During my recent ToM re-read, I noticed a funny thing that Rand said to Cadsuane right before embarking on his trip to Far Madding (I quote from memory):
'I am, as far as I know, the only living properly raised male Aes Sedai who hasn't turned to the Shadow. Be glad that you have someone like me on your side' The phrase 'as far as I know' sounds very much like a foreshadowing by Jordan. It would make no sense for another character to show up now, but at the same time, that turn of phrase was completely redundant and unnecessary in that paragraph and seems awkward and sloppy unless it's a foreshadowing. Any thoughts?
P.S. To suggest a possible mechanism, this could happen via a vacuole. The vacuoles were mainly mentioned and used around the punishment of Moghedien, so they've played a very minor role in the series, but it has been said that time flowed differently there. Another possibility is that some of the DO's prisoners were trapped at Shayol Ghul with the Forsaken, without getting any face time in the series.
'I am, as far as I know, the only living properly raised male Aes Sedai who hasn't turned to the Shadow. Be glad that you have someone like me on your side' The phrase 'as far as I know' sounds very much like a foreshadowing by Jordan. It would make no sense for another character to show up now, but at the same time, that turn of phrase was completely redundant and unnecessary in that paragraph and seems awkward and sloppy unless it's a foreshadowing. Any thoughts?
P.S. To suggest a possible mechanism, this could happen via a vacuole. The vacuoles were mainly mentioned and used around the punishment of Moghedien, so they've played a very minor role in the series, but it has been said that time flowed differently there. Another possibility is that some of the DO's prisoners were trapped at Shayol Ghul with the Forsaken, without getting any face time in the series.
This message last edited by rimorob on 05/04/2011 at 04:57:32 PM
Another AoL Aes Sedai?
- 05/04/2011 04:19:02 PM
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Very much doubt it
- 05/04/2011 04:45:38 PM
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It's very possible that Rand only has access to his memories because of the Taint *NM*
- 02/05/2011 11:45:55 PM
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Like Marshall said, I think it was more a turn of phrase
- 09/04/2011 09:45:44 PM
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Re: Like Marshall said, I think it was more a turn of phrase
- 09/04/2011 11:28:37 PM
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It's not really awkward; it's just a conversational trope that you've overscrutinized.
- 10/04/2011 06:40:06 AM
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*NM*