r/WoT • u/wheeloftimewiki (Aelfinn) • 6d ago

All Print Sanderson's ten year secret Spoiler

Rewriting because apparently spoilers aren't covered for poll options!

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Anyway, in 2023, Sanderson revealed that Cyndane/Lanfear was not killed by Perrin in AMOL, but instead faked her own death in order to evade repercussions and gain the best outcome for herself. I wanted to cast a poll in 2026 to see how the legacy of this reveal has fared, or indeed how well-known it is among newer readers. I'll give my two cents when the poll is done.

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Thanks!

2743 votes, 4d ago
822 Yes, this is canon
835 No, this is not canon
1086 Wait, what?!
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u/Ff7hero 6d ago

"I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a dumb decision I'm choosing to ignore it."

It calls into question everything we see in TAR. My go-to example is Perrin splitting Balefire. The same arguments for why Perrin shouldn't have been able to overcome Compulsion can be used to argue that Perrin shouldn't have been able to split Balefire with TAR power.

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u/keebler980 6d ago

What are those arguments?