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===Chapter Five: Heretic===
As Shallan comes face-to-face withmeets Jasnah Kholin for the first time, she thinks about how she hadn't expected her to be as beautiful as she is. Jasnah is exactly what Shallan thinks the ideal beauty – tall, Alethi tan skin, long dark hair. JasnahShe is talking to a man who Shallan later identifies as [[King Taravangian]] of [[Kharbranth]].
 
Jasnah and Taravangian seem to be negotiating over something, though Shallan can't tell what. As they begin to walk, Jasnah beckons for Shallan to follow. After a preliminary conversation, Jasnah mentions that because Shallan was so persistent in seeking her out, she will hear her petition to be her ward. Shallan is shocked, as she had believed that she had already been accepted as Jasnah's ward.
 
A lengthy conversation about Shallan's level of education ensues, in which it is revealeddecided that Shallan has passing skill in most subjects, is very good in the sciences, excels at drawing and writing (the feminine arts), and is sadly lacking in history (and to some degree, logic and mathematics)philosophy.
 
They arrive at the entrance to a room which has been blocked off by a large stone. Shallan realizes that the king's granddaughter is trapped in the room, and Jasnah is planning to use her [[Soulcaster]] to remove the stone in exchange for access to the [[Palanaeum]].
 
Jasnah Soulcasts the stone, transforming it into smoke. The smoke is much less dense than the stone, and so explodes outward somewhat violently. The king retrieves his granddaughter and, when asked, agrees to take Jasnah to the Palanaeum.
 
Jasnah rejects Shallan as her ward. Shallan is frustrated, but decides to persevere in trying to become Jasnah's ward. It is then that Shallan reveals that she wishes to become Jasnah's ward not out of scholarly pursuit, but in order to steal her Soulcaster to help her family's finances recover.
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