Technically, the narrator isn't omniscient in each individual scene - while throughout the book, we can see into everyone's thoughts, each scene is written in third-person limited. I see why you'd have a problem with the writing, though and I agree that it'd be a case of bad writing, but only in the sense that it confuses the reader. I can't believe that this wouldn't be from Rand's POV; I can't imagine any competent writer would use that kind of commentary unless it's specifically in the style of the novel to do so, and BS is definitely more competent than that.
Unfortunately that was the original point. Basically scalius is trying to say that the sword is Turak's ... ok, it fits a lot of the criteria, but why the "And not, oddly, from Lews Therin’s memories—but Rand’s own." There is no way LTT would recognise Turak's sword. Scalius's point was that maybe the "oddly" was from the narrator. ie. the narrator himself thought it odd, not Rand. Therefor NOT from Rand's POV but the narrator's. That's what I'm objecting to.
NaCl(3rd person ltd should stay that way)H2O

Plot relevance of the sword
06/09/2009 04:25:12 PM
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Great
06/09/2009 08:01:07 PM
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Re: Great
07/09/2009 04:02:53 AM
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Re: Great
07/09/2009 11:53:52 PM
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Re: Great
08/09/2009 10:57:13 PM
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I see that differently
09/09/2009 02:15:45 AM
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Re: I see that differently
09/09/2009 05:24:55 PM
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Nice
07/09/2009 02:46:36 AM
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Re: Nice
07/09/2009 04:00:53 AM
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? Yes, I am aware of this
07/09/2009 04:24:03 AM
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Re: ? Yes, I am aware of this
07/09/2009 03:36:45 PM
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I'd favor it being Justice, they probably tell us in the prologue
09/09/2009 05:46:37 PM
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My early theory: High Lord Turak
08/09/2009 08:11:24 PM
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All good points but a couple of puzzlers
09/09/2009 02:06:59 AM
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see above for part
09/09/2009 02:20:19 AM
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OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it
09/09/2009 12:14:10 PM
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Re: OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it
09/09/2009 02:59:30 PM
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No, He's giving me way more than I want.
09/09/2009 05:27:31 PM
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But is it...?
09/09/2009 10:00:40 PM
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Well the point of the original poster
10/09/2009 02:05:05 AM
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Additionally, re: Why the Dragons?
09/09/2009 03:08:27 PM
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Re: My early theory: High Lord Turak
09/09/2009 05:29:11 PM
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