Re: But if Tuon's now empress, wouldn't Mat move up from his princely status?
ajfurst Send a noteboard - 30/10/2009 01:08:46 AM
I haven't thought this all the way through yet, but it occurs to me that we all assume Tuon will be the one whose actions bind the Nine Moons to serve Rand. With Mat now Seanchan emperor though, couldn't it be just as likely that Mat might use his newfound Seanchan authority to commit to a truce/alliance with Rand, with or without Tuon's approval? I can't remember reading anything about the authority of an emperor in relation to the authority of an empress, but any such info could have a bearing on the plausibility of this idea.
He's prince of the ravens. A consort, not Emperor. Even if he was with Tuon, unless she specifically stated he could bargain on the Empires behalf he can't make a truce on their behalf.
It won't happen, but geez, I really, really, REALLY want to see Tuon wearing an a'dam, even for just a few minutes screaming, to ram home how flawed the sul'dam - good, damane - bad division is.
Suroth in KOD - thinks Galgan is setting himself up for the first emperor in 900 years. It'd be like Queen's consort in the UK. Prince Phillip is a prince not a King. Where as King has a Queen - and one assumes an Emperor an Empress.
An alternate take on binding the Nine Moons
- 30/10/2009 12:18:52 AM
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Mat's not an Emperor
- 30/10/2009 12:23:50 AM
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But if Tuon's now empress, wouldn't Mat move up from his princely status?
- 30/10/2009 12:25:38 AM
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Re: But if Tuon's now empress, wouldn't Mat move up from his princely status?
- 30/10/2009 01:08:46 AM
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He doesn't have that authority. Nobody cared about Radhanan's husband. *NM*
- 30/10/2009 12:39:46 AM
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That prophecy has most likely been fulfilled
- 31/10/2009 11:42:03 PM
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It's Bind the Nine Moons, not bind the Daughter of the Nine Moons
- 01/11/2009 01:58:22 AM
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