Egwene:
1) Isn't forced to go out into the world. Makes a conscious choice to do so
2) From the first, wants to learn, is focused
3) Goes through some weird/scary/out-of-this-world shit escaping the two rivers, in Aridhol, the Ways, the Blight, holds it together

1/8 https://twitter.com/RyanSuxIRL/status/1281078190702833665
4) Knows what Rand is. Holds a secret. Tries to help him
5) Goes to the Tower. Again, outworks everyone
6) Only 17 but her mind is older
7) The most powerful woman in the world USES Egwene to fight one of the most dangerous organizations in the world

2/8
8) For the people in the back, the bloody Amyrlin Seat USES a teenager to hunt EVIL DARKFRIEND CHANNELERS Egwene's like "okay"
9) Given a chance to learn something new (dreaming) she jumps on it. Working hard still
10) She's let loose (a teenager) to hunt the Black Ajah FML

3/8
11) She's betrayed by a supposed Sister.
12) She is captured
13) She is enslaved
14) She is tortured
15) She is used as a weapon
16) FOR MONTHS

4/8
17) After that, she's still outworking everyone, learning no matter the cost
18) She's not in it for glory and if you think that you're a fool
19) She rocks the Aiel thing then rejoins the organization which she believes in even though they betrayed her

5/8
20) They're all trying to manipulate her. She figures a way to lead
21) She's captured, tortured. She perseveres.
22) She sacrifices herself to unite the tower
23) She repels an attack that would've completely wiped out the tower

6/8
24) She unites the tower and pretty much all of the rulers TO FIGHT IN THE LAST BATTLE
25) She challenges the Dragon (as her position dictates). A team of rivals works best you fools.
26) She fights. She fights. She fights

7/8
Oh Egwene. Not Egwene :(

She was the flame.

I'd write books about Egwene, but someone already did that and wonderfully so.

I love Egwene.

Done.

8/8
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