Identity
During the events of The Gathering Storm, Egwene al'Vere learns of the identities of almost every member of the Black Ajah - including the knowledge that Mesaana remained within the White Tower - from Verin Mathwin, a Black sister who found a loophole in her oaths to the Dark One. Verin's actions saw Egwene begin a purge of the Black Ajah within the rebel Aes Sedai, though she was unable to prevent the Black Ajah within the loyalist faction from escaping. It is discovered in Towers of Midnight that Mesaana had assumed the identity of Danelle, an Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. How she circumvented the three oaths (which were forced to be resworn by every Aes Sedai in the tower) is unknown though possibilities are discussed in the book.
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