Funny, I found Egwene to be annoying in this book, back to ther old self righteous self where she thinks she knows better than everyone else for no good reason, after the last couple of books where I had really liked her.
I need to finish my re-read to see how many survived, to see if it could be considered a "remnant of a remnant" I know at least 7 of the clan chiefs died
Pillow friends aren't gay as such, just engage in homosexual activity. Most leave it behind once they are raised. I suppose the mention of...
Rand wanted peace I think, and if he had popped up and said "hey guys' it's me an a different body" his presence could have been the focus for a lot of dissension, so he probably did have to go off and do his own thing a while, though I don't see why he couldn't have at least told Tam, given how...
Especially as Min was so upset with her, so, apparently she had some sort of viewing, knew the interpretation was "help Rand die", but didn't realise this was metaphorical
I am not sure how well the rifts in the Tower were healed. They seemed to work together, but it still might be too soon for a person who was either a rebel or loyalist to get to the Seat
Mat was away when Elayne was given control.
I do wonder, if Hessalam hadn't done her compulsion to mess with the four leaders, what would have happened? It could be that by taking them out and having Mat in complete control this actually benefited the Light, though the large numbers they lost...
Well, we know that Eldrene destroyed herself by pulling too much of the Power, though I don't think we are told she had a ''sa'angreal'' given how many shadowspawn she destroyed, it seems unlikely she didn't. However, she destroyed herself rather than being burned out. And with the Choedan...
"She closed her eyes and drew in the power. More than a woman should be able to, more than was right. Far beyond safety, beyond wisdom. This Sa'angreal had no buffer to prevent this."
Rand had been wondering who he wanted at Shayol Ghul with him and Nynaeve. Once Moiraine came back, it was always going to be her, he was the only other Aes Sedai he really trusted
Maybe that is what tipped Cadsuane off? That she knew the three had bonded him?
I think from Nicola's visions, it was clear that Rand was going to fake his death (that and none of the third age excerpts talked about the Dragon ruling for half a millenium).