This is just a bit of fun and certainly not canon.
An Alternate Take on the Meeting Between Taija and the Amyrlin
"This is one of the better maps that I have seen of the known world." Siuan's voice washed over her as she leant over it, focusing on the details, tracing a finger along a mountain range without quite touching the paper. "You may be able to find some link to the Age of Legends, perhaps we can relate it back to your time." Already pretending to be fascinated, she barely felt the flash of irritation that came with them calling her time the Age of Legends.
It was at that moment of distraction that she felt saidar surge behind her. A thick flow of air grabbed her, throwing her sideways across the room with sickening speed. At the same time a surprisingly strong web of spirit hammered at her own connection to the Power, not that it had much chance of breaking it.
The world seemed to slow, everything sensed in pinpoint clarity as she drew hard on the Power, holding it against the shield that battered futilely at the flood of saidar.
She channeled, centuries of practice coming together in a fraction of a second. Spirit and fire razor sharp to slice through the web, air to cushion her fall.
Before she hit the ground she was spinning more webs. They must be linked, but it did not matter, not against her strength. Behind her she was vaguely aware that Lan had his sword to Aleksi's throat. Inconvenient, he was a loyal servant.
Air solidified around Lan and Aleksi, that would hold them for now, she wouldn't want to have to replace him.
Splitting her flows she threw a shield as a distraction against Moiraine and the Amyrlin while she sent multiple webs of fire and air flying towards them. Of course they were just the cover for the inverted web of air she swept across their feet and ground level.
In a matter of seconds she had the two so-called aes sedai trussed up and shielded.
Job done she straightened to her feet and allowed the white hot fury to consume her. "What were you doing? You just attacked me, unprovoked! Have I done anything to you?" She paused to think, no she had not. "No!"
The Amyrlin answered, her voice as cold and hard as ice, showing not even a hint of the fear that crept into her eyes. "Did you really think you could get away with this? A silverpike trying to hide amount the whitefish?"
"What are you talking about idiot woman? Fish?!" With a supreme effort of will she got her rage under control as she goggled at the Amyrlin. "I do not know why you have attacked me like this. Utterly without provocation, but whatever your reasons you will regret it!"
Moiraine shook her head, giving her a flat eyed gaze. "Did you really believe I would not notice your interest in Rand? Did you truly think that you could corrupt the Dragon Reborn under our very noses, turn him to the Shadow, while dancing around us with your ridiculous stories? If not for the need to protect Rand from the other aes sedai, we would have had a full circle of thirteen to take you within an hour of the Amyrlin's arrival."
"What are you talking about? I am here to help Lews Therin achieve his destiny!" It was outrageous, she could not care less whether he joined the Shadow so long as he was by her side.
Suddenly the door burst open with a bang and Liandrin and Leane charged into the room, only to stop, completely stunned by what they saw.
It was the Amyrlin that called out, "help us! She is Lanfear!"
The Age of Legends aes sedai nearly lost her hold on saidar in shock at that and rage blazed through her. How in the Great Lord's name did they work it out?!
She sensed Leane forming a web of her own, something of fire, air and spirit and prepared herself to cut the flows and strike back. Fortunately she had no shortage of power to spare, even while holding shields on Moiraine and the Amyrlin.
Then Liandrin channeled, but her webs were not directed where they expected. Instead a surprised Leane barely fended off a burst of fire before being knocked down by a fist of air, the glow of saidar winking out around her.
It seemed like the whole room stood still for a moment. All she could hear was the panting of the Amyrlin and Moiraine and the rage flowing through her beneath the peace that was saidar. Then Liandrin gave her a low curtsy, "great mistress Lanfear, it is an honour to serve one of the Chosen."
Lanfear gifted her a thin smile. "Thank you child. It is good to see that I have allies in all the most important places."
Turning back to the Amyrlin and Moiraine she looked them over. "Now what to do with you? I cannot just kill you, it would cause far too much trouble at this point and if Lews Therin found out I have no doubt he would be distressed. So…" She tapped her cheek in contemplation. "Perhaps you can still be put to use."
Blindingly fast she formed two complex webs of all the elements and laid them onto the two women. The compulsion took hold immediately, their eyes losing their focus and stupid smiles spreading across their faces.
Lanfear quickly gave them orders. "You realised that Taija could not be one of the Forsaken, after a long conversation you now trust her implicitly and want her to escort Rand on his hunt to recover the Horn of Valere."
She continued giving them commands, ensuring that she would be able to proceed with her plans without interference and setting up some longer-term opportunities for later. Afterwards she placed the same compulsion on Leane and Lan, all while Liandrin watched on, wide-eyed.
Lanfear did not need her help of course, but good leadership meant rewarding underlings when they tried. "Well done Liandrin. The Great Lord will reward those who work competently for him and I will not forget your name. I see great things in your future, but for now I suggest you leave while these aes sedai," her mouth twisted at the word, "work out where they are and what they are meant to be thinking."
Lanfear also reapplied the web of illusion to herself, shortening and replacing ethereal, pale beauty with a just about pretty, in a mousy way, darker face. She enjoyed the irony really. If that obnoxiously foolish girl had been still been alive to see it, she would have absolutely exploded at the idea of Lanfear impersonating her. Almost a pity she had died during the War, Lanfear would have particularly liked her to suffer more.
"Oh and Liandrin, if you value you life you will not mention seeing me, with either face, to anyone, not even your Black Ajah sisters.
Advice given, Lanfear released the web of air around Lan and Aleksi, took the darkfriend's deep bow as her due, and then opened an inverted gateway stepping through it with Aleksi following behind, feeling quite satisfied with herself.
That could have been a difficult situation, but she felt she had turned it round quite nicely. After this her plans would go ahead unmolested by the so-called aes sedai. In hindsight she should have realised no one with a modicum of sense would possibly be stupid enough to fall for such a ridiculous story as a peasant farmer finding her in a stasis box in a field.
Still, problem dealt with.
Mentally she rubbed her hands together. Now… speaking of unmolested, where had Lews Therin gotten to….?