How Moiraine is able to able to learn which Forsaken is in power in Tear and Illian in The Dragon Reborn ?
I believe, but am not taking the time to look it up, she used means more mundane than you’re probably expecting.
Meaning good use of information networks. That said, I’ll give a tentative MAFO and try to remember to look it up specifically.
Oh , what do mundane method do you think she used? She found which Forsaken was in power quickly and spot on in The Dragon Reborn .
She is very smart, and she knew exactly what to look for. She knew they were coming, and what they would likely do.
One good theory is that she just eavesdropped.
In #TorChat, you said that Moiraine probably eavesdropped in The Dragon Reborn to learn the Forsaken’s identity; is this a theory in Theoryland?
I don’t mean to ask whether it is a full theory (would be silly), I wanted to know whether it has been discussed in Theoryland.
I have seen it discussed at Theoryland and Dragonmount, and @zemaille might have also written something on it.
Moiraine did eavesdrop. Egwene saw her listening to Rand and Asmodean in The Fires of Heaven ‘What can Be Learned in Dreams’.
Agreed, it seems the most logical and straightforward explanation. We saw it in The Eye of the World last POV too.
Eavesdropping would also explain why Sammael detected her presence. See Maria’s commentary here .
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