Re: As you said... - Edit 1
Before modification by DomA at 10/06/2010 08:37:50 PM
I seriously doubt that we will see Graendal again in the series (Rand's plotline was sufficiently advanced in TGS), or that the new association between Aran'gar & Graendal will play an important plot role (except that Aran'gar might take over Graendal's network now and maybe needs to find a new ally).
To take over Graendal's network, Aran'gar needed this alliance with Graendal to find out how to gain her network. Again, this suggests one Graendal/Aran'gar scene to set this up.
You really tend to overlook the fact that for everyone not in Rand\Egwene's storyline, there's a good chance we're going back to a short while after KOD ended.
Especially the talk between Aran'gar and Mesaana in KoD made IMO pretty clear that of course Aran'gar was behind the murder of Anaiya & Kairen to create more dissension.
I don't see the logic there. Aran'gar could have killed anyone to sow more dissension... it was utterly stupid to kill just Kairen and Anayia, the two women tied to Cabriana. Even if she had a reason to get them out of the way beside creating dissension and fear of the Asha'man alliance, she would not have been so stupid as to kill these two only. It even looks like Lelaine and the Blue had made the connection before Romanda did, but didn't know what to make of it.
I also don't buy that Graendal would know, who Mesaana is
She says herself she knows her disguise in the Tower in TGS...