How was he to cause war, as the prophecies say he must? How was he to break the nations and bind them to him? How could he 'slay his people with the sword of peace' or 'bind the nine moons to serve him' if he was locked away? Do the prophecies say that he will be 'unfettered'? Do they not speak of the 'chaos of his passing'? How can anything pass at all if he is kept in chains?

Egwene al'Vere, addressing Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, Amyrlin Seat of the White Tower - The Gathering Storm (27 October 2009)