Siuan also became Amyrlin as a rather young AS, and (IMO) Moiraine became the Head of the Blue Ajah.
Maybe former members of the SC had to be replaced with younger ones, because the old BA died of age or were killed. As the Mistress of the Novices Sheriam had proved that she is capable.
In any case, "to have the power to punish those who spited her" as Sheriam calls it in TGS, seems similar to Galina's statement in ACoS, ch.40, that "she could speak any name in those meetings [of the Supreme Council] — a king's — and know that name belonged to the dead. It had happened, with a king and with a queen."
I think "normal" BA don't have that power.
Maybe former members of the SC had to be replaced with younger ones, because the old BA died of age or were killed. As the Mistress of the Novices Sheriam had proved that she is capable.
In any case, "to have the power to punish those who spited her" as Sheriam calls it in TGS, seems similar to Galina's statement in ACoS, ch.40, that "she could speak any name in those meetings [of the Supreme Council] — a king's — and know that name belonged to the dead. It had happened, with a king and with a queen."
I think "normal" BA don't have that power.
The Supreme Council of the BA
- 05/11/2009 12:07:48 PM
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About Sheriam....
- 05/11/2009 01:07:14 PM
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I don't think she was turned but i do think she was an unlucky dabbler *NM*
- 08/11/2009 09:26:50 AM
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thoughts...
- 05/11/2009 04:12:17 PM
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I don't remember...
- 05/11/2009 04:38:49 PM
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Re: I don't remember...
- 05/11/2009 05:06:45 PM
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Maybe you could ask BS.. 
- 05/11/2009 05:28:02 PM
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- 05/11/2009 05:28:02 PM
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