Congrats on your return. I just wanted to jot a quick note to tell you that you've added something I hadn't considered before - that Egwene's talents as a Dreamer could be a help to all those captured Aes Sedai.
The brutality inflicted on damane is pretty awful. Surely part of what makes AS break (Pura, Mylen) is that there is simply no respite from imprisonment, torture, and psychological domination. But after Egwene gets a list of the AS who were captured, she might be able to help some of them.
Now, I don't think anyone needs to be pulled into a dream of Egwene's making. She can simply visit those AS, find out where they are currently being held, as well as the strength and layout of any nearby Seanchan forces. Appearing in TAR, being free to wield the power there (I think damane might be able to channel freely in TAR), talking to familiar faces (AS Sitters can join Eggy) - these things could make a real psychological difference.
The brutality inflicted on damane is pretty awful. Surely part of what makes AS break (Pura, Mylen) is that there is simply no respite from imprisonment, torture, and psychological domination. But after Egwene gets a list of the AS who were captured, she might be able to help some of them.
Now, I don't think anyone needs to be pulled into a dream of Egwene's making. She can simply visit those AS, find out where they are currently being held, as well as the strength and layout of any nearby Seanchan forces. Appearing in TAR, being free to wield the power there (I think damane might be able to channel freely in TAR), talking to familiar faces (AS Sitters can join Eggy) - these things could make a real psychological difference.
This is similar to how Egwene's ability to stay in contact with the rebels helped her to resist some of the psychological effects of her own imprisonment within the tower.
I like this, but I doubt it will happen. It's more of a long-term method to combat the Damane conditioning, and I believe we're past the point where anything "long term" is going to matter.
Egwene will contact Elaida...
- 02/08/2010 07:08:06 PM
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Re: Egwene will contact Elaida...
- 02/08/2010 10:02:32 PM
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On the subject of linking
- 03/08/2010 05:22:10 AM
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Would you rather be shielded or incinerated? Some protection. *NM*
- 03/08/2010 12:23:29 PM
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I think you've hit on a great idea!
- 03/08/2010 12:50:22 AM
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You have something there.
- 03/08/2010 02:48:38 AM
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Stuff like this makes me wish the series would last forever
- 03/08/2010 03:23:56 AM
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Read what I added - it's even sweeter when you play out other repercussions
- 03/08/2010 04:01:48 AM
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*NM*
Wouldn't it be dangerous for Egwene to enter Elaida's dream?
- 03/08/2010 08:09:19 AM
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