Editing Summary:Dawnshard

This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of '''''[[Dawnshard (novella)|Dawnshard]].''''' We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the novella, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire novella.

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== Prologue ==
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* [[Yalb]] (point of view)
* [[Dok]]
* [[Brekv]]
* [[Smta]]
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary

Having survived the sinking of the ''[[Wind's Pleasure]]'', [[Yalb]] serves on a ship led by Captain [[Smta]]. Yalb and the new crewmember [[Dok]] discuss Thaylen naval traditions and the ''Wind's Pleasure'' before spotting a the abandoned ''[[First Dreams]]'' sailing over the horizon. Yalb and a group board and find the ship to be empty of crew and floating with no direction.

== Chapter 1 ==
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Talik]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Mura]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ral-na]] (mentioned only)
* [[Dalinar Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

[[Rysn]] sits in her office and notes how much [[Chiri-Chiri]] has grown and how sickly she appears. She also takes note of how her office and the ''[[Wandersail_(1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' have been customized to facilitate her mobility, including the arrival of a new porter [[Nikli]]. [[Talik]], with whom Rysn has been in contact regarding Chiri-Chiri, arrives to assess the [[larkin]] and recommends that she be taken to the ancestral home of the larkin at the [[Aimia]]n city [[Akinah]]--long thought to be lost. Rysn recalls that [[Navani]] had put out a call for vessels to sail to Aimia to investigate the return of the ''First Dreams''.

== Chapter 2 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Navani Kholin]]
* [[Talik]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Fen Rnamdi]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kaza]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vazrmeb]] (mentioned only)
}}

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Rysn travels to [[Urithiru]] in the company of Nikli and Chiri-Chiri to discuss terms of an expedition with Navani. She admires the [[fabrial]] lifts created by the [[Alethi]] [[artifabrians]]. They negotiate and agree to terms including: generous monetary compensation for the crew, [[Queen Fen]] providing a royal mandate to motivate the crew, two [[Windrunner]]s ([[Lopen]] and [[Huio]]) ordered to accompany the mission, and that the scribe ([[Rushu]]) to accompany the mission would be one familiar with fabrial lift technology.

== Chapter 3 ==
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rua]]
* [[Ral-na]]
* [[Talik]]
* [[Kaladin]]
* [[Dalinar Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Cord]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Huio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Leyten]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lyn]] (mentioned only)
* [[Sigzil]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Tuaka]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rushu]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Lopen and [[Rua]] fly through Urithiru to meet with a [[Reshi]] delegation that has arrived to meet with [[Dalinar]]. [[Talik]] greets him and is immediately lashed upward to the peak of the atrium, where Lopen shows him the view of mountains surrounding Urithiru. The two hold an impromptu summit in the air before returning to the ground to find [[Ral-na]] (a newly bonded [[Dustbringer]]) and [[Kaladin]], who is irritated at Lopen's lack of decorum. Kaladin assigns Lopen and Huio to Rysn's [[expedition to Akinah|expedition]], and they decide to take along [[Cord]], who can see [[spren]].

== Chapter 4 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Plamry]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Lopen]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Fen Rnamdi]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Flend]] (mentioned only)
* [[Nlan]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Rysn admires the ''Wandersail'' and explains the command structure since being given the ship by [[Vstim]]. Captain [[Drlwan]] curtly suggests that Rysn remain ashore for the voyage. They discuss the role of superstition and [[Passions]] among Thaylen naval crews after learning that the crew had found the ship's pet [[skyeel]], [[Screech]], dead that morning. The crew is offered a chance to remain ashore for the duration of the expedition. After getting confirmation of her sudden suspicion that Drlwan had expected to inherit the ship herself, Rysn confides in Nikli that she suspects the crew resents her being assigned as [[rebsk]]. They brainstorm methods to garner favor with both crew and captain, and she suggests to Nikli that he take part in the crew's hazing ritual as a way to feel more like one of them.

== Chapter 5 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Lopen]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Nikliasorm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

The ''Wandersail'' begins its voyage toward Aimia. Rysn and Lopen bond over shared experience with disability. Rushu demonstrates conjoiner fabrial technology as it relates to Rysn's mobility, and the group discusses Rushu's separate mission to understand the impact of [[aluminum]] on fabrials.

