These two spent a significant amount of time together. How could Alanna not suspect Verin as BA? Could Alanna be BA as well? She does act rather oddly most of the time.
Don't forget, Verin, according to her version (which her actions & information seem to support), only joined the Black to save her skin and tried to gather information on them and find a way out. When she was away from the rest of the Black Ajah and the Shadow's minions, as she was on her extended field trip into the boonies with Alanna, there would be no reason for her to act like a Black sister - she was not in it for power or greed or any other untoward motivation. Therefore, there would have been no behavior characteristic of Darkfriends or evil-minded people to tip Alanna off.
All such speculation regarding Verin is absurd. For Moiraine, or Alanna, or Rand & friends, or the Aiel or any other of her traveling companions to have suspected her based solely on the time spent in her company is ludicrous. Even my next iteration of "Egwene's evil" will not go so far as to accuse Egwene of not knowing better despite spend 4-6 months traveling in her company. The more logical and sensible form of this question to apply to Verin is "How did Liandrin & Alviarin and other Blacks of her aquaintance not notice that she was a/the Lightfriend?" And for that, the same principles would apply as in the case of other Darkfriends who flew under the radar, like Ingtar or Careane.
Cannoli
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
Alanna and Verin
02/12/2009 06:16:20 PM
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BA are naturally capable in hiding their true agenda
02/12/2009 06:37:54 PM
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Re: BA are naturally capable in hiding their true agenda
02/12/2009 06:41:49 PM
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In her letter to Rand in KoD
02/12/2009 07:04:15 PM
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Re: In her letter to Rand in KoD
03/12/2009 06:37:01 PM
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Also, Verin wasn't "really" Black.
02/12/2009 07:34:52 PM
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Alanna would have been on Verin's list if she were Black Ajah. *NM*
03/12/2009 01:55:55 AM
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She didn't get everyone. That's why Egwene had them all prove themselves on the Oath Rod. *NM*
03/12/2009 03:34:49 AM
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And there are like 180 names on that list that haven't been mentioned! *NM*
03/12/2009 07:43:47 AM
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