When Verin talks to Egwene about the oaths to the DO, she points out that it is impossible to betray him until the hour of death. I wonder about the implications of this statement concerning all the actions that Verin has taken in the series.
- Making Rand fulfill his destiny at Falme.
- Giving Egwene the dream terangreal (mentioned by herself)
- Helping the 2 rivers fighting trollocs
- Using compulsion on the captured WT AS to make them obey Rand
- Making sure Rand accepts Cadsuane as advisor
- Helping Mat reaching Caemlyn quickly (when there is a standing order that he should be killed though she might not know of that order)
I wonder how many of these actions were helping the DO? For example, with hindsight I suspect that Verin actively caused the failure of the Salidar AS delegation with rand due to the 'let the lord of chaos rule' order. (this does not exclude that she personally thought it good for him to be free of AS strings)
And if they were not all serving the DO how did she manage to get round her oaths? there is even something more complex to this question: Verin has seen her possible futures in tGH when rand used the portal stones. So she knows about the consequences of her actions and cannot claim uncertainty/ignorance when she performs an action that helps the light. Which would suggest that all her actions until her final betrayal helped the DO.
Any ideas/thoughts?