== Chapter 6 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Nikliasorm]] (point of view)
* [[Cord]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Plamry]]
* [[Lopen]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Alalhawithador]]
* [[Yelamaiszin]]
* [[Zyardil]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Arclomedarian]] (mentioned only)
}}

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'''Rysn'''

Cord, filling in for the chef [[Nlan]] who stayed ashore, discovers that the ship's grain stores have been infested by grubs. Once again, the crew assumes that this is a bad omen and that the voyage is cursed. Using notes she took while studying under Vstim, Rysn averts the crisis by directing Drlwan to dock and initiate trade with a group of [[Hexi]] nomads. Since the Hexi are strict vegetarians (but consider grubs to be plants), they are willing to trade the bad grain for jerky made from the nomad's dead animals. Nikli recounts his success warming up to the crew and converses with Rysn about how he ended up among the Thaylen people.

'''Nikliasorm'''

Separately, Nikli finds a private moment to contact the other [[Sleepless]] without revealing his true form to Rysn. He reports on the status of his efforts to dissuade the expedition. Although working to maintain the secrecy of Aimia, Nikli argues that he should be allowed a last attempt to dissuade the crew, before being forced to kill everyone aboard--as had happened on the ''First Dreams''.

== Chapter 7 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Cord]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rua]]
* [[Caelinora]]
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (mentioned only)
* [[Tuaka]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rushu]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kaladin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Meridas Amaram]] (mentioned only)
* [[Gift]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Punio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rod]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Cord and Lopen converse about the expedition so far and Cord's motivation for joining it. They are interrupted for a bit when Huio comes to deliver a letter to Cord. Huio, next going to Rushu's cabin to deliver some aluminum, tinkers with one of her [[spanreed]]s and remarks to Lopen when he comes to find him about how aluminum appears to affect the spren captive inside the spanreed's ruby. They assume it broken when the paired spanreed only moves laterally, making unintelligible scribbles, and Huio says he will pay for it.

== Chapter 8 ==
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Plamry]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Alstben]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

The crew of the ''Wandersail'' discover another bad omen: the floating corpse of a [[Santhid]] that has washed over to the hull. Rysn turns the mood and wins some approval from her crew by ordering that the ship tow the corpse to shore to give it a proper funeral. However, the corpse disintegrates into [[Sleepless#Hordelings|hordelings]] before they have a chance.

== Chapter 9 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Lopen]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Vstim]]
* [[Chanrm]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Rua]]
* [[Drlwan]] (mentioned only)
* [[Fen Rnamdi]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Pleadix]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Despite not having a corpse to burn, the crew goes ashore for a bonfire and a night of rest. Rysn communicates via spanreed with Vstim, who reveals Navani's hidden agenda to find and possibly activate the [[Oathgate]] in Akinah. The two theorize that a [[Fused]] [[Illumination|Lightweaver]] may be responsible for the Santhid corpse and the other omens; [[Jasnah]] agrees via another spanreed. Nikli shares an account of the [[scouring of Aimia]] with Rysn, and Cord shares her past, also explaining about her people's stories of the Sleepless. Building on Huio's accidental discovery of aluminum-modified spanreeds, Rushu demonstrates how she can turn Rysn's chair into a levitating mobility device.

== Chapter 10 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Lopen]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Rua]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rushu]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Screech]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Plamry]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Back on the ''Wandersail'', Nikli attempts to frame Cord for the failed omens by going to search her room for evidence while she talks to Rysn on deck. He comes back with [[blackbane]] leaves, and Rysn immediately summons Kstled to arrest him--Rysn had found Nikli suspicious, so she had had Kstled search Cord's room first so that it became clear that Nikli's evidence was fabricated. Nikli pleads for Rysn to turn back from Aimia before he and Plamry are removed from the ship by Lopen and Huio.

