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Of course you'd say that. You just won't get past your prejudice in favor of her, can you? Cannoli Send a noteboard - 13/11/2010 03:01:08 AM
The Pattern is already straining to contain the chaos unleashed by The Dark One. I think her fear is based out of the very real horror that if we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg, with mass starvation, warfare brewing with the Seanchan, Shadowspawn and the Forsaken, and the instability of reality, they may not be able to survive long in a world with the Dark One fully unleashed. They may truly need as much time as possible to prepare.
Which is bullcrap. How much more starvation and bubbles of evil and the rest can the world take? How many more people will have to die in random ways, how much hungier will they get? Sure, Egwene can order food from ta'veren-protected Caemlyn when she wants, but what about everyone else? The Dark One is still doing a number on the world and hurting humanity's capabilities bit by bit, and they are GOING to have to face him no matter how long they put off the day. All that will happen from then to now is the Light's own capabilities to fight back diminish.

And all things being equal, who is Egwene to say she knows better than the Dragon Reborn? She has been entirely focussed on her own quest for power! What has she done to help the rest of the world? How many nations has she liberated or fed or defended from invasion? Even if she is not at fault for her inattention, the fact remains that she is nothing more than a glorified CEO of an organization that has been diminishing in importance since the third book in this series, with little or no professional qualifications beyond a demonstrated ability to hold the job. It would be fine if all she wants to do is boss around Aes Sedai, but she has absolutely no business interfering in with the Dragon Reborn. The "Watcher of the Seals" knows jack-all about them or anything else related to the Dark One. Her growing up in the same village as the Dragon Reborn hardly qualfies her as any sort of competant individual, much less expert.
Cannoli
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