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oiraine Was A Darkfriend

by kellie: 2003-03-31 | Not yet rated

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I'm not sure if this has been posted before or not, but I think there's a chance that Moiraine is a darkfriend. Seriously, I don't think Moiraine is a darkfriend, but there's still a little bit of 'evidence':

"The sight of Lanfear hit her like a blow. Not surprise, but the shock of seeing what had been in her dreams so often since Rhuidean."

- I'm sure Lanfear talks to Kadere in the waste about how she was in his dreams. Maybe Lanfear had showed Moiraine how to set up the angreal in Moiraine's dream so Lanfear could take it & use it against Rand. Everyone just assumed that Moiraine sees this future in Rhuidean, but unless I'm mistaken, it doesn't say anything about 'seeing' this scene in Rhuidean, just about seeing it in her dreams since then. She also says she took the angreal out of Rhuidean even though she didn't like it - perhaps darkfriends, etc, have a list of angreal/ter'angreal that if seen must be gathered or something? Perhaps not, but just a thought.

Why hadn't Moiraine killed/done something to Rand? Lanfear had told Moiraine she wasn't allowed to touch/kill Rand, but to gather as much information on him & help him with all her ability to defeat the DO so they could rule together.

Also, maybe Moiraine didn't like being a Darkfriend, or was like some kind of 'double agent' a good person playing the on the bad side to see what their plans are? That might be why she set up the door, knowing about finnland from her first visit, and that the finn would kill Lanfear if they caught her or something? Okay, maybe not...but we'll never know until book 12, if then.

So it's not the most concrete of evidence, just something that had me thinking all the same. Any other thoughts?
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Tamyrlin: 2003-04-04

Well, actually, Moiraine did see the episode on the docks when she was in Rhuidean. She tells Rand that she saw many variations, one variation was Rand going away with Lanfear and the next time he was seen he was calling himself Lews Therin. She sees the variation in which she helps Rand by knocking Lanfear through the doorway. Because she sees these things in Rhuidean, she set up the angreal and carried one with her. The setup and preparation are what make a good case that Moiraine still lives, having also seen that much in Rhuidean. So I don't think you can use that scenario to suggest her being a darkfriend on the grounds that she knew about Lanfear from T'A'R instead. Also, it would take a large leap to believe that the Shadow was just playing around and always knew where Rand was and actually had him in their grasp (Moiraine) as he went around killing Forsaken after Forsaken. Just some thoughts. :)

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Anubis: 2003-04-04

If moiraine had been a dark friend, then the book series would be over right now. moirine had enough knowlwdge that, with enough serchers, rand would have been found as a baby, and ishy would have recognized him, and rand would be evil. also, we have seen moiraines pov, so no.

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silverwolf: 2003-06-11

If you still aren't convinced that Moiraine was good, read New Spring. That entire story was proof that she wasn't a darkfriend.

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Vander: 2003-10-06

that would have been cool if rand had gone off with lanfear and come back calling himself LTT. it would have sucked for the world and the storyline, but it still woulda been cool.

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Coramoor: 2005-09-17

she could have killed him numerous times like int he Eye of the World. If your "theory" is true, wouldnt that make Lan, Verin, Siuan, and Seane darkfreinds also? or are they just being dragged along?