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unting the Black Ajah

by Pagemaster: 1999-04-11 | 3.88 out of 10 (16 votes)

Before Winter's Heart - Archive Only: A Secret Society of Aes Sedai

This is about the idea that Verin is part of a secret society set up to help the Dragon and counter the BA. Well, Anyways, remember how Elaida set up those two (well, one, but she found a friend to help her) to find BA, and in the long run, hunt down Alviarin, and save her neck...

Well also remember those those Sitters who caught them down in the basement, and joined them suddenly. Well, I think that these Sitters were part of the secret society, excluding the other Sitter who was spying for Alviarin. I think this because of the speed in which they deduced just what the two were doing with the Oath Rod. I have always been suspicious as to how quickly they figured this out. To have guessed it had to do with the BA required her to know about the BA in advance. We all know that Aes Sedai have hotly denied it, so how did she get it so quick? Well, if she was part of the secret society, then she would have an idea to begin with.

For even more possibilties: the old Amyrlin was probably part of group. If these Sitters at the time were as well, wouldn't they still be? Maybe once the Amyrlin was nominated, she set up her friends in the society as her Sitters, using blackmail, or whatever. If the BA Sitter was there back then, as well, it could have been she who tipped up the BA about the plans the Amyrlin had (the Amyrlin was assassinated right).....Well, anyways, I'll quit while I'm ahead, if I still am, but think about it.
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Tamyrlin: 1999-04-11

The only problem I have with there being a secret society among the Aes Sedai is that wouldn't the Black Ajah be more aware of their presence, especially since this society would try to eliminate the BA that they find. Unless this secret group is more than just hunters, maybe they were created to find the Dragon Reborn and part of their assignment is to also pin point BA efforts to destroy him?