Elyne and Rand kiss. I wish Egwenne and Elayne had personalities, so I'd feel anything. This way this is all just stuff.
Rand has a quarrel with the Lords about taxes. It is well-reasoned from both sides, so it is NOT boring. It is basicaly the conservative vs liberal debate, the conservatives ever failing to keep up with the time, adjust to the changing situation. To define the problem, if taxes are delt as Rand wants, the country will have too much grain (or in general: food), and they always only sold that to country X. Rand says: it is open market, find new markets, through that new diplomatic relations, new allies. And when things settle down, stuff can be re-arranged. But conservatives say: nah, rise the taxes, kill the poor, make everybody die, we laready live in luxury, to hell with anything else! Rand's plan is to ship grain to Illian, via ships of Maine (Mayene), its queen is already here, can't be a problem to arrange. All this aside taching economics, politics and fucking common sense (RJ definitely did not think this through, very anti-christian), shows that Rand is CLEVER. So it'll hurt HARD when he'll be dumb. Oh, and Rand might be this Messiah-figure - he is still a DICTATOR.
Matt confesses Egwenne he is confused and stuck. Egwenne tells him about the answer-machine.
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Now the summer(?) is hot. Like the rygm says: "Winter it too cold Summer is too hot Weather is never good It's always rainy you goof."
Everything waits for Rand do do the next step, 'cause his aura is so strong. But we can't have that, as Rand is a passive protagonist, so Rand wait for Miraine's action start, aka. the two blacks shipped to Tar Valon.
We are again promised some dragons.
Lanfear does a visit at Rand.
Forsakens: 1 Semirhage 2 Lanfear 3 Ishamael, the betrayer of hope (Elan Morin Tedornain) <--- (dead*, book 3) 4 Aginor <--- (dead, book 1) 5 Balthamel <--- (dead, book 1) 6 Demandred 7 Luc 8 Isam 9 Sammael <--- (Illian) 10 Asmodean 11 Be'lal <--- (dead, book 3) 12 Ravhin 13 (dead, book 2) 14 Moghedien <--- (Caemlyn) *one of them is dead for sure, might be another
Woah, we have 14 out of 13 Forsaken! Well, you COULD argue we saw no body in Book 2, but then you had to explain what happened. Anyway, Lanfear offers to arrange on of the male Forsakens teach Rand.
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The Fortress is being attacked by darklings teleporting in. Rand rushes out, Lanfear rushes after him, remembering Rand he left Magic Sword 9000 unguarded. Goes back for it, and casts a spell that cleanses the Fortress. The darklings did causalities though, Rand is struck by a dead kid, tries to resurrect it, no luck this time Mr. Jesus. Lanfear is Lilith? This "Daughter of the Night, who steals your children" thing fits. Also the third party aspect between God and Evil (this was a pun).
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Egwenne tries to go Dreamland without her magic ring.
"Dreamland is dangerous!" comes the mantra. Show don't tell, Mr. Jordan, show, don't tell. This statement is entirely without merrit.
RJ on a single page retcons what the 13 black stole. First he mentions they stole tangreals, then he says 13 of the stuff were to mess with Dreamland, at the bottom of the page it is no ONLY these 13 relics stolen. I don't like where this goes.
Ok, here the nudity starts to become standard appearance... Just pointing it out.
There is a funny scene with an aiel magling in the Dreamworld, who invites Egwenne to them to learn Dreamland-travel.
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So, Egwenne will go to aiel-land. Aviendha is also sent there. Nnive and Elayne to Tanchico.
Matt while trying to drink him six feet under for Rand's aura not letting him free hears rumour about the Children in Emondsville. Perrin has the ruumor too, already decided to go there.
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Perrin plans on travelling through a Gate. Loial and Fail goes with him.
Rand has a quarrel with the Lords about taxes. It is well-reasoned from both sides, so it is NOT boring. It is basicaly the conservative vs liberal debate, the conservatives ever failing to keep up with the time, adjust to the changing situation. To define the problem, if taxes are delt as Rand wants, the country will have too much grain (or in general: food), and they always only sold that to country X. Rand says: it is open market, find new markets, through that new diplomatic relations, new allies. And when things settle down, stuff can be re-arranged. But conservatives say: nah, rise the taxes, kill the poor, make everybody die, we laready live in luxury, to hell with anything else!
Rand's plan is to ship grain to Illian, via ships of Maine (Mayene), its queen is already here, can't be a problem to arrange.
All this aside taching economics, politics and fucking common sense (RJ definitely did not think this through, very anti-christian), shows that Rand is CLEVER. So it'll hurt HARD when he'll be dumb.
Oh, and Rand might be this Messiah-figure - he is still a DICTATOR.
Matt confesses Egwenne he is confused and stuck. Egwenne tells him about the answer-machine.
-----------------
Now the summer(?) is hot. Like the rygm says:
"Winter it too cold
Summer is too hot
Weather is never good
It's always rainy you goof."
Everything waits for Rand do do the next step, 'cause his aura is so strong. But we can't have that, as Rand is a passive protagonist, so Rand wait for Miraine's action start, aka. the two blacks shipped to Tar Valon.
We are again promised some dragons.
Lanfear does a visit at Rand.
Forsakens:
1 Semirhage
2 Lanfear
3 Ishamael, the betrayer of hope (Elan Morin Tedornain) <--- (dead*, book 3)
4 Aginor <--- (dead, book 1)
5 Balthamel <--- (dead, book 1)
6 Demandred
7 Luc
8 Isam
9 Sammael <--- (Illian)
10 Asmodean
11 Be'lal <--- (dead, book 3)
12 Ravhin
13 (dead, book 2)
14 Moghedien
<--- (Caemlyn)
*one of them is dead for sure, might be another
Woah, we have 14 out of 13 Forsaken! Well, you COULD argue we saw no body in Book 2, but then you had to explain what happened.
Anyway, Lanfear offers to arrange on of the male Forsakens teach Rand.
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The Fortress is being attacked by darklings teleporting in. Rand rushes out, Lanfear rushes after him, remembering Rand he left Magic Sword 9000 unguarded. Goes back for it, and casts a spell that cleanses the Fortress.
The darklings did causalities though, Rand is struck by a dead kid, tries to resurrect it, no luck this time Mr. Jesus.
Lanfear is Lilith? This "Daughter of the Night, who steals your children" thing fits. Also the third party aspect between God and Evil (this was a pun).
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Egwenne tries to go Dreamland without her magic ring.
"Dreamland is dangerous!" comes the mantra. Show don't tell, Mr. Jordan, show, don't tell. This statement is entirely without merrit.
RJ on a single page retcons what the 13 black stole. First he mentions they stole tangreals, then he says 13 of the stuff were to mess with Dreamland, at the bottom of the page it is no ONLY these 13 relics stolen. I don't like where this goes.
Ok, here the nudity starts to become standard appearance... Just pointing it out.
There is a funny scene with an aiel magling in the Dreamworld, who invites Egwenne to them to learn Dreamland-travel.
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So, Egwenne will go to aiel-land. Aviendha is also sent there. Nnive and Elayne to Tanchico.
Also:
Blacks:
1 - Liandrin
2 - Chesmal
3 - Rianna
4 - Joiya Byir <--- (dead)
5 - Amico Nagoyin <--- (dead)
6 - Temaile
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -
13 -
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Matt while trying to drink him six feet under for Rand's aura not letting him free hears rumour about the Children in Emondsville.
Perrin has the ruumor too, already decided to go there.
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Perrin plans on travelling through a Gate. Loial and Fail goes with him.
Man, these'll never start out?