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

Shallan is thinking about how she sometimes gets distracted by the enormity of the [[Palanaeum]]. Along with a Parshman servant, she is on her way to get a copy of [[Dialogues]] though she now has an hour each day to do her own research, for which Shallan has decided on natural science. She thinks about how she could fill gaps in the understanding, and has to remind herself that her true goal is to steal [[Jasnah]]'s [[Soulcaster]]. Hiding in one of the library rooms she goes though some of the pictures she has of Jasnah soulcasting, and hopes that with it she will be able to create pressures minerals to save her family. Compering her expectation of Jasnah the heretic and the real one Shallan worries that she might not be able to actualityactually do it. She speculates about talking to Jasnah about the use of a Soulcaster but when she sees a light is startled and decides to get back to her task. Although she is instantly distracted by the fact that she is in the same room where [[Shadows Remembered]] is shelved. When finding it and reading parts of it she is surprised to find it a book of children’s stories.

When Shallan returns to the alcove, she finds that Jasnah has not yet returned but to her surprise that [[Kabsal]] is present. Apparently he wants to show something to Jasnah, but has some bread and [[simberry jam]] to share with Shallan. After a discussion about the meaning of jam and Shallan's personality, they move on to Shallan's appearance and what she thinks of herself, before they come after a few more topics to Jasnah's heresy. Shallan considers Kabsal in a romantic light for a short time before dismissing it. Kabsal tries to get Shallan to switch Devotary's though apparently it is frowned up onupon to recruit. Kabsal intended to show Jasnah proof of the [[Almighty]], which Shallan wants to see. Getting out a book where he shows her four patterspatterns of the cities Kholinar, Vedenar, Thaylen City and Akinah. Using a metal-plate with sand and a bow he recreates the patterspatterns in the sand through the resonance telling her that this is called Cymatics. Telling her of more examples he considers proof he guides the conversation to saving her soul. When Jasnah appears she is not surprised to see Kabsel but not pleased either. She reveals that she knows about Cymatics but doesn't seem impressed by it. After Kabsal is gone Jasnah warns Shallan that Kabsal is only interested in Shallan to get to Jasnah and her soulcaster.