True! I don't know if you have ever read the Dresden files, but there is a scene where a magic wielder is defending themselves from some beasties and baddies who also wield magic, and they surrounded themselves with a sphere shaped shield and basically were saying "yeah, cool, come at me bro...
I hadn't really factored in the stagnation effect of the White Tower being a little ..... cautious (understatement of the age?). I can imagine Warders wondering about whether they could have been protected using the Power, instead of getting filled with arrows or something.
Androl's use of...
So this is something I have given a lot of thought. I have always felt, throughout every read of the books, that the Aes Sedai (and Ashaman) really under utilize the Power in a lot of ways. Examples.
1. Armoring themselves/others. I don't think that wrapping a breastplate or helmet in Air (or...