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Adolin is drinking at a wineshop in the outer Market, accompanied by his date Danlan, and fellow lighteyes Jakamav, Inkima, Toral and Eshava. They debate why Sadeas has not moved against Dalinar, and whether Dalinar should step down due to his visions and unpopular restrictions on the army. Adolin leaves to prepare for a duel with Brightlord [[Resi]]. While walking through the market, he ponders what his father is doing. He notices that officers from other armies look less disciplined and casual about about the war. He begins to agree with what his father is doing.

Dalinar recites a passage from The Way of Kings about Nohadon's journey to Urithiru to Sadeas and Elhokar as they watch some lesser lighteyes duel while they wait for Adolin's bout to begin. Sadeas dismisses the story as boring and sentimental and insults Dalinar, though Dalinar doesn't get angry, and. Elhokar jokes that Sadeas could be the new Wit, since Hoid vanished as he does periodically. As Adolin and Resi duel, Dalinar states that if he were in charge, he would withdraw the army to Alethkar to stabilize their homeland and send envoys to the Parshendi to investigate Gavilar's murder. Elhokar praises Dalinar's explanation and speaks of plots against him and inhuman faces that he sees in mirrors. Dalinar thinks that he is paranoid. Elhokar gets Dalinar to agree to a joint assault with Sadeas where both army's bridge crews are used, as an experiment. Adolin wins his duel easily. Sadeas asks for a clerk to be sent to him with a copy of The Way of Kings.