For one thing, it doesn't make sense in reference to the timeline. There is over a month between Rand's epiphany and the meeting at Merrilor at the end of the book. I find it hard to believe Aviendha would take that long to think about what she saw and confer with the Wise Ones.
Aside from that, it would be ridiculous for them to introduce this mystery after it had already been resolved. Team Jordan might not be perfect, but I doubt they are this horrible when it comes to planning a book. It makes no sense.
There are enough pointers in TGS and ToM to demonstrate that's exactly what they did. Avi left in the middle/late TGS by Gateway to the Waste. She runs for three/four/five days to Rhuidean, arriving and passing through the columns before Rand goes to Dragonmount.
This is so that, in AMoL, she'll show up again just in time to warn the Aiel and Rand that he needs to deal with the Seanchan... and then said Seanchan launch their all-out assault.
After the Last Battle
- 10/11/2010 02:00:13 PM
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Didn't Avi's daughter imply that she knew her?
- 10/11/2010 02:05:29 PM
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Right, but I couldn't recall if she also had to ask about her mother. *NM*
- 10/11/2010 02:37:10 PM
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Re: After the Last Battle
- 10/11/2010 02:53:22 PM
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You, good sir, are
- 10/11/2010 03:15:32 PM
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Read his review in Larry's review thread for what he thinks. 
- 10/11/2010 04:03:42 PM
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- 10/11/2010 04:03:42 PM
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I disagree...
- 10/11/2010 04:29:41 PM
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Re: I disagree...
- 11/11/2010 04:32:15 AM
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I find this very hard to believe
- 11/11/2010 03:54:21 PM
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Re: I find this very hard to believe
- 11/11/2010 04:50:26 PM
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