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It was during this time that he was most committed to the Codes of War. He talked of the Radiants as truly great when Alethkar was looked up to.{{book ref|sa3|49}}
 
=== Gavilar and the ParshendiListeners ===
In approximately {{Rosharan date|1165}}, Gavilar and Dalinar made an expedition to the south of the [[Shattered Plains]] where they founddiscovered the [[listener]]s, referred to by the humans as Parshendi. Dalinar, while scouting at a groupcampsite, was the first to meet them. Although the other members of "the expedition initially did not believe tales of intelligent parshmen", living[[Eshonai]]'s ongroup theircame ownto the camp the next day. At first they couldn't believe parshmen could live on their own, but they found that these parshmen were friendly, curious and learned the Alethi language quite easily. Gavilar's stormwardens[[stormwarden]]s began calling them "Parshendi. Although Gavilar had never before been scholarly, he grew more and more fascinated by the Parshendi. Despite Dalinar's attempts to return to Alethkar, Gavilar wanted to stay on the Shattered Plains to learn more about the Parshendi.{{book ref|sa1|45}} Gavilar's officers thought the Parshendi were savages, but Gavilar thought the Parshendi were "an enclave of memories. A window into the past."{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
 
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Though Gavilar never had been the 'scholarly type', and for a reason that has not yet been discovered, he grew more and more fascinated by the Parshendi. Despite Dalinar's attempts to return to Alethkar, Gavilar wanted to stay on the Shattered Plains to learn more about the Parshendi.{{book ref|sa1|45}}
 
▲Gavilar's officers thought the Parshendi were savages, but Gavilar thought the Parshendi were "an enclave of memories. A window into the past."{{book ref|sa3|Prologue}} He believed bringing back the Parshendi's old gods would benefit both the Parshendi and the humans, despite [[Eshonai]]'s insistence that the Parshendi abandoned their gods. Even while witnessing her horror, he believed the Parshendi would be pleased that the Alethi were "allies" in seeking the return of their old gods.
 
It's unknown why Gavilar made the treaty with the Parshendi.
 
Quotes from Eshonai and Amaram hint that Gavilar was a member of the [[Sons of Honor]] and attempting to bring back the [[Voidbringers]], thus also bringing back the Heralds and restoring the dominance of the Church.
 
=== Assassination ===
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