Was the arch of time in danger of breaking in first chrons?

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I agree with Borillar - Covenant was not capable of the kind of power needed to threaten the AoT without the venom.

I disagree. I think the problem was a bit more complex than that. He was *physically* capable of destroying the Arch, but not *emotionally* capable. After all, all the Illearth Stone was doing was providing a "trigger" for his power -- and I'm convinced that even that was a psychological necessity, created by Covenant. He could conjure the power on his own if he weren't so paralyzed by the idea of being that powerful.

Exactly. But I would say it as he was *morally* incapable, not emotionally. The need for a trigger was an externalization of his requirement for justification.