Re: Why didn't Moridin just kill Rand when he was fighting Sammael?

Galad Damodred wrote:
> On May 7, 2:33=EF=BF=BDpm, Brinner <keating.br...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Grew stronger? What are you talking about? The Foresaken were never
> > weaker, just locked away for millenia. As soon as they escaped from
> > Shayol Gul in TEOTW they were as strong as they were when they were
> > imprisioned.
>
> Rubbish. If they were as strong as they ever were they should have
> been able to overpower an inexperienced Rand at the end of TEOTW. They
> were definitely weak when they came out of the bore and gradually got
> their strength back.

Nonsense. Complete nonsense.
>
> > 100% certain they would fail. Use that logic I mentioned earlier. Rand
> > is the single most powerful channeler the world has ever seen. If you
> > want to kill him you do not send Trollocs or any other Shadowspawn. If
> > you want to draw him into attacking you, you pretend to make an
> > attempt on your life. Or in the case of when he was attacked in the
> > Aeil waste you make try to make him attack another FS for your own
> > game, i.e. Lanfear made Rand think Sammael was attacking.
>
> You're talking through your arse mate.100% certain? WTF! If they were
> planned attacks then they were stupid ones as even a channeler, as
> strong as he is, only needs one arrow to end his life. These were
> genuine attempts on Rand's life and is a contradiction that is not
> explained properly in the book.
> For the record Rand is only marginally stronger than most of the
> foresaken.
>
> From TWOT encyclopedia:
>
> When Rand wakes, Da****va holds nearly as much of the One Power as Rand
> can. Da****va accompanies Rand on his strike at Illian. When Rand
> announces that Sammael is dead Da****va sighs loudly with relief.
> (ACoS,Ch41)

Right, I am done with this now. Personal insults are where I draw the
line. I am not "talking throught my arse" as you think. I was putting
forward an opionion and backing it up. You have stated many times you
want proper discussion in here but seem incapable of it.

Brinner