I know that Verin is very clever, but so are most Aes Sedai, so why would the Dark One, or perhaps the Forsaken allow an oath that could let you 'slip free'?
Why not "never", instead of "hour of my death"?
If someone KNEW they were going to die, not by killing themselves, but lets say they were grievously injured and no one to heal them they might, perhaps even likely want to 'spill their guts' to someone and decide to turn back to the Light.
Seems maybe contrived? Did the DO want to give them a chance at going back to the Light or was someone really that stupid?
It would be like giving someone a confidentiality agreement that says that under the right circumstances they can blab all. What's the point?
Why not "never", instead of "hour of my death"?
If someone KNEW they were going to die, not by killing themselves, but lets say they were grievously injured and no one to heal them they might, perhaps even likely want to 'spill their guts' to someone and decide to turn back to the Light.
Seems maybe contrived? Did the DO want to give them a chance at going back to the Light or was someone really that stupid?
It would be like giving someone a confidentiality agreement that says that under the right circumstances they can blab all. What's the point?
This message last edited by malekithe on 29/09/2010 at 08:55:17 AM
Why is there a loophole in the Dark Oaths?
- 29/09/2010 08:35:55 AM
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Re: Why is there a loophole in the Dark Oaths?
- 29/09/2010 11:52:10 AM
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As far as we know, they're just regular Oath Rod oaths. There's no surveillance
- 29/09/2010 09:50:16 PM
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It's poetic. *NM*
- 29/09/2010 11:59:05 AM
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agreed. "The hour of my death" sounds more threatening and foreboding. *NM*
- 29/09/2010 09:33:38 PM
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The Forsaken that created the Oaths in the first place must have messed up
- 29/09/2010 03:14:30 PM
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Most likely
- 29/09/2010 05:43:38 PM
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Although given how we know Oaths work, they wouldn't have to die.
- 29/09/2010 09:55:22 PM
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It's really, really stupid
- 29/09/2010 09:58:51 PM
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As with many previous similar debates regarding the Shadow
- 29/09/2010 10:18:03 PM
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Hah, Either they're SO SMART we just don't realize it... or they're idiots
- 01/10/2010 10:11:42 PM
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Jordan needed it this way to be able to write the deeply moving Verin confession scene
- 29/09/2010 10:39:22 PM
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it's not so much that they are dumb... they just have no common sense!
- 30/09/2010 05:57:03 PM
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It's less stupid than you think
- 29/09/2010 11:51:34 PM
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With the Black Ajah, you either agree to join, or you're murdered
- 01/10/2010 10:16:41 PM
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Translation error
- 30/09/2010 01:02:06 AM
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This would be awesome if true. Unfortunately, I don't think it is
- 01/10/2010 10:20:20 PM
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Re: Why is there a loophole in the Dark Oaths?
- 30/09/2010 04:20:05 PM
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Because no one is perfect.
- 01/10/2010 03:06:14 AM
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Padan Fain wasn't a mistake.
- 01/10/2010 03:56:28 AM
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Sure he was.
- 01/10/2010 05:22:09 AM
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Re: Sure he was.
- 01/10/2010 06:39:26 AM
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Ignorance of the law is no excuse. 
- 01/10/2010 07:13:03 AM
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- 01/10/2010 07:13:03 AM
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I always hate that saying..ignorance is bliss! So it should be a valid excuse!
- 01/10/2010 07:36:52 AM
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