The chapter explains it directly. It says that Flinn didn't stop attacking so Demandred couldn't counter. It's similar to what Nynaeve did to Moghedien.


No I am not. Why are you arguing like this? Only one post above this I said that there is no way that Flinn is as skilled as Demandred.


You have absolutely no proof of this claim and can't back up that Flinn used lesser power from the beginning. Daigain drew on nothing until she had to fight and Eben then says that she drew deeply on the link.


That's a very childish way of arguing and I don't know what you're basing that on. If Semirhage was the top female strength I'd argue as vehemently as for her.


Considering the author equated the highest male and female, I absolutely do believe that. In raw power... no... but you can't compare the sexes without including deftness.


And we've seen many times that strength can be a trump card, such as using Callandor to defeat Ishamael. I've said from the beginning that strength and skill are important. Graendal herself says that both are important components.


As I said Alivia is a highly unaccomplished channeler.


I hope you know what happened in that scene because Moghedien and Cyndane stood still like statues and channeled the lights out so that SH could appear. It wasn't a duel.


She says strength and skill, which is what I've said from the beginning.


And you have followed Moghedien around since she was released from the Bore? It's not like we've had scenes where Moghedien came across Aviendha or Sharina or Someryn.


Moghedien says that Elayne is strong and we know she is. Besides I say that Elayne is at 60 and Moghedien at 70, so yes I do think Elayne is close to Moghedien.


There is no evidence that Moghedien is the least skilled with the OP. What evidence do you have of that?


In terms of survivability, now that Graendal has fallen.


Well then you have missed the entire characterization of the Spider who never reveals herself. Semirhage says they often believe her to be dead and then she shows up just to prove them wrong. Graendal says that Moghedien found a girl who is so much stronger than her - implying that Cyndane is much more powerful.


She is a very strong woman, which allowed her to kill many other people. But she is a coward and the worst kind of backstabber. That is her modus operandi, not dueling. Her engagement with Nynaeve was almost her worst imagined scenario.


And yet Cadsuane has a tantrum in NS because their strength is dwindling. A millenium earlier they would have had Forsaken level women in the Tower, but they have been so selective that women are relatively weak now. Even in NS there were other women stronger than Siuan and Moiraine.