== Chapter 11 ==
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rua]]
* [[Turlm]]
* [[Vlxim]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Fimkn]]
* [[Wvlan]]
* [[Klisn]]
* [[Huio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Punio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Leyten]] (mentioned only)
* [[Chiri-Chiri]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (mentioned only)
* [[Cord]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

The ''Wandersail'' breaches the storm surrounding Akinah. Rysn and Huio stay below while Lopen remains topside interacting with the crew. He dives into the water to rescue [[Turlm]] and adheres Drlwan's foot to the deck with [[Stormlight]]. Right as the ship breaks through the storm, Rua points out to Lopen large shadows in the sea <!-- aquatic [[Sleepless#Hordelings|hordelings]] per first draft --> that he thinks are the same creatures as the ones that drained [[Leyten]] and the others of Stormlight on their reconnaissance mission. Finally in the center of the storm, they get their first glimpse of Akinah.

== Chapter 12 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Lopen]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Talik]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Rysn first sights Akinah. The lookouts with spyglasses report seeing [[greatshell]] corpses with [[gemheart]]s lying on the shore. Rysn and Drlwan authorize a landing party to examine the beach--accompanied by the Windrunners and Rushu, who want to set out toward the city ruins at the island's center. Cord reports seeing [[luckspren]] heading toward the island, and Chiri-Chiri dives overboard, leaving Rysn's side to follow the mandras.

== Chapter 13 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rua]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]] (mentioned only)
* [[Cord]] (mentioned only)
* [[Shallan Davar]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kaladin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Teft]] (mentioned only)
* [[Punio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Dalinar Kholin]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Lopen, Huio, and Rushu land on Akinah. Rushu speculates that the gemhearts on the beach are a result of an ancestral instinct in the greatshells coming to die in the same place. They and the rest of the disembarked crew begin to examine, sketch, and gather the gemhearts in order to ensure that the crew gets paid. Lopen notes how odd it is that there is no [[crem]] buildup on the beach, wondering if [[highstorm]]s do not reach this island. Huio remains with the sailors on the beach while Rushu and Lopen go search for the Oathgate.

== Chapter 14 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Rushu]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Nikliasorm]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Cord and Rysn discuss Cord's desire for [[Shardbearer|Shards]] and the political status of the [[Horneater Peaks]] in reference to the status of the war on [[Roshar]]. Cord acknowledges that [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]] is going to become a major draw for forces both allied and malicious. Rysn realizes that the gemhearts on the beach might have been deliberately planted there as a distraction.

== Chapter 15 ==
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Rua]]
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Pluv]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Punio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Chiri-Chiri]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jasnah Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Hoid]] (mentioned only)
}}

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'''Lopen'''

Lopen flies above the city and confirms for Rushu that the layout of Akinah corresponds closely to the ancient map that she had used as a guide for their expedition. Based on that map, they are able to locate what appears to be the Oathgate. However, they begin to suspect foul play when they discover first that the gemheart they took was quartz and not diamond (i.e. not an actual gemheart) and next that the Oathgate mechanism in Akinah is in significantly worse repair than the ones in other cities despite being the same age. Searching around on Rushu's orders, the sailors find a hidden chamber beneath the city which they enter with the aid of a smoke-creating [[Soulcaster]] given to Rushu by Navani for just such a purpose. Lopen rushes back to the boat after recognizing that they have sprung a trap.

'''Rysn'''

Back on the ''Wandersail'', Nikli rematerializes on deck from its hordelings. Cord recognizes him as a Sleepless from Horneater mythology. When Nikli makes clear that he intends to kill everyone involved in the expedition, Cord grabs Rysn and jumps overboard.

== Chapter 16 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Cord]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lopen]] (mentioned only)
* [[Huio]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

Rysn and Cord follow a swarm of luckspren underwater to a cave beneath the island surface. Contained in the cave are a set of [[Shardplate]], eight Soulcasters, and a mural depicting the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]]. When Rysn examines the mural, she hears the voice of the [[Dawnshard]] contained within it; she accepts it, and it exits the mural and joins with her. Thus, Rysn becomes a Dawnshard just before hordelings begin entering the cavern.

== Chapter 17 ==
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rua]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Phendorana]] (mentioned only)
* [[Longbrow]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

'''Lopen'''

Lopen arrives back at the beach in time to rescue Huio from the jaws of a large hordeling. Lopen teases Huio about being the one to save his cousin, and as the two try to fight the hordeling off, Lopen complains to Rua that he can't turn into a Blade yet.

