Your analysis makes sense as to the use(lessness) of the Aiel to date, but their point is to come. The truth of the travelling people and the way of the leaf settling in Seanchan lands, crossed with Aviendha's coming epiphany in Rhuidean and the fundamental dishonesty you illustrated in the wise ones and chiefs are all instrumental in forming a mind set that RJ wished Rand to have at some critical moment, propably the climactic scene in the entire series, where Rand will have to decide between representation and being.
Just how badly does Rand really need the Aiel anyway?
24/02/2010 03:47:26 PM
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I think you've understating Cairhein
25/02/2010 01:57:12 AM
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Good point, I guess. But "boogeymen & placeholders" is a long way from "hard core of mighty army" *NM*
25/02/2010 11:18:50 AM
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It's just that Rand doesn't do much army stuff any more
25/02/2010 06:28:39 PM
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Actually the Seanchan advantages go much deeper than that, and it ties in with Rand's "crippling"
25/02/2010 11:06:30 PM
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26/02/2010 08:52:18 PM
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Rumors. Completely unsupported by anything done or said since the lie-capable Darkfriend told him
01/03/2010 03:40:10 PM
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Re: Just how badly does Rand really need the Aiel anyway?
26/02/2010 05:53:54 PM
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totally agree. Rand did loads of unnecessary stuff just for prophesy *NM*
27/02/2010 12:57:01 PM
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Moiraine: Rand needs to be near the Stone, so he can take Callandor...and fulfill the prophecy.
04/03/2010 11:16:57 AM
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The Point of the Aiel is yet to come
01/03/2010 11:50:13 PM
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Here's hoping, but...
02/03/2010 12:09:02 PM
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