Robert Jordan and Fan - Nynaeve's will to live
Q: You said time after time that Lan will die if Nynaeve dies. What about her? She's Aes Sedai, so she will live very long. And he's much older than her anyway. Would she be able to live without him?
A: Lan is undergoing the severing effect of his bond to Moiraine which means that he has lost the desire and will to live, which is being restored to him by Nynaeve on top of which he loves her. If she dies he really really has no reason to stick around. As for Nynaeve, and Lan dying, women are always a lot tougher, emotionally, than man are. Nynaeve will cry for a very long time when Lan dies and she will go on living.

Robert Jordan and Zaandam - Nynaeve's royal title
Q: In New Spring you said Edeyn would be allowed to call herself el’Edeyn if Lan died and she and Lan were not even married. Is Nynaeve allowed to call herself el’Nynaeve al’Meara, now she’s married to Lan?
A: Yes.

Robert Jordan and Fan - The Malkieri
Q: The Malkieri - in New Spring there were still a lot of them, but nowadays Lan is the only one around: how's that possible? Did they all die?
A: No, it's a matter of assimilation. All these people now think of themselves as part of the country they live in, they've taken on these new cultures. Lan is the only one who hasn't done this, who at heart remains a Malkieri.

Robert Jordan and Fan - The Sea Folk wedding Ritual
Q: Tell us about those Seafolk rituals during the wedding... 
A: How old are you? 
Q: Over the age of consent. 
A: You're too young!

A few other thoughts:
How early did Jordan plan the Crown of Swords rescue scene? Because in Lord of Chaos, Nynaeve refers to her block here: "Only a fool keeps going when there is no hope... she could not breathe under water." A mere coincidence?

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