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When Kaladin makes the decision to turn back to save the Kholin army, Dalinar notices the returning bridge. Adolin at first thinks it is a trick but they both decide to punch through the Parshendi with the army to have one chance of saving their men, no matter how slim that chance is.{{book ref|twok|67}} When Kaladin finds Adolin he orders him to make his soldiers retreat. Adolin stubbornly refuses to at first, desperate to save his father who is battling [[Eshonai]] but Kaladin tells Adolin that if he falls his men will have nothing. Adolin can barely walk as it is. He finally orders Captainlord Malan to go with Kaladin to save his father. {{book ref|twok|68}} When returning from the battle Adolin gives his father his gauntlet because of the two of them Adolin is younger and if either of the two of them were to go without part of their shardplate it should be him. When they arrive, Navani and Renarin are waiting for them in Sadeas’s warcamp. Renarin hugs his father and greets Adolin by pounding on his shardplate while grinning. The brothers are both a bit uncomfortable when Navani and Dalinar embrace. They are soon encountered by Sadeas’s hostile troops. Dalinar tells Adolin not to summon his blade When Dalinar offers up his Shadblade in a trade for the [[bridgemen]] Adolin objects but is overruled.{{book ref|twok|69}}
====Disarming the Shardbearers====
<!--In which Adolin is both endearing and a spoiled brat.-->
Through the conspiring of his cousin Jasnah and his aunt Navani the first steps towards a betrothal between Adolin and Shallan are taken. Jasnah set it up as a way to help save House Davar for Shallan as she would need powerful allies. Navani’s involvement stems from Adolin having offended every lighteyed lady of rank in the warcamps.{{book ref|wor|1}}
After a highstorm glyphs mysteriously appear in Dalinar’s rooms and during the inspection that Dalinar notes Adolin’s dislike of Kaladin. {{book ref|wor|4}} Before the meeting with his generals Dalinar also notices that Adolin mistrusts the head of their guards when he asks if Kaladin should be waiting outside. This makes Kaladin wonder if Adolin knows or suspects something about his Radiant powers, and comes to the conclusion that the prince is very spoiled.{{book ref|wor|5}}
During the meeting Adolin brings up the idea of forming a coalition to counteract whatever one Sadeas forms, which would probably divide the kingdom in two. Dalinar counters that Alethkar as a kingdom hasn’t existed in centuries and what exists now is a mockery. Following up on this idea Kaladin mentions taking away the shards of the other highprinces’ Shardbearers. Adolin, who until now was banned from duelling, is tasked with this challenge.{{book ref|wor|5}}
Before his duel against [[Salinor Eved]] Adolin goes through his pre-duelling rituals. Alone in the meditation room he talks with his Shardblade where he confides that he isn’t as confident as he makes it out to everyone else and thanks the Shardblade for all it has done for him. After Renarin making sure everything is in place before he heads out and Navani burns a prayer for him. Adolin reveals he is worried about how late Jasnah is and the possibility of not meeting Shallan. He also mentions that he had broken off his relationship with Danlan rather than the other way around, citing that it was not his fault and indicates she had said some things to her friends that had turned him off from their courting. {{book ref|wor|14}}
During the duel Adolin employs [[Ironstance]] in a brutal display, treating Salinor like a new recruit. He feels the Thrill during the duel, something that he hasn’t felt before. He draws the ire of Highjudge [[Istow]] for using hand-to-hand combat techniques to break Salinor’s helm and breastplate. He counters her by saying he broke no rules. The Thrill fades from him after he wraps his hand around Salinor’s neck. After the duel he gives the Shardblade to Renarin as a present. Navani speculates that went for such a brutal and unskilled method as a way of masking his true skill and Adolin allows her to believe this.{{book ref|wor|14}}
{{quote|I owe you my life [...] That’s the only reason I haven’t yet thrown you through a window.|Adolin to Kaladin{{book ref|wor|16}}}}
At the training grounds Adolin and Kaladin’s dislike for one another only grows. Adolin tells Kaladin he doesn’t trust him and that even though Kaladin’s job is to keep him alive he can take care of himself and Kaladin should instead spend his time keeping Renarin safe. Adolin has brought Renarin to the training grounds to petition Zahel to train him.{{book ref|wor|16}} When Zahel tests Kaladin’s ability to protect Renarin Adolin joins in, deliberately provoking Kaladin. The two fight and in the end, after he throws Kaladin off of him, Zahel chews him out for fighting an unarmed sparring partner the way he did. {{book ref|wor|18}}
During a high storm Kaladin finds Adolin looking at a fashion magazine and questions why he would be when all he wears is uniforms. Adolin, annoyed, asks Kaladin if he really needs to be there and when Kaladin explains why asks that he at least leave him and Renarin out of it. When Dalinar asks Adolin if he’s made any progress in his duels Adolin says that he thought others would want to challenge him after Salinor but it seems they’re stalling instead. When Kaladin asks if he has tried anyone in Sadeas’ camp Adolin tells him the only Shardbearer is Amaram. Dalinar says Adolin wouldn’t be duelling him because Amaram might be on their side and possibly willing to secede to the Kholin princedom. Adolin gives out his plan to challenge other half Shardbearers with the argument that this will make full Shardbearers see him as a challenge and that his father will help maneuver them to challenging him. When Kaladin points out the flaws of this Dalinar agrees with him and tells Adolin he doesn’t have to win every Shard in the Warcamps. They simply have to undermine Sadeas and kill him in a duel if they can.{{book ref|wor|23}}
== Family ==
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