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[[Honor]] first suggests to Dalinar in his [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] that the best possibility of beating Odium is a contest between a champion of Odium's and a champion appointed by those who oppose him.{{book ref|sa2|4}} The [[Stormfather]] agrees with this notion, explaining that Odium will see it as a situation that will cost him only time if he loses.{{book ref|sa3|16}} Odium agrees to such a contest during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], but he and Dalinar do not set terms at the time.{{book ref|sa3|117}} During the coalition's campaign in [[Emul]], [[Hoid]] advises Dalinar that Odium will not approach him to set terms for the contest until the coalition frightens him into believing that they could win the war.{{book ref|sa4|50}} [[Renarin]] confirms this when he gets a chance at the camp in [[Laqqi]] to tell Dalinar about his most recent vision.{{book ref|sa4|54}}
 
In the meantime, Hoid drafts a contract for Dalinar to present to the [[Shard]] in which he strives to make it so that Odium will not win, even if he cannot lose.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Jasnah approaches the other monarchs in the coalition and makes some headway with gaining their approval of the contract.{{book ref|sa4|101}} In the end, when Odium approaches Dalinar, Dalinar finds that he alone must negotiate terms with him. Odium claims he is unable to comply with some of the conditions Hoid has written into the contract, but after some back-and-forth bargaining, they agree on a set of terms: On the twotenth day of the new month, they would each appoint a willing championschampion, willwho meetwould onbe allowed to the top of UrithiruUrithiru—unharmed onby theeither tenthside—to dayfight ofto the tenth monthdeath. If Dalinar's champion winswon, Odium mustwould givereturn upAlethkar hisand conqueredHerdaz lands,to ceasethe hostilitiescoalition, retreatfulfilling Dalinar's oath to [[BraizeDieno|the Mink]]. forIf aOdium's thousandchampion yearswon, he would keep those two nations and notDalinar influencewould serve his interests in the singers,wider voidspren,cosmere oras a Fused. IfIn Odium'seither champion winscase, Odium willwould remain inbound to the Rosharan system, andbut stopwould keep the war,other butlands thehe coalitionhad won and [[Knightsbe Radiant|Radiants]]able willto surrendersend agents to Odiumthe wider Cosmere, and Dalinarboth willleaders becomewould abe [[Fused]]required to enforce the peace to the best of their ability.{{book ref|sa4|112}} Additionally, at least some of the protections specified for Hoid in Dalinar's initial proposal seem to be in effect.{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}
 
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