Like someone else said "win-win for the shadow"
Scenario 1: Semi does what she is told, captures Rand and carries him off to The Bore. Result? DO has Rand in his clutches
Scenario 2: Semi disobeys orders and 'plays' with Rand first.
Result? DO allows Rand to channel TP thru his link to Moridin, addicts/taints the Dragon and gets rid of a disobedient Forsaken as a bonus.
Don't forget that the Shadow came very very very close to winning the whole enchalada at the end of the book. Not to mention that Rand has betrayed the trust of a WHOLE BUNCH of lightsiders. How soon do you think Ituralde will obey the Dragon now that Rand has allowed his country to starve w/o even lifting a finger to stop it? How close do you think a treaty with Fortuona is, now that she's seen his dark aura? Do you think the Borderlanders will send Hurin to negotiate with Rand again? Don't forget that according to Min's visions, Caddy still has something important to teach him and all Ashaman, she'll prolly stick around still but what's that relationship going to be? He almost killed his father, will it weigh on his soul?
It was a great tatic by the Shadow, it came within a wisker of winning everything, and even if it didn't it still helped their cause a great deal.
NaCl(a 'little risk/great reward' tatic by the Shadow)H2O
Scenario 1: Semi does what she is told, captures Rand and carries him off to The Bore. Result? DO has Rand in his clutches
Scenario 2: Semi disobeys orders and 'plays' with Rand first.
Result? DO allows Rand to channel TP thru his link to Moridin, addicts/taints the Dragon and gets rid of a disobedient Forsaken as a bonus.
Don't forget that the Shadow came very very very close to winning the whole enchalada at the end of the book. Not to mention that Rand has betrayed the trust of a WHOLE BUNCH of lightsiders. How soon do you think Ituralde will obey the Dragon now that Rand has allowed his country to starve w/o even lifting a finger to stop it? How close do you think a treaty with Fortuona is, now that she's seen his dark aura? Do you think the Borderlanders will send Hurin to negotiate with Rand again? Don't forget that according to Min's visions, Caddy still has something important to teach him and all Ashaman, she'll prolly stick around still but what's that relationship going to be? He almost killed his father, will it weigh on his soul?
It was a great tatic by the Shadow, it came within a wisker of winning everything, and even if it didn't it still helped their cause a great deal.
NaCl(a 'little risk/great reward' tatic by the Shadow)H2O
What will be the punishment for Moridin for allowing Rand to do what he did?
- 22/11/2009 12:04:27 PM
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Given that LTT was more scared of the TP than of killing Min, I doubt the DO didn't intend it. *NM*
- 22/11/2009 12:43:38 PM
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How do we know it wasn't part of the DO's plan?
- 22/11/2009 04:58:44 PM
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That presumes that Moridin KNEW that Rand could access the True Power through their link...
- 22/11/2009 05:22:51 PM
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You're assuming that Rand channeled the TP through Moridin
- 22/11/2009 06:01:46 PM
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You are correct.
- 22/11/2009 06:11:11 PM
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Well, it was win-win for the Shadow.
- 22/11/2009 08:18:12 PM
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The Shadow aka Moridin doesn't want Rand dead because he might die with him
- 23/11/2009 12:40:08 AM
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No, I don't think so.
- 23/11/2009 12:48:30 AM
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And when it was absolutely necessary he did allow for it but...
- 23/11/2009 01:21:33 AM
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Re: And when it was absolutely necessary he did allow for it but...
- 23/11/2009 04:21:55 AM
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I agree, I think the Dark One DID give Rand permission to use the TP
- 22/11/2009 06:56:55 PM
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Brandon all but confirmed that the whole thing was a ploy...
- 22/11/2009 06:53:15 PM
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Yep
- 27/11/2009 04:29:47 PM
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Nothing
- 23/11/2009 05:09:02 AM
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I thought Rand was so desperate that he reached the True Power alone.
- 23/11/2009 11:39:13 PM
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