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His anger re-kindled at Tanalan, Dalinar said at least he didn't hide away in the secret hiding spot the Tanalan family used before, because they burned it. Tanalan started laughing hysterically at this and told Dalinar that Evi had been in there. He explained how Evi had snuck into the city to beg Tanalan to surrender so that they might be spared. Tanalan had captured Evi to use her as a hostage, and sent messengers to notify Dalinar of this--the same messengers Dalinar had ordered killed without even meeting them. Evi had died there. At this, Dalinar strangled Tanalan to death, but Tanalan died smiling. Looking at the raging inferno that is Rathalas, Dalinar's words about a feral animal being impossible to control came back to him. It was impossible to go into the city, and his own men
Six hours later, they recovered Evi's body where Tanalan said it would be. Though it looked like Evi had gone to defect, Dalinar made sure nobody called her a traitor. To himself, Dalinar refused to admit he was responsible for this. He told his people at the warcamp that Evi died a hero, and he had burned the Rift in retribution.{{book ref|sa3|76}}
{{image|Small Bottle by ToastSamurai.png|side=left|width=200px|Young [[Renarin]] trying to help his drunken father}}
==== Gavilar's Change and the Discovery of the Parshendi ====
In the years after the reunification of Alethkar, Gavilar began to lose his thirst for battle. He had started reading a book called [[The Way of Kings (in-world)|''The Way of Kings'']], trying to convince Dalinar and his other Highprinces to be peaceful and to follow the [[Alethi Codes of War]].{{book ref|sa1|18}} Like the other Highprinces, Dalinar resisted his brother's ideas, finding them unpalatable and strange – even un-Alethi. To try and change Gavilar's mind, Dalinar convinced him to go on an expedition, a hunt for a chasmfiend. He suggested this hoping to remind Gavilar of the good times in their youth, to reawaken his brother's fighting spirit.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
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