The only thing this confirms is that balefire can only remove a thread up to a few days/maybe a week. And that Asomodean died long enough ago that if his killer were balefired he wouldn't come back to life.
This in no way comments about whether Graendal was the killer or not - you can tell very much by Sanderson's reaction. He wasn't going to let this question lead him down that road.
This in no way comments about whether Graendal was the killer or not - you can tell very much by Sanderson's reaction. He wasn't going to let this question lead him down that road.
Can Graendal reveal herself as Asmodean's killer in the next two books?
Answer: NO, because she got balefired and we will not see her anymore.
Therefore, someone else will reveal themselves as Asmodean's killer.
First, we don't know for certain that she was balefired. I think it's pretty clear that she was, but interpretation remains open and right now Sanderson is refusing to comment further because more will be revealed of Graendal in ToM. So, whether she's not dead, or we see a POV from an earlier period (remember, the various storylines in TGS take place on different timelines - the take home point is that the timelines are a mess), or if we just see others (such as forsaken) discussing her - we will get more info.
Also, we don't know that Asmo's killer will come from the POV of the killer - that was just one possibility as to how it would be revealed. We could just as easily see someone like Mordin say 'Graendal served the DO well with her death and for killing the traitor Asmodean'.
Your interpretations on the matter are simply wrong.
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Sanderson eliminates a particular somebody from consideration as Asmodean's killer
- 11/11/2009 05:18:48 PM
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He didn't say if she did or did not.
- 11/11/2009 05:27:34 PM
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Yes, Brandon did. I edited my original message to add in another quote from Brandon...see above *NM*
- 11/11/2009 05:33:27 PM
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That still doesn't say if she did or did not.
- 11/11/2009 05:39:12 PM
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It eliminates for the following
- 11/11/2009 05:44:29 PM
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That's quite a leap of logic...
- 11/11/2009 06:31:21 PM
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I can't follow your logic
- 11/11/2009 06:33:41 PM
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That is a fallacious leap of logic.
- 11/11/2009 06:50:13 PM
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your interpretation is wrong
- 11/11/2009 05:47:53 PM
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Re: your interpretation is wrong
- 11/11/2009 07:51:01 PM
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I repeat, your interpretation is wrong.
- 11/11/2009 08:15:43 PM
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I generally agree...
- 11/11/2009 06:11:46 PM
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There's nothing in those quotes that even touches on who killed Asmodean.
- 11/11/2009 06:40:31 PM
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Re: There's nothing in those quotes that even touches on who killed Asmodean.
- 11/11/2009 07:53:19 PM
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Re: There's nothing in those quotes that even touches on who killed Asmodean.
- 11/11/2009 11:31:12 PM
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Logain is just making too much of a RJ comment in which he said he'd "probably" do it that way.
- 12/11/2009 12:13:25 AM
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This logic is lacking as well
- 11/11/2009 10:17:48 PM
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Re: Sanderson eliminates a particular somebody from consideration as Asmodean's killer
- 11/11/2009 07:59:32 PM
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But do you agree that Graendal cannot reveal herself if she got balefired? *NM*
- 11/11/2009 08:07:53 PM
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Re: But do you agree that Graendal cannot reveal herself if she got balefired?
- 11/11/2009 08:15:16 PM
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Sure she can reveal herself! Even if she got Balefired!
- 11/11/2009 08:52:49 PM
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this is what happens when you get interrupted in the middle of a post *NM*
- 11/11/2009 09:28:01 PM
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What? Did you double post?
- 11/11/2009 09:49:15 PM
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Ya, got couple of phone calls and some other stuff and forgot where I was in the process 
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- 11/11/2009 10:10:10 PM
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*NM*
- 11/11/2009 10:10:10 PM
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According to Etzel, this is impossible
- 12/11/2009 04:14:47 AM
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I don't say it's impossible...
- 12/11/2009 03:11:17 PM
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We can still have a pre-death PoV from her. Or another Chosen can implicate her. *NM*
- 11/11/2009 10:48:10 PM
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That did not confirm anything except her being balefired wouldn't bring him back.
- 12/11/2009 03:48:43 AM
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Uh, I read the exact opposite
- 12/11/2009 04:13:45 AM
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That is the most absurd leap in logic I have read in a LONG time.
- 12/11/2009 02:51:00 PM
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Then you must have missed the threads about Elayne, Aviendha and Min melting together. =P *NM*
- 12/11/2009 06:24:53 PM
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