Re: Alternatives to gateways - Edit 1
Before modification by DomA at 16/11/2010 09:21:06 PM
We know that men find it a lot harder that women to sense other men channeling. Even if they do detect channeling its the Black Tower. Men are encouraged to channel as much as possible so how can anyone pick up the difference between the tunneling and any other number of uses of the one power as long as the channeler is not stupid enough to do it right in front of a whole load of Taim's cronies.
Sentinels on the walls/at the guard towers? The would probably notice an explosion of earth nearby... and deal with it. The dreamspike doesn't stop at the walls....
Escaping is no doubt not impossible, but it would probably be very difficult and complex, and long . It sounds more simple to have Androl find a way to open a gateway than go into a whole "escape from the BT" subplot, especially as the escape would merely be a prologue to the Light learning what is going on, and planning how to deal with it...
With RJ, when he planted something as obvious as this, it was usually, but not always, a good sign it was a red herring. Brandon isn't exactly as subtle. Androl's talent is a loaded gun left on the mantle in act 2.. chances are great Brandon intends to shoot something with it in act 3, IMO.