Egwene also gets some stuff wrong, like her having the Ageless look despite not having taken the Oaths. Nynaeve is also able to redirect a weave of saidin, something that we know is impossible. So I don't know if we can say with full confidence that the Queen is equal to the King in Malkier.
Though, the fact that the King's wife is the Queen, instead of being a consort, seems to imply it.
Though, the fact that the King's wife is the Queen, instead of being a consort, seems to imply it.
Aren't the archways closely related to Tel'aran'rhiod? If Egwene believed she would have the ageless look, she would have appeared to have it. Likewise, if Nynaeve believed she could redirect saidin, she would have been able to as easily as Perrin can deflect balefire there. At that point she didn't know enough about the Power to know that she couldn't do it, so she did.
Kaldric
P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.
Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.
Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
Do you realize
- 15/05/2011 07:29:13 PM
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How dare you assume a king outranks an Aes Sedai in his own kingdom and palace?!
- 16/05/2011 03:22:19 AM
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Stop thinking with your chest hair! Nynaeve will rule no matter WHERE she is!
- 16/05/2011 03:42:55 PM
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Well actually
- 16/05/2011 06:02:57 PM
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I'd be surprised.
- 18/05/2011 02:01:31 AM
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Re: I'd be surprised.
- 18/05/2011 04:19:43 PM
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Not necessarily
- 19/05/2011 12:33:24 AM
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Where does this come from...
- 16/05/2011 06:39:06 PM
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Actually, if there is any truth to her Accepted test, he isn't THAT much in charge.
- 17/05/2011 02:51:12 AM
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Not necessarily...
- 17/05/2011 05:05:56 AM
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Re: Not necessarily...
- 17/05/2011 06:55:01 PM
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Ummm... that was exactly my point.
- 17/05/2011 11:34:46 PM
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What we know about the Malkieri customs from NS seems to supports this too
- 17/05/2011 10:32:20 AM
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