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Rebels had no reason to research a way to break the oaths. Verin did. Datakim Send a noteboard - 10/12/2009 02:00:21 AM
When you're used to not being able to lie, you stop trying.

Also, even if they did, that doesn't mean they would talk about it. Siuan and Leane have been with the Rebels since the beginning, and it's not like it's common knowledge among the Rebels.


It took Siuan just a few days to discover she could lie. And we know the AS that Rand stilled discovered it relatively quickly too.

How many sisters must have been stilled over all the years the tower has been in existence? Hundreds? Probably thousands would be more accurate number over its entire lifespan. Is it really believable that in all those millennia and all those sisters, no one EVER studied stilling and interviewed sisters who were stilled.

I realise that this is an uncomfortable subject to most AS, but to expect that it was NEVER studied and NEVER recorded in all those years seems a bit hard for me to swallow. I have no doubt that somewhere in the towers vast libraries, there must be mention somewhere that stilling releases you from the oaths.

Verin, who knew she would have to find a way to release herself to achieve her objectives had not only a strong motivation to look for that information but also several decades of time to do so. Verin was also a brown so she should have had the skills to find out.

And thats even ignoring the fact that the sisters with Rand (who Verin had close contact with) WERE released and did not try to hide it. To believe that Verin did not know or could not have found out is just plain silly.

Even before the healing was discovered, stilling would have been a better way to release herself than drinking poison. It would have killed her eventually yes, but she would have had time to assist in the capture of the BA and guarantee that the job was done well before she died. Now that the stilling can be healed there is no rational reason that Verin should not have sought that route with all her efforts.
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I finished tGS last night... and really had to come back to you all. Phelix - 09/12/2009 02:11:05 AM 1429 Views
You bring up some good points BlackAdder - 09/12/2009 03:20:37 AM 895 Views
What if Verin really WAS Black? Lord Haart - 09/12/2009 03:32:07 PM 714 Views
Pretty much agree with you. Great Lord of Chaos - 09/12/2009 03:21:08 AM 685 Views
Hey, long time no see. Glad you're back! *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 03:28:50 AM 370 Views
Good to see you too, F-T. *NM* Phelix - 17/12/2009 09:58:26 PM 248 Views
Silly Verin! She did not need to die. Datakim - 09/12/2009 03:53:23 AM 779 Views
Re: Silly Verin! She did not need to die. TheUltimateReality - 09/12/2009 06:11:02 AM 672 Views
And does she know that Stilling breaks the Oaths? *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 06:16:54 AM 297 Views
She should. Some of the Aes Sedai who swore to Rand had been Stilled and then Restored by Flinn. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:18:10 PM 638 Views
Then, wouldn't the BA/Shadow just kill her off? I think it'd be kind of obvious what she did. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 09/12/2009 03:23:05 PM 451 Views
I think that's beyond the BA's capabilities. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:48:03 PM 521 Views
Doesn't mean they experimented with it. Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 08:48:23 PM 586 Views
Rebels had no reason to research a way to break the oaths. Verin did. Datakim - 10/12/2009 02:00:21 AM 631 Views
You're going at it upside-down. Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 02:33:41 AM 569 Views
Verin should have figured it out Datakim - 10/12/2009 03:03:14 AM 571 Views
Why? Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 04:15:45 AM 583 Views
I was just rereading that section yesterday.... Light in the Night - 10/12/2009 10:52:23 AM 749 Views
It all seems intuitively obvious to me! Datakim - 10/12/2009 07:58:46 PM 703 Views
Will you please look at your argument? Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 09:40:42 PM 641 Views
Re: It all seems intuitively obvious to me! Light in the Night - 11/12/2009 07:38:17 AM 640 Views
The damn Oath Rod! Datakim - 12/12/2009 01:32:47 AM 790 Views
Just having motivation is not enough redhand - 11/12/2009 03:52:40 PM 661 Views
Agreed, you also need a working brain. Where did Verin's go? Datakim - 12/12/2009 12:54:17 AM 483 Views
I don't think those would work rAndy aL - 09/12/2009 07:03:38 AM 638 Views
She should and could have found a better way. Datakim - 09/12/2009 07:41:28 AM 619 Views
I agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:16:27 PM 507 Views
Re: She should and could have found a better way. rAndy aL - 10/12/2009 12:13:40 AM 588 Views
Re: She should and could have found a better way. Datakim - 10/12/2009 02:30:14 AM 562 Views
Re: Silly Verin! She did not need to die. Gerbeaud - 09/12/2009 08:44:31 PM 665 Views
There is also this small problem of Tower Law redhand - 10/12/2009 08:24:55 AM 480 Views
I always thought Masema was an irritating distraction and was glad he was killed quickly. Tom - 09/12/2009 03:53:44 AM 630 Views
Yes, Masema was a bore. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:13:40 PM 634 Views
Re: I always thought Masema was an irritating distraction and was glad he was killed quickly. @my - 09/12/2009 04:21:35 PM 778 Views
Agreed. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 09/12/2009 09:25:02 PM 341 Views
Sidious - 09/12/2009 04:44:10 AM 686 Views
Re: Gerbeaud - 09/12/2009 08:13:24 PM 658 Views
Hey Mark. Phelix - 17/12/2009 10:00:58 PM 590 Views
Great to see you again! vandevere - 09/12/2009 05:01:01 AM 805 Views
Yep, and Sheriam ended up losing a finger or two in the process. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:49:45 PM 594 Views
Why do you think we'll never see Mesaana closure? *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/12/2009 06:07:08 AM 422 Views
Re: Why do you think we'll never see Mesaana closure? TheUltimateReality - 09/12/2009 06:13:22 AM 541 Views
It's great to see you around again! Seriana Sedai - 09/12/2009 07:06:45 AM 648 Views
:'( j-whitt987 - 09/12/2009 11:29:03 PM 594 Views
Good to see you too. Phelix - 17/12/2009 10:01:57 PM 573 Views
Re: Good to see you too. Seriana Sedai - 19/12/2009 06:12:11 AM 548 Views
Hee... gotta love zoos. Phelix - 19/12/2009 06:18:35 AM 520 Views
Mine added up to many vet bills this week. Seriana Sedai - 19/12/2009 07:22:40 AM 510 Views
Eeeep! Bills are not good! Phelix - 19/12/2009 07:24:36 AM 537 Views
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LMAO! Phelix - 20/12/2009 08:25:02 AM 417 Views
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