Is the Asha’man bond involuntarily linking?
No.
(Waste of a good question; that’s in the FAQ.)
This actually appears to be one of the things the FAQ was incorrect on. The first edition glossary entry for linking in A Crown of Swords suggests that RJ had the Black Ajah method of forced linking in mind. The glossary reference was removed in later editions, however, and the practice was not mentioned again until Knife of Dreams .
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