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Interview: Nov 14th, 2009
TGS Signing Report - Matoyak (Paraphrased)Roga
Does Elayne know that Alanna bonded Rand?Brandon Sanderson
Uh...well...I'll have to check that. MAFO. Good question.
Maria Simons
From Winter’s Heart, chapter 12, Rand speaking to Elayne, Aviendha, and Min: “Anyway, Alanna Mosvani got there ahead of you, and she didn’t bother asking . . . I’ve been bonded to her for months now.”
Footnote—Terez
I asked around about this because I believed that Mato had misheard the name, and that the question was actually about whether Egwene knew about the bonding. (Many people pronounce it egg-WEEN instead of the proper egg-WAIN, so it's easy for those people to hear 'Elayne' when 'Egwene' is pronounced correctly.) The question was asked by Roga, a Stormleader, and he clarified:
Roga
If this question came from the Dallas signing, then it was from me. I asked about Egwene.
The reason behind the question was, I wanted to know: if Alanna's name had been on Verin's list in The Gathering Storm, would Egwene have passed over it? However, Brandon pointed out that Verin knew about the bond, so unless she had some reason to keep quiet, I'd think she should've made some kind of special warning note if Alanna had been in her list.
Maria Simons
Egwene did not know.
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Interview: Dec 19th, 2009
TGS Signing Report - Stephanie Reese (Paraphrased)Question
Moiraine words the Third Oath, "I vow that I will never use the One Power as a weapon except against Shadowspawn, or in the last extreme of defending my life or that of my Warder or another sister." (New Spring 11) This ...wording of the Oath is supported by the reswearing of the Oaths by Pevara and Seaine (The Path of Daggers 26), and the BWB (24), among other sources.
Egwene words the Oath, "I vow that I will never use the One Power as a weapon except against Darkfriends and Shadowspawn, or in the last extreme of defending my life or that of my Warder or of another sister." (The Gathering Storm 43) The 'Darkfriend clause' is supported by Sheriam (The Great Hunt 23), Alanna (The Shadow Rising 31), Niall (The Dragon Reborn Prologue), Rand (The Fires of Heaven 2, 41), and also implications by Moiraine (New Srping 2) and the BWB (14).
RAFO, or error? And, if error, which is the correct wording?
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon said he had to make sure he got the wording right for the oaths, so he went back and copied it word for word from the previous books. Maria was the one that changed it, saying RJ decided that Darkfriends should have always been included in the oaths.Tags
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Interview: Mar 11th, 2011
Verin Q&A with Maria Simons (Verbatim)Question
Merana said that every sister knew when each sister of the Tower arrived and how long she trained (Lord of Chaos, The Crown of Roses). The Tower keeps records on this. She thought Verin had been Aes Sedai about 40 years longer than she and Merana appears to have been Aes Sedai 70 years (their training time was the same and the novice acceptance age range is only three years). Is Merana mistaken in when Verin became Aes Sedai? Or in Verin's age when she came to the Tower?Maria Simons
Okay, this one has me all confused. Can you expand this and explain? I should note that we have asked for a correction to one section in this chapter (I'll include it a bit later). Somehow I'm also missing where Merana says that every sister knows when each one arrived (I do see the bit about knowing how long each was novice and Accepted). Here's the change we asked for (it hasn't been made in the mmp I'm holding; I don't know if it was elsewhere):
At present reads: Alanna had been six years a novice, Merana only five, but more importantly, Merana had been Aes Sedai ten years the day the midwife laid Alanna at her mother's breast. Should read: Alanna had been six years a novice, Merana only five, but more importantly, Merana had been Aes Sedai above thirty years the day the midwife laid Alanna at her mother's breast.
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Interview: Mar 11th, 2011
Verin Q&A with Maria Simons (Verbatim)Question
Verin ends up in the Two Rivers. Who sent Verin to the Two Rivers?Maria Simons
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Did Verin's trip to the Two Rivers have anything to do with Verin's plans to betray the Dark One?Maria Simons
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Did Verin ask Alanna to accompany her to the Two Rivers? If not, why did Alanna accompany her?Maria Simons
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Has Alanna been keeping an eye on Verin? After all, twice she went to the kitchens after Verin did, plus she went to the Two Rivers with her, and both went to Fal Dara.Maria Simons
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If it was Verin's choice to bring Alanna, was Alanna's emotional state a factor in that choice?Maria Simons
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Did Verin ever use compulsion on Alanna?Maria Simons
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Did Verin ever suspect Alanna of being Black Ajah?Maria Simons
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Was Alanna's bonding of Rand something she was encouraged to do by Verin?Maria Simons
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Was Alanna's bonding of Rand something the Black Ajah, Forsaken or Dark One told her to do?Maria Simons
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Did Verin have any idea the Shadow was going to attack the Two Rivers?Maria Simons
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Did Verin know who Luc was?Maria Simons
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Did Verin know of Slayer's unique nature?Maria Simons
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Have Verin and Slayer ever met, even unknowingly?Maria Simons
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Interview: Apr 17th, 2011
Driving Mr. Sanderson - Terez (Verbatim)Terez
Is the sky clear above Alanna or only the harem? (Brandon, who was reading from my list of questions, refused to say 'harem' and said 'THE THREE WOMEN' before I cut him off with my uproarious laughter.)Brandon Sanderson
Was that yours?