'''Rysn'''

In the cavern, Rysn falls back on her training from Vstim and attempts to open negotiations with the three Sleepless who have come to kill her. She points out their need of her, attempting to offer herself as a secret keeper regarding the treasures of Akinah.

== Chapter 18 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Huio]]
* [[Fimkn]]
* [[Rua]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Caelinora]]
* The [[Stormfather]] (mentioned only)
* [[Chiri-Chiri]] (mentioned only)
* [[Navani Kholin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Drlwan]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

'''Lopen'''

The Windrunners continue to fight the large hordeling, trying to buy time for the crew to escape back to the ship. However, specialized hordelings arrive and drain the Stormlight from Lopen, rendering him unable to use Lashings. Lopen falls to the ground and breaks his leg.

'''Rysn'''

Nikli refuses to negotiate with Rysn, instead explaining his previous deception and how the Sleepless had planned to entice her crew to leave before discovering the caverns. Cord attempts to bind Nikli to an oath grounded in Horneater mythology but is unsuccessful. After protracted discussion, Nikli agrees to attempt a negotiation, despite his claims that Rysn cannot provide anything that the Sleepless desire.

'''Lopen'''

In order to protect his cousin, Huio swears the [[Immortal Words|Third Ideal]] and summons [[Caelinora]] as a Shardhammer.

'''Rysn'''

While explaining that the Sleepless guard Akinah in the place of the extinct [[lanceryn]], Nikli discovers that the Dawnshard is now bonded to Rysn and is enraged. His hordelings begin swarming all over Rysn and Cord.

== Chapter 19 ==
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;Characters
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rua]]
* [[Caelinora]]
* [[Nikliasorm]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
* [[Adonalsium]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lunamor]] (mentioned only)
* [[Tuaka]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

'''Lopen'''

Huio takes the hordeling down with a Shardspear through the head and, running low on Stormlight, escapes with Lopen.

'''Rysn'''

Nikli's outburst is cut short by the arrival of luckspren and Chiri-Chiri to the cavern. The larkin lands on the negotiating table and roars protectively. The revelation of the Dawnshard's bonding gives Rysn the leverage needed to turn the negotiation. The crew of the ''Wandersail'' is permitted safe return with information about Akinah in addition to the Shardplate and Soulcasters found in the cavern. In return for their safety, Rysn vows to be the protector of the Dawnshard so that it is not in Akinah when forces from the [[cosmere]] eventually come in search of it. The Sleepless agree to this plan under the condition that they be permitted to follow Rysn permanently. A two-layer cover story is created: it would be said publicly that the return of a larkin convinced the Sleepless to let the ship go; while the rulers of Roshar, particularly Navani and Queen Fen, would be told that the exchange included Sleepless remaining with Rysn for training on impersonating humanity.

== Epilogue ==
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* [[Lopen]] (point of view)
* [[Rysn Ftori]] (point of view)
* [[Rushu]]
* [[Kstled]]
* [[Huio]]
* [[Rua]]
* The [[Stormfather]]
* [[Chiri-Chiri]]
* [[Drlwan]]
* [[Cord]]
* [[Kaladin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Teft]] (mentioned only)
* [[Sigzil]] (mentioned only)
* [[Punio]] (mentioned only)
* [[Fleeta]] (mentioned only)
* [[Lond]] (mentioned only)
* [[Nikliasorm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vstim]] (mentioned only)
}}

;Plot Summary

'''Lopen'''

As the ship begins its return journey to [[Thaylenah]], Lopen and Huio discuss the implications of Huio swearing the Third Ideal with an oath to protect Lopen. The resulting introspection leads to Lopen swearing his own [[Order of Windrunners#The Third Ideal|Third Ideal]], and [[Rua]] becomes a Sharddagger.

'''Rysn'''

Drlwan approaches Rysn to thank her for standing by the crew and to request that she take the helm of the ''Wandersail'' at the beginning of their next expedition--a gesture of respect and recognition of Rysn as a worthy rebsk. Rysn notes that she seems to be suddenly more attuned to color and musical tone.

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