:lol
I just came across a line in Eye of the World that sums it up. This happens just before they start the rescue of Perrin and Egwene (though they don't know who's there) from the Whitecloak camp.
Lan asks Nynaeve, "Are you willing to take a chance?"
Nynaeve responds, "To help an Emond's...
I like Dnae's point. The whole reason Nynaeve left the Two Rivers in the first place was to take care of the others. Rand's in trouble? Nynaeve to the rescue!
Liandrin's Aes Sedai. Novices and Accepted obey Aes Sedai. Full stop.
I'm not there in my re-read yet, so I may have other thoughts in a few weeks. :lol