Back after a few weeks! Hey all!

So, I was thinking about what Egwene will do in response to the Seanchan invasion.

It seems to me that she'd have to be a total idiot to wait till the Senachan learn Traveling and start using it.

While she probably has the numerical advantage when it comes to channelers, its been proved beyond doubt that the run of the mill AS is no match for the Seanchan. But with links, they can essentially decimate them, if they play it right.

Further, with roughly 100,000 soldiers under Gareth Bryne answering to her, she has sufficient military strength to be a threat to the Senachan, and she has to know they're going to attack again, this time with more strength.

So what will Egwene do?

I strongly suspect that Elaida is the only person taken who knows Traveling. I think it we'll see that Elaida will be the one tortured for info. The question is, can she hold out?

I don't think she's going to simply give it up. Not early, and not easily, anyway. She may be all kinds of idiot, but now that she knows the Seanchan are real, I doubt she'll be willing to help. I think she'll continue to see herself as Amyrlin, and will be waiting to be rescued.

At this point, I think one thing that can happen is that Egwene gets in touch with her in her Dreams. It is doubtful the sul'dam will let her shield her dreams, which means she's going to be open for Egwene to find her and bring her into a dream of her own making.

Perhaps Elaida will turn spy for the Seanchan and earn her redemption by withholding info on Traveling till Egwene can arrange some kind of rescue?