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I think this was the crux of the question I had, which @Arinna Katal has mostly settled: Is it the individual's belief that powers the oath and prevents them from using the power as a weapon, or is it the One Power itself, via the oath rod, that prevents them from using it as a weapon? It's...

Thank you for pointing this out. I will keep my eyes open for it when Tuon enters the story. That's a few books away, however.

This is not correct. The third oath states: Never to use the One Power as a weapon except against Darkfriends or Shadowspawn, or in the last extreme defense of her life, the life of her Warder, or another Aes Sedai. So, Verin didn't need to wait to to attack the trollocs and nor did Alanna...

Please direct me to the existing discussion if this already exists. A thought occurred to me: An Aes Sedai swears on the oath rod to never use the power as a weapon. But we know that Aes Sedai are captured and made damane when the Seanchan attack the White Tower, and other times. But damane use...