But she did know that Rand would see the compulsion. As for why Graendal didn't do it herself, I always assumed it was just laziness. Wasn't she scouting out Rand with that bird at the time, as well? I doubt you can channel OP and TP at the same time.
This is what happens:
She hears the alarm, and leaves Aran'gar and Delana to see what the fuss is about. She has Ramshalan brought to her in a separate room, and immediately wrapped him up in air and "dug into his mind", making him spill the beans. She opens a gateway, considering fleeing, but then Aran'gar comes along. She asks if Delana knows compulsion, and sends for her, then sends for the dove. She puts the weave on the dove, then Delana returns and performs the compulsion.
So lazy doesn't seem to be the reason, as she was already using Compulsion to make him talk, and she sent for Delana before doing the thing with the dove, so that's not it either.
She knew Rand, or rather Nynaeve, would be able to detect, and possibly read or remove, the Compulsion, but there is no hint that she thinks they might be able to figure out who placed it there.
Fram kamerater!
Delana and compulsion
- 13/05/2012 10:22:50 PM
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It was so saidar would be detected in the compulsion...
- 13/05/2012 11:21:10 PM
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Re: It was so saidar would be detected in the compulsion...
- 14/05/2012 07:21:57 AM
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I think you need to re-read the passage
- 14/05/2012 08:07:57 AM
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Re: I think you need to re-read the passage
- 14/05/2012 11:16:26 AM
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She didn't know she'd be balefired...
- 14/05/2012 08:16:06 PM
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Re: She didn't know she'd be balefired...
- 14/05/2012 08:53:00 PM
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You clearly read the scene, so how did you miss this?
- 15/05/2012 03:33:55 AM
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Everything I've read keeps me convinced that Graendal was supposed to die.
- 15/05/2012 06:46:57 AM
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Re: Everything I've read keeps me convinced that Graendal was supposed to die.
- 15/05/2012 09:58:08 AM
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You misunderstand.
- 15/05/2012 07:46:20 PM
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Agreed...
- 15/05/2012 08:41:15 PM
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Re: Agreed...
- 15/05/2012 11:07:46 PM
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Yup...
- 15/05/2012 11:53:12 PM
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Re: Yup...
- 16/05/2012 01:13:16 AM
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Re: Everything I've read keeps me convinced that Graendal was supposed to die.
- 15/05/2012 01:35:18 PM
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- 15/05/2012 08:13:24 PM
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- 15/05/2012 10:43:30 PM
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- 16/05/2012 04:25:31 AM
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- 16/05/2012 05:24:03 PM
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- 16/05/2012 06:23:08 PM
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