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Re: The wording of the Oaths seems to make it easy for Mesaana to get around them. Datakim Send a noteboard - 02/10/2010 01:07:25 AM

The way that Mesaana could've avoided the oath is simlpe : she is supposed to swear that she is either (don't recall the wording) Not a Darkfriend or Not of the Black Ajah. And to either of those questions she can simply say no since she is of the Chosen. The questions/oath should ask "Do you serve the Dark One" or some such.


She could potentially say "No" to even that question if she managed to perform sufficient mental gymnastics. Remember, the forsaken don't serve the "Dark One", they serve "The Great Lord of the Dark". There are so many ways that Mesaana (or other really clever BA not discovered by Verin) could have slipped through. It has been said again and again that the oath against lying is full of holes. Mesaana would likely know a lot of them.
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Mesaana: Beating the Oath Rod Moiraine Sedai - 22/09/2010 03:10:59 AM 1409 Views
"Beating the Oath Rod" - is that what they call it these days? *NM* Tom - 22/09/2010 04:25:01 AM 299 Views
Lawl *NM* Deadsy - 22/09/2010 05:33:10 AM 252 Views
Nice! *NM* lodlom - 22/09/2010 01:16:56 PM 229 Views
ROFL! This almost made me spit onto my laptop. ppl in Starbucks are staring at me nao. *NM* Bookwyrm - 22/09/2010 04:47:56 PM 260 Views
How do you know so much Moiraine? Deadsy - 22/09/2010 05:33:37 AM 711 Views
To post a serious answer of my own: I assumed Darkfriends in the servants. Tom - 22/09/2010 02:18:54 PM 604 Views
Moiraine has Aelfinn and Eelfinn servants waiting on her? Maybe she won't want to leave. Deadsy - 22/09/2010 02:22:17 PM 608 Views
No, I replied to your very fragmentary response "I hope someone responds seriously". *NM* Tom - 26/09/2010 01:14:55 PM 251 Views
It's possible, but VERY few of the BA in the Rebels survived bc they were ambushed RugbyPlayingAshaman - 22/09/2010 02:43:13 PM 630 Views
Okay, serious reply. Deadsy - 22/09/2010 04:09:19 PM 616 Views
Yes, or newyorkersedai - 22/09/2010 11:54:57 PM 574 Views
Tiana ... And I suspect she was BA herself since we are later told Egwene would need a "proper MoN" *NM* darius_sedai - 26/09/2010 03:26:16 PM 347 Views
She's not BA. She's just not capable. *NM* Deadsy - 26/09/2010 10:54:20 PM 229 Views
Re: She's not BA. She's just not capable. darius_sedai - 26/09/2010 11:37:55 PM 540 Views
She was incompetent to show just how awesome Sharina is. Egwene always observed Deadsy - 27/09/2010 02:17:49 AM 534 Views
Re: She was incompetent to show just how awesome Sharina is. Egwene always observed darius_sedai - 27/09/2010 03:01:43 AM 490 Views
Read Egwene's PoV in COT. Tiana is obviously disturbed by her. She defers without deferring. *NM* Deadsy - 27/09/2010 03:47:15 AM 306 Views
that was kind of my point, Sharina has no trouble deferring darius_sedai - 27/09/2010 05:20:36 AM 574 Views
The Hall has no right to remove her... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2010 06:25:28 AM 536 Views
Regardless of who would remove Tiana from the post ... darius_sedai - 27/09/2010 05:01:28 PM 543 Views
Well, really... fionwe1987 - 28/09/2010 12:57:53 AM 503 Views
I disagree ... But we'll just have to RAFO. *NM* darius_sedai - 10/10/2010 11:56:14 PM 243 Views
The wording of the Oaths seems to make it easy for Mesaana to get around them. Gher - 29/09/2010 04:43:51 AM 573 Views
Re: The wording of the Oaths seems to make it easy for Mesaana to get around them. dilli - 01/10/2010 10:57:22 PM 646 Views
Re: The wording of the Oaths seems to make it easy for Mesaana to get around them. Datakim - 02/10/2010 01:07:25 AM 551 Views
She doesn't have to beat the Oath Rod Jove - 10/10/2010 07:25:46 PM 555 Views
I don't think so darius_sedai - 10/10/2010 11:54:42 PM 637 Views
I agree that she isn't taking the Oaths malekithe - 16/10/2010 09:15:24 AM 602 Views
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