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There’s no real reason for a lot of the things Moiraie keeps secret, other than she likes knowing more than other people, even when telling them would actually help her.
I entirely agree that I think it’s that sometimes wolves are seen to be agents of the Shadow, kinda like rats and ravens. And there’s always the village-type belief of not liking wolves because they can threaten small villages or homesteads.The White Bridge sort of made me think of the Moonbridge located in Silverymoon in the Forgotten Realms D&D setting. Granted, the Moonbridge was simply made of magical force and was invisible by day and silvery and translucent by night, and it was well known who had made it and how, but I imagine it would be similarly impressive to a newcomer from the countryside. That said, I bet most Third Age people in the Wheel of Time would be super uneasy about an invisible bridge, Age of Legends or not.
The matter of the blue flash is a very good question! I have my thoughts, but I'd love to hear yours!
As for Perrin's aversion to the wolves, I've often wondered whether it has to do with that ingrained folk belief among some people in the setting that wolves serve the Shadow. Perrin has evidence right in front of him that they don't, but even in the face of that kind of proof, it's hard to uproot beliefs you're raised with. That and his connection to the wolves is mysterious, frightening, and un-asked-for. It's just sort of thrust upon him, much like this whole "adventure" has been, and I suspect he's frightened and resentful of it.
Also, just as Egwene's been trying to fall back on past comforts to cope with everything, I wonder if Perrin might be attempting to cope through denial. The connection's there, Elyas and the wolves have confirmed it, and it's right in front of him, but it's one more thing he doesn't want, one more thing that changes his world forever and proves he can't ever quite go back to the way things were, so he fights it.
- A stedding! I'm very curious to learn more about the steddings, why the One Power doesn't work within them and such.
Awww. Guess I'll have to make sure I get the WoT Companion at some point, too!As far as I know, they don't actually explain that in the books, but it tells you a bit about them in the WoT companion, I think.
Well, she said when they went in that she felt like she'd lost something. Since her connection to the One Power is in its nascent stages, I imagine she would be super uncomfortable with it suddenly disappearing.It’s also interesting how Egwene doesn’t like the steddingu
Oooo, yes. I remember The Crucible well, and I can definitely see how some of that is evoked by the Whitecloaks.Ahh, I remember being so mad at the Whitecloaks and so upset about Hopper when I was younger. That much has not changed at all, and I am still 100% Not A Fan of Whitecloaks. I agree that their way of thinking about the world has an eerie amount of resonance with the real world. IIRC, when I had to read Arthur Miller's The Crucible in English class as a teenager, I couldn't help but be reminded of them.
Ohhhh, Rand is sick because of touching the One Power. What he's dealing with sounds almost just like what Nynaeve told Moiraine she went through. Confirmation that the lighting was his then, and no wonder it made him sick; that was no small feat!