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As Egwene is forced to be a captive novice among Elaida's group she does her best to cause disturbance among the White Tower Aes Sedai and still remain the Amyrlin she is meant to be.

Her method of doing so is very simple: she speaks the truth and is often punished for it.

She then uses the Aiel code of ethics ( ji ' e ' toh ) she learned during her time there by accepting the nearly constant punishments ( another Aiel teaching of accepting pain ) and continuing to show the unbending dignity befitting the Amyrlin, patiently watching the seeds she plants grow.

This plan has brought respect from the novices and Accepted, as well as the captive former king of Illian, and has even forced many sisters nominally loyal to Elaida to view her in a new light.