Difference between revisions of "Summary:The Way of Kings"
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{{epigraph|I hold the suckling child in my hands, a knife at his throat, and know that all who live wish me to let the blade slip. Spill its blood upon the ground, over my hands, and with it gain us further breath to draw.}}
Maps dies of an arrow wound in the chest, and Kaladin agonizes over the loss, as he always does. After the bridge run, Kaladin insists on treating Teft's wounded arm. Teft prods Kaladin to see if he has had any 'odd experiences' lately. When Kaladin tells him he's noticed nothing, Teft moves to punch Kaladin. Reacting instinctively, Kaladin breathes in all the stormlight in the spheres he's carrying in preparation for self-defense. Teft points out that all the spheres are now dun, and Lopen notices that Kaladin's medical pack is sticking to the side of a barrel. Panicking at finally noticing his powers, Kaladin runs off to try to get rid of the stormlight and figure out what's wrong with him.
Syl admits that she's not a Windspren. She doesn't remember much, but she knows that she binds things. She says that Kaladin is changing because of her, that she takes something from him, and gives something in return.
Kaladin meets [[Hoid]], and is told the story of [[Derethil]] and the ''[[Wandersail]]''. At Hoid's prompting, Kaladin concludes that the moral of the story is taking responsibility. He decides that he must take responsibility, and do whatever he can to save Bridge Four, even if that means embracing strange and frightening powers. Hoid gives him a flute, and tells him to take care of Sigzil.
Kaladin returns to the group, and asks Teft how he knew what he is. Teft says that when he was a youth, he belonged to a secret sect that awaited the return of the Knights Radiant.
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