Are you refering to the line of prophecy about Callandor, discussed by Min/Nyn/Caddy? Or an ealier viewing/dream/prophecy?
I was referring to the Callandor one. It does seem straightforward, as you say, but that fact taken together with the characters' certainty over what it signifies probably means their interpretation is wrong and we should be looking for something a little less obvious.
I like your idea that Moridin deliberately put a chain of events in place that unwittingly lead to Rand's epiphany in the last chapter. I'm not so sure that the two of them have properly merged yet, though. I found myself holding out hope for a Moridin POV following the Semi incident, but alas that wasn't to be.
When first reading that, my immediate thought was that Rand was once again going into hiding, and was going to use the beggar persona to avoid drawing attention. He was so loose of mind, his world crashing around him....I figured he was "running away" at that point. Of course, it remains to be seen what he does next after the Dragonmount episode....much is still up in the air.
Deadsy speculated earlier that the blindness referred to in the prophecy might have a more figurative meaning. If that's true, we can probably look at the prophecy as having been fulfilled in Chapters 49 and 50.
SH? Surely that was not SH who visited Sheriam. My guess is it was Mesaana. (In fact, reading it again there's no way it was SH.) She all but guaranteed Moridin at the beginning during their meeting that she would deliver a broken Tower. This was becoming less likely as time went on, and so Mesaana went to Sheriam to instruct her regarding the Rebel camp. It wasn't a call for Sheriam to remove Egwene, who was locked away in the Tower, but rather to disrupt the rebel camp's ability to support Egwene.
Hmm, something about the gravly description of his/her voice made me think it was SH, though I did read through that passage quickly. In any case, I think killing Egwene, which couldn't have been too tough given her imprisonment at that point, would have been a better guarantee for delivering a broken tower than running the risk of Sheriam screwing up. Once reports reached the rebels that Eg had been murdered, the BA easily could have seen that the rebels decide to launch an assault against the Tower, which would have achieved Mesaana/SH's ends perfectly.
Could be, but the way she described the letter to Mat made me think it contained concrete instructions for a course of action rather than just a list of DFs. Still, it could be very interesting if the letter included a list that had Noal on it.
Hmm, something about the gravly description of his/her voice made me think it was SH, though I did read through that passage quickly. In any case, I think killing Egwene, which couldn't have been too tough given her imprisonment at that point, would have been a better guarantee for delivering a broken tower than running the risk of Sheriam screwing up. Once reports reached the rebels that Eg had been murdered, the BA easily could have seen that the rebels decide to launch an assault against the Tower, which would have achieved Mesaana/SH's ends perfectly.
Very little to no chance. He'll read it. But what does it say? And why did Verin have a "stack" of them? Who else got letters from Verin? Given how things went for her with Egwene, my initial guess is that the letters contain names of DF's. Mat got a letter about those near/around/associated with him, but Verin could not risk him knowing what she knew at that time (or rather how she knew, so on and so forth). She had to have time to initiate her death and hold the meeting with Egwene. I suppose a number of DF's were revealed by Verin to people other than Egwene in this manner.
Could be, but the way she described the letter to Mat made me think it contained concrete instructions for a course of action rather than just a list of DFs. Still, it could be very interesting if the letter included a list that had Noal on it.
Initial observations and questions on finishing the book
- 25/10/2009 08:56:37 PM
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Looking ahead to ToM
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Some responses
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Rand and Moridin revisited
- 27/10/2009 01:28:55 PM
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- 27/10/2009 02:46:54 PM
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Nice idea about the TP turning in on itself to defeat the DO. I like it!
- 27/10/2009 02:52:03 PM
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Re: Initial observations and questions on finishing the book
- 29/10/2009 07:19:08 PM
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I'm thinking the same. The 3-1 prophecy is about Rand Elayne and Aviendah
- 12/11/2009 11:19:44 AM
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Rand fulfilled the Seanchan prophesy...
- 30/10/2009 01:18:50 AM
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That's a really really good point. I Hadn't thought of it that way before. *NM*
- 30/10/2009 03:33:29 AM
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