Terez
Why is that offensive?
Brandon Sanderson
What's that?
Terez
They are a harem.
Brandon Sanderson
No.
Terez
They are!
Brandon Sanderson
Noooo! Harem...I don’t know if it really does imply...but a harem implies women who sit around and do nothing...
Terez
This is true.
Brandon Sanderson
...until the man, um, wishes...
Terez
It’s an affectionate name for them.
Brandon Sanderson
Yes. But I have seen that um, that phrase before, and...yes. Is the sky clear above Alanna? I’m going to RAFO Alanna. Alanna’s got an interesting thread still, so...
Terez
Yay!
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Interview: Apr 8th, 2001
Elf Fantasy Fair - Sydo Zandstra (Paraphrased)Sydo Zandstra
In one or two threads I have been wondering for a while why Erian Boroleos (Green) wasn't assigned to one of the circles that were defending Rand while he and Nynaeve were cleansing saidin. (See Pam's Winter's Heart notes for the details; IIRC it has been placed under the header 'possible screw-ups') So I asked RJ when I had the chance:
Me: "Could you tell me if Erian was present in the battle near Shadar Logoth, when Rand was cleansing saidin?"
Robert Jordan
[looking up] Who?
SYDO ZANDSTRA
Erian, one of the captured Green sisters who swore fealty to Rand. Did she take part in the battle, or was she somewhere else?
ROBERT JORDAN
Oh. Yes, she was there. RAFO.
SYDO ZANDSTRA
This could either mean that Erian did something special that we don't know about, or that RJ forgot about her while writing the last chapters. On the other hand, possibly RJ thought I meant Elsa (who was definitely there). Perhaps Erian wasn't there but went to Tear with Alanna instead. I guess we'll find out in a year or so...
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Interview: Feb 6th, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - Simka (Paraphrased)Simka
I asked Brandon why Alanna hung onto Rand's bond right up until the moment of her death, especially when it caused her so much grief. I haven't seen any discussion on this issue, and I don't know whether anyone else besides me was curious about it, but there it is.Brandon Sanderson
Brandon paused for a long time, and I actually thought he was going to RAFO me, but I guess he was just considering his answer. Unless I write things down as they happen, I have no short term memory for people's exact words, so I can only paraphrase him. He said that Aes Sedai have trouble letting go of anything [as we are all well aware]; they feel that you never know when something will come in handy. So until Alanna became aware that her death while holding Rand's bond would adversely affect the outcome of his battle with the Dark One, she wouldn't release it. Almost as an afterthought he added that just having a way to locate Rand had had some value [for the Lightside, I gathered].Tags
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Interview: Feb 6th, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - Simka (Paraphrased)Simka (February 10, 2013)
ValMar@44—Your remark reminded me that Brandon did specifically say in his answer to me that Alanna was definitely not Black Ajah.
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Interview: Feb 12th, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - JeffS (Paraphrased)Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)
During the personalization signings, someone asked what the deal was with Alanna's move north and Brandon said unequivocally that she was kidnapped. He didn't say by whom, but I figure since the report to Cadsuane said there were not any residues of channeling to read, it must have been Moridin himself using the True Power.
JeffS
So that's one more down of the 7 left unasked.
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Interview: Feb 22nd, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - Terez (Verbatim)Terez
Was Alanna captured in Tear?
Brandon Sanderson
No. She managed to get away from Tear.
Terez
Okay. Good answer. (crosstalk)
Brandon Sanderson
Good question.
Terez
What happened to her Warder, Ihvon?
Brandon Sanderson
Her Warder Ihvon um, met...
Terez
...(laughs)
Brandon Sanderson
It is not happy.
Terez
Unpleasant fate, okay.
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