Rand could feel the Source ebbing while Lanfear was shielding him. It was his only clue, so he knew where the weave was. When she later used pain weaves he didn't know where they were, so he mentioned that he needed to strike blindly. Luckily he found his target.
Lanfear had a warning that he would try something when he tried to catch her in Air. After that she probably started placing defensive measures. Its the only reasonable way she could slice a rain of blows. The fact that he could force her back against the wagon implies that she had an instant's warning to react, and each time it got closer. I actually think Rj portrayed it superbly, which is why Rand showed such remorse that he didn't use lightning or fire.
...and thus knocking him unconsious. While blindly lashing out, he can attack consistent weaves pushing at his connection to the Source, but a split second blow to the back of his skull would have been completed before he even knew it was coming.
She could have knocked him out without him even knowing what hit him.
... Except for the fact that she deliberately tried to give him a slow and agonizing death. She's too dramatic, and she was idiotic. If she'd clubbed his head it would have worked as well as when Nynaeve incinerated Rahvin.
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Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s
- 04/02/2011 01:05:56 AM
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I thought of another...
- 04/02/2011 01:10:23 AM
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The blue sparks are not necessarily the result of a power-wrought blade.
- 04/02/2011 01:59:46 AM
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I thought that RJ had confirmed at some point that Thom had power wrought knives. *NM*
- 04/02/2011 02:06:14 PM
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he may have, but it has also been implied that the blue light was because of something special/uniqu
- 04/02/2011 09:18:02 PM
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Re: Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s
- 04/02/2011 01:52:55 AM
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Re: Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s
- 06/02/2011 08:15:43 PM
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You're misapplying practices.
- 07/02/2011 01:08:22 PM
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Still disagree...
- 08/02/2011 06:11:38 AM
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Re: Still disagree...
- 08/02/2011 11:58:19 AM
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Have you ever heard of Occam's Razor?
- 09/02/2011 05:45:13 AM
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Have YOU?
- 15/02/2011 12:47:39 AM
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She doesn't have to overhear them to know that something is fishy
- 21/02/2011 10:35:41 AM
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Some ideas
- 04/02/2011 08:26:09 AM
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No, I think RJ just didn't think it through, seeing as Rand sliced Lanfear's invisible weaves too...
- 04/02/2011 11:42:38 AM
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it's different
- 04/02/2011 02:21:44 PM
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So what stopped Lanfear from flicking him against the skull with a surprise club of Air...
- 04/02/2011 02:33:53 PM
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nothing
- 04/02/2011 02:45:52 PM
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Gestures and Weaves go hand in hand and since flows originate from the body you can logically
- 05/02/2011 05:45:00 PM
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In general, only third age Aes Sedai gesture when they weave - it's a block imposed by training.
- 07/02/2011 06:20:33 PM
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Not true
- 08/02/2011 01:54:17 PM
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Your example proved my point - LTT only said that it was needed for certain weaves.
- 08/02/2011 04:20:28 PM
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Hmm...
- 08/02/2011 05:38:13 PM
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It's a flawed and incorrect given all the examples we've seen in the books.
- 08/02/2011 08:36:32 PM
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Verin could not see the weaves
- 08/02/2011 10:16:56 PM
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Also...
- 08/02/2011 11:35:20 PM
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Well, that's partially the point I'm bringing up.
- 09/02/2011 03:19:07 PM
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I disagree that the better assumption is that she set complex and renewing wards
- 10/02/2011 06:12:07 PM
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I never said she could - I said she sensed them, and felt the woman's channeling.
- 09/02/2011 03:04:00 PM
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I think she had a ward to detect saidin, and when it was triggered, she guessed it would be Air
- 04/02/2011 04:40:46 PM
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