Difference between revisions of "Meridas Amaram"

Dalinar Kholin and Meridas had a friendship that spanned several decades.{{book ref|sa2|58}} For years, Amaram promised Dalinar he would eventually come to the Shattered Plains to fight in the War of Reckoning.{{book ref|sa2|12}} Once Amaram comes to the warcamps, he and Dalinar spend a good deal of time together, attending events and having dinners.{{book ref|sa2|49}} Dalinar initially believes that Amaram may secede from Sadeas to join his own princedom,{{book ref|sa2|22}} but Amaram still believes that he can get Dalinar and Sadeas to cooperate in the future.{{book ref|sa2|37}} Amaram believes in Dalinar's ideals about a unified Alethkar, but wishes he would bend some on his principles. He also considers Dalinar to be a prophet of the [[Almighty]] due to the [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] that Dalinar sees during [[highstorm]]s, which gives him a certain reverence for the man.{{book ref|sa2|67}} Dalinar himself considered Amaram to be a man whose honor was beyond question.{{book ref|sa2|22}} He believed him to be such a good man that he initally made him the head of the refounded Knights Radiant.{{book ref|sa2|55}} However, when Kaladin shares the story of Amaram's treachery with Dalinar,{{book ref|sa2|22}} Dalinar investigates Amaram hoping to prove the man's innocence.{{book ref|sa2|58}}{{book ref|sa2|i|7}} When Amaram lies to Dalinar about Taln's Shardblade, unaware that Dalinar is aware of his deception, Dalinar gives Amaram plenty of time to share the truth with him, out of respect for their friendship.{{book ref|sa2|76}} After he confronts Amaram about his lies and Amaram confesses to having stolen Kaladin's Shards, Dalinar's respect and trust in Amaram is completely broken and their friendship is ended. Amaram does not see how his actions of killing his own men is substantially different than Dalinar leading men to their deaths against the Parshendi. Dalinar's misjudgment about Amaram's character causes him to question his decision about refounding the Radiants, wondering if he is doing so in arrogance.{{book ref|sa2|78}} Amaram regrets the loss of Dalinar's friendship, and wishes he had killed Kaladin instead of sparing his life.{{book ref|sa2|88}} Amaram's later appointment to the position of Highprince Sadeas by Ialai does nothing to ease the tensions in their friendship, instead further dividing Alethkar and indicating that Ialai distrusts Dalinar's indictment of Amaram and indicating her opposition to the Kholins.{{book ref|sa3|22}}