I see it as a single offensive, or single battle. The idea that it was done in a single weave seems inconsistent from what we've read so far - we've seen Rand, the most powerful channeler in the world, use balefire in battle against Rahvin and Sammael, and it never came close to what was necessary to wipe out a city. Moiraine, one of the strongest Aes Sedai in centuries, wove balefire weak enough that there was some question that Be'lal might be reincarnated despite it. As this is pre-Choedan Kal, I cannot see how it is possible to imagine a weave of balefire capable of eradicating an entire city.

Also, if you read RJ's quote, you realise that this happened more than once. If in a single weave, how? The quote suggests that the cities were wiped out during conflict between the two sides, that both attackers and defenders were using balefire.



You consider 'a matter of minutes' to be a long period when dealing with eradication of cities? And no, I did mean in one go. I simply interpret that 'go' to be a battle, rather than a weave.



Could you present that evidence to me?