Difference between revisions of "Summary:The Way of Kings/Prologue"

The soldiers then break through the door as the stone crashes against the door and they are crushed. The Shin man pushes a door open, with small purple fearspren begin to wriggle from the masonary, and go toward the fallen guards. Szeth walks through the door and enters the last corridor leading to the king's chambers. He finds another group of guards, and the guards break into a trot with spear pointing toward him. Szeth keeps his hands on the doorframe and [[Reverse Lashing|Reverse Lashes]] the doorframe, so that anything that approaches him- particularly lighter objects- was pulled toward the Lashing. The spears dance through the air and slam into the wooden frame. When he feels them hit, he Lashes himself to the wall, and kills many guards, then he makes himself fall on the ground, surrounded by guards and, as he kills them, he thinks about Shardblades and how they were first carried by the [[Knights Radiant]], gifts of their god to fight the Voidbringers.

 

 

Szeth hesitated, for he doesn't recognize the armor, as he hadn't had the time to memorize the Plates and Blades owned by the Alethi, but he know he must deal with the Shardbearer first before chasing the king. Besides maybe the Shardbearer would be able to kill him, ending his miserable life. For his honor would not allow him to betray his mission or seek death.