For these reasons, what Granedal plotted in TGS, was rather simply how to keep Arad Doman in chaos, e.g. by manipulating the nobles or other important people, than that she was involved in a risky plan to break Rand.
From what we have seen of Moridin's attitude in comparing the struggle against Rand to his game in tPoD, this would be in line with his thinking. In that game he notes that "Rand" is either powerful but slow and ponderous, or else mobile and agile but weak. The book's title implies the perils of weilding political power, and it is Rand's frustration with that role which causes him to go off the grid at the end of the book and switch modes. That is part of his descent in tGS - he is returning to PoD mode, which was his previous nadir of personal turmoil and political frustration. If Graendal is shrewd and insightful enough to guess that about Moridin & Rand, she might even be able to explain her chaos-sowing as heart-pain-inducing as well.
Graendal's main task in TGS
- 28/01/2010 02:42:39 PM
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Re: Graendal's main task in TGS
- 28/01/2010 04:29:42 PM
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Yeah, I think causing pain of heart in Rand is basically similar...
- 28/01/2010 05:12:21 PM
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yet only Graendal was given the order and in context of gaining additional reward if she did it
- 01/02/2010 10:50:12 PM
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As said, it wasn't an order, but basically just a suggestion. *NM*
- 02/02/2010 09:46:19 AM
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I think Graendal ignores Moridin just like the others do
- 28/01/2010 04:33:59 PM
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I think the other Forsaken don't understand Moridin really, just consider him crazy
- 28/01/2010 05:08:34 PM
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Yes
- 28/01/2010 06:16:07 PM
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Yes, especially because of an additional difficulty
- 28/01/2010 07:15:40 PM
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That's a good point.
- 28/01/2010 07:23:17 PM
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I more or less agree.
- 28/01/2010 07:22:38 PM
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Agreed. *NM*
- 29/01/2010 12:54:34 PM
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Re: Graendal's main task in TGS
- 29/01/2010 05:35:55 PM
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And there is absolutely no indication that she tried to give Rand pain of heart in TGS...
- 29/01/2010 06:10:59 PM
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Nor is there an indication that she didn't.
- 29/01/2010 06:27:26 PM
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Moridin's aim was to keep Graendal in Arad Doman.
- 29/01/2010 06:37:50 PM
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You mean that Moridin sacrified Graendal, do I understand this right? *NM*
- 29/01/2010 07:13:56 PM
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Yeah, that's what I suspect at least. No hard evidence... yet. *NM*
- 30/01/2010 06:39:48 AM
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