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Shallan tries to figure out the puzzle of opening the Oathgate. Renarin speaks cryptically about seeing the future and that the end has come.
Fearing the end as Szeth approaches, Dalinar speaks to Adolin about being a good leader when heAdolin ultimately takes over their princedom, as Szeth approaches. Dalinar tells Adolin that he was taught well and is a good man and that heAdolin wasnisn't a tyrant like Dalinar originally was, and to unite the highprinces. Dalinar tells bridge four to back off, and asks Szeth why he killed Gavilar. Szeth replies that he obeys his masters without explanation and that he will get what he is owed. Szeth attacks and is parried by Dalinar, causing Szeth to smile wickedly.
Adolin struggles to his feet, watching Dalinar and Szeth battle and seeing another storm buildingforming. He tells Skar and Drehy to help him getremove his nonfunctioningbattered shardplate(non-functioning) offshardplate.
Dalinar thinks of his brother as he fights Szeth. Eventually Szeth gets a stormlight aided punch through and breaks Dalinar's ribs, taking him out of the fight. Dalinar realizescomes to the realization that he would not have been able to save his brother's life against Szeth, bringbringing peace to his soul. Szeth approaches to finish the fight, but is attacked by Roion.
Adolin watches as Szeth slices up Roion's sword and lashes him to the sky, causing him to fly up. Szeth then slays a dozen soldiers easily. Adolin attacks but is easily parried. Roion soon comes crashing down to the earth and is instantly killed from the impact. Adolin is joined by some bridgemen and soldiers, but Szeth manages to knock him back with a forceful swing of his shardblade. Szeth reaches Dalinar and touches him, causing him to fly offup into the sky (in the same manner as Roion), then walks away. Adolin follows but stops as Szeth says that he is done. Adolin moves to strike at Szeth but the parrying blow breaks his wrist and Szeth moves in for the kill as Adolin loses his blade. He looks up in surprise to see Dalinar floating back down slowly. Szeth looks up in horror to see Kaladin crash into the ground holding a shardblade, leaving a swordlike glyph where he landed. Kaladin says that he claims the sky and winds, and Szeth's life.
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