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==== Side Carry ====
Kaladin manages to get all of the men to submit to his authority and participate in his training. The training cuts down on their losses but Kaladin doesn't feel it is good enough. Realizing that the bridge itself can act as a shield, Kaladin starts training the men to shift the bridge and carry it on its side.{{book ref|twok|30}}
Before the next bridge run, Kaladin gains [[Lopen]] as a member from a new batch of recruits. They immediately go on a bridge run, where Kaladin orders Bridge Four to perform the side carry as they engage the Parshendi. The side carry is a success as it completely protects Kaladin's men, however, other bridge crews try to emulate the side carry. Not having trained the maneuver, the other bridge crews fail; lacking a sufficient number of bridges to cross the chasms and with the timing of the assault desynchronized, the battle is thrown into chaos and Sadeas loses.{{book ref|twok|32}}
As punishment for the failure, Sadeas demotes several officers and executes [[Lamaril]], the lighteyed officer directly in charge of the bridgemen. Sadeas declines to execute Kaladin directly; instead, he decides to let the [[Stormfather]] judge Kaladin—Kaladin will be freed if he can survive being tied to the side of a building during a [[highstorm]].{{book ref|twok|34}} During the highstorm, Kaladin has a vision of a gigantic, inhuman, smiling face; immediately after, his [[Surgebinding]] abilities manifest, and he draws upon [[stormlight]] before falling unconscious.{{book ref|twok|35}}
Kaladin survives the highstorm, though he is severely injured. His men cut him down, care for him, and post a constant guard by his bed. While recovering, Kaladin consumes stormlight, causing Teft to suspect that he may be a member of the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|twok|38}} Ten days later, Kaladin makes a miraculous full recovery and his men, never having known of his previous army service, revive the name Kaladin Stormblessed.{{book ref|twok|40}}
[[Matal]], a high-ranking lighteyed officer, and his wife [[Hashal]] introduce themselves to Kaladin as their new commander. They inform him that things will become less lax and permanently assign Bridge Four to work chasm duty. Kaladin realizes that training to be better bridgemen will be a futile endeavor. Instead, he begins training the men as spearmen and makes a plan to escape.{{book ref|twok|43}}
==== Escape ====
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