Wanr Min away from him? With a statement that he's a male chaneller and hence bound to go mad? That was a statement of an inevitable fact, born out of a jealous need to keep a woman she likes away from her boyfriend.


So? When Egwene comes out in favor of imprisoning, gentling or killing Rand, you'd have a point. She's wary of his mental state, worried that he isn't doing everything right, especially when there's a chance that quite apart from madness, the advice of a possible Black sister may be informing his actions. If you want to tell me that Bashere wouldn't be similarly worried if he got such reports...


Nothing at all, except Moiraine made it clear she swore fealty so she could continue influencing Rand. The whole Tower did not have such a need at that point, and neither did Egwene.

And where exactly do you get the idea that just because the man is the prophesied savior, people should bend over backwards to accommodate him and do exactly what he says? Its one thing to demand that they don't actively work to constrain or cripple him like Elaida. Its entirely different to say everyone should swear fealty. The way the Pattern works, the criticism and opposition from Rand's friends and allies, and his own reactions to them play as much of a part towards his eventual success as anything else. After all, Nynaeve could have made a fatalistic choice to oppose nothing the Dragon does, and let him rain down destruction on the Borderlander army. Cadsuane could have accepted his dangerous emotional state. Tam could have refused to speak to and help his son. After all, no matter how crazy and murderous he gets, he's the Dragon Reborn, so let him do as he likes, swear fealty and shut up, right?