The Calling

[TheMightyMollusk]

The Exarch's call tended to target people who were near us at the time he was aiming for. I just assumed it was because (thanks to the writers' own priorities) Lyse just happened to not be near us when any of his attempts were made, since she was off in Ala Mhigo somewhere.

She was in the room when Thancred was taken, and Alphinaud was taken from the other side of the planet, so physical distance doesn't seem to be related.

[Anonymoose]

She was in the room when Thancred was taken, and Alphinaud was taken from the other side of the planet, so physical distance doesn't seem to be related.

Not physical closeness, but closeness of the threads of fate we share at a given moment. Lyse's fate was bound more tightly with Ala Mhigan activities than it was with Scion activities. But to be fair, this is the Exarch's excuse, not mine, lol.

My intention had been to summon only you, but the art of reaching across worlds has proven exceedingly difficult to master. Thus it was that my fumbling hand closed upon those to whom your fate is most closely bound as well.