What do you think about Mat, Rand, and Perrin keeping certain "abilities"? I know you've said that they may or may not still be ta'veren , and Perrin thinks they aren't, but can Perrin still talk to wolves? Is Mat still lucky? Does Mat still have his memories? In your opinion, who do you think Nakomi was? Do you like the "Nakomi is the avatar of the Creator theory"?
Do you think of her as the third member of the Christian godhead? Finally, Harriet was quoted as saying that she thinks Rand's special ability at the end was a "new magic"? Do you agree? Or do you think it is something else? Perrin can still talk to wolves. That is certain. Also, Mat keeps his memories.
These two are official, not theories on my part. What I can't give official on is the ta'veren -ness of the guys. I don't think RJ ever even says in the notes. I think they aren't. I'm too close to this one. I can't say, unfortunately. I can answer as a fan for things I don't know because it's not in the notes, or for things I could theorize about before I came onto the project.
For things I learned about while working, I don't have a "fan" perspective, only a writer perspective. Harriet is more likely to be right than I am, but I don't believe it is a new magic. I think it is a result of Rand touching the Pattern directly. So, I'm still unsure about Mat's luck.
Would you say that's part of his " ta'veren -ness? Thanks for the great answers. I'm more at peace now with some of the previous answers you've given.
My gut tells me Mat still has his luck, but not to the extent he once had. But I have no foundation for this in the notes. While Brandon was signing my book s I asked him about Alivia and if she had a role in the body swap. I assumed it was Nakomi but the others I was reading the book with all decided it HAD to be Alivia and that's how she fulfilled Min's viewing.
Nothing is popping up man, but what did you ask? Alivia helped him die by disappearing. It was quite anticlimactic. Huh, not sure why the spoiler isn't working right. Anyways, I was having a debate with the 5 other people I'd been reading with and felt like I was taking crazy pills—all the others thought Alivia is the one who found Rand outside Shayol Ghul after the battle and did the swap.
I asked Brandon to confirm that it wasn't Alivia and was in fact Nakomi and he said he wouldn't answer anything about Nakomi, but vehemently denied Alivia had anything to do with the swap. Sure, it's clear that was what triggered the whole event but the end of A Memory of Light heavily implies that the woman outside Shayol Ghul finalized the deal.
I'd assume that was Nakomi. That was good enough for me. Ohhhh you're talking the old woman in the tent with Alivia? I'm almost positive it was Caddy and Alivia was referring to her as an old woman. You're talking about "The wise ones and the old woman with them" line correct? It's not Verin, we know that much. Nakomi, I'm convinced is no one, and everyone is just assuming there's something special about her.
Though I found that old woman line suspicious. Nah, I'm talking about the first page of the epilogue— The figure outside Shayol Ghul that says "Yes, that's good. That is what you need to do" as he brings Moridin's body out. For some reason a fair amount of people I've talked too including the group I read with thought that was Alivia, since it's suggested this person starts the body swap at that point or finishes it I suppose.
I assume it's Nakomi. Who Nakomi actually is is an entirely different story. I had to dig deep in the notes to figure out It is something that I had to put together myself. I don't believe that I changed anything about that scene. You will have to compare it to the original if that ever comes out in the notes—I don't know whether that's in the stuff that was released to the [library]—but I don't believe any changes were made except for perhaps proofreading and editing changes as we went through.
The big changes I made to the epilogue were the addition of certain viewpoints, but were not changes to what was written. Some of these scenes we have in the epilogue were some of the cleanest scenes that we got.
And sure, we had to clean them up in some ways, but I don't believe that scene had any major edits to it, but it's now been quite a long time since I worked on that scene, so take that with a caveat. But that was one of those scenes, when I read it That was the first thing that I read, because that was the completed—like, I wanted to read the ending, right?
There was stuff written before that, but [ But, you may have to—I honestly, it's so hard for me, some of these things, it's so hard for me to remember because we're going back seven years, where I started working on that outline, right after reading what he'd written—and started building it, and over the years, we get a lot of questions, was this you?
I've forgotten. Granted, there are certain things we really wanted to preserve of his because we wanted the actual writing he completed, but you know, which themes, and which concepts—there are things where I'm like, "Oh!
Why did I put that in? Oh, it's because of this," and then I went back into his notes, "No wait, no he said to do that! And they blended together quite a bit. Like, that scene, over the years, I thought, "Oh, I added some stuff to that scene. It was there, and I'm like, "Oh wait, no that was him, and that's what sparked me to do this other thing," which then, we turned into this other scene, and That right there is one of the two main things which I have said I'm not going to say anything about.
So I'm not answering I feel that the notes indicated that this should be a mystery that he wanted to be left, and The other one of course is the pipe, and that's because we don't know. Those are the two big things I can't give you answers on, one because I won't, and one because The other thing I haven't been answering is I haven't been answering who made the decision on every specific character, who should live and who should die, and I don't think that focusing on that is really productive, and so I haven't been telling people who, except for one character [looks at Harriet; audience laughs] that I didn't want to die [awws], that Harriet decided needed to go, of the four-hoofed persuasion.
I am pretty free about a lot of other things, but I don't answer those. I do know about Nakomi. However, I must honor what I believe to be RJ's wishes in regards to this. Perhaps some day. I'm more able, ironically, to speak about the pipe—as I don't know the answer, and can theorize like a fan upon its meaning.
There are at least two other things about the ending that people have never asked me, which I expected them to, which involve deep secrets about the series and its conclusion.
One is minor, but interesting. The other I consider major. So perhaps someone will someday tease those out of me. Interesting about the other points given how thoroughly we've dissected the book over the past couple of years. Now I'm intrigued!
