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Re: Nynaeve should not have been made to swear the Oaths Watcher Send a noteboard - 07/12/2010 03:22:49 PM
I hate to disagree but going by your reasoning Cannoli its the test not the oaths that Nynaeve should not have had to take. The test was the usual way that an Accepted proved that she ws ready to step up to the plate and become an Aes Sedai with all that entailed.

Egwene changed the rules on that and there was not too much dispute over it as the Accepted she elevated were certainly worthy of the title of Aes Sedia. Once she was given the title of Aes Sedia it was wrong to make her make her take the test again. That is a bit like telling an employee that they have to do an interview to be rehired for their old job. Nynaeve could well have told Egwene that she was Aes Sedai by Egwene's very own decree and if that decree did not have legal effect were any of her decrees any better.

I don't think Egwene ever said that she was changing the rules so that an Aes Sedai did not have to be bound by the oaths. She toyed with the idea and then changed her mind for what ever reason. Maybe it was Siuan, many be it was Moggy it does not really matter why she did not alter the law.

It was undestood by everyone that the newly raised sisters would have to take the oaths once they regained the oath rod. I believe that there was even a proposal in the rebel hall to try to Travel to the Tower and get the oath rod so that they could complete the proper raising of sisters. This suggests to me that at no stage among the Rebel AS was it ever imagined that any sisters raised by decree would be exempt from the requirements of taking the oaths.

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Nynaeve should not have been made to swear the Oaths - 07/12/2010 03:12:00 PM 1830 Views
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Re: Nynaeve should not have been made to swear the Oaths - 07/12/2010 10:44:01 PM 827 Views
*shrugs* ... the oaths are lame and so full of holes the only value they bring is - 07/12/2010 03:26:21 PM 826 Views
I wonder what would have happened if she refused and left the tower entirely. - 07/12/2010 03:30:58 PM 824 Views
I doubt they would have stopped her ... but there was no real reason for her to refuse the - 07/12/2010 03:34:20 PM 782 Views
no there wasn't a real reason for her to refuse. It'd still be interesting if she did *NM* - 07/12/2010 03:37:45 PM 387 Views
would have made for an interesting spin on the plot - 07/12/2010 05:37:31 PM 776 Views
How is she not a lead? - 07/12/2010 06:25:45 PM 747 Views
She has never really had her own unique plot line - 07/12/2010 06:34:40 PM 717 Views
I'm going to have to disagree with you on that - 07/12/2010 07:46:08 PM 768 Views
Nothing to really argue here except perspective ... to each their own *NM* - 07/12/2010 10:26:04 PM 380 Views
Re: *shrugs* ... the oaths are lame and so full of holes the only value they bring is - 07/12/2010 10:49:12 PM 802 Views
I think that is true of the testing not the Oaths - 08/12/2010 05:08:22 PM 732 Views
she shouldn't have, although I think they should trash the oaths in general - 07/12/2010 03:29:21 PM 745 Views
agreed! and I think Nynaeve's testing rather proved that point - 07/12/2010 03:35:38 PM 805 Views
Especially since Egwene herself didn't really think it necessary for herself to take the tests - 07/12/2010 03:43:18 PM 778 Views
well it looks like such a coalition is part of the plan - 07/12/2010 03:47:03 PM 769 Views
I meant one that would destroy the White Tower - 07/12/2010 03:53:35 PM 825 Views
ahh I see. well maybe they shall - 07/12/2010 04:00:52 PM 730 Views
She was always going to have to swear the Oaths - 07/12/2010 04:42:59 PM 763 Views
Good old political necessity - 07/12/2010 06:29:26 PM 657 Views
Amyrlin's decree - 07/12/2010 09:56:51 PM 747 Views
Brace yourselves, everybody... - 08/12/2010 02:56:43 PM 695 Views
Ooops, double post! *NM* - 08/12/2010 02:58:01 PM 377 Views
And what? To miss all the awesomeness she had before/during/after the test? - 07/12/2010 06:27:23 PM 713 Views
I agree about the test, kind of. The Oaths was going too far. - 07/12/2010 07:02:43 PM 870 Views
Re: I agree about the test, kind of. The Oaths was going too far. - 16/12/2010 10:40:39 AM 615 Views
And yet people keep choosing donuts over lettuce *NM* - 16/12/2010 10:47:04 AM 399 Views
It's supposed to be a required part of being Aes Sedai. - 08/12/2010 08:52:34 AM 683 Views
Has Egwene swore the Oaths? - 08/12/2010 03:11:37 PM 802 Views
Yes - she swore on the Oath Rod in TGS. *NM* - 08/12/2010 03:22:31 PM 430 Views
Love Nynaeve... - 10/12/2010 09:49:13 AM 692 Views
On the contrary, being Aes Sedai means she had to swear the Oaths. - 14/12/2010 04:53:28 AM 674 Views
Re: On the contrary, being Aes Sedai means she had to swear the Oaths. - 14/12/2010 11:53:43 AM 740 Views
Passing your scars on - 14/12/2010 07:07:43 PM 600 Views
Re: Passing your scars on - 14/12/2010 10:45:01 PM 770 Views
Actually I'm not being flippant - 15/12/2010 05:58:22 AM 701 Views
So? - 15/12/2010 11:40:32 AM 766 Views

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