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Immediately after, an unknown enemy full [[Shardbearer]], later revealed to be [[Helaran Davar]],{{book ref|sa2|52}}{{book ref|sa2|73}} appears and cuts through Amaram's army, killing Cenn, Dallet, and two more of Kaladin's men. Helaran continues on to attack Amaram, whose honor guard has abandoned him. Enraged, Kaladin and his twenty remaining men chase after Helaran. They engage Helaran, saving Amaram. Helaran is able to kill sixteen of Kaladin's men before Kaladin finally manages to kill him. Amaram and [[Coreb]], one of Kaladin's men, urge Kaladin to claim Helaran's Shards, as it is his right to do by ancient tradition. However, Kaladin is disgusted by the thought of wielding the same Blade that has claimed the lives of so many of his friends. Instead, Kaladin gives the Shards to Coreb and walks away.{{book ref|sa1|47}}
A few hours later, Kaladin is called to Amaram's warcenter. There, Amaram and his advisers are pondering over the assassination attempt and the identity of the perpetrators. Eventually, they meet Kaladin along with the four surviving members of Kaladin's squad. A short conversation takes place, and pressed on why he didn't claim the Blade, Kaladin has no answer to give. The conversation at an end, Amaram suddenly orders his men to kill the surviving members of Kaladin's squad while Kaladin himself is restrained. Amaram apologizes, but says that this was the only way to ensure secrecy. He informs Kaladin that he had thought it over for hours before finally being convinced by [[Restares]] that the best interests of Alethkar would be served if he wielded the Shards himself. As an act of mercy and gratitude, Amaram spares Kaladin's life and has him branded with the ''sas nahn'' [[glyphpair]] to mark him as a slave and sold.{{book ref|sa1|51}}
=== Slavery (1172–1173) ===
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