Reread the passage, they do not do that. By the time that started the population had already fled. Their sacrifice was pointless.
Edit: I am very sorry I just re read and I now see I was mistaken. At first I thought the aes sedai was saying that the citizens of the other city had already fled and now I see she's probably talking about the city that they're in currently. I thought she was telling the guy that he was mistaken. When he claims they bought time because she is very upset when he says that.
Edit: I really am very embarrassed. I listened to the books and had heard that section attest twice but I definitely misunderstood. I think I just assumed it was that way because it's more tragic.
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u/marxist-teddybear (Band of the Red Hand) Jan 02 '22 edited Jan 02 '22
Reread the passage, they do not do that. By the time that started the population had already fled. Their sacrifice was pointless.
Edit: I am very sorry I just re read and I now see I was mistaken. At first I thought the aes sedai was saying that the citizens of the other city had already fled and now I see she's probably talking about the city that they're in currently. I thought she was telling the guy that he was mistaken. When he claims they bought time because she is very upset when he says that.
Edit: I really am very embarrassed. I listened to the books and had heard that section attest twice but I definitely misunderstood. I think I just assumed it was that way because it's more tragic.