Difference between revisions of "Jasnah Kholin"

During their days sailing, Shallan occasionally asked Jasnah about the Ghostbloods, but she claimed to know very little of them beyond the fact that they wanted her research, and were willing to kill for it. After the first few days of their journey, which she spent mostly in her cabin, Jasnah contacted Navani via spanreed, without informing Shallan, to ask whether Shallan's Soulcaster could be fixed. She also requested Navani arrange a betrothal between [[Adolin Kholin|Adolin]] and Shallan. Navani answered positively to both, however Dalinar stipulated he would not agree to marriage before Shallan and Adolin met. She also arranged a relatively small amount of money to be sent to the [[House Davar|Davar family]]. Later that day, she came up to the deck while they were traveling through the [[Longbrow's Straits]] to find Shallan watching a [[santhid]] that was following the ship even though she was supposed to be reading. She joined her ward, and started looking through her sketches. She came to a sketch of Shadesmar, and seeing it was bothering her, she explained the nature of Shadesmar and the spren to Shallan at length, showing a good understanding of the [[Realmatic Theory]]. She claimed that meeting was not an accident, that the spren had guided Shallan to her, and that the old ways were returning because spren sensed an impending danger and were trying to preserve themselves. When she mentioned that their attention must be on the Shattered Plains and the relics of Urithiru, and that it would be a long time before Shallan was able to return home, Shallan expressed worry about her family. Jasnah was hesitant and anxious to tell about the betrothal because she had not consulted Shallan beforehand, but she told Shallan about the arrangements she had made with her mother that morning. Rather than being offended like Jasnah had expected, Shallan was very happy about it. Seeing that, Jasnah relaxed and said she expected Shallan to be distressed because a marriage would mean the restriction of her freedom and being beholden to a man. She told she would let Navani know Shallan's response, and that they would have a causal betrothal in a day. Shallan was afraid that she wouldn't fit the Alethi court, but Jasnah told her that she would teach her, and then started teaching by explaining that perception of power is as important as welt or power to command armies or to Soulcast. After that, she left for her cabin, saying Shallan had the day free because she needed to consider how best to teach about Shadesmar. Soon afterward, she heard a commotion coming from the deck, and went back. She watched as Shallan had the sailors lower her into the water so she could take a look at the santhid underwater.{{ref|b|sa2|c|1}}