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The reason, as far as we know, that Morgase wanted Thom's execution is because of his mouth. Thom delayed from helping Owyn because he was helping Morgase secure Camealyn thus never getting to him before his stilling and death. When he got back Morgase was furious at him for leaving and he called her a tool of the White Tower....

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Shadow Rising, CHAPTER: 6 - Doorways

"The slender woman was not at all taken aback. For a long moment she looked levelly at the pair of them, each with an arm around the other. Finally, she said, *"I could wager I know the face of the man I will marry better than either of you knows that of your future husband,"* Egwene gaped in surprise.**

After reading through the series twice now it still amazes me how much I've either missed or don't remember. I've read a lot of theories on how it is Thom that she was referring to as the man she will marry. I don't agree with them but it is definately an interesting theory. The fact that she claims to know his face better than anyone of the girls there know their future husband face leads me to believe that it is someone she has had a lot of contact with. So who would that be?

I've never had the impression that it was a romantic love.   I've heard speculation that she was gay - look at the prequel where it talks about her being pillow friends with Siuan.

If I remember right RJ said that he would finish in one book - even if it was twice the normal size.  I can't remember where I read that though. 

I agree that it was not a romantic love for Thom. RJ confirmed that "pillow friends" is a sexual term in a post on Dragonmount.com.

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Wow! What a great action packed way to start the Hero of Ages. I am really pleased that TenSoon's story is continued and hope he gets many more chapters in this book as he's probably my favourite character in the book.

Don't get me wrong, I loved TenSoon, he's my favorite character, but WHERE exactly does it say he will be in the third book?

Chapter two is about TenSoon. From the 'cliffhanger' at the end it's clear that there will be several more TenSoon/Kandra chapters...oh goodie!

Where are you getting this information?

What...the.. You have to be reading something different than the rest of us. The cliffhanger? Where? In what? Clear that there will be several chapters? How are you getting to these conclusions?

That's true. And sorry, I missed number seven or I wouldn't have included that either.

I agree that it's possible that it requires a feruchemist to make an inquisitor. However, I personally (still) think it more likely that he's referring to the fact that you have to get 11 spikes into their bodies without killing them, and apparently going through the correct organs of the sacrifice(s). Sounds fairly difficult. But yes, it is possible.

Thoughts, anyone else?

I'm with you on this one and don't think that it requires a feruchemist to make an inquisitor. I think that Marsh and the inquisitors, in the prologue, kidnapped a keeper to question him about what Ruin requires to be completely free. Then after not getting the information needed, Ruin felt a little bloodletting was in order and why not add to the ranks of the inquisitors while said bloodletting ensued.

What a day, you should've stayed home shootin' the breeze all day,
you should think next time before you start to play,
I wonder what will happen today.
Rub your eyes from no sleep this week, tap your heels home then fall asleep,
asleep in bed you'll do something tomorrow instead.

I had to go with Warbreaker on this. I loved how the magic worked and Lightsong was a really neat character.


Vasher+NIghtblood= Greatness

So you think the Mist Spirit was different for Alendi than it is for Vin?

That is what I am saying. I don't think that it is entirely impossible for that to be the case. If you look the books as a whole, as with many other fantasy novels, it is very cyclical. You have the beginning where the sun was yellow and now it is red and the world was a very different place. Now you have the protagonist trying to bring things back full cirlce to the way things were before. So, having the previous supposed HOA be the mist spirit for the new HOA would fit. Kind of a cycle within a cycle. Well, that' s my theory anyways.