Of course no one can conclusively say it, especially because the author admitted that he wanted to torment us with the answer for another year. But having her weaves disappear after the act is a strong pointer! The Compulsion vanished instantly - it doesn't matter if Nynaeve was being stubborn about delving the man.

I think you're losing the plot a bit here, Fionwe. It does seem like you're desperate to keep this character alive, and you're coming up with all sorts of theories to explain this. It's a huge assumption to say that Aran'gar was in the palace at the time despite Graendal saying in the prologue that only Moridin knows how to find her. Or worse, that she would Travel towards Rand while he was wielding the choedan kal to unravel her Compulsion. It's madness.

I think you're letting your bias show in these replies. You've stated that you think her death was lame, so it seems you're trying to keep this talented villain alive. I don't understand why you think her demise was such a let down. Rand used the world's most powerful sa'angreal to blow her up. It was surely among the most amazing displays in the series - and makes some of the other forsaken deaths look laughable. Her death was monumental.