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Most people hate Aes Sedai, some for good reason, others for simple superstition. But even those who don't hate them are incredibly suspicious of them. Why would anyone want an advisor like that?
Except that the Aes Sedai are revered and honored in the borderlands. And many in Tar Valon (largest city in the Westlands)think they are pretty OK too. So not all are "incredibly suspicious of them". If you were going to be accurate you'd probably have to say "In some lands most people hate ...." I'd say that in Andor, most people are "somewhat" suspicious of AS not "incredibly suspicious". Same can be said of Cairhien. Note that both Corgaide Marendevin (Keeper of the Keys at the Cairhien Palace) and Renee Harfor (same for the Camelyn palace) show remarkable deference and genuine respect to the AS for someone who is "incredibly suspicious" of them. Contrast Renee Harfor's demeanor towards AS vs her demeanor towards the mercinary captains for example.
As to why anyone would want an AS advisor, you have to ask many of the Kings and Queens of the Westlands. All of the Borderlander rulers have AS advisors, the Queen of Andor had one, so did many of the rulers of Cairhien. Tylin Quintara the queen of Altara had one until she was recalled to the WT after Elaida's coup, and Tylin liked her. As does the Dragon Reborn his own self. Don't know of any rulers who have a Whitecloak Advisor.
NaCl(if I was going to be "incredibly suspicious" of someone it would be the Whitecloaks)H2O
You know... it feels like the Aes Sedai are pretty superflouous
- 02/09/2009 09:48:19 PM
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Y'know, the paralells betwen the Aes Sedai in the White Tower...
- 02/09/2009 10:46:29 PM
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That is the inspiration for the Aes Sedai that RJ used - I can't find the article, though.
- 03/09/2009 02:39:14 PM
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When I was reading this I was thinking of the paralells between the white tower and
- 03/09/2009 02:47:33 AM
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And yet the WT has been THE single greatest force for continuity and civilization.
- 03/09/2009 03:37:14 AM
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Re: And yet the WT has been THE single greatest force for continuity and civilization.
- 03/09/2009 05:46:13 AM
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Really?
- 03/09/2009 05:52:38 AM
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Re: Really?
- 03/09/2009 06:03:13 AM
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So lets add a few more
- 03/09/2009 11:42:48 AM
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most of these are accounted for above
- 03/09/2009 02:18:01 PM
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Just because we don't know all their names, doesn't mean their effectiveness on the Pattern was less
- 03/09/2009 03:19:41 PM
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But who did the work?
- 03/09/2009 05:37:00 PM
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While these are good, none of it is because of the White Tower
- 03/09/2009 05:43:56 PM
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So if Elaida didn't order it, it doesn't count?
- 03/09/2009 07:29:20 PM
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Re: But who did the work?
- 04/09/2009 01:32:19 PM
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Only one point because obviously your mind is made up.
- 05/09/2009 06:13:23 AM
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well, yeah
- 05/09/2009 02:33:51 PM
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In that case, Rand, Mat, Perrin... all of them are superfluous.
- 05/09/2009 03:03:07 PM
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Re: In that case, Rand, Mat, Perrin... all of them are superfluous.
- 05/09/2009 04:57:44 PM
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I don't understand your point
- 03/09/2009 04:25:22 PM
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Re: I don't understand your point
- 03/09/2009 09:09:38 PM
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I was talking about the WT specifically, and only during recent years. It's Gotta be the Shadow,
- 03/09/2009 05:39:11 PM
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So what you are really saying is that if you ignore over 2/3rds of the AS the rest aren't doing much
- 03/09/2009 06:07:23 PM
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I'm talking about the organization as a whole
- 03/09/2009 10:07:37 PM
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You just made our point...
- 04/09/2009 12:49:44 AM
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WT has been THE single greatest force for stagancy and lack of development.
- 09/09/2009 08:58:58 AM
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Like I said earlier the AS are superfluous except the ones who aren't superfluous.
- 09/09/2009 11:55:47 AM
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- 09/09/2009 11:55:47 AM
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To a certain extent
- 03/09/2009 11:33:30 AM
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Definitely. And Egwene is in denial.
- 03/09/2009 05:53:14 PM
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Some pretty big blanket statements
- 03/09/2009 10:24:50 PM
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Actually, I think Verin is a good metaphor here.
- 03/09/2009 07:59:46 PM
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Agrees with Nossy
- 03/09/2009 10:44:06 PM
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