And this was one of the most obvious mistakes I saw
Light in the Night Send a noteboard - 04/11/2009 08:30:50 AM
This is why Nynaeve found Rand's short-hop trick "clever." Say A is starting point, B is close to A, and C is the destination (far away). If one doesn't know A well, one can Travel from A to B (short distances for Traveling are easy). The act of Traveling to a location makes that location well enough known to travel from it. As a result, after Traveling to B, you can Travel anywhere you'd like (i.e. C).
I don't know how many days have passed since Nynaeve took Lan to Land's End, but it can't be that long ago, time-wise. Anyway, Nynaeve used this very "trick" to drop him off and then go round up recruits. In fact, there was a reply from RJ himself in his blog, because so many people had asked about it:
"For several people. Nynaeve could Travel after depositing Lan in Saldaea because she had “learned” that spot by Traveling to it. Remember, if someone Travels to a place, they now know the place they have Traveled to as well as if they had spent time there learning it." Dec. 2005 blog entry
So, either Sanderson messed up, or, Nynaeve doesn't know squat about Travelling, or, she's been smoking some of her "herbs".
Where once was Shadow
Now reigns Light
Darkness fades
Into the Night
I made the switch!
Now reigns Light
Darkness fades
Into the Night
I made the switch!
This message last edited by Light in the Night on 04/11/2009 at 10:53:37 AM
I hate that Mat...
- 04/11/2009 03:21:50 AM
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Tuon will have traveling very soon with her da'mane
- 04/11/2009 04:04:49 AM
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Re: Tuon will have traveling very soon with her da'mane
- 04/11/2009 04:13:31 AM
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Traveling requires you know your origin well, not your destination
- 04/11/2009 04:28:03 AM
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And this was one of the most obvious mistakes I saw
- 04/11/2009 08:30:50 AM
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I can't understand how such mistakes can happen
- 04/11/2009 03:42:05 PM
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Well, let's be clear here - Nynaeve didn't "know" - she's not the best or most thoughtful thinker
- 04/11/2009 05:52:35 PM
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The question is...
- 04/11/2009 09:00:38 AM
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