Even if that were true, Elayne still should have told Rand. - Edit 1
Before modification by RabidWombat at 21/07/2010 04:34:38 AM
Do you think this news might have brought about a similar change of Rand as the change we saw at the end of TGS?
No. Before his epiphany, Rand would have been catastrophied to learn Elayne was pregnant, to the point it would have overwhelmed any joy he could have felt from the news, and in turn it would have caused much pain to Elayne and the other two to see this.
Not that I disagree with this or the rest of your explanation, but I still think that Elayne should have told Rand. She has many reasons not to since it is first politically difficult to approach the dragon, second dangerous to her children if it is found out, third she is extremely busy, and fourth Rand is very busy himself.
But, there is one overwhelming reason to tell Rand and that is because it is his right to know. Elayne was raised without a father with a nurse that was in many ways her true parent. But even with the best nurses and Elayne's attentions the babies still need a father that is involved from the beginning.
I don't know how Rand would have respond, but neither die Elayne and she did not even try.