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Torture in WoT guttering flame Send a noteboard - 09/05/2012 05:37:37 AM
She would have been able to much more effectively questioned them had she Stilled them first


Not really. They would have told her nothing very useful, let alone reliable, without putting them to the question, and information you get from people you torture is always very hard to trust. The DF/BA would have given her any drivel they thought she wanted to hear to stop torturing them. She might have gotten a few gems lost in a big pile of dross.



Not that I disagree with you that torture is a bad thing and gives questionable results, but throughout the WoT books torture or the threat of it is portrayed as a valid and effective means for getting answers.
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Not to mention that Elayne KNOWS that Stilling them would also have broken their Oaths darius_sedai - 08/05/2012 01:11:31 PM 772 Views
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See DomA's thoughts below ... darius_sedai - 08/05/2012 11:26:43 PM 901 Views
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Sorry, meant she could have more effectively questioned them in "normal" means darius_sedai - 08/05/2012 11:26:13 PM 835 Views
Re: Sorry, meant she could have more effectively questioned them in "normal" means DomA - 09/05/2012 01:24:41 AM 788 Views
Ispan was still bound by her oath to not betray the Black Ajah darius_sedai - 09/05/2012 12:32:45 PM 932 Views
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All true. Doesn't change the fact that had they Stilled these women they would have gotten darius_sedai - 10/05/2012 01:35:42 PM 790 Views
Re: All true. Doesn't change the fact that had they Stilled these women they would have gotten DomA - 10/05/2012 08:02:20 PM 765 Views
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Seriously, I haven't read any Elayne chapters since book 9/Winter's Heart..... Anonymous2000 - 06/05/2012 08:01:05 PM 718 Views
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