I'm not saying they haven't been dissected—I don't follow HCFF discussions these days as I once did—but I do know I haven't been asked about these things that I remember. At least, not in a specific enough way. Nakomi may have appeared a second time, as a mysterious, gray-haired woman in Aiel garb speaks to Rand as he exits Shayol Ghul.
Due to Nakomi's mysteriousness, understanding her exact nature is impossible, however, there are many theories. The following are the popular major theories, in alphabetical order. This theory suggests that Nakomi was an Aes Sedai who managed to survive the Breaking of the World , or alternatively, an Aes Sedai from very early on after the Breaking who assisted in the building of Rhuidean, and that she managed to extend her life through the use of the time dilation of the Portal Stones , or perhaps other sorts of unknown ter'angreal.
This theory suggests that Nakomi is sent by the Creator to subtly help guide Aviendha to prevent the future she sees in the glass columns. This theory may be supported by the fact that food she prepares is the best Aviendha ever tasted an effect very similar to that of Rand after he achieves balance or that she was able to prepare roots faster than normal which seems to be the manipulation of physical laws similar to Rand's ability to light his pipe after his resurrection.
Since there is an agent or avatar of the Dark One in the form of Shaidar Haran , then Nakomi would therefore serve as his counterpart as the hand and mouthpiece of the Creator. A slight variation of this theory suggests that Nakomi could instead be an Agent of the Pattern, or the Wheel itself. This theory's logic is "If there is a bubble of evil , why can't there be a bubble of good? This theory relies on assuming that the encounter with Aviendha occurred not within the waking world, but within Tel'aran'rhiod.
The passage begins with Aviendha having closed her eyes, indicating that she could very much be asleep, and has found herself within the world where heroes of the Horn dwell between death and rebirth. Much like Birgitte Silverbow , Nakomi refuses to answer certain information about herself, such as what sept she is from.
Her meeting with Rand is thus explained with the Horn of Valere having been blown during Tarmon Gai'don. This theory expands on the Hero of the Horn theory, specifically speculating that she is an incarnation of Amaresu , who was stated by Robert Jordan to be the female champion of the Light when the Pattern needs a woman instead of a man the Dragon as its primary savior.
Her appearance at Tarmon Gai'don thus represents the cosmology of the world which features both male and female champions of the Light, with Nakomi being the female champion of Light seeing to the end of the Third Age. This theory is about the mysterious Jenn Aiel who stayed loyal to Aes Sedai, built Rhuidean and the ter'angreal in it to make sure that Aiel live to serve their purpose in the Last Battle.
Nakomi could be able to channel and hide her ability so Aviendha would not be able to sense it. Nakomi - as a One Power user - can be many hundreds of years old, just as many women in the Kin. So she would be able to make sure things are going to the right way including the very end when Rand gets back his life as an almost ordinary person in someone else's body, unrecognizable so he can live his life after he successfully fulfilled his role as the Dragon Reborn.
When a fan asked whether Nakomi was Jenn Aiel, Brandon Sanderson responded that the individual was "sniffing under the right tree. This theory revolves around the idea that Nakomi is Verin Mathwin , whether in real life or in Tel'aran'rhiod.
Nakomi's knowledge she displays is very similar to what Verin learned in The Great Hunt in her conversation with Urien. The Wise Ones explained this concept to Nynaeve al'Meara , answering a question she asked. They described it as "evil". If you have no choice, then you aren't a man at all. You're a puppet. I judge that Mat that killed Shaisam as Rand sealed the Bore. Shockingly, Mat almost reaches for the dagger but restrains himself. It rots as he walks away.
After this, the dice finally stop. The Land has had its fertility restored with the Sealing of the Dark One and is already green and blooming. Each claims this child means they have no further duty there—a certain amount of chest-beating bluffing is going on. What a couple. Moghedien POV Moghedien starts getting optimistic that she will get away and set up shop again. It may be destroyed in which case she becomes an automaton or it may be given to or taken by someone else, since it looks valuable.
Interesting times ahead for Moghedien. Nynaeve tries to bully the explanation out of Aviendha, a sitting duck. The Aiel is briefly alarmed but composes herself. Perrin POV Perrin is in the wolf dream, when he really wanted to sleep.
He is there in wolf form, but is thinking like a man. As he dwells on his guilt over leaving Faile in order to help Rand win, he goes to all the important places of his relationship with Faile and with Rand. He tracks her down and uses adrenalin-enhanced strength to uncover her body single-handedly: Perrin epitomises Strength. THe Hero realises that Elayne has matured. Knowing that Gaidal was not called by the Horn, and so is alive as a young child, she is looking forward to meeting him again in a new life.
It will be one of her usual reincarnations where she is a few years younger than he. The three women have an obvious lack of grief; if Tam knew the truth, he also would be unable to dissimulate and the funeral would be a farce. Basically, it represents freedom from burdens and freedom to be as he wishes.
Only Tam carries a light—for the pyre. It did do so well. A complicated situation. The three women make no pretence of grief and do not comfort Tam, who lights the pyre, but Moiraine does. Rand POV Rand is a bit stunned with the novelty of a hale body.
His eyes have a saa to commemorate Moridin, and also his own channelling of the True Power. Such outcomes happened occasionally. The Green sister is bailed up by four Sitters. This was not Aes Sedai custom until Egwene was raised. Or is that why they have done this? To convince her rather than force her? I do think they chose the right woman—respected, if not feared by all, flexible, tenacious and experienced. And she does actual research. They have the measure of each other. Perhaps the overload of Powers burned Rand and Moridin out, but at the same time Rand has moved beyond channelling to be an ascended being, the alchemical buddha who can will things into occurring.
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