Now this has bothered me since Winter's Heart. In it Aludra gave Mat a riddle to puzzle. <br><br>"You tell me what use I may have for a bellfounder, and I will tell you all of my secrets" WH (pg. 333) <br><br>Finally, While reading CoT I think I've ...

When Rand is visiting the School of Cairhien with all the inventors, he notices that there are no military projects at all except Idrien's ballista. There is a good reason for it: all the inventors come with their old books and have their initial ide...