Thank god for the Egwene thing. IT really seemed absurd to me that she had a knee jerk reaction where she decided to object to his plan, which is what so many people implied.

That she wants to persuade him makes more sense, and fits much better with her character as of tGS.

But how the hell did Rand take the incredible risk of informing the Hall? Didn't he worry about Darkfriends?

Also... no Cadsuane Egwene interaction? That would be disappointing.