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Gestures and Weaves go hand in hand and since flows originate from the body you can logically darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 05/02/2011 05:45:00 PM

Rand could feel the Source ebbing while Lanfear was shielding him. It was his only clue, so he knew where the weave was. When she later used pain weaves he didn't know where they were, so he mentioned that he needed to strike blindly. Luckily he found his target.

Lanfear had a warning that he would try something when he tried to catch her in Air. After that she probably started placing defensive measures. Its the only reasonable way she could slice a rain of blows. The fact that he could force her back against the wagon implies that she had an instant's warning to react, and each time it got closer. I actually think Rj portrayed it superbly, which is why Rand showed such remorse that he didn't use lightning or fire.


figure out where to aim your cutting weave.

At the Cleansing, Verin similarly knew she was being attacked by Graendal, who was reversing her weaves, and Verin managed to defend herself up to a point (RIP Kumira), so I wouldn't be shocked if body language played a big part in figuring out your defensive strategy when you cannot see or sense weaves ...

We also know that AS telegraph many of their weaves by making motions etc, and we know that if you learn a weave that includes a gesture it becomes "locked" into your ability to make the weave. there is a quote out there about Sisters knowing who taught someone simply by the way they gestured when making certain weaves (i.e. fireballs).

It's possible Lanfear is just noticing that when Rand is making a certain gesture that he's begun a weave ... not that hard to guess where the origination point is going to be from there, especially if he's making specific gestures (the was we see LTT need his hands in KOD to make some weaves). She would have also had the added benefit of knowing LTTs ways very intimately and may have been seeing a very familiar foe.
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Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s _Big_Easy_ - 04/02/2011 01:05:56 AM 1959 Views
I thought of another... _Big_Easy_ - 04/02/2011 01:10:23 AM 1135 Views
The blue sparks are not necessarily the result of a power-wrought blade. Cannoli - 04/02/2011 01:59:46 AM 1271 Views
I thought that RJ had confirmed at some point that Thom had power wrought knives. *NM* HyogaRott - 04/02/2011 02:06:14 PM 673 Views
he may have, but it has also been implied that the blue light was because of something special/uniqu mazza3 - 04/02/2011 09:18:02 PM 934 Views
yes *NM* Jim - 05/02/2011 03:04:19 AM 417 Views
Re: Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s Cannoli - 04/02/2011 01:52:55 AM 1560 Views
Re: Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s _Big_Easy_ - 06/02/2011 08:15:43 PM 1095 Views
You're misapplying practices. Cannoli - 07/02/2011 01:08:22 PM 1069 Views
Still disagree... _Big_Easy_ - 08/02/2011 06:11:38 AM 980 Views
Re: Still disagree... Cannoli - 08/02/2011 11:58:19 AM 973 Views
Have you ever heard of Occam's Razor? _Big_Easy_ - 09/02/2011 05:45:13 AM 1072 Views
Have YOU? Cannoli - 15/02/2011 12:47:39 AM 1242 Views
She doesn't have to overhear them to know that something is fishy Lord Haart - 21/02/2011 10:35:41 AM 943 Views
There are ways of detecting a man's weaves. ˥ɐ ʎpu∀ɹ - 04/02/2011 04:49:55 AM 1038 Views
Some ideas Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:26:09 AM 918 Views
No, I think RJ just didn't think it through, seeing as Rand sliced Lanfear's invisible weaves too... Shannow - 04/02/2011 11:42:38 AM 976 Views
Re: It might not be that hard Watcher - 04/02/2011 12:20:02 PM 1023 Views
it's different Sidious - 04/02/2011 02:21:44 PM 995 Views
So what stopped Lanfear from flicking him against the skull with a surprise club of Air... Shannow - 04/02/2011 02:33:53 PM 1062 Views
nothing Sidious - 04/02/2011 02:45:52 PM 1014 Views
Gestures and Weaves go hand in hand and since flows originate from the body you can logically darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 05:45:00 PM 1006 Views
In general, only third age Aes Sedai gesture when they weave - it's a block imposed by training. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/02/2011 06:20:33 PM 1085 Views
Not true darius_sedai - 08/02/2011 01:54:17 PM 834 Views
Your example proved my point - LTT only said that it was needed for certain weaves. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/02/2011 04:20:28 PM 1803 Views
Hmm... Sidious - 08/02/2011 05:38:13 PM 952 Views
It's a flawed and incorrect given all the examples we've seen in the books. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/02/2011 08:36:32 PM 899 Views
Verin could not see the weaves darius_sedai - 08/02/2011 10:16:56 PM 938 Views
Also... fionwe1987 - 08/02/2011 11:35:20 PM 854 Views
Well, that's partially the point I'm bringing up. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/02/2011 03:19:07 PM 903 Views
I disagree that the better assumption is that she set complex and renewing wards darius_sedai - 10/02/2011 06:12:07 PM 1062 Views
I never said she could - I said she sensed them, and felt the woman's channeling. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/02/2011 03:04:00 PM 885 Views
I think this is the crux of the matter Sidious - 09/02/2011 03:32:18 PM 938 Views
I think she had a ward to detect saidin, and when it was triggered, she guessed it would be Air RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/02/2011 04:40:46 PM 913 Views
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