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Brilliant my ass guttering flame Send a noteboard - 30/11/2010 07:08:46 PM
In order to unite Andor and Cairihien Elayne strips her rebel nobles of their titles and lands and swaps them around with some Cairihien nobles. The Andorans nobles will have Cairihienin lands and the Cairihienin will have Andoran lands.

This is supposed to be a brilliant plan but it's actually pretty stupid.

Tarmon Gaidon is about to happen and the nobles are supposed to lead armies in the Light's defense. But how well can newly appointed strangers lead the people under their care? The answer is poorly. They do not have each others' loyalty and do not know their strengths, weaknesses and customs.

This could work in a time of peace but this isn't such a time.

Also, isn't the punishment to harsh for their crimes?

There's an assumption that one piece of land is as good as another, one leader interchangeable with a different one, that there are no attachments or loyalties which is patently untrue.
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Brilliant my ass - 30/11/2010 07:08:46 PM 1692 Views
Nobles are interchangeable.... - 30/11/2010 07:32:50 PM 1117 Views
for the large part, RJ's nobles weren't particularly deep either. - 30/11/2010 08:15:07 PM 1068 Views
Re: Brilliant my ass - 30/11/2010 10:31:24 PM 1020 Views
Re: Brilliant my ass - 01/12/2010 12:57:34 AM 982 Views
Interesting - 01/12/2010 11:04:26 AM 892 Views
Re: Interesting - 01/12/2010 11:07:02 AM 890 Views
Notice how people liked Henry VIII more than they liked Henry VII - 01/12/2010 11:15:03 AM 887 Views
because of his "Kingly" behavior, in comparison to VII's lack thereof. - 01/12/2010 08:26:26 PM 954 Views
I think you're making my point for me - 02/12/2010 06:34:17 AM 869 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me - 02/12/2010 08:09:33 AM 889 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me - 02/12/2010 11:41:28 AM 952 Views
Re: I think you're making my point for me - 02/12/2010 11:47:11 AM 872 Views
it only appears that way if you look at only those two kings. - 02/12/2010 02:23:03 PM 903 Views
exactly ^^ *NM* - 02/12/2010 02:30:59 PM 470 Views
wasnt king henry VIII really fat, or was that another henry?*NM* *NM* - 02/12/2010 04:33:50 AM 491 Views
Henry VIII was certainly not a stick of a man *NM* - 02/12/2010 06:36:08 AM 421 Views
He was not particularly fat until he was older. - 02/12/2010 02:17:43 PM 927 Views
Henry VIII got an injury to his leg that never healed right. - 02/12/2010 04:01:10 PM 1049 Views
yah, but you probably would become portly and mean-spirited too - 02/12/2010 04:10:52 PM 886 Views
Re: Henry VIII got an injury to his leg that never healed right. - 02/12/2010 05:40:40 PM 871 Views

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