On Wed, 05 May 2004 10:48:38 -0400, you wrote: >At 05:10 PM 5/4/2004 -0700, Philip Hart wrote: >>On Tue, 4 May 2004 charles_sumner at harvard.edu wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > spoilers for TEoDM/SL >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > I asked why Trinagore had stopped Brimsford's witchcraft and Arra's >> > > > seeing but not Arra's (and Morrolan's?) spells. >> > >> > 1) Kana may have made a pact with Trini specifically to counter Brimford, >> > not all witchcraft. In fact, other than Brimford, there weren't any >> > instances shown of witchcraft not working. Blocking Arra's seeings may >> > have simply been a side effect of a Tri'ni's presence more than something >> > specific on his part. Kana may not have even known that Arra had "sight" >> >>I believe what (slim) evidence there is supports my view - Sethra says >>(pg 139) Arra says she is being "prevented" from Seeing, and notes, >>"Skills that are inherent in a person are very difficult to interfere with." >> >>This is an important plot point in that Sethra learns of Kana's advance as >>a consequence. > >True, and you're right that that supports your theory. However, it still >doesn't imply that Trini was blocking _all_ witchcraft. He may have just >been blocking Brimford and Arra. > >Sethra did find out about Arra's lack of visions, which was a clue to >Kana's plans, but it was a small clue. Arra doesn't control her Seeing, so >the lack of visions may or may not have represented something. Sethra, of >course, managed to put that small clue together with a bunch of other and >only then was she able to figure out parts of Kana's plan. > >If Trini had been blocking all witchcraft (thereby causing Castle Black to >fall), that would have been a much more widespread phenomena, and probably >would have sparked a much faster and stronger investigation that might have >brought Kana's plans to light much faster. > Yet another possibility: Trini was blocking Brimford and Seeings, to prevent any witches from Seeing what he was up to.