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Shortly after, Kaladin receives the order to retreat. Kaladin, on assessing the state of the army, quickly realizes that Sadeas has setup a trap, and has abandoned Dalinar on the Tower with no means of escape.{{book ref|twok|66}} While retreating, Kaladin comes up with the idea of using the chaos of battle to escape, allowing the army to think that the men have been killed. As Kaladin is working out the details of the escape, Syl urges Kaladin to save Dalinar's army, revealing that she has remembered that she is an [[honorspren]], spirit of oaths, promises, and nobility. After a moment of internal conflict, Kaladin orders his men to turn around and head back towards Dalinar's army.{{book ref|sa2|67}}
Bridge Four charges the plateau to set their bridge and give Dalinar's army a chance to escape. During theirthis charge, aKaladin unitovertly ofperforms Parshenditwo archersgreat flanks Bridge Four and fires a volleyfeats of arrowsSurgebinding at their unprotected flank. In order to protect hisability: menfirst, Kaladinhe performs his greatest Surgebinding feat to date, drawingdraws over a hundred arrows to his shield while bathed in a fountain of light. KaladinA collapsesfew after this feat; on regaining consciousness, Kaladin sees his men under attack, about to die. After a moment ofmoments despairlater, Kaladin speaks the [[Immortal Words|Second Ideal]] of the [[Windrunner]]s, progressing his path to becoming a member of the Knights Radiant and unlocking a new level of power. Upon speaking the Second Ideal, Kaladin generates a wave of stormlight powerful enough to throw back an entire enemy rank of Parshendi, and begins pushing back the Parshendi with incredible speed and power.{{book ref|twok|67}}
Kaladin fights with amazing prowess, his natural talents enhanced to unnatural levels by stormlight: Kaladin single-handedly engages and defeats dozens of Parshendi. Kaladin and his men hold the bridge until Dalinar's soldiers are able to fight their way to them. Kaladin organizes the retreat, but Highprince Dalinar is not with them and [[Adolin Kholin]] is still fighting nearby, forcing the [[Cobalt Guard]] to stay on the field as well. Kaladin convinces Adolin to order a retreat, while he goes to retrieve Dalinar. Kaladin finds Dalinar fighting with [[Eshonai]], both of whom are utilizing a full set of Shards. Fighting a Shardbearer for the second time, Kaladin rescues Dalinar and retreats with the remains of his army. While returning to the warcamps, Dalinar promises Kaladin that he will ensure their safety from Sadeas.{{book ref|twok|68}}
Amazed at his recovery and awed by the Stormlight still radiating from his body, his bridge crew joined him against the attackers and held the bridge until Dalinar's army arrived.
FightingWhen throughthey toarrive reachback Adolinat the warcamps, Kaladin convincedaccompanies himDalinar to orderconfront aSadeas. retreat,Dalinar andoffers thento single-handedlypay rescuedan Dalinar,exorbitant stillsum dazedof frommoney hisfor battlethe withfreedom [[Eshonai]]. Inof the endbridgemen, Kaladinbut andSadeas Bridgerefuses. FourFinally, managedDalinar tooffers savehis DalinarShardblade and[[Oathbringer]] overin twenty-sixexchange hundredfor of histhe men, an offer which Sadeas cannot refuse.{{book ref|twok|6869}} Dalinar,Later in histhat gratitudenight, boughtDalinar alloffers theto slaves inmake the bridgebridgemen crewssoldiers fromin Sadeashis forarmy, thewith priceBridge ofFour becoming his Shardbladepersonal and then immediately freed themguard.{{book ref|twok|69}} Kaladin acceptedaccepts Dalinar'san offerappointment to become his bodyguard, with the rank of captain, and wasagrees chargedafter withDalinar trainingpromises thehim formeran bridgemenextraordinary amount of authority and autonomy for Dalinar'sa army[[darkeyes]].{{book ref|twok|73}}
=== Kholin's Bodyguard (1173—) ===
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