I think that is true of the testing not the Oaths
darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 08/12/2010 05:08:22 PM
killing off AS at half their life span ... can you imagine what the world would be like if women like Romanda lived for 600 years? Not to mention how much more mischief the BA could have gotten up to if they lived twice as long!
That aside, Nynaeve wasn't made to do anything. She was given the option of putting aside the AS title or taking the Oaths ... she made a choice. She even said that she would make other choices such as being with Lan or helping sick/dying children in Lieu of her AS title, but she chose to take the Oaths as part of the "responsibility" of being AS.
That aside, Nynaeve wasn't made to do anything. She was given the option of putting aside the AS title or taking the Oaths ... she made a choice. She even said that she would make other choices such as being with Lan or helping sick/dying children in Lieu of her AS title, but she chose to take the Oaths as part of the "responsibility" of being AS.
And they had no right to impose that choice on her. She was raised, and either they needed to publically renounce the authority by which she was raised and retract it or else they are no better than Elaida.
As others have said the Testing is the issue here, taking the Oaths is something all AS are required to do. The Testing Nynaeve actually practically volunteered to do in order to help Egwene.
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
Nynaeve should not have been made to swear the Oaths
- 07/12/2010 03:12:00 PM
1980 Views
*shrugs* ... the oaths are lame and so full of holes the only value they bring is
- 07/12/2010 03:26:21 PM
947 Views
I wonder what would have happened if she refused and left the tower entirely.
- 07/12/2010 03:30:58 PM
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I doubt they would have stopped her ... but there was no real reason for her to refuse the
- 07/12/2010 03:34:20 PM
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no there wasn't a real reason for her to refuse. It'd still be interesting if she did *NM*
- 07/12/2010 03:37:45 PM
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would have made for an interesting spin on the plot
- 07/12/2010 05:37:31 PM
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How is she not a lead?
- 07/12/2010 06:25:45 PM
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She has never really had her own unique plot line
- 07/12/2010 06:34:40 PM
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I'm going to have to disagree with you on that
- 07/12/2010 07:46:08 PM
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Nothing to really argue here except perspective ... to each their own 
*NM*
- 07/12/2010 10:26:04 PM
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*NM*
- 07/12/2010 10:26:04 PM
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That would have been good - I think she was probably the only woman with such an opportunity
- 07/12/2010 10:59:50 PM
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Personally, I think it would have been a brillaint twist if Nyneave didn't become Aes Sedai *NM*
- 08/12/2010 12:02:05 AM
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Re: *shrugs* ... the oaths are lame and so full of holes the only value they bring is
- 07/12/2010 10:49:12 PM
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I think that is true of the testing not the Oaths
- 08/12/2010 05:08:22 PM
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she shouldn't have, although I think they should trash the oaths in general
- 07/12/2010 03:29:21 PM
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Especially since Egwene herself didn't really think it necessary for herself to take the tests
- 07/12/2010 03:43:18 PM
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well it looks like such a coalition is part of the plan
- 07/12/2010 03:47:03 PM
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I meant one that would destroy the White Tower 
- 07/12/2010 03:53:35 PM
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- 07/12/2010 03:53:35 PM
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I agree with you. Hopefully Post LB there will be a new structure to the AS organization
- 07/12/2010 05:34:01 PM
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She was always going to have to swear the Oaths
- 07/12/2010 04:42:59 PM
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Brace yourselves, everybody...
- 08/12/2010 02:56:43 PM
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The only problem with that scenario was that Nynaeve had stuff to do, and could not as Accepted
- 09/12/2010 01:09:45 AM
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And what? To miss all the awesomeness she had before/during/after the test?
- 07/12/2010 06:27:23 PM
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- 07/12/2010 06:27:23 PM
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I agree about the test, kind of. The Oaths was going too far.
- 07/12/2010 07:02:43 PM
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Re: I agree about the test, kind of. The Oaths was going too far.
- 16/12/2010 10:40:39 AM
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It's supposed to be a required part of being Aes Sedai.
- 08/12/2010 08:52:34 AM
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On the contrary, being Aes Sedai means she had to swear the Oaths.
- 14/12/2010 04:53:28 AM
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Re: On the contrary, being Aes Sedai means she had to swear the Oaths.
- 14/12/2010 11:53:43 AM
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Passing your scars on
- 14/12/2010 07:07:43 PM
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They believe Oaths necessary, thus an Aes Sedai refusing sets herself apart from and above the rest.
- 16/12/2010 02:26:45 PM
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So?
- 15/12/2010 11:40:32 AM
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From the standpoint of actually changing Tower rules and traditions I agree with you.
- 16/12/2010 02:13:44 PM
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