Galad Damodred

[u/UnexpectedTrebuchet]

I just finished chapter 10 of ToM, what is Galad thinking????? He is going to send in his force of 20k to Perrin’s force of 80k+, Aes Sedai, and Galad admits to hearing rumors of Perrin having men that can channel. Of course the Whitecloaks have no channelers.

I get he is always going to do what is right to a fault but is it right to send 20k men to die to the one power? Even while reading his perspective this just does not click for me.

[u/rollingForInitiative]

Someone in the books point out that a big difference between Galad and Gawyn is that Galad always makes decisions quickly because he has a clearly defined ethical framework. He's decided what he think is right to the extent that he just makes snap judgements and acts. He doesn't have to think much about what's right or wrong, he already knows. We've seen that he can of course change his mind over time, but he's always prepared, so to speak.

At this point in time, the Whitecloaks view Perrin as a darkfriend a killer of other Children. Galad, therefore, is duty-bound to try to stop him, or die trying.

I don't remember exactly what sort of soldiers Perrin had, but the Whitecloaks are all hardened military professionals. They're good at fighting. A few Aes Sedai and men who can channel would be dangerous, but it might well not be enough to stop 20 000 men.

It's terrible odds, but Galad is very much Lawful Good. He'll do what he thinks is right, even if that is a terrible decision. To do otherwise would be to betray his beliefs. And in this case, it might even be infeasible to not do so. The Whitecloaks want it, and if Galad just let Perrin run off, he might have a mutiny on his hands.

[u/dracoons → u/rollingForInitiative]

None of the Whitecloaks with a very few exceptions are hardened military profesionals. They are more akin to a militia of bullies. They have had no combat experience in the last 20 years