Sensing residues is a talent. Any residue, balefire is still just a weave, stop trying to separate it :p
Reading residues is a Talent, sensing the residue left from balefire is completely different.
From tFoH, Gateways, Moiraine says, "What you used to kill the Darkhounds is called balefire. I can still sense the residue of it here."
From PoD, Gateways, Avi mentions reading residues, "The residues of a weave this large might be read two days from now."
There is no way Moiraine would be able to sense the residue of balefire made by saidin, unless balefire leaves it's own seperate residue.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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. 
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- 11/03/2010 04:50:12 PM
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*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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BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!! 
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Doesn't anybody else remember Moiraine?
- 12/03/2010 05:34:58 AM
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