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Re: They were naive Cannoli Send a noteboard - 29/04/2011 03:18:42 PM


Elayne too, and Nynaeve didn't think much of her. I always assumed it was just their naivity - Egwene and Nynaeve still judging the world by Two Rivers standards (does anyone else think 'good Two Rivers woolens' are more about warmth than modesty? It's cold around there) and Elayne being jealous over Rand. Elayne, though she would have been raised knowing her marriage was a means to an end, would have unquestioningly assumed that she would enter into any such relationship from a position of strength. None of the three of them knew anything about the political realities of being a weak woman ruler with only beauty and guile for weapons.


As you say, Elayne was jealous and once she's reduced Berelain on her threat radar, I don't see any problems with them getting along, as Aviendha was with her in LoC. Recall that Aviendha was very aware of Elayne's feelings regarding Rand & Berelain in tSR, and given her obsessive honor issues concerning that mess, she would be very well primed for hostility toward Berelain. Especially as she herself was already guilty of the sin Berelain had only attempted, and human nature judges most harshly those with whom one SHARES a flaw. Yet they were still acting friendly enough to creep out Rand, on what had to have been a very short acquaintence. Even if it is only a vicarious sharing of the Wise One's acceptance, Elayne gets along very well with the Wise Ones and respects them a lot. Nynaeve might have disapproved, but she was more objective in Tear, though the sheer lack of anything remotely in common would probably be her biggest obstacle to getting along with her. Egwene maintains her cattiness, because the dreams she unethically eavesdrops on are not to her taste. All she can do is wonder why so many of her friends respect the woman, and the thought that there might be something admirable or respectable about her never once occurs.
Cannoli
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Egwene vs. Gawyn (ToM spoilers of course) - 28/04/2011 05:01:46 AM 4271 Views
There's fifty feet of crap between rock bottom and your post... *NM* - 28/04/2011 07:40:04 AM 523 Views
Almost three days since the last post...at least I'm trying. - 28/04/2011 12:17:59 PM 1050 Views
Sorry about that... - 28/04/2011 10:58:50 PM 1111 Views
Ah, its always good to see a good Egwene rant. Bravo! NM *NM* - 28/04/2011 01:58:46 PM 760 Views
Great work, Cannoli - 28/04/2011 02:09:28 PM 1072 Views
Regarding the mother's permission.... - 28/04/2011 07:26:29 PM 1136 Views
while i agree with you on most of this - 28/04/2011 04:53:06 PM 1194 Views
hmpf, i post a good point and nothing - 28/04/2011 11:09:53 PM 973 Views
Everybody agrees with you, that's why there were no replies *NM* - 28/04/2011 11:29:13 PM 507 Views
Here's a scary thought - 28/04/2011 11:54:50 PM 1286 Views
OMGWTFBBQ!? - 28/04/2011 11:58:37 PM 1008 Views
In regards to the letters... - 28/04/2011 05:28:13 PM 1249 Views
But Gawyn was not Egwene's subject - 28/04/2011 06:09:31 PM 1051 Views
Which was why I thought it was appropriate, since he meant to act as Egwene's Warder. - 28/04/2011 06:19:53 PM 1009 Views
The only issue is that Warders are not minions - they are honored junior partners. - 28/04/2011 07:39:18 PM 1168 Views
No, the junior partners are Accepted. Warders are essentially personal bodyguards and/or assistants. - 28/04/2011 08:00:17 PM 966 Views
Marriage - 28/04/2011 08:27:53 PM 981 Views
Accepted are not anything, let alone junior partners. Don't think N&E's experience was typical - 28/04/2011 09:32:22 PM 1219 Views
Here's the thing though... - 28/04/2011 11:20:32 PM 1020 Views
No, but it's cute and quirky when Faile does it. - 29/04/2011 03:06:50 PM 1186 Views
But... - 29/04/2011 10:52:03 PM 981 Views
That's not really clear - 29/04/2011 11:41:20 PM 1113 Views
Actually, it is... - 30/04/2011 06:37:42 PM 1157 Views
Re: Actually, it is... - 30/04/2011 11:17:21 PM 1007 Views
Didn't Siuan, Gareth and Gawyn tell her about the Bloodknife they encountered? - 02/05/2011 02:33:08 PM 1022 Views
It isn't the worst romance in WoT - 28/04/2011 08:10:23 PM 1318 Views
Re: It isn't the worst romance in WoT - 28/04/2011 08:25:31 PM 1240 Views
thumbs up to you both *NM* - 28/04/2011 08:45:51 PM 493 Views
Re: It isn't the worst romance in WoT - 28/04/2011 08:46:37 PM 1139 Views
Galad is a great option for a political marriage - 28/04/2011 09:04:46 PM 1011 Views
Yes, but... - 28/04/2011 09:40:39 PM 1043 Views
but galad knew nothing of berelain's closeness to rand, so that couldn't have affected anything - 28/04/2011 10:12:23 PM 1084 Views
Exactly - 28/04/2011 10:27:04 PM 943 Views
Yes. An often overlooked point is that ELAYNE, not Egwene, gains the most power in ToM - 28/04/2011 09:42:43 PM 1403 Views
Except... - 28/04/2011 11:16:25 PM 1038 Views
Well... - 29/04/2011 12:14:42 AM 1002 Views
Re: Well... - 29/04/2011 08:39:37 AM 966 Views
Except they're both really hot. - 28/04/2011 10:01:46 PM 1184 Views
They were naive - 28/04/2011 11:10:34 PM 986 Views
Re: They were naive - 29/04/2011 03:18:42 PM 1308 Views
I can only quibble; Egwene became so insufferable in ToM I'm convinced her fate will be unpleasant. - 04/05/2011 12:41:53 AM 1199 Views
Siuan... - 04/05/2011 05:42:59 AM 1149 Views
Re: Siuan screwed up big time. - 07/05/2011 03:35:46 AM 1082 Views
Re: Siuan screwed up big time. - 12/05/2011 02:13:08 PM 1005 Views
"McClellanesque", eh? I'll have to remember that one. - 16/05/2011 12:12:23 AM 1279 Views

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