Worst Case Scenario

[The Watcher and Wanderer]

Having Suian end up as Egwene's Keeper.  I know it looks like things are heading that way but it would be too much of a step down for her.  She needs to just retire as an AS and marry Garath.

[Charlz Fel]

This is a minor point (hardly  a worst case scenario), but still... If that "library ter'angreal" that was discovered by Aviendha in KoD is lost/destroyed without being used, I will be very disappointed.  It probably will be, since an intact record from the AoL existing into the Fourth Age would be problematic for the whole "legend fades to myth" thing.

 

Still, I would find this very frustrating.  I mean, they have an intact library from the Age of Legends! It probably has a complete copy of Mirrors of the Wheel, and who knows how many other important texts on the Power, the Pattern, TAR, etc., that did not survive the Breaking in any other form.  A Brown sister would probably give her life just to have access to it for a day.  If it just gets lost/destroyed without giving the Lightsiders any advantage at all, I would be disappointed.

[RobertAlexWillis]

Worst case scenario?

 

The solution turns out to be balefiring Cyndane as hard as can be done with the male Choedan Kal so that the bore is never bored.  Just think how much that would suck.

[Luckers]

Do you mean the subsequent unravelling of the pattern? Or do you have a thing for doll-like evil women?

 

If its the latter, there's a show called Dollhouse that might intrigue you.

[MikeRiley]

Finding out we're reading Loial's book.

Thom dying in the Tower of Genjei.

Lan and his Malkieri being obliterated (they'll be at the front lines).

Elayne not dying. I don't hate her, I just have a suspicion her last role will involve that knife ter'angreal and saving Rand by distracting whoever he's fighting. Shadar Haran is shadowspawn, he wouldn't see her. For her to not die means I was wrong.

[Elgee]

Tarna NOT ending up as Egwene's Keeper.

 

Ok ok in the grand scheme of things that's not so important, but I still have my heart set on that happening :P

 

And the AS NOT putting the Sea Folk in their place ... lol

 

[RobertAlexWillis]

Do you mean the subsequent unravelling of the pattern? Or do you have a thing for doll-like evil women?

 

Well, I actually meant the silliness of the solution being to eradicate the entire story from ever having actually occurred ... but I'd definitely give Lanfear the time of day, at least in her first body.  ;D

[Jethro]

Elayne not dying. I don't hate her

 

I agree. I hate her though. If Moridin drowned her I would be happy.

 

Moghedien not dying. She deserves it.

 

Rand and Moridin not dueling, Saidin versus True Power, one on one. I need that fight. It could be too epic for it to not happen in my opinion.

 

Rand not finding out who Moridin really is.

 

Padan Fain being any sort of deciding factor. Many say he will be important, and maybe he will be, but if he ends up being any sort of key element in any way, shape or form I will not carry on reading and I mean that. If he saves someone unintentionally, fair enough, but he better not be crucial in Rand fighting the Great Lord.

 

Rand fighting the Great Lord turns out to be Rand vs. Shaidar, or Rand vs. Moridin. It would be a waste of either character.

[The Watcher and Wanderer]

Rand fighting the Great Lord turns out to be Rand vs. Shaidar, or Rand vs. Moridin. It would be a waste of either character.

 

 

It really can't be Rand v Moridin since Moridin and the DO are two separate entities.  Shadar is a partial avatar of the DO and so he is, infact the DO or at least an expression of him.  Still you are right that there needs be something bigger than Rand v Shaidar.  Besides Lan needs to be the one to take down Shaidar, what an awsome fight that would be.

 

 

[MikeRiley]

Lan needs to take down Isam first.

[Majsju]

Lan needs to take down Isam first.

No, he does not. Frankly, Lan killing Isam, or even fighting him, would be close to a worst case scenario incident, due to the cheesiness of setting to characters who have no reason whatsoever to meet against eachother.

 

[The Watcher and Wanderer]

Lan needs to take down Isam first.

 

Nah, that's Perrin's job.  Other that being related there is really no conection between Lan and Isam.  It would be kind of random at this point.  Besides, Perrin hasn't done anything cool since book 6, he's way over due.

[MikeRiley]

Somebody might have convinced me a while back that Isam was hunting Rand and Min in one of the later books, but I always believed he was after Lan and Nynaeve and not remembering what facts were brought up against it, I still believe it.

[Jethro]

It was definitely Rand and Min though, since it was Isams PoV and he referred to his nephew.

[MikeRiley]

Right, I remember.. that was the argument given. Too bad, it'd have been better for Lan to face his cousin. He better at least see him in Tarmon Gai'don.

