Re: Cadsuane blackmailing Narishma and the others
randfandom Send a noteboard - 03/12/2009 01:43:46 AM
One would guess based on the rest of the chapter that "the three Asha'man" are Narishma, Hopwil and Flinn, and that she blackmailed them into letting themselves be bonded. But what did she blackmail them with? Do we ever find out?
I think Alanna explains this to Rand when she met him in Far Madding. The three were left in Cairhein with nowhere to go. Taim declared them as traitors and everyone else believed they played a part in trying to blow up Rand in Cairhein. Rand was nowhere in sight to help them. Their only hope of survival was to get Aes Sedai protection, in return to which Cadsuane apparently demanded they agree to be bonded.
In fairness to Cadsuane, it was not such a horrible bargain, because the other Aes Sedai would never have helped them otherwise, and it was one way to protect others if they went mad (which they were expected to, as the taint has not yet been cleansed). The only surprise was that she got her Aes Sedai to agree...
Cadsuane blackmailing Narishma and the others
- 03/12/2009 12:13:58 AM
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Re: Cadsuane blackmailing Narishma and the others
- 03/12/2009 01:43:46 AM
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Maybe not that hard for Flinn...
- 03/12/2009 01:52:17 AM
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But that hardly constitutes blackmail.
- 03/12/2009 02:03:15 AM
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Do as I say or I will tell the Black Tower of your whereabouts ? *NM*
- 03/12/2009 02:59:25 AM
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Maybe a poor word choice, but that's basically what she did. You're right about Alanna not knowing.
- 03/12/2009 03:29:35 AM
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If that's the truth of the situation it's a good thing
- 03/12/2009 02:01:51 AM
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There's still no evidence that that applies to anyone but Rand. *NM*
- 03/12/2009 02:35:18 AM
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And there is no logical reason to assume he is unique. *NM*
- 03/12/2009 03:30:24 AM
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Beyond the fact that he is the prophecied savior of mankind?
- 04/12/2009 03:33:29 PM
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So the Power doesn't work around him? Why did Semirhage's fireball work and not Alanna's bond? *NM*
- 07/12/2009 11:18:32 AM
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I was kidding. Rand is unique, but not so much in this context. *NM*
- 08/12/2009 08:42:07 PM
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Re: If that's the truth of the situation it's a good thing
- 03/12/2009 07:08:34 AM
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Except that all the Aes Sedai that been bonded by Asha'man can be compelled using the bond.
- 03/12/2009 01:26:24 PM
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Re: Except that all the Aes Sedai that been bonded by Asha'man can be compelled using the bond.
- 03/12/2009 06:14:46 PM
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