Originally Posted by
Sanavi
Well, I wasn't actually surprised so much by the great captains being under compulsion, because I figured Graendal was messing with their minds early on in the Dream. My biggest disappointment with the book also was Fain, being tacked on at the end as a brief mention, if you will. He was built up throughout the entire series as a prime antagonist, and seeing as Demandred was going to fall to Lan's sword (one of my favorite scenes, PERFECT), I think the buildup between Mat/Fain-Mordeth deserved more attention, like Perrin/Slayer's storyline.