Is Verin A Black Ajah In The Wheel Of Time?
There’s something about Verin Mathwin that tugs at your gut the moment she walks into a scene. Maybe it’s her ink-stained fingers or that habit of rubbing her nose like she’s just stumbled upon a particularly juicy secret in one of her ancient books. Maybe it’s her soft voice and bumbling manner, the way she plays the fool like she doesn’t really belong in a world as sharp and dangerous as the White Tower. But anyone paying attention can feel it—there’s something else hiding beneath the surface.
And if you’ve been following The Wheel of Time Season 3, you’ve probably found yourself asking: is Verin a Black Ajah? Let’s talk about it. Because the answer isn’t simple, and that’s what makes it beautiful.
This video contains heavy spoilers from the show and books, so tread carefully.
To start, we need to talk about what we know. In the books, Verin is a member of the Black Ajah. But not in the way you might think. She was caught snooping into the Shadow’s business and given an ultimatum: swear the oaths or die. She chose to live—but not to serve. Instead, she spent seventy years pretending to serve the Dark while quietly documenting every name, every lie, every heart of the Black Ajah from within. And when her time ran out, she found a way to use her own death to tell the truth.
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