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This, I agree, essentially. "History Buff" is a similar phrase - at least in connotation. There's an amateur context. She doesn't say she's an historian, which would almost certainly be a lie.

I finished New Spring this weekend! If we're doing Eye of the World I will read along a bit as well :)

I am falling a touch behind on this, but I'm going to get back into it this weekend!

She does talk about it as a trick of concentration, but she also comments that Siuan learns that immediately whereas she can't master it immediately. It seems that some Aes Sedai have a more natural aptitude? But I do think she masters it eventually.

I thought this too! Plus she's so conscious elsewhere of the background differences between her and Siuan that you would think she would offer some advice.

It's clear that she's very careful about whom she chooses though, too, from what I remember. There could be more to why she trusts them than we realize.

I was listening to that today too! The dressmaker bit made me chuckle earlier, and we had our first "folding of her arms beneath her breasts" of the reread :) I forgot how horrible Sierin was, also.

Ok cool, I won't spoiler things lol. You're probably right about that part, but they could have used a firmer hand in a couple of different places :lol

Definitely, however, I think that Moiraine's political adroitness and her practice with the game of houses makes her better for dealing with the hall and managing the squabbling factions than Siuan.

Ch 6: Surprises The Testing anxiety speaks to me. Laras makes her first appearance! One of my favorite minor characters in the series. Interesting that Siuan is copying out the potential names of the dragon before Moiraine. Aes Sedai serenity is explored some here. The bead of ink weave is cool...

This is one of the things that I always ruminate on with Jordan - he does the "re-explain" thing sooooo many times over the course of the series. He re-explains the rules of Saidin vs. Saidar, he re-describes Tar Valon... a lot of the info we get is regurgitated. Of course I still love the...

If it's ok, I'll join? :) I love New Spring.