM
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Re: I think it is Sorilea
29/06/2010 07:57:38 PM
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I like the Melaine theory, but a pregnant WO DF? RJ likes to punish his bad guys too much
29/06/2010 08:31:01 PM
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Re: I like the Melaine theory, but a pregnant WO DF? RJ likes to punish his bad guys too much
08/07/2010 02:20:32 PM
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Yes, Ingtar - wrong guy lol (posting from work)
30/06/2010 12:30:54 PM
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Perrin comes to mind. Anything to save Faile. He's been DF all alonng! who'd have guessed? *NM*
08/07/2010 01:08:24 PM
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