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That's ridiculous... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 14/11/2009 07:07:11 PM
Her accomplishment seem laughable and pitiful. She's got a circle of 13 AND a very powerful saangraal to enahnce her power. With that amount of power she should have been able to shield any potential target she sees, capture the toraken and riders with cocoons of air, erect a dome of impenetrable air to contain the battlefield around the tower and prevent enemies fleeing.

I think its reasonable to assume that shielding a moving target is a highly uncertain thing. Adelorna escaped shielding by merely taking a turn in the corridor! Flying targets will be much harder.
As for cocoons of air capturing the to'raken and keeping its passengers alive... are you frigging kidding me? This is a battlefield. Lifting people is hard enough, but lifting multiple to'raken while channelers are attacking you from all sides?

As for the cocoon, I thought of that as well... She couldn't do it because of where she was, I think. She did not have an uninhibited view. And she couldn't have gone to the roof, as her gateway weave would have been seen, then.

Instead she threw some fireballs around and resisted being struck or shielded by lone (pairs of) enemy channelers. and captured a few damane when they were close enough to spit at. That much seems like something normal Egwene with small aid (say an angraal or one or possibly even two helpers that form a circle around her) could have done already.

Nope. What you're ignoring is the size of the to'raken, the fact that they were flitting around, and the multiple weaves Egwene had to weave to keep herself safe.

