So now that we know that Verin Sedai was black ajah I've been thinking about her actions when she was in captivity in the Aiel camp.
Verin has been working all along to overthrow the black ajah. Also, she knew who most of the black sisters were. She also knew what her web/weaving would possibly kill a sister in the not too distant future. Verin basically compels the sisters in the Aiel's control...something Egwene later comments on as having "knowledge" that the sisters under Rand's control in Cairhien were compelled.
Egwene believes that Rand Compelled all the Aes Sedai with him, including the first dozen who swore fealty. She can't see any reason that an Aes Sedai would swear to Rand without him having Compelled them.
Do you think Verin revealed to Egwene that it wasn't Rand who did the compelling and that it was in fact Verin? Even if Egwene knows it was Verin and not Rand will Egwene not tell anyone and let everyone think it was Rand and the Asha'man?
No, because there wouldn't be a reason for Verin to think that Egwene thought they had all been Compelled.
How does Verin's revelation that she was working to overthrow the black ajah all along change your view of what happened in Cairhien when the Aiel had the sisters captured and Verin was compelling them?
I didn't have any problem with it in the first place. Verin was working for the greater good and just trying to get more of the good guys on the same page.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Verin and her actions in the Aiel Camp
- 27/08/2010 01:22:12 PM
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- 27/08/2010 03:02:18 PM
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Re: Verin and her actions in the Aiel Camp
- 27/08/2010 03:58:30 PM
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I don't think it will be resolved or mentioned either. Egwene mentioned it in passing
- 27/08/2010 04:22:14 PM
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