Difference between revisions of "Kaladin"

In the [[Battle of the Tower]], Sadeas abandoned Dalinar and his army in the [[Tower]] Plateau, escaping with all of his bridge crews.{{book ref|twok|66}} Kaladin told Lamaril that they would follow behind the army with their own bridge, claiming they were too tired to keep pace. Kaladin believed they could fool the army into thinking they were dead by falling further and further behind. However, when he and Bridge Four saw Dalinar's army surrounded by the overwhelming numbers of Parshendi, they decided they couldn't abandon them all to die alone. Bridge Four charged the plateau to set their bridge and give Dalinar's army a chance to escape. As the Parshendi archers on the Tower opened fire on Bridge Four, Kaladin instinctively used a Reverse Lashing to draw the entire volley of Parshendi arrows to his shield. Exhausted by the effort and expended of all his reserve Stormlight, Kaladin collapsed to the ground. The rest of Bridge Four rescued him from the front lines and continued to set the bridge. Surrendering to his fatigue, Kaladin nearly fell to depression, believing he had failed to protect Bridge Four just as he had failed to protect Tien years ago. Regaining consciousness, Kaladin shook off his dark memories and ran to Bridge Four's aid. At the urging of Syl, he spoke the [[Immortal Words|Second Ideal]] of the [[Windrunner]]s, exploding with Stormlight and pushing back the Parshendi attacking Bridge Four with incredible speed and power.{{book ref|twok|67}} 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. Fighting through to reach Adolin, Kaladin convinced him to order a retreat, and then single-handedly rescued Dalinar, still dazed from his battle with [[Eshonai]]. In the end, Kaladin and Bridge Four managed to save Dalinar and over twenty-six hundred of his men.{{book ref|twok|68}} Dalinar, in his gratitude, bought all the slaves in the bridge crews from Sadeas for the price of his Shardblade and then immediately freed them.{{book ref|twok|69}} Kaladin accepted Dalinar's offer to become his bodyguard, with the rank of captain, and was charged with training the former bridgemen for Dalinar's army.{{book ref|twok|73}}