| Re: Is Mazrim Taim Demandred?
i would just like to say that i have heard this theory before and i disagree upon the simplist of reasons, Taim gave Al'thor a seal, and therefore at that stage cannot be a Dark friend, let alone one of the forsaken. whether or not he was killed and replaced latter on is another thing altogether. i personally believe that Taim is in actual fact, Sammeal not dead and gone to ground. i have little proof of this, other than the forsaken knowing little of what goes on in the black tower, and a number of citations of a forsaken taking excessive security measures when making dealings. eg. the forsaken who had Isam\Luc looking for Mr & Mrs Lan.
Proof that Taim is a dark friend comes from 2 things in the latest book; Tiam using the phrase "let the lord of chaos rule" and the coincidental sudden movement of thousands of Trollocs through the ways (an un-sanctioned action according to Mordin) to attack Al'thor and Logian, when Taim burned to know where Al'thor was.
oh and i to have never ever been able to figure out how Tiam or anyone could have loacted Al'thor while he was in a box, on the move, surrounded by Aes Sedai without any forms of communication. |