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;Dalinar
Dalinar rides at the head of his remaining force. Seething with anger, he contemplates his confrontation with Sadeas. He knows he most first protect Alethkar first despite his desire for revenge. As his force approach the warcamp, Dalinar dismisses his wounded to his camp and offers to send the Kaladin's bridgemen with them. But they are determined to see his promise to buy their freedom through. Unwilling to force them to depart, Dalinar enters Sadeas's warcamp. He unexpectedly finds Renarin and Navani in Sadeas's warcamp. He embraces his son and later Navani. He tells Navani that he sees the world differently now and is now unwilling to let 'lying men' control his life. Releasing Navani, he confronts Sadeas. Publicly they feign civility. Sadeas apologizes for overestimating the threat against Dalinar's forces and retreating too soon. But standing close, Dalinar privately ask Sadeas why. Sadeas responds by claiming his oath to protect Elhokar, saying that Dalinar is going insane and becoming weak. He feels that these are ideas are infecting Elhokar. And in the end he just wanted Dalinar gone. In this admission guilt, Dalinar realizes that acting honorably would not win Sadeas's loyalty despite his best effort.
;Kaladin
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