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Here's what I would have done... Shannow Send a noteboard - 15/11/2009 02:45:32 PM

..a few days after reading it I still had the urge to tear the page out of the book! But Rand's logic really does make sense. Graendal is smarter than him. He needs to seize any advantage he has immediately. How would you have stopped Graendal in Rand's shoes?

RJ has said that there are weaves that can be used on a battlefield to interfere with the creation of gateways. He hinted very strongly that we would see some of them later in the series.

It seems likely that Demandred is the person who will introduce them to us, during the battles of Tarmon Gaidon.

Now, Rand has apparently mastered all of Lews Therin's knowledge. Therefore, I would think he would be equally skilled in battlefield weaves.

What I would have done, with the Choedan Kal, is weave a massive gateway blocking sphere around Graendal's palace, preventing her from Travelling from the place.

Then I would have burst in there and assaulted it in full force. Graendal would be trapped, and Rand would not have needed to balefire the entire place.

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So what was the point of a certain member of the Forsaken? Shannow - 13/11/2009 12:04:20 PM 1783 Views

Wait until Towers of Midnight. lord-of-shadow - 13/11/2009 02:04:23 PM 1421 Views

Not exactly.... Light in the Night - 13/11/2009 10:55:57 PM 1155 Views

Clickety click guttering flame - 13/11/2009 03:04:37 PM 1232 Views

RAFO *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 13/11/2009 04:34:10 PM 505 Views

She made all of Rand's subsequent chapter's suspensful, IMO Deadsy - 13/11/2009 08:31:49 PM 1209 Views

I was disapointed too and needless to say, shocked. *NM* Onarishma - 14/11/2009 09:31:45 AM 493 Views

I was initially... Moridin_2000 - 15/11/2009 02:03:14 AM 1027 Views

Oh it made sense just so unexpected. Graendal and Semirhage. Onarishma - 15/11/2009 01:27:17 PM 1007 Views

Here's what I would have done... Shannow - 15/11/2009 02:45:32 PM 1054 Views

Rand is not Dumbledore guttering flame - 15/11/2009 03:10:58 PM 1065 Views

Sorry, haven't read any Harry Potter books, so I have no clue what you're referring to. Shannow - 15/11/2009 03:13:32 PM 1062 Views

Gateway blocking sphere? Sidious - 15/11/2009 03:28:09 PM 1014 Views

We don't actually know that... Shannow - 15/11/2009 04:05:10 PM 1073 Views

Re: We don't actually know that... Sidious - 15/11/2009 06:02:28 PM 1085 Views

From Question of the week 14 Shannow - 15/11/2009 07:34:19 PM 1079 Views

Disagree Sidious - 15/11/2009 08:14:28 PM 1089 Views

What if he makes multiple gateways at the same time? Shannow - 15/11/2009 08:21:48 PM 1057 Views

I agree. *NM* fionwe1987 - 15/11/2009 08:50:54 PM 459 Views

But RJ answered this Sidious - 15/11/2009 09:47:57 PM 1127 Views

You're ignoring a key sentence... fionwe1987 - 15/11/2009 09:58:03 PM 1077 Views

Re: You're ignoring a key sentence... Sidious - 16/11/2009 06:47:47 AM 1082 Views

The issue is that it is easier to make a gateway than to block one - individually. Shannow - 15/11/2009 10:04:22 PM 1154 Views

I don't think so Sidious - 16/11/2009 07:12:05 AM 1250 Views

Problem is... Shannow - 16/11/2009 07:45:41 AM 1030 Views

I agree with Sidious... Moridin_2000 - 15/11/2009 04:12:04 PM 1039 Views

The quote exists. I'll get it for you and post it in a couple of hours. Gotta go to church now. Shannow - 15/11/2009 04:13:35 PM 1020 Views

Ok, later Moridin_2000 - 15/11/2009 04:17:07 PM 1061 Views

Here's the full quote, from Question of the Week 14. Shannow - 15/11/2009 07:30:29 PM 1115 Views

Here's the way he should have done it... fionwe1987 - 15/11/2009 06:19:18 PM 991 Views

I don't think I would put too much faith in that.... Light in the Night - 15/11/2009 09:32:22 PM 1101 Views

Moghedien and Cyndane didn't attack Graendal, in fact... Shannow - 15/11/2009 09:36:03 PM 1165 Views

That wasn't what I said.... Light in the Night - 16/11/2009 12:42:53 AM 962 Views

Re: That wasn't what I said.... Sidious - 16/11/2009 07:14:08 AM 1354 Views

I guess you could see it that way Light in the Night - 16/11/2009 08:48:23 PM 1107 Views

My bad... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 02:22:35 AM 980 Views

She killed Asmodean, didn't she?

Moridin_2000 - 15/11/2009 01:58:40 AM 1026 Views

Moridin used her Lord Haart - 15/11/2009 06:54:59 PM 1022 Views

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<quote id="47949">..a few days after reading it I still had the urge to tear the page out of the book! But Rand's logic really does make sense. Graendal is smarter than him. He needs to seize any advantage he has immediately. How would you have stopped Graendal in Rand's shoes?</quote>

RJ has said that there are weaves that can be used on a battlefield to interfere with the creation of gateways. He hinted very strongly that we would see some of them later in the series.

It seems likely that Demandred is the person who will introduce them to us, during the battles of Tarmon Gaidon.

Now, Rand has apparently mastered all of Lews Therin's knowledge. Therefore, I would think he would be equally skilled in battlefield weaves.

What I would have done, with the Choedan Kal, is weave a massive gateway blocking sphere around Graendal's palace, preventing her from Travelling from the place.

Then I would have burst in there and assaulted it in full force. Graendal would be trapped, and Rand would not have needed to balefire the entire place.
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