About Mat's timeline... I recall Rand having a vision of him in Caemlyn already. Do you remember which chapter that was? At the time in the book, I remembered wondering how he'd gotten there. I'll have to look for it. It's possible that Mat is already at the ToG while Rand is... "thinking" at the end of the book. Remember, Mat only has 10 days from his arrival in Caemlyn to open the letter, and we all know he'll open the letter. After that he's free to leave or do what the letter says or both. And Elayne can Travel him there directly. I'm going to open up the book after I posted this to try to figure out how much time passed after that vision of Rand's.
I can't remember the chapter number, but I want to say it happened in one or two Rand chapters after Mat's last one. We also have one unaccounted for stretch of time in between Perrin's last POV and Rand seeing him with Galad and a second stretch of time between that vision and the reunion with Tam, along with the implication that the Whitecloaks almost finished off Morgase.
It's not necessarily Tuon who is with Egwene in the vision.
True, but since all the major characters will apparently converge at the end of ToM, I think it would make most sense for it to be Tuon. That isn't meant to rule out any of the other possibilities you mention, of course.
Initial observations and questions on finishing the book
- 25/10/2009 08:56:37 PM
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- 25/10/2009 11:10:41 PM
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Looking ahead to ToM
- 25/10/2009 11:47:31 PM
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- 26/10/2009 01:33:47 AM
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- 26/10/2009 01:42:50 AM
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- 26/10/2009 04:27:56 AM
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Some responses
- 26/10/2009 03:46:31 PM
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- 26/10/2009 07:14:51 PM
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- 26/10/2009 08:26:32 PM
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- 26/10/2009 09:45:58 PM
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- 26/10/2009 10:22:07 PM
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Rand and Moridin revisited
- 27/10/2009 01:28:55 PM
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- 27/10/2009 02:46:54 PM
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Nice idea about the TP turning in on itself to defeat the DO. I like it!
- 27/10/2009 02:52:03 PM
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Re: Initial observations and questions on finishing the book
- 29/10/2009 07:19:08 PM
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I'm thinking the same. The 3-1 prophecy is about Rand Elayne and Aviendah
- 12/11/2009 11:19:44 AM
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Rand fulfilled the Seanchan prophesy...
- 30/10/2009 01:18:50 AM
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That's a really really good point. I Hadn't thought of it that way before. *NM*
- 30/10/2009 03:33:29 AM
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