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She said"much" influence. fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 07/12/2009 02:50:35 AM

That Sarene or the other AS don't have much influence on Elaida, especially in the current situation. And there is no sensible way that Semirhage's cooperation would make the AS more able to persuade Elaida to lessen Semirhage's punishments, since Elaida doesn't know about it at all.

The Oath is really a joke, if it allows such false statements to deceive someone else.


I agree that the oaths are a joke. It is not a matter of whether one speaks the truth, but of whether it is perceived as the truth. Perhaps, when Sarene left the Tower, she felt that Elaida could still be influenced. She has been gone long enough not to know the state of affairs at present. To think that members of the embassy might have some (even if it is tiny) influence over the Amyrlin who sent them does not have to be a lie. I think the oath against lying has been abused sufficiently on screen that I find it believable that she could say this and not be BA. Clearly, it is a load of crap, but she isn't the first AS to say something that falls into that category.
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Sarene's statement Etzel - 06/12/2009 02:44:35 PM 1237 Views
Re: Sarene's statement Fred Gaidin - 06/12/2009 03:21:18 PM 822 Views
No... Etzel - 06/12/2009 03:28:03 PM 791 Views
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I think it's obvious Etzel - 06/12/2009 04:30:28 PM 797 Views
while I don't disagree that the Oaths are a joke... darius_sedai - 06/12/2009 05:54:45 PM 696 Views
Re: I think it's obvious Fred Gaidin - 06/12/2009 06:25:53 PM 686 Views
She said"much" influence. fionwe1987 - 07/12/2009 02:50:35 AM 616 Views
Perhaps the fact that... Great Lord of Chaos - 07/12/2009 10:23:48 PM 562 Views
Perhaps She Thinks Being Part of Elaida's Embassy Was an Honor. The Name With No Man - 06/12/2009 05:14:11 PM 661 Views
Possibly she felt that Semirhage was so evil that the idea of lying to her was moot. Lord Haart - 06/12/2009 06:44:19 PM 635 Views
That's Shashalle *NM* darius_sedai - 06/12/2009 06:52:12 PM 269 Views
This one is iffy, but I'm going to chalk it up to Sanderson being a little careless and move on. *NM* Nameless Ashaman - 07/12/2009 04:10:21 AM 248 Views
Remember, she is a White. Gher - 07/12/2009 04:31:47 AM 650 Views
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