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Re: Answers so far.. Zeratul Send a noteboard - 04/02/2011 07:13:18 PM

The way the text is read, it seems like whoever killed him was there for a reason, they didnt fumble to kill him in the slightest and he seemed absolutely sure he was going to die in an instant, which seems like he thought the murderer hated him.

Keep in mind that immediately after he said "You?!" he screamed "Noo", so he couldnt have been seeing what she was weaving, he saw her and knew he would die. Would she REALLY have instantly thought to balefire him the second she saw him? It seems more in her character to shield him & interrogate him, or overwhelm him with Compulsion. Especially Compulsion seems like a first instinct for her, and she was able to get Moggy and Cyndane together that way.

Asmodean could barely channel due to Lanfear's shield and he knew that all Forsaken would kill him at first chance since for them he was a traitor, so his reaction was understandable.

As for Graendal not using Compulsion - she didn't know Asmodean had a shield on him. And as a man he's probably stronger in the power than her, which called for the most potent weapon in her arsenal and killing him as fast as possible. Anything else would've been really risky.

I never understood the Lanfear theory not only in terms of opportunity (it required really elaborate explanations how she got out of Finnland so quickly), but mainly because if she had gotten out, she would've attacked Rand, not Asmo. It was him she was mad at, and she was killing him at the docks before Moiraine intervened, so she had no reason to fear him.
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Graendal's motivation malekithe - 04/02/2011 07:26:08 AM 1528 Views
Re: Graendal's motivation Timthetrolloc - 04/02/2011 10:28:27 AM 1019 Views
Re: Graendal's motivation Watcher - 04/02/2011 12:10:19 PM 662 Views
Maybe she thought to rifle through the sa'/ter'/angreal cache that Rand and co got from Rhuidean ... Bookwyrm - 04/02/2011 03:30:28 PM 595 Views
Yes, which could be why she was in a random hallway. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/02/2011 04:48:05 PM 569 Views
I'll give you part of that.... Jeordam - 04/02/2011 10:13:42 PM 644 Views
Re: I'll give you part of that.... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/02/2011 11:52:50 PM 560 Views
Except for the fact.... Jeordam - 04/02/2011 10:11:23 PM 635 Views
I always thought she went to search for *angreal Ava - 04/02/2011 05:59:06 PM 619 Views
Can you imagine if Graendal got the angreal bracelet instead of Lanfear? Oh the possibilities! *NM* Bookwyrm - 04/02/2011 08:46:56 PM 328 Views
There could be a secondary market for 'What If...' WOT fanfiction released to the market RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/02/2011 11:54:33 PM 557 Views
Answers so far.. malekithe - 04/02/2011 06:05:04 PM 663 Views
Re: Answers so far.. Zeratul - 04/02/2011 07:13:18 PM 1185 Views
Graendal is an absolute control freak. She would not entrust/risk BA or Compelled minions with ... Bookwyrm - 04/02/2011 08:29:19 PM 605 Views
Re: Answers so far.. Ava - 05/02/2011 03:11:34 PM 631 Views
Who said that she had to have a motivation? Jeordam - 04/02/2011 10:08:45 PM 689 Views
Re: Who said that she had to have a motivation? Jim - 05/02/2011 04:55:40 AM 576 Views
Re: Who said that she had to have a motivation? malekithe - 06/02/2011 08:30:38 AM 573 Views
Re: Graendal's motivation Gerbeaud - 04/02/2011 10:10:16 PM 744 Views
I still don't think she killed him. *NM* ranagrande - 05/02/2011 02:08:20 AM 305 Views
She had to know what was going on and fast.... DomA - 05/02/2011 02:28:11 AM 884 Views
As always very well summed up! *NM* darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 04:11:08 PM 303 Views
Re: She had to know what was going on and fast.... malekithe - 06/02/2011 08:36:22 AM 818 Views
I think that's the point darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 06:19:04 PM 568 Views
self defense Jim - 05/02/2011 04:53:12 AM 673 Views
Re: self defense malekithe - 06/02/2011 08:39:56 AM 589 Views
I've struggled with this too. My thoughts so far... ˥ɐ ʎpu∀ɹ - 07/02/2011 05:07:45 AM 590 Views
Re: No disguise because Watcher - 07/02/2011 12:10:34 PM 639 Views
Re: No disguise because rAndy aL - 09/02/2011 11:10:09 PM 627 Views
Isn't Jordan explicitly on the record saying it was an "attack of opportunity"? i.e., no motive. Tom - 11/02/2011 04:23:33 PM 560 Views
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