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(→‎Chapter 16: Cocoons: an apostrophe)
(→‎Chapter 10: Stories of Surgeons: Added reference to Kaladin's father's name earlier, as it is unclear who Lirin is otherwise.)
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Kal (his nickname as a boy) helps his father, [[Lirin]] treat a young woman, [[Sani]]. He reflects over the course of the surgery on how his family is treated so differently because of his father's career.
 
When they finish amputating Sani's middle finger, [[Lirin]] asks Kaladin why he was late to arrive, and Kaladin replies that he was with a boy named [[Jam]] learning to use a quarterstaff. This sparks a debate between Kaladin and Lirin about the relative merits of being a soldier or a surgeon. Lirin meets Kaladin's claim that it's possible to save lives by killing others with the assertion that doing so is like "trying to stop a storm by blowing harder." Eventually, Kaladin simply stops arguing and goes back to cleaning up the room.
 
Lirin quizzes him on various things a surgeon should know, then tells him that he plans to send him to Kharbranth to train under the surgeons there if he can find a way to do so. Lirin also tells him that he's incredibly gifted when it comes to surgery, and he shouldn't waste himself on soldiering.
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