Does anybody know why Belal can sense balefire from saidar? In the scene near the end of tDR, Belal clearly knows what's about to happen to him?
Does anybody know if RJ answered this already?
Does anybody know if RJ answered this already?
When Lanfear and Graendal start staring each other down, Rahvin is prepared to Travel if he senses even a "whiff of balefire." Plainly it is detectable by its effects, regardless of what power is used to generate it. For example, fire or lightning have characteristics even non-channelers can detect, such as heat and light, though admittedly not before they are created. And since they can strike into the Guardian and can hurt Mat with his medallion, they are obviously real fire and lightning, not constructs of saidar or saidin. The weave is used to genertate them, to get them started. Presumably balefire is something similar - it is started and controlled by the weaves, but has its own characteristics and is not solely a construct of the Power, like Rand's fire sword, or an illusion. Is it such a stretch that a temporal-natured energy like balefire can be felt before it is woven, especially since it kills people before it was woven?
Cannoli
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
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“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
Balefire question
11/03/2010 09:08:16 AM
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RJ RAFO'ed it. *NM*
11/03/2010 09:15:28 AM
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maybe something similar will happen with Graendal in the next book *NM*
11/03/2010 09:35:43 AM
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What do you mean? Graendal was already balefired.
11/03/2010 09:46:19 AM
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People believing Slayer is the murderer shouldn't throw stones. *NM*
11/03/2010 04:50:12 PM
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At least it makes some sense
11/03/2010 05:17:11 PM
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And Graendal...
12/03/2010 06:41:51 AM
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One would think that "master-strategists" send assassins to kill their enemies, though. *NM*
12/03/2010 09:52:15 AM
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It was in tFoH too.
11/03/2010 11:38:51 AM
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Hmmm, I wonder when (or if) the good guys will learn this.... *NM*
11/03/2010 01:30:03 PM
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Maybe only men can sense it from women, simillar to the goosebumps when a women channels? *NM*
11/03/2010 01:44:02 PM
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when Moiraine is telling Rand about balefire
11/03/2010 08:20:43 PM
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Negative
12/03/2010 01:06:04 AM
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No, this is different
17/03/2010 06:12:39 PM
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Doesn't anybody else remember Moiraine?
12/03/2010 05:34:58 AM
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