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=== Bridgeman (1173) ===
==== Becoming bridgeleader ====
In {{Rosharan date|1173}}, Tvlakv finally brought Kaladin to the [[Shattered Plains]] and sold him to [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]]'s army. Kaladin spoke up to [[Hashal]], the wife of the [[Matal|lighteyed officer]], who was in charge of the slaves, and begged to be allowed to fight as a spearman in the army. However, due to his “stash” glyph, his reputation as a deserter, and his attitude during the exchange, he was sent to [[Bridge Four]], the bridge crew with the worst reputation and casualty rate, to work as a [[bridgeman]].{{book ref|twok|6}}
 
In {{Rosharan date|1173}}, [[Tvlakv]] finally brought Kaladin to the [[Shattered Plains]] and sold him to [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]]'s army. Kaladin spoke up to [[Hashal]], the wife of the [[Matal|lighteyed officer]], who was in charge of the slaves, and begged to be allowed to fight as a spearman in the army. However, due to his “stash”“shash” glyph, his reputation as a deserter, and his attitude during the exchange, he was sent to [[Bridge Four]], the bridge crew with the worst reputation and casualty rate, to work as a [[bridgeman]].{{book ref|twoksa1|6}}
He was placed under the command of the bridge sergeant [[Gaz]] and is immediately forced to go on a bridge run. During this initial bridge run, Kaladin was sent out completely unprepared and unequipped as part of Bridge Four to carry a large bridge, allowing Sadeas’s soldiers to cross the plateaus of the Shattered Plains and assault the [[Parshendi]]. During the assault, the Parshendi archers targeted the bridge crews and inflicted heavy casualties. Although Kaladin wanted to render aid to the men, he was unable to and fell unconscious. Kaladin was about to be left for dead by the retreating bridge crews, until Syl called out his name and urged him to move.{{book ref|twok|6}}
 
He was placed under the command of the bridge sergeant [[Gaz]] and is immediately forced to go on a bridge run. During this initial bridge run, Kaladin was sent out completely unprepared and unequipped as part of Bridge Four to carry a large bridge, allowing Sadeas’s soldiers to cross the plateaus of the Shattered Plains and assault the [[Parshendi]]. During the assault, the Parshendi archers targeted the bridge crews and inflicted heavy casualties. Although Kaladin wanted to render aid to the men, he was unable to and fell unconscious. Kaladin was about to be left for dead by the retreating bridge crews, until [[Syl]] called out his name and urged him to move.{{book ref|twoksa1|6}}
 
[[File:Kaladin at Honor Chasm.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Kaladin sitting by the [[Honor Chasm]] by [[Coppermind:Artists/Maddi|Maddi]]]]
 
During this time in Bridge Four, Kaladin grew more and more depressed at his situation. Eventually, Syl was unable to bear seeing Kaladin’s state and she left him, promising to return. On the next bridge run, the last man that survived Kaladin’s initial bridge run died, leaving Kaladin as the senior member of Bridge Four.{{book ref|twoksa1|9}} Faced with losing Syl, his only friend, and such a grim reality, Kaladin seriously contemplated suicide. He went to the [[Honor Chasm]] at night, intending to jump off. Before he can do socould, Syl returned, excitedly carrying a leaf of [[blackbane]] with her. Syl, in her naivety, having seen Kaladin previously take heart in having the poisonous leaves with him, assumed they would make Kaladin feel better. This innocent gesture ironically gave Kaladin the will to live again. He left the chasm and resolved to become bridgeleader. He bribed and intimidated Gaz into giving him the position along with the autonomy to run Bridge Four. That night, he learned the name of every man in Bridge Four and went to sleep with a sense of purpose in protecting the men.{{book ref|twoksa1|11}}
 
==== Reforming Bridge Four ====
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