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I don't think the two are comparable... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 29/09/2011 06:41:25 PM

Egwene was just the tool (yay for double meanings :P) that Verin chose to complete her work. Verin could have given her list to anyone. Without Egwene, Verin would have delivered her information to someone else, who may have done a better job of acting on it. Without Verin, there is no list and the Black Ajah remains a hidden threat.

But Verin very clearly wanted to pick Egwene. She could have gone to Siuan, to the head of the Brown Ajah, the head of the Green Ajah... any number of people, including Cadsuane, who is definitely the most competent Aes Sedai around.

She picked Egwene, and her reasoning is clear to see. Egwene has been working against the Black for a time now, and by all means, was the single person who was most successful in frustrating their plans. As Verin said, Egwene's actions within the Tower had really frustrated the plans of the Blacks. She also seemed well on her way to being undisputed leader of the AS, which made her perfect for giving this data to. No one else could have managed to kill one third of the Blacks in one stroke and drive all the others away. Elayne and Nynaeve would have done the same in her position, but they were busy elsewhere.

The reason Egwene was the only choice was because she had made the most consistent effort to reunite the Tower and foil the Black's plans. Which meant Verin could happily give the names to her and trust completely that she'd do exactly the right thing, which she did.
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Re: Meh - 24/09/2011 10:54:05 AM 913 Views
He did say SINGLE handed, and that hand was Verins. So no, no credit for the series-ruiner - 25/09/2011 01:14:01 AM 944 Views
Oh please - 26/09/2011 05:58:24 PM 719 Views
That is an excellent argument. - 28/09/2011 12:42:46 PM 908 Views
Re: That is an excellent argument. - 28/09/2011 01:13:30 PM 835 Views
Re: That is an excellent argument. - 29/09/2011 01:03:59 PM 790 Views
Re: That is an excellent argument. - 29/09/2011 01:14:26 PM 791 Views
I don't think the two are comparable... - 29/09/2011 06:41:25 PM 821 Views
Egwene was a backup plan. - 29/09/2011 09:32:56 PM 797 Views
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Re: Meh - 24/09/2011 08:02:19 PM 760 Views
Seriously? That's your theory for why the board is so quiet these days? - 24/09/2011 09:24:16 PM 992 Views
Why not? That's mine. - 25/09/2011 01:24:45 AM 923 Views
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The Egwene worship is beginning to amuse me instead of just disgusting me... - 26/09/2011 07:29:04 PM 1374 Views
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True that. *NM* - 25/09/2011 05:21:20 AM 383 Views
That was actually a fairly interesting read... nice effort. *NM* - 24/09/2011 09:21:05 PM 505 Views
I didn't even read that... - 25/09/2011 03:18:09 AM 771 Views
To be fair - 26/09/2011 05:54:45 PM 805 Views
Awesome. And all true. Poor Rand. *NM* - 25/09/2011 07:00:47 AM 436 Views

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