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Oh well then I agree with you Sidious Send a noteboard - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM

Berowin directly says in her quote that her secret is practice. She's probably good with Spirit but she's clearly a woman who has spent decades playing with this weave and making it more efficient. It's possible that many different shields are possible. I don't think anyone, including the Forsaken, have taken the time to practice shielding to that degree but they do perhaps know of ways to weave stronger lattices that exceed Aes Sedai shields. We know from Elayne that practicing with Air made her very powerful with it, and Leane/Suian learned to work more efficiently with less saidar. Demandred said that he's had so much time to study war and dueling that no mortal man can match him, so there's a general theme of practice making perfect. It likely extends to the Power too.

Berowin probably found something new... A soft shield that bends. I suspect the standard weave is like a net made of rope and that perhaps some AOL individuals know how to weave shields made of metal wire. This is why Osan'gar says he can get around any shield.... The knot is where the flaw lies.

I think your theory is original and explains many shielding dilemmas in the series.

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now you are speculating based on a lack of evidence - 21/01/2016 10:39:13 PM 1255 Views
There's actual evidence: - 22/01/2016 06:25:25 AM 1406 Views
what's dense here is that you keep putting in quotes that don't support your position - 22/01/2016 03:28:16 PM 1602 Views
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Re: yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this - 23/01/2016 02:35:33 PM 1647 Views
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Let me clear this up - 25/01/2016 04:19:51 PM 1679 Views
Some more quotes - 25/01/2016 05:10:51 PM 1432 Views
none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 25/01/2016 07:19:48 PM 1780 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 26/01/2016 03:45:52 AM 1409 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 26/01/2016 09:00:55 AM 1726 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 26/01/2016 10:39:49 AM 1405 Views
from the very beginning of this conversation I've been saying I'm theorizing - 26/01/2016 04:09:19 PM 1313 Views
Oh well then I agree with you - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM 1651 Views
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agree to disagree I suppose ... I don't see it this way *NM* - 20/01/2016 04:41:16 PM 754 Views
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Re: Don't those two facts explain each other? - 08/10/2016 05:06:53 AM 1092 Views
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