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The '''Siege of [[Kholinar]]''' and the ensuing battle inside [[Kholinar Palace]] are a major event in the [[True Desolation]]. The battle results in a [[Voidbringer]] victory and occupation of the city, as well as the death of King [[Elhokar]].{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{book ref|sa3|84}}

In the lead-up to the assault, [[Dalinar Kholin]] proposed relieving the city by moving his soldiers through the [[Oathgate]] in [[Kholinar]]. He sent a small task force led by [[Elhokar]] which included [[Kaladin]], [[Skar]], [[Drehy]], [[Adolin]], and [[Shallan]], and her espionage group (which included [[Ishnah]], [[Vathah]] and [[Red]]) to activate the Oathgate.

[[File:Kaladin vs a Voidbringer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Jules Aguimatang|Jules Aguimatang]]</small></center> [[Kaladin]] killing one of the [[Fused]] attacking the city.]]

In the siege leading up to the main assault, the Voidbringers used various siege tactics to weaken and test the city's defences. Upon the arrival of [[Moash]]'s group, refugees were released by the Voidbringers in order to further encumber the besieged city, which was already running low on food. In order to prevent communication with other allied cities, the Voidbringers deployed a variety of Voidspren referred to as Screamers to detect the use of fabrials within the city, particularly spanreeds. These spren detected the use of fabrials and investiture within the city and upon detection emitted their namesake scream to alert nearby scouting Fused, who would then neutralize the source. The Fused were also shown to engage in raids on the city walls in order to gauge the city's defences, which were primarily maintained by [[Vivenna|Highmarshal Azure]] and her [[Kholinar Wall Guard]].

When Dalinar's task force arrived in Kholinar, they hid at a house that was owned by a friend of Adolin's. The members of the task force split up. Elhokar arranged to meet up with the other remaining lighteyed nobles to attempt to win them over to their cause, and Adolin became his bodyguard. Shallan and most of her espionage group imitated a spren who gave food to the poor (she was later labelled the "Swiftspren") in order to infiltrate the Cult of Moments, a group of fanatics influenced by Ashertmarn, an [[Unmade]]. Kaladin joined the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]] so that he could find out more information about the group (particularly its leader, Highmarshal [[Azure]]).