Who was watching Nynaeve and Theodrin

[Mighty Chin]

In Lord of Chaos chapter 12 Questions and Answers the last line is "Neither saw the woman watching them from the second story window. "

 

Who was this watching? I've read it many times and I dont think I remember.

[Mighty Chin]

Hmmm maybe it was Tarna, they did have a scene together the next chapter.

[Dragons_Eggman]

I always thought it was Tarna too.

[moratcorlm]

I thought Tarna was somewhat unlikely because she just walked out of the building Nynaeve was standing beside a few minutes earlier, but she's possible. Moghedien's unlikely. It wasn't Aran'gar, since she was only introduced in LOC30. Maybe Areina? It seemed like the Nicola-Areina plotline was one Jordan was never sure what to do with.

[Mighty Chin]

I thought Tarna was somewhat unlikely because she just walked out of the building Nynaeve was standing beside a few minutes earlier, but she's possible. Moghedien's unlikely. It wasn't Aran'gar, since she was only introduced in LOC30. Maybe Areina? It seemed like the Nicola-Areina plotline was one Jordan was never sure what to do with.

 

I also thought Aran'gar, the fact the Tarna made mention of Theodrin helping Nynaeve with her block cements it for me.

[ImNoBloodyHero]

My gut instinct was Siuan...but I don't have any reasoning why. I just always pictured it being Siuan.

[capuga]

I thought Tarna was somewhat unlikely because she just walked out of the building Nynaeve was standing beside a few minutes earlier, but she's possible. Moghedien's unlikely. It wasn't Aran'gar, since she was only introduced in LOC30. Maybe Areina? It seemed like the Nicola-Areina plotline was one Jordan was never sure what to do with.

 

I always assumed it was Nicola or Areina gathering some more blackmail ammo.

[username13]

Bela

[Luckers]

I thought Tarna was somewhat unlikely because she just walked out of the building Nynaeve was standing beside a few minutes earlier, but she's possible. Moghedien's unlikely. It wasn't Aran'gar, since she was only introduced in LOC30. Maybe Areina? It seemed like the Nicola-Areina plotline was one Jordan was never sure what to do with.

 

She didn't walk out of the building, she walked out of the room. So Tarna walks out a room on the first floor, a few minutes later someone is watching Nynaeve from a room on the second floor, and then in the next chapter Tarna rocks up saying that she knew Nynaeve was present despite attempts to keep it from her... it fits.

 

Also about Areina and Nicola... their mimicing of each other always made me think Nicola had bonded Areina. It fits their natures. As such their relationship always made sense to me.

[moratcorlm]

Ah, so she did. I suppose Tarna is the most likely answer then.

[michaelstrickland]

But don't you think it strange for RJ to take the time to show "someone" was watching Nynaeve and Theodrin when it just turned out to be Tarna?

 

I had always thought it to be Aran'gar, just to add suspense to the book. But Tarna does make sense chronologically.

[Luckers]

Tarna was a red-herring for Mesaana's identity. In fact until KoD was release she was as strong a contender as Danelle. Note, for instance, that when she first talks to Nynaeve the chapter icon is the Forsaken symbol, though no Forsaken are present in that chapter.

 

Effectively RJ was being tricky.

[mb]

Here is what Encyclopaedia tells::

Omni POV - Neither of them sees a woman watching them from a second story window.7

She is not identified. It seems unlikely that this is Moghedien as context implies that the house used by Elayne and Nynaeve is single story.

http://encyclopaedia-wot.org/books/loc/ch12.html

[Zen Buoy]

It was Siuan. In chapter 15 she goads Nynaeve into revealing what the Rebels answer to Elaida. 
 

“I don’t take well to threats, girl. You know as well as I do what Elaida said; you saw it before anyone here.”