It's not Rand she doesn't want to know - Edit 1
Before modification by DomA at 17/09/2010 08:14:11 PM
... or at least she's never mentioned that...
It's the Andorans, especially the political players, she doesn't want to know she's the lover of the Dragon Reborn.
That would have cost her the throne if they knew, and now it would still be political poison as she'd look like a devious snake after making a show of her independence from the Dragon, to announce she's bearing his children...
It's not such an issue with Mat, as you've forgotten that it's too early still for Elayne's pregnancy to be showing (especially in the kind of dresses WOT women wear). She would have the opportunity to forewarn him not to mention Rand publicly before any audience (Renee could whisper it to him as she brings him to Elayne, etc.)
It's the Andorans, especially the political players, she doesn't want to know she's the lover of the Dragon Reborn.
That would have cost her the throne if they knew, and now it would still be political poison as she'd look like a devious snake after making a show of her independence from the Dragon, to announce she's bearing his children...
It's not such an issue with Mat, as you've forgotten that it's too early still for Elayne's pregnancy to be showing (especially in the kind of dresses WOT women wear). She would have the opportunity to forewarn him not to mention Rand publicly before any audience (Renee could whisper it to him as she brings him to Elayne, etc.)