The Oath was probably made in the old tongue, then poorly translated. The Aes Sedai never gave it a thought because they never thought anyone would actually commit suicide just to break the Oath, and because of tradition.
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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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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