[Majsju]

Nah, that's Perrin's job.  Other that being related there is really no conection between Lan and Isam.  It would be kind of random at this point.  Besides, Perrin hasn't done anything cool since book 6, he's way over due.

 

And what is the great relation between Perrin and Slayer, other than having accidently stumpled upon eachother?

 

If there is anyone Slayer has a "connection" with, that actually motivates a fight, it is Fain, since Slayer has been hunting Fain for a good part of the story.

That is a fight worth looking forward to. While Slayer vs Perrin alt Lan vs Slayer would be pure lame.

[Leopoled Boothe]

Nah, that's Perrin's job.  Other that being related there is really no conection between Lan and Isam.  It would be kind of random at this point.  Besides, Perrin hasn't done anything cool since book 6, he's way over due.

 

And what is the great relation between Perrin and Slayer, other than having accidently stumpled upon eachother?

 

If there is anyone Slayer has a "connection" with, that actually motivates a fight, it is Fain, since Slayer has been hunting Fain for a good part of the story.

That is a fight worth looking forward to. While Slayer vs Perrin alt Lan vs Slayer would be pure lame.

 

Well, there was that little incident to Slayer killing wolves in TAR and Perrin shooting him with an arrow for it.  This in turn caused Slayer, in the guise of Lord Luc, to flee The Two Rivers thus screwing up any plans he may have had pertaining to Fain's presence with the Whitecloaks there.  Thus, each has plenty of reason to be pissed off at the other.

[MikeRiley]

Perrin being a wolfbrother would have a particularly good reason to see Slayer dead.

[Majsju]

Well, there was that little incident to Slayer killing wolves in TAR and Perrin shooting him with an arrow for it.   This in turn caused Slayer, in the guise of Lord Luc, to flee The Two Rivers thus screwing up any plans he may have had pertaining to Fain's presence with the Whitecloaks there.   Thus, each has plenty of reason to be pissed off at the other.

 

That is what I call accidently stumbling upon eachother. Sure, both would probably jump at a chance for a rematch if they accidently stumbled upon eachother again, but both of them should have far more important things to do.

Slayer is an assassin, he does not walk around hunting down people he wants to kill for himself, he kills the people he is ordered to kill. And #1 on his hitlist is Fain.

Perrin has that little Last Battle ahead of him, as well as having to save Rands bacon once more. Running off to play vendetta with some random bad guy does not quite fit into his schedule.

 

Perrin being a wolfbrother would have a particularly good reason to see Slayer dead.

Not really.

[Gentled Ben]

Finding out we're reading Loial's book.

I've assumed all along that this is Loial's book, and I expect his signature at the end of it. Why is that a worst case scenario?

 

 

[nnokwoodeye]

I really hope we won't find out in the end that the entire story was teenage LTT trapped in a malfunctioning AOL virtual reality game. You know, like in "Total Recall", except that LTT hadn't completely merged with his in-game persona, and is aware that something went seriously wrong. That would give his mumbling about not being able to move his body, and about a voice inside his head that isn't him, a whole new meaning  :o.

[metria31183]

I really hope we won't find out in the end that the entire story was teenage LTT trapped in a malfunctioning AOL virtual reality game. You know, like in "Total Recall", except that LTT hadn't completely merged with his in-game persona, and is aware that something went seriously wrong. That would give his mumbling about not being able to move his body, and about a voice inside his head that isn't him, a whole new meaning  :o.

 

If this happens, I think I would consider burning all of my WoT books.  But then I would reconsider and attribute it to Brandon Sanderson screwing up RJ's work and go buy BS books and burn them.  I HATE HATE HATE the "it was all a dream/game/bad acid trip" plot twists.

[Mr Ares]

It was definitely Rand and Min though, since it was Isams PoV and he referred to his nephew.

Luc is Rand's uncle, Lan is Isam's cousin.

[Leopoled Boothe]

Perrin has that little Last Battle ahead of him, as well as having to save Rands bacon once more. Running off to play vendetta with some random bad guy does not quite fit into his schedule.

 

Yes, and as we know Slayer has been hunting Rand and Min recently.  So it could be possible that Perrin saves Rand's bacon from Slayer.  See its all coming together.  And random bad guy or not Perrin really doesn't need to go running off to face Slayer, if its meant to be then his Ta'veren-ness should be quite enough to ensure another chance encounter.

[chemteach1977]

And Isam is the one responsible for calling down all the trollocs on the two rivers and attempting to kill everyone that Perrin ever cared about.  I definitely see Perrin holding a grudge against slayer.