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

"Galad Damodred" <crapats007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On May 24, 10:44 am, Casey <ydenb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Guys, this is extensively discussed in the FAQ under "TPOD Attack"
>>
>> In the beginning of the series the Forsaken were released individually
>> bu the DO was not strong.  They each went their own way.  Some of them
>> tried to kill Rand, starting in TEOTW.  This culminates in a
>> conspiracy in TFOH involving four forsaken who try to kill Rand and
>> fail.  Starting in LOC, the DO orders the forsaken not to kill Rand.
>>
>> This order was still in place at the end of aCoS, when Moridin
>> baelfires the bejeeses out of Sammael.
>>
>> The order may or may not have been repealed at the end of TPOD.
>
> I am so glad you posted this. I've had to read a lot of nonsense thus
> far. So let me get this right, basically they tried to kill him first
> up and failed, fair enough. Then the order went out to not kill him
> hence Morridin saved Rand at the end of ACoS. Now the big question is
> why did the DO give this order?

Because he wanted to turn him to the dark side of the force.