I do admit to disappointment that she only used fireballs and lightnings, though. We know she knows some really destructive weaves from Moggy. Why not use them now?
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Who performs the worst atrocity in this book: Egwene or Rand? (A good Cannoli question) Matrimony Cauthon - 13/11/2009 06:22:50 PM 2164 Views
Given the chance, Egwene would certainly have chosen death herself had she been captured Lordling - 13/11/2009 07:04:02 PM 892 Views
That doesn't make her right, it makes her a coward *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:53:50 PM 509 Views
Your hatred and judgment of Egwene is obsessive and at times unreasonable. Like right now. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 14/11/2009 03:56:34 AM 474 Views
In this he his reasonable...I think he is mostly wrong with the statement, but it is reasonable *NM* RabidWombat - 14/11/2009 04:08:35 AM 361 Views
Wrong and unreasonable. krassos - 14/11/2009 11:07:16 PM 896 Views
It's not herself she's sacrificing *NM* guttering flame - 15/11/2009 06:09:02 AM 470 Views
"Given the chance, Egwene would certainly have chosen death herself had she been captured" krassos - 15/11/2009 02:45:21 PM 702 Views
Re: "Given the chance, Egwene would certainly have chosen death herself had she been captured" guttering flame - 15/11/2009 03:14:27 PM 862 Views
Because most people often get acclimated to being beaten 3 or more times a day. krassos - 17/11/2009 01:02:37 AM 739 Views
When teenagers were physically punished in schools guttering flame - 18/11/2009 05:52:54 AM 810 Views
Teenagers at school didn't spend hours a day getting spanked. Repeatedly. For weeks straight. krassos - 20/11/2009 02:13:38 AM 687 Views
Egwene also killed Aes Sedai who belonged to the shadow by the dozens guttering flame - 13/11/2009 07:19:14 PM 866 Views
Re: Egwene also killed Aes Sedai who belonged to the shadow by the dozens Night Walker - 13/11/2009 07:25:14 PM 821 Views
Forcible turning is not the only method guttering flame - 13/11/2009 08:28:08 PM 897 Views
But... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 08:43:53 PM 937 Views
The point is guttering flame - 13/11/2009 11:00:58 PM 673 Views
They were tried. *NM* fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:23:45 AM 332 Views
Mock trials guttering flame - 14/11/2009 08:06:14 AM 775 Views
Proof? fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 09:09:14 AM 688 Views
That's the impression I got from Sheriam's 'trial' guttering flame - 14/11/2009 09:44:09 AM 771 Views
But... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 06:55:54 PM 750 Views
And if Verin had been caught, she would have deserved death. Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:55:13 PM 862 Views
Ordinarily, I would disagree... RabidWombat - 14/11/2009 04:20:28 AM 897 Views
Re: Ordinarily, I would disagree... Cannoli - 14/11/2009 08:04:37 AM 803 Views
Except for the fact that she never served the Dark One. She was Black Ajah in name only. krassos - 21/11/2009 04:16:48 PM 689 Views
Not true. Verin did in fact serve the DO. She admited as much darius_sedai - 12/12/2009 04:28:56 AM 712 Views
They had trials. No mention of them presenting such evidence. *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:54:23 PM 344 Views
Forced turnings should be killed too Sidious - 15/11/2009 07:06:43 AM 731 Views
Sad but true darius_sedai - 07/12/2009 05:05:08 PM 698 Views
Based on those two actions... entyti - 13/11/2009 08:01:32 PM 880 Views
How was she going to protect the Tower and occupants then? NaClH2O - 13/11/2009 08:02:31 PM 793 Views
There is a difference between collateral damage and targeting your own people! *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:56:10 PM 362 Views
She did not target her own people... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:39:14 AM 772 Views
You seem to be contradicting yourself here guttering flame - 14/11/2009 07:52:07 AM 787 Views
Because they were indistinct specks high in the sky? *NM* fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 09:11:15 AM 340 Views
Considering the power she had in her hands guttering flame - 14/11/2009 09:52:10 AM 1081 Views
That's ridiculous... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 07:07:11 PM 794 Views
Re: That's ridiculous... guttering flame - 14/11/2009 07:21:44 PM 759 Views
typical cannoli double speak, she wasn't targeting her own people NaClH2O - 14/11/2009 01:46:10 AM 2354 Views
Nothing wrong with that. Cannoli - 14/11/2009 08:11:15 AM 822 Views
She does have first hand experience TheCrownless - 14/11/2009 07:52:20 PM 825 Views
Dozens of dark sisters together...trapped like rats... krassos - 18/11/2009 12:29:19 AM 733 Views
Re: Who performs the worst atrocity in this book: Egwene or Rand? (A good Cannoli question) randfandom - 13/11/2009 08:16:29 PM 798 Views
Neither is an atrocity... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 08:17:08 PM 983 Views
this ^ *NM* Deadsy - 13/11/2009 08:34:10 PM 307 Views
Re: Neither is an atrocity... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 08:59:30 PM 808 Views
Bull Sh!t! fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 09:08:00 PM 855 Views
Come on now... Rand al'Thor - 13/11/2009 09:13:50 PM 766 Views
Not outraged on their behalf... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 09:26:11 PM 753 Views
Re: Not outraged on their behalf... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 09:56:01 PM 681 Views
Re: Not outraged on their behalf... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:08:06 PM 715 Views
Re: Not outraged on their behalf... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 10:37:04 PM 767 Views
fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:45:57 PM 697 Views
Re: Knightscape - 13/11/2009 11:16:58 PM 756 Views
Re: fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:34:49 AM 640 Views
Re: Knightscape - 14/11/2009 01:46:51 AM 737 Views
Yes your argument is very much Bull Sh!t Knightscape - 13/11/2009 09:15:17 PM 826 Views
So... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 09:27:11 PM 783 Views
Re: So... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 10:07:15 PM 674 Views
Not at all... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 10:09:43 PM 703 Views
Re: Not at all... Knightscape - 13/11/2009 10:54:14 PM 680 Views
Re: Not at all... fionwe1987 - 14/11/2009 12:36:36 AM 686 Views
Break out the inflatable balloon swords and have at it already! Ryan - 14/11/2009 02:14:47 AM 718 Views
Rand. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 13/11/2009 09:17:14 PM 840 Views
Re: Rand. Dragonsworn - 13/11/2009 10:56:04 PM 851 Views
But that is not her choice to make. She has NO right to decide that for anyone. *NM* Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:57:03 PM 352 Views
No, she had no right to make that choice Ryan - 14/11/2009 03:54:35 AM 676 Views
Yes, it was her choice to make, and she is now responsible for the consequences. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/11/2009 06:24:46 PM 1107 Views
Since Rand did not perform any atrocities, Egwene by default (Existing) Cannoli - 13/11/2009 11:53:22 PM 911 Views
Its the difference between lodlom - 14/11/2009 02:59:42 AM 722 Views
Cannoli mentioned already - after balefire you can live again Skeeve the Great - 20/11/2009 03:38:06 AM 665 Views
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