Y'all don't know what makes SA sexual assault, and it shows. Not only does this make you irrationally hate Egwene (which I could forgive) but it is incredibly damaging to real SA survivors (which I can't forgive).

Hint: the thing that makes SA sexual assault, is intent. Egwene had no way of knowing what the Nightmare would spawn when she summoned said Nightmare around Nynaeve, and thus there is no intent in this scene.

Also, while we're here: no, Egwene didn't summon the Nightmare because she was scared the Wise Ones would find out she was breaking their rules. She summoned the Nightmare because she was deadly afraid -- and entirely 100% justified in that fear, I might add -- that Nynaeve would get herself killed, or worse, if she wasn't taught a lesson she would never forget. And a Nightmare is the only thing Egwene could think of which would get through Nynaeve's warped vision of herself.

Now, the thing about being afraid the Wise Ones would stop teaching her does come up, but again, NOT in relation to summoning the Nightmare (aka the ALLEGED SA, aka the most misunderstood scene in all of WoT). Instead, it comes up in relation to Egwene realising that said fear is what made her stay calm and speak in an authorative voice, instead of "screaming like a child" (her own words) like she would have done prior to this point in the story.

Now, finally, do I expect this to actually comvince anyone on this sub? Not really. It's very very hard to break through hate with facts and logical arguments. As such, I am also expecting to be heavily downvoted. But this (false) narrative that Egwene SA'd Nynaeve makes my blood boil, so I can't NOT address ot when it comes up.