Why Didn't Rand Recognise Tuon?

[James Sedai]

Hi,

During several Rand/Mat Taveren visions, Rand saw a small dark woman with Matt.

The Seanchan accompanying Sermihage found her power-woven disguise believable.

 

Why didn't Rand realise Matt was with either the real Daughter of the Nine Moons or another imposter, at some point after seeing Sermihage's impersonation?

 

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[Orderofolde]

Hehehe...nice catch.  I wondered that myself but let it go as an Oops on RJ/BS's part.

[Sabio]

Well seeing someone briefly a couple of time in a dream and dressed differently is different then seeing them in person.  Also being a bit mad at the time probably didn't help.  My guess with everything he had going on that he had put it out of his mind.

 

 

[James Sedai]

7 hours ago, Sabio said:

Well seeing someone briefly a couple of time in a dream and dressed differently is different then seeing them in person.  Also being a bit mad at the time probably didn't help.  My guess with everything he had going on that he had put it out of his mind.

 

 

 

He was pretty focused and determined in regards to brokering a peace with the Seanchan, and saw the Daughter of the Nine Moons as pivotal to said goal.

He saw her well enough in the visions to know it was the same small, dark skinned, short haired female in each different one.

Being mad, or a bit mad, didn't seem to affect his perception or memory in any similar way to mistaking or forgetting who people were.

Edited February 15, 2018 by James Sedai

[TheSociopath]

It might have something to do with how everyone from the Two Rivers views Mat. 

However, you're right, it is pretty weird.

[jack of shadows]

@James Sedai,

 

"being mad or a bit mad,didn't seem to affect his perception or

memory..."

agreed.dark rand or light rand,mad or a bit mad,rand was incredibly

focused.

[Sabio]

But I think seeing someone in quick visions is a lot different then seeing that person later with a veil on but also when she was with Mat she was letting her hair grow out.  With everything he had going on, he was just to preoccupied to notice such a thing (such as was it an ambush and making sure min was safe) also the whole seeing her and fight happened pretty quickly.  Rand was also distracted by warnings that someone was channeling and hiding the weaves.

Edited February 27, 2018 by Sabio

[The Gambler Matrim]

@jack of shadows

want to dance?

 

[DemandredFO]

Short answer, probably an oops, longer one, it could've had something to do with the True Power balefire and him realizing he'd used the DO's power. He could've suppressed all associated memories

[SubZeroPhoenix]

The point of view for the Taveren visions isn't clear, he can recognise Matt and Perrin but Tuon is a small androgynous Black woman. Matt said she wasn't his type and Rand probably had to see a lot of Matt's many "Conquests"

 

"A boy-slim little woman, when he liked women with flesh on their bones." - Winter's Heart, Chapter 31   

 

As for Semirhage; Tuon was "under the veil". The retinue probably weren't allowed to look at a High Lady.

[king of nowhere]

two easy explanations: first, in the visions, tuon had hairs. that makes a lot of difference towards recognizing a person.

second, rand did never get a chance to get close to semirhage. as he got close, cadsuane disrupted the illusion. it is possible that he would have recognized "tuon" if he had remained there to talk a few minutes