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Adolin cuts through the Parshendi lines leading the remaining Kholin forces down the slop of the 'Tower' towards the bridge at the western side of the plateau. The maneuver is reckless but his troupestroops are well trained and they make their mad dash for freedom.
Meanwhile, Teft, along with the other members of bridge 4, are transfixed watching Kaladin engage the Parshendi. He moves inhuman speed and precision. He also moves with a glow that Teft know is Stormlight. Members of the crew momentarily gawk at Kaladin's unnatural skill. But Teft quickly commands them into a defensive formation intended to support Kaladin and to hold the bridges position of the plateau.
Dalinar fights, making ishis way to the bridgemanbridgemen he had seen return to the plateau. Now unable to see them, he thinks that they have certainly died for sure by now. But he thanks them for giving him and his men purpose as they fight to their doom. But as he approaches the chasm he finds that the bridge menbridgemen are indeed holding their ground. He orders Adolin forward to support the bridgemen and he turns his attention towards maintaining the corridor that is allowing his men to escape. WhenHowever, a seven-foot-tall Parshendi in Shardplate steps forward. Dalinar is surprised by the Shardbearer's late arrival but concludes thethat he is there to prevent Dalinar's retreat which was now possible. Dalinar quickly finds himself at a disadvantageddisadvantage due to the damage to his Shardplate already sustained but is able to lure the Shardbearer up on a rock formation where he cuts the rock out from under his attacker. This topples the Shardbearer on to the ground. He cut free another piece of rock on to the Shardbearer. But the damage slows Dalinar too much to take advantage of Shardearer's position. Unable to flee, Dalinar continues to fight.
Kaladin and bridge for fight to hold their bridgehead for what seems like hours to Kaladin. During this time Kaladin finds himself gaining respect for the Parshendi's battlefield ethics. He seems to find in the Parshendi what he had hopped to find the warcamps of Alethi. The Kolin army finally broke through the Parshendi lines and take control of the bridge, defending both sides of the chasm. Kaladin stops to take a report from his men only to find that Malop, Earless Jaks and Narm are dead. He orders his men back across the bridge to the staging chasm. With Moash, Kaladin looks to the lead of the retreat. Unable to find suitable officer, Kaladin promotes a very young lighteyed soldier and gets him to organized the retreat.
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