@DurandalThat sucks, dude.
Noble families in all ten nations were always honored to have their daughters show the spark, especially when they are accepted as Aes Sedai. So that doesn't make sense.
Don't assume I'm pulling info out my ass, lol.
it was within the realm of possibility for a family (even an aristocratic one) to resist giving up their daughter even if it meant that they would be spitting in the face of enormous honor or denying their duty;
human beings are not universally charged towards the good of their fellow human beings, and I could certainly believe that a mother and a father might not care about "the world" as much as they do their own child.
Especially if -- as a generic example -- they believed that the war against the Shadow was a hopeless one and no amount of conflict or resistance would change it. Indeed, they might actually want to spare their child the horror of an unwinnable war and keep her safe against the strong possibility of a premature death.
To let others die in her stead so that their daughter might live as long as possible before the ultimate end of the war. So in essence a response that would be neither rational or logical, bur rather emotional and selfish.
Aelgar- A coastal land renowned for its tremendous wealth and power.
Almoren- The nation next to Tar Valon, filled with mountains and forests.
Eharon- A coastal kingdom bordered by rivers, and spotted with forests.
Essenia- Known for its philosophers and stores of knowlede, filled with plains and swamps.
Manetheren- The home of the Two Rivers, ruled by Aemon and Eldrene.
Safer- This is the vaguest nation, I honestly could not find any solid info about it.