If they were asked to not fight Graendal, why did the turn off the lights and why were they holding the Power?
Just because you don't want to face the facts, Sid, you shouldn't go making assumptions.
But cut the third person talk, binky
Just because you don't want to face the facts, Sid, you shouldn't go making assumptions.

Listen to me closely and repeat after me.
Moghedien and I were commanded not to fight Graendal. We didn't fight back on purpose. That scene showed you, the readers, how Graendal will react. That scene did not show you how I would fare against Graendal in a duel.
Moghedien and I were commanded not to fight Graendal. We didn't fight back on purpose. That scene showed you, the readers, how Graendal will react. That scene did not show you how I would fare against Graendal in a duel.
But cut the third person talk, binky
They turned the lights off because they were providing the shadow for Shadar Haran to travel in. Their instructions were probably to summon him should Graendal not accept their proclamation that Moridin was the Nae'blis.
After that they just stood there. Cyndane was not holding the Power. Moghedien was holding saidar because she had just turned the lights off, and after she was struck by Compulsion she let go.
Well that's how I read the chapter, anyway. Logically, they would be able to get off their attacks just as fast as Graendal if they wanted to. Moghedien would be an idiot to fight in the dark, because even Graendal channeled a ball of light as her first defense. I think it would be a very close duel if Cyndane and Graendal fought, but I don't think she could defeat both Moghedien and Cyndane. I don't think any Forsaken could defeat two of the others.
I'll have to re-read that chapter, but I remember both Moggy and Cyndane holding the power when Graedal compels them.
The top 6 Forsaken - similar in the One Power
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The Big White Book says...
12/09/2009 11:46:43 PM
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Not Aginor
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Re: Not Aginor
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Re: Not Aginor
13/09/2009 05:47:14 PM
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Fact is, the bwb is untrustworthy
13/09/2009 05:54:28 PM
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But, RJ himself said that the BWB was written from the standpoint of a scholar
14/09/2009 04:42:59 PM
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It all depends on how you define "powerful"
14/09/2009 02:30:31 AM
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So is graendal similar to lanfear then?
13/09/2009 05:41:42 PM
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Graendal could fight Lanfear and win
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Graendal herself says...
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Lanfear was more powerful than Graendal, but Cyndane has less power
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Re: So is graendal similar to lanfear then?
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Compulsion=any other deadly weave. Doesn't really change matters
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But it did give her an edge, and against two forsaken. *NM*
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Not at all
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But Graendal confronted her... twice! *NM*
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Apparently only the third time counts
*NM*
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But the third time's supposed to be lucky. So that won't count either. *NM*
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Really?
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No falsely...
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And, of course, the male and female OP strength ranks might not even correlate that much
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They correlate on some critical points
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That's not exactly what I'm referring to.
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But then we are discussing the same thing
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I think, outside of semantics, our main disagreement doesn't lie amid the higher tiers
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Probably
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I only disagree on one point, I think they are all rather equal in potential, incl. Ishamael
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I do think Ishamel is special
14/09/2009 07:04:03 PM
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He's special the same way any individual is special.
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Re: He's special the same way any individual is special.
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Re: He's special the same way any individual is special.
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Re: He's special the same way any individual is special.
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The more interesting question is...
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Hmmm
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I think we'll see Graendal vs. Aran'gar.
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Ah yes, that makes sense, and would be great! *NM*
14/09/2009 07:40:29 PM
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Yeah. Though I think its no competition. Graendal has got to be better than a walking tree!
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They do imply that Graendal is a lot more dangerous than she looks
14/09/2009 09:08:43 PM
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I've never underestimated Graendal
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Yeah... her frivolity was always a red flag for me too.
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To me, she is the most lethal.
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I still like Lanfear more
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Graendal did not beat me and Moghedien
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Agreed
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Ummm... how do we know?
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Re: Ummm... how do we know?
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Hmmm...
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