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Interview #675: Alloy of Law Signing Report - Zas, Entry #3

Zas (Terez)

When Lan tracked down Myrelle in Lord of Chaos , she used the bond to Compel him to come to her, in such a way that he wouldn’t detect it. Did she have to use the bond to seduce Lan, or did he just go along because he didn’t have anything better to do?

Brandon Sanderson

(laughter) I’d have to look that one up. I don’t know. I’d have to look it up. I don’t have the answer to that one. We’ll call that one a MAFO though. I’m actually curious myself (laughter).

Maria Simons

The question poses a false dichotomous argument: was Lan “seduced” by the bond or did he have nothing better to do? [Terez: it was a joke.] Suffice to say that Lan was psychologically devastated at this point—not in his right mind, his will to live shattered. Myrelle took control of him to save his life; he really had no choice in the matter. And here’s a quote from the notes for you: “She had to use the bond to compel [notice lower case here] him, sometimes, which she found both odd and somewhat insulting.” But one has to put this in the context of her other Warders, who eagerly complied with her desires, carnal or otherwise.

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