The Quickpoll today asks if Egwene will ever have a direct confrontation with a Forsaken. Of those who think she will, they say that Mesaana will be the likely choice.

I don't think this is possible. While the Forsaken always lose, RJ always has them against protagonists of equal power. Forsaken duels are almost exclusively limited to Rand and Nynaeve - both of whom can match the Forsaken in power. Other Forsaken duelists have included Alivia (who exceeds Nynaeve), circles of channelers at the cleansing, and Moiraine with balefire (the great equalizer).

Egwene has never claimed to be able to match the Forsaken, and Moiraine thought it would take Egwene and Aviendha to match one. In fact, Egwene said she would never come close to Nynaeve, and that people should know their limitations. Elayne has similar thoughts, citing that should could never have matched Moghedien like Nynaeve did. If you think about, Egwene would be instant road kill for a lethal enemy like Mesaana, if Mesaana even decided to kill her immediately. She's probably got enough skill and power to toy with Egwene.

It's possible that Egwene gets her hands on an angreal, or starts using balefire - but I don't think that will happen. My theory is that she will kill Cyndane in a duel in Tel'aran'rhiod. Egwene has spent much of the series building up her major Talent there, but hasn't had the opportunity to put it to any good use. In TAR, Egwene is a direct match for Cyndane where her skill is near to top-notch, but where she can never hope to face Cyndane in the real world. It's also possible that we'll have a mass battle with Egwene and the Wise Ones on one side, and Moridin/Cyndane/Moghedien on the other in TAR.

Anyone else support this idea?