Could the Shadows goals reasonably fall under the category of "need"? Perhaps if a Darkfriend were facing a severe and certain penalty for failing in a particular task that might be an option (and that might be the case here) but in cases where someone nearly WANTS personal advancement I wouldn't think so, and if searching with need involves the Pattern I wouldn't expect the Pattern to aid its own destruction (which, at least according to Ishamael, has finally been established as the DOs goal. ) Though I personally think you're being deliberately silly here (if not, my apologies. )
They aren't proper abbreviations, and some leave them out altogether. I lowercase them to prevent them from distracting people and making them take another second to figure out which book I am referring to. I seldom think about the articles in the titles and only acknowledge them to be precise. If we're going to be persnickity about grammer rules, shouldn't the abbreviations be punctuated?
They should, yes, but I've given up on that since it seems pretty common on the internet to omit abbreviations. Not just on the internet or recently either; when's the last time you saw someone write "C.I.A." or "I.R.S."? Conceding that point does not, however, mean I'm willing to surrender completely, and while people routinely omit articles and common prepositions in acronyms and abbreviations, IF we're going to use them we should use them correctly. Which incidentally means it should be "SCotUS" not "SCOTUS" but I don't expect to win that argument.
I disagree; the section where she takes the Wise Ones to see it makes clear that she intentionally provided a much more obvious decoy. It's not like everything of value was in that one non-descript box: The adam and the Choedan Kal access key, nothing else. Also, when Rand confronts her with the box later there's nothing else present: It wasn't that someone tore her room apart until they found the adam, they knew exactly where to go to get exactly what they wanted, and did. That means they knew where it was already, and that was hardly common knowledge.
EDIT: Also, articles and the like are capitalized when they are the first word of a title, so: "ACoS" and "TGS" (not "aCoS" and "tGS. " ) Sorry to be nitpicky, but it's been bugging me for a while.
They aren't proper abbreviations, and some leave them out altogether. I lowercase them to prevent them from distracting people and making them take another second to figure out which book I am referring to. I seldom think about the articles in the titles and only acknowledge them to be precise. If we're going to be persnickity about grammer rules, shouldn't the abbreviations be punctuated?
They should, yes, but I've given up on that since it seems pretty common on the internet to omit abbreviations. Not just on the internet or recently either; when's the last time you saw someone write "C.I.A." or "I.R.S."? Conceding that point does not, however, mean I'm willing to surrender completely, and while people routinely omit articles and common prepositions in acronyms and abbreviations, IF we're going to use them we should use them correctly. Which incidentally means it should be "SCotUS" not "SCOTUS" but I don't expect to win that argument.
As for the real issue, it doesn't seem that hard to figure out. IIRC, she kept them in her room. You go into her room, find the likely hiding places for a bulky collar & bracelet set-up, and it should be fairly quick. I think her protections were basically like a safe, rather than a hiding place. Protect it so well it doesn't matter if they can find it. In this case, Semirhage was equal to the task of cracking the safe.
I disagree; the section where she takes the Wise Ones to see it makes clear that she intentionally provided a much more obvious decoy. It's not like everything of value was in that one non-descript box: The adam and the Choedan Kal access key, nothing else. Also, when Rand confronts her with the box later there's nothing else present: It wasn't that someone tore her room apart until they found the adam, they knew exactly where to go to get exactly what they wanted, and did. That means they knew where it was already, and that was hardly common knowledge.
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This message last edited by Joel on 29/06/2010 at 11:27:54 AM
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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Would that work, I wonder?
29/06/2010 11:24:42 AM
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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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