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Later that day, Bridge Four gets a new member, [[Shen]]. Kaladin makes sure he is accepted by the rest of the men. While talking with Syl, he asks if she knows about Odium which makes Syl run away without looking back. Confused about what happened, Kaladin stumbles upon a prostitute being beaten by a lighteyes. [[Adolin Kholin]] and a few of his soldiers come and save her. Adolin tells Kaladin to deliver a message and calls him ''bridgeboy'' which makes Kaladin indignant. Syl returns with no explanation about what happened.{{ref|b|twok|c|46}}
In one of the next bridge runs, [[Dunny]] dies. Kaladin is frustrated, and starts rescuing members of the other bridge crews. Teft talks about how when Kaladin runs point, Parshendi arrows always miss them. Kaladin remarks his behavior as strange.{{ref|b|twok|c|53}} One week later, Bridge Four find an emerald broam along with a number of smaller denominations. Kaladin decides they can't get the emerald broam out of the chasm but they will find a way to recover the other spheres. They attach the sphere pouch to an arrow and Rock shoots it at under one of the permanent bridges to be recovered later.{{ref|b|twok|c|55}} Teft fakes throwing a punch to Kaladin and Kaladin instinctively draws in Stormlight and uses Full Lashing in front of Teft and Lopen. Kaladin confronts Syl about it and asks how he can get rid of it. They argue and Syl runs away, her feelings hurt.
In the evening, Kaladin meets [[Hoid]] while walking around the warcamp. Hoid gives Kaladin a [[Trailman's flute]] and asks him to look after his apprentice, Sigzil, and that he is graduated to a full [[Worldsinger]]. He also tells Kaladin a story about [[Wandersail]] which makes Kaladin think about responsibility. Kaladin decides to use Surgebinding to help Bridge Four and that he is not cursed.{{ref|b|twok|c|57}} He goes back to Teft and they start practicing how to use Surgebinding consciously. Teft also teaches Kaladin about the [[Immortal Words]]. They run into Brightness Hashal and his husband, Hashal informs them that Bridge Four will be on bridge duty every day from then on while doing chasm duty at nights. While doing chasm duty, Kaladin finds a Parshendi corpse and cuts his carapace armor. He uses Full Lashing and ties the armor to the permanent bridge they used before.{{ref|b|twok|c|59}} The next chasm run, Kaladin wears the armor and runs ahead of the bridge crews wearing the Parshendi armor. Parshendi are angry because Kaladin disturbed the corpse of one of their kind and focus their all archers on Kaladin. He manages to dodge them with his abilities and bridge crews manage to set their bridges without casualty. Others volunteer to run with Kaladin and they decide that five men should run before the bridge crews every time. While they are resting, a group of Parshendi soldiers ambush Bridge Four but [[Dalinar Kholin]] rescue them.{{ref|b|twok|c|62}} Kaladin tells [[Leyten]] to make a set of armor for every man in Bridge Four, not just those running in front.{{ref|b|twok|c|63}}
==== Battle of the Tower ====
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Surgery ===
Kaladin has been taught surgery by his father, Lirin, from an early age. As a youth, he helped his father save people in Hearthstone. Lirin thought Kaladin was very talented and wanted him to go to the [[Great Concourse of Kharbranth]]. After Kaladin joined the army, he used his skills as a surgeon to save his fellow soldiers and bridgemen.
=== Spearman ===
=== Surgebinding ===
Kaladin has a [[Nahel bond]] with the [[honorspren]] [[Sylphrena]] which gives him the ability to [[Surgebind]]. He has access to the [[Surge]]s of Atmospheric Pressure and Gravity. As with all [[Surgebinder]]s, he has superhuman speed, strength and healing when he holds [[Stormlight]]. He has so far demonstrated the ability to use [[Reverse Lashing]] and [[Full Lashing]], but not [[Basic Lashing]]. Kaladin is in the process of becoming a [[Knights Radiant|Knight Radiant]] from the [[Order of Windrunners]]. He has currently taken the first and second [[Immortal Words|Ideals]] of his Order.
Kaladin is currently immune to the [[Thrill]] although that does not mean he never felt it. This may be because of his Nahel bond.{{ref|17s|3937|text=Does Kaladin feel the Thrill?}}
== Quotes ==
{{quote|Perhaps you should pray to the Almighty for guidance. I hear he has a fondness for slavers. Keeps a special room in Damnation just for you.|Kaladin to Tvlakv{{ref|b|
{{quote|Authority doesn't come from a rank. [It comes] from the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.|Kaladin to Sylphrena{{ref|b|twok|c|14}}|}}
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{{quote|Death isn’t better. Oh, it’s easy to say that now. But when you stand on the ledge and look down into that dark, endless pit, you change your mind. Just like Hobber did. Just like I’ve done. I think you’ve seen it too.|Kaladin to Teft{{ref|b|twok|c|21}}|}}
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{{quote|Storm you! Look at that! Who cares for them? Not Sadeas. Not their fellow bridgemen. I doubt even the Heralds themselves spare a thought for these. I won’t stand there and watch while men die behind me. We have to be better than that! We can’t look away like the lighteyes, pretending we don’t see. This man is one of us. Just like Dunny was. The lighteyes talk about honor. They spout empty claims about their nobility. Well, I’ve only known one man in my life who was a true man of honor. He was a surgeon who would help anyone, even those who hated him. Especially those who hated him. Well, we’re going to show Gaz, and Sadeas, Hashal, and any other sodden fool who cares to watch, what he taught me. Now go to work and stop complaining!|Kaladin about members of other bridge crews{{ref|b|
{{quote|I’ve been here before! What happened last time? I’ve learned! I won’t be a fool again! I owe you nothing, Kholin.|Kaladin yelling before helping Dalinar's army{{ref|b|twok|c|67}}|}}
▲{{quote|Storm you! Look at that! Who cares for them? Not Sadeas. Not their fellow bridgemen. I doubt even the Heralds themselves spare a thought for these. I won’t stand there and watch while men die behind me. We have to be better than that! We can’t look away like the lighteyes, pretending we don’t see. This man is one of us. Just like Dunny was. The lighteyes talk about honor. They spout empty claims about their nobility. Well, I’ve only known one man in my life who was a true man of honor. He was a surgeon who would help anyone, even those who hated him. Especially those who hated him. Well, we’re going to show Gaz, and Sadeas, Hashal, and any other sodden fool who cares to watch, what he taught me. Now go to work and stop complaining!|Kaladin about members of other bridge crews{{ref|b|sa1|c|53}}|}}
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