[Seanchan] %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% refer to the %%ot [a'dam|Seanchan]%% connection to a %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% as a link. ([TGH,Ch46]) [Rahvin] thinks he is stronger than [Graendal], but she would link with [Lanfear] if he tried anything. ([TFoH,Prologue]) [Asmodean] teaches [Rand] about linking. Two men cannot link. It requires a woman. Strength increases with linking, but it is not additive. As many as thirteen women can link and they could then overwhelm any man. ([TFoH,Ch3]) Men are needed to take a link beyond thirteen, more than one to go beyond twenty-seven. ([LoC,Prologue]) [Sammael] offers to link with [Graendal] but she refuses. For a man and a woman, the woman must initiate the link but then give control to the man. ([LoC,Ch6]) The [Salidar Aes Sedai] link to form circles to battle a bubble of evil. Once someone joins a linked circle, they cannot leave the circle until the person leading the circle releases them. ([LoC,Ch14]) ! References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [The Great Hunt] ## [TGH,Ch46] - [Seanchan] %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% refer to the %%ot [a'dam|Seanchan]%% connection to a %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% as a link. # In [The Fires of Heaven] ## [TFoH,Prologue] - [Rahvin] thinks he is stronger than [Graendal], but she would link with [Lanfear] if he tried anything. ## [TFoH,Ch3] - [Asmodean] teaches [Rand] about linking. Two men cannot link. It requires a woman. Strength increases with linking, but it is not additive. As many as thirteen women can link and they could then overwhelm any man. ## [TFoH,Ch34] - The plan is to draw [Rand] to [Sammael], then [Lanfear], [Rahvin] and [Graendal] will be linked and waiting for him. # In [Lord of Chaos] ## [LoC,Prologue] - Men are needed to take a link beyond thirteen, more than one to go beyond twenty-seven. ## [LoC,Ch6] - [Sammael] offers to link with [Graendal] but she refuses. For a man and a woman, the woman must initiate the link but then give control to the man. ## [LoC,Ch14] - The [Salidar Aes Sedai] link to form circles to battle a bubble of evil. Once someone joins a linked circle, they cannot leave the circle until the person leading the circle releases them. ## [LoC,Ch27] - [Egwene] learns to link by watching the three [Aes Sedai] from the [White Tower] do it. # In [A Crown of Swords] ## [ACoS,Ch20] - [Sammael] and [Graendal] link when they visit [Sevanna]. # In [The Path of Daggers] ## [TPoD,Prologue] - [Verin] is surprised to find that the [Wise Ones|Aiel] now know how to link. ## [TPoD,Prologue] - [Moridin] wonders about the new discoveries of the current Age such as involuntary linking. ## [TPoD,Ch2] - Part of the bargain of the [Bowl of the Winds|Bowl] is that the [Aes Sedai] will teach the [Windfinders|Sea Folk] how to link. ## [TPoD,Ch5] - The process of linking is described. The linker embraces the [True Source]. The linkee prepares to embrace the [True Source], but does not. The linker draws on the [True Source] through the linkee much as one would with an %%ot [angreal|Angreal]%%. The linkee surrenders to the linker much as she would to the [True Source]. The linkee cannot release the [True Source] until the linker lets her. The linker can pass control of the circle to another by surrendering control. # In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart] ## [WH,Ch35] - In the battle at [Shadar Logoth|City of Aridhol], [Cadsuane] has the [Aes Sedai] and [Asha'man] link into mixed circles. # In [Crossroads of Twilight] ## [CoT,Ch7] - When [Masema] approaches, the [Wise Ones|Aiel], [Masuri] and [Perrin] huddle together and [Perrin] wonders if they are linked. %%