Difference between revisions of "Adolin Kholin"

When the group approached the fortress of Lasting Integrity they were met by three honorspren. They asked Adolin if the princehe was Adolin Kholin, which he confirmed. He stated their purpose, but was told the fortress was not accepting any visitors, and that they should leave. When Adolin offered the letters from the monarchs, aone of the spren took them and shredded them on the spot. They refused to read them as there wasexisted no argument that could change their mind. When Adolin persistspersisted, the spren just repeated that they needed to leave and that they rejected any offers or bonds. Desperate, Adolin made a last plea, offering to face judgment. He told that if the spren wished to condemn the current humans for what their ancestors did, they would have to prove it. The spren were baffled but agreed to a trial and let Adolin, Shallan, Maya and Pattern into the city.{{book ref|sa4|36}}

Several weeks into his incarceration in Lasting Integrity, Adolin climbed to the top of the walls. For a moment he enjoyed the view of shadesmar, before checking on the camp of the others. He could also see a large group of hundreds of deadeyes gathering on the nearby coast.The honorspren had taken some in but had no more space. Maya was with the other deadeyes, although they did allow Adolin to visit her each morning for their exercises. The highprince asked his jailer why the deadeyes came herhere, but no one knew.{{book ref|sa4|75}}

Afterwards, it was time for his next tutor session on honorspren law and trial procedure. For weeks, Adolin had been getting instruction from the inkspren [[Blended]]. She informed him the trial would commence in three days, and that he iswas not ready for it. They discussed that the law was too complex for him to learn in the allotedallotted time, and so the honorspren would use the procedures against him. Blended suggested his best change would betobe to ask for a trial by witness, a format that is simple altoughalthough weighted against him. Adolin agreed as any alternative required more skill in the law than he had. She warned him that his sense of honor might not ebe that of the honorspren. After the session Blended let Adolin to one of the officalsofficials but stopepdstopped halfway as she noticed a disturbance at the gates. The high judge, they had been waiting for, had arrived and he was human.{{book ref|sa4|78}}

Adolin approached the judge, who wasturned out to be [[Kelek]]. The [[Herald]] asked what the human was doing here. The situation was explained to him, and Adolin petitioned the judge to make it a trial by witness. The judge accpetedaccepted this and set the start day for two days later and in the forum so a big audience could attend. From the way the Herald said this, Adolin concluded the judge was biased against him.{{book ref|sa4|82}}