1
edit
Difference between revisions of "Summary:The Way of Kings/Prologue"
m
→Plot Summary
m (Not the Blade itself is cursed, but that carrying it is one) |
m (→Plot Summary) Tags: Mobile web edit Mobile edit |
||
|
He is wearing white under the orders of the Parshendi to follow their traditions so that King Gavilar could see him coming, even thought he didn't ask for the meaning, the Parshendi gave it to him anyway. He wonders why the Parshendi would order him to kill king Gavilar, as the peace treaty has only been signed hours ago. But he's Truthless so he doesn't ask questions.
He passes rows of sapphires that hold [[Stormlight]], and sees the usage of Stormlight as lighting as profane, but also beautiful. He also seems to have a high opinion on the Alethi, calling them "a grand people", even though they have an odd sense of propriety, for women always cover the
He leaves the feasting chamber and passes the doorway into the [[Beggar's Feast]], a room where the poorest men and women in the city were given a feast contemplating that in the palace. "Have you seen me?" [[Jezrien|A mad man]] with long grey and black beard asks of Szeth, before speaking in gibberish and reaching for his wineskin. He brushes by, and sees a line of statues depicting the Ten [[Herald]]s, and counts all of them, but finds [[Shalash]]'s statue missing, which is an odd thing considering that Gavilar was very devout in his [[Vorin]] worship.
Szeth turns right, going through the hallway that leads to the king's chambers. He reaches for the spheres in his pouch, but hesitates when he sees more of the Stormlight spheres again, he reaches out and cups the glass-shrouded sphere. He is noted by two high-ranking darkeyed guards holding spears, as darkeyes were forbidden to hold swords. A guard tells him to go away, Szeth doesn't move, he draws Stormlight from the spheres on the wall. He feels prodded by the Stormlight inside of him to move. The Shin man holds his breath, for Stormlight could only be
He uses [[Basic Lashing]] and Lashes himself down the hallway, and he is pulled toward that distant point, he passes the two guards through the hallway then reLashes himself back down, dropping tiny flakes of frost on the ground. And begins the process of summoning his [[Shardblade]].
A guard reaches for his spear, but Szeth is quicker, for he Lashes the guard up, and crashes into the ceiling. Then mist condenses in his hand and a long and thin Shardblade appears in his hand. He passes the Shardblade through the second guard's neck. The guard's eyes smoked and burned and the guard died, for Shardblades
The guard Lashed on the ceiling calls guards to help. Szeth releases his breath and takes a spear from the ground and put it directly under the guard. The guard feels himself being pulled down again and violet fearspren crawl around him. The guard falls and his heart is imbedded through the spear. Szeth goes through a side corridor, and watches as guards appear down the hallway and see the two bodies. Szeth peeks down the corridor until a guard sees him, and took a deep breath of Stormlight as he runs toward the king's chambers.
| |||