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  • She also might decide that ji'e'toh required her to fight when there was no chance except in running.

    The Path of Daggers Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1998

  • The two women she would have chosen to help her escape from anywhere, and neither would raise a hand to try because of ji'e'toh.

    The Path of Daggers Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1998

  • An Aiel taken prisoner by other Aiel during raid or battle is required by ji'e'toh to serve his or her captor humbly and obediently for one year and a day, touching no weapon and doing no violence.

    A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996

  • What this may do to the protections accorded Wise Ones under the Aiel belief of ji'e'toh has yet to be seen.

    A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996

  • The problem in Aiel eyes were that they were trying to be Aiel, in a way, to follow ji'e'toh, their version of it, anyway.

    A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996

  • Additionally, although by tradition as strong as law no one who does not follow ji'e'toh can be made gai'shain, the Shaido Aiel have begun putting Cairhienin and other prisoners into gai'shain robes, and many have come to believe that since these people do not follow ji'e'toh, there is no need to release them at the end of the year and a day.

    A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996

  • For himself, he did not care whether they mangled ji'e'toh to mincemeat.

    A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996

  • Apparently they should remain the rest of the night or longer, all laughing and talking with Egwene, but that was just custom, not ji'e'toh, and with Sorilea's help she managed to convince them that she just did not have the time.

    Lord of Chaos Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1994

  • A bit of Egwene that was not wrapped up in ji'e'toh thought that maybe what she had said at the end helped, too, as well as getting back down in the first place.

    Lord of Chaos Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1994

  • Aiel were touchy about honor; their lives were governed by ji'e'toh, honor and obligation, with rules as complex and odd as their humor.

    Lord of Chaos Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1994

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