would be a rather surprising twist! I like the idea, and I am getting increasingly confused about Mat's exact role/purpose in the Last Battle. It seems like Perrin is taking over some of the military roles I expected Mat to assume, and we still have no clue how the Horn is going to figure in.
If Falme wasn't totally unique and was more of a foreshadowing then it is possible that for the Heroes to be useful, for the Horn to work, then Rand, the banner, the bannerman (Perrin), and the "trumpeter" (Mat) all need to be physically present to lead the battle. Will the three of them move together to the Last Battle, or will there be some weird serendipitous convergence at the right moment, when Mat brings the Seanchan, Perrin rallies the forces of Merrilor, and Rand prepares to confront Moridin or something?
Still, I am a little skeptical that Mat will become the Seanchan with the sword. First, Mat hates being anyone but himself. Second, he has never carried a sword. Third, I thought it was pretty clear in the dream that the Seanchan with the sword was female, but I could be wrong about that.
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Mat's not the Seanchan female, that's Tuon. Mat is the sword (military commander/leader etc.) strapped to Tuon's back. In other words, Mat is Tuon's 'sword' and he's strapped to her back or 'tied around her finger'.
Discussion of AMOL chapter 1 (spoilers for all the released material so far)
- 26/09/2012 05:45:27 PM
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Great Summary
- 26/09/2012 06:03:18 PM
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I don't see how he could be more free
- 26/09/2012 06:59:50 PM
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The BT issue is a source of confusion for me
- 26/09/2012 11:11:30 PM
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Re: Discussion of AMOL chapter 1 (spoilers for all the released material so far)
- 27/09/2012 03:35:36 AM
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Mat as the Seanchan...
- 28/09/2012 11:21:47 PM
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No...
- 29/09/2012 12:14:14 AM
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Do you think the Samma N'sei will matter much?
- 28/09/2012 11:24:06 PM
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I think Isam is afraid of them 'cause they are insane and he grew up dodging them
- 29/09/2012 05:56:51 AM
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Are they definitely insane?
- 29/09/2012 10:43:22 PM
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They seemed pretty much nuts from the scenes we've seen them in
- 30/09/2012 12:43:42 AM
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Re: They seemed pretty much nuts from the scenes we've seen them in
- 30/09/2012 09:25:29 PM
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Not sure about the TP bit
- 30/09/2012 09:52:46 PM
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Re: Not sure about the TP bit
- 01/10/2012 01:41:56 PM
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Channeling in the Town
- 01/10/2012 04:20:00 PM
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Some points
- 01/10/2012 09:04:49 PM
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Re: Some points
- 01/10/2012 09:06:54 PM
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Re: Some points
- 01/10/2012 09:26:20 PM
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Re: Some points
- 01/10/2012 09:56:52 PM
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I think Deepe's point was more that they didn't deserve the name Asha'man
- 02/10/2012 12:54:42 AM
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Re: I think Deepe's point was more that they didn't deserve the name Asha'man
- 02/10/2012 02:42:45 AM
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Re: I think Deepe's point was more that they didn't deserve the name Asha'man
- 02/10/2012 08:47:00 AM
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Hmmm ... Agree with a lot, but still don't think TP is an option
- 02/10/2012 12:16:59 AM
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Re: Hmmm ... Agree with a lot, but still don't think TP is an option
- 04/10/2012 03:51:29 AM
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Like I said, I'm on the fence between Bair and Sorilea ... Neither would surprise me
- 04/10/2012 04:24:00 AM
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I think a lot of people are underestimating the role of the Samma N'sei.
- 02/10/2012 07:09:01 AM
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