Typo or not, this statement is true as is. And where his companion then was taking him a in a certain direction, his later companion seems to offer a resolution of this dilemma, in that both the intrigue and the relationship, the mind and the body, are possible with her. Another interesting...
Love your observations, @Alexr al'Petros !
I have reached Chap 22 of TGH and it starts very much like you said, with Moirane exclaiming: "Nothing is happening as I expect!" and continues in one of my favorites sparring exchanges between her and Lan: "Your humility, Lan Gaidin, has always been...
I am - very timely I must say - arriving to the White Tower with the Amyrlin, Egwene and Nynaeve, from Fal Dara.
Totally sharing Nynaeve's stomach for boats :sick2:
Yes, that was my thought as well.
The line caught my eye as an interesting comment, given the unfolding of the story on these two points :-)
As a first time reader (many moons ago), I think hearing this from the ruling Amyrlin sets Egwene's later accomplishment as an even greater feat.
Can we comment on TGH as we move to book 2?
Because OMG: Siuan talking of not wanting to be taken down as Amyrlin and of how no one can rally around a broken Amyrlin scrubbing floors all day... 🤯
Chap. 39: "No matter the cage, that had not been a defeated man" - it's about Logain brought to Morgase in chains but it also reminded me of another cage that would also fail to defeat the dragon - the real one, this time.
Chapter 34: Tigraine, the Blight, and the fact that she might still be alive (or her descendant be the legitimate heir to the throne of Andor) are all mentioned in the span of 3 sentences.
Chapt 26, arrival to Whitebridge: am I dreaming or is Michael Kramer voicing the doubts in Rand's mind (one could say the seductive voice of the shadow) like he later voices Lanfear? :oops: Stroke of genius if you ask me...
@Fenya al'Caem , re: chapt 17 -
Hang in there! :hug
Escaping Aridhol: I don't think I ever connected the dots before, when Rand thinks he's about to die and , despite his highlighting his "luck".