I Stephen R. Donaldsons serie The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant den otroende, bok 2, The Illearth War, kapitel 25 "Den sjunde avdelningen," High Lord Elena
using the Power of Command gained by drinking from the EarthBlood summons Kevin son of Loric from the dead with the intent that he do battle with Lord Foul
Men hon lär sig snart om misstaget:
Kevin's spectre speaking to Elena (bolding added):
"Fool!" he cried in a paroxysm of anguish. "Damned betrayer! You have broken the Law of Death to summon me—you have unleashed measureless opportunities for evil upon the Earth—and the Despiser mastered me as easily as if I were a child! The Illearth Stone consumes me. Fight, fool! I am Commanded to destroy you!"
Så frågan här är om Elena:
Was ingorant of the Law of Death, since the Lords of Revelstone only had knowledge gained from the first and second wards, the seventh ward being accessed only because of Thomas Covenant's wild magic interference in awakening the krill and bringing Amok (who was the seventh ward) sooner than their knowledge should have allowed it;
or
Was forgetful from her passion and evil intents against Lord Foul ("The ill was in Elena, in the High Lord herself. ... And he remembered the apocalypse hidden in her gaze. That was the ill.") such that her state of mind clouded her vision (Covenant warns her "'What happens to the Oath of Peace?' But his cry did not penetrate her exaltation.") and so she perhaps forgot the Law of Death and any possible consequences related to breaking that.
Har Elena kort sagt kunskap om dödsloven eller gjorde hon inte innan hon fattade sitt beslut? Finns det någon in-serie eller författarens insikt om kunskapen om dödsrätten vid denna tidpunkt i landets historia?