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===Chapter Ten: Stories of Surgeons===
Nine Years Earlier
Kaladin helps his father treat a young woman, [[Sani]]. Kaladin reflects over the course of the surgery on how his family is treated so differently because of his father's career.
When they finish amputating Sani's middle finger, [[Lirin]] asks Kaladin why he was late to arrive, and Kaladin replies that he was with a boy named [[Jam]] learning to use a quarterstaff. This sparks a debate between Kaladin and Lirin about the relative merits of being a soldier or a surgeon. Lirin meets Kaladin's claim that it's possible to save lives by killing others with the assertion that doing so is like "trying to stop a storm by blowing harder." Eventually, Kaladin simply stops arguing and goes back to cleaning up the room.
Lirin quizzes him on various things a surgeon should know, then tells him that he plans to send him to Kharbranth to train under the surgeons there if he can find a way to do so. Lirin also tells him that he's incredibly gifted when it comes to surgery, and he shouldn't waste himself on soldiering.
===Chapter Eleven: Droplets===
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