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Tien dies in battle shortly after. Driven to despair by Tien's death, Kaladin throws himself into becoming a strong soldier that can protect others. He is soon renowned as the best spearman in the army, earning him the title Stormblessed. In 1172, Kaladin kills an enemy [[Shardbearer]] in battle while defending Highmarshal Amaram. Kaladin thus earns the right to claim the Shards for himself, however, Amaram betrays him and takes the Shards for himself. Amaram murders all of the men under Kaladin's command but brands Kaladin as a slave in a gesture of gratitude for saving his life.
 
Kaladin is eventually sold to [[Highprince]]Sadeas [[Sadeaswarcamp]]'s army where he is assigned to [[Bridge Four]] to work as a [[bridgeman]]. As a bridgeman, his life is expendable and he is expected to be bait so that Sadeas's regular forces will suffer less casualties. Once again losing hope, he is convinced by the [[honorspren]] [[Sylphrena]], more commonly known as Syl, to protect the bridgemen. During the [[Battle of the Tower]], instead of using the chaos of battle to escape captivity, he and Bridge Four saves the lives of [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his men. In return, Dalinar negotiates the bridgemen's freedom from Sadeas in exchange for his [[Shardblade]], a priceless artifact worth more than some kingdoms.
 
In an unprecedented move, Dalinar gives Kaladin, a darkeyes, command of the thousand former bridgemen and raises him to the rank of captain. Bridge Four, now seen as elite troops, is named the personal guard for the [[House Kholin|Kholin family]] replacing the [[Cobalt Guard]]. Kaladin was also charged with turning his thousand former bridgemen into a full battalion of troops for Dalinar's army. Kaladin slowly does this by building a supporting hierarchy of lesser officers underneath himself and slowly gaining the trust of the other crews, while also acclimating the former bridgemen to military life by having them patrol the camps.
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