Difference between revisions of "Kaladin"

After his recovery, Kaladin meets [[Matal]], a high-ranking lighteyed officer, introduces himself to Kaladin as his new commander, although itand is re-acquainted with his wife [[Hashal]] who does most of the talking. Hashal informs Kaladin that thingstheir working conditions will become less lax and permanently assigns Bridge Four to work chasm duty. Kaladin realizes that training to be better bridgemen will be a futile endeavor. Instead, he proposes to begin training the men as spearmen in order to escape;, which his men accept.{{book ref|twok|43}}

During a highstorm, Kaladin dreamshas a dream that he is the storm, traveling east to west, and sees the ground from the perspective of the storm itself. He passes over the [[Shattered Plains]], [[Kholinar]], [[Sesemalex Dar]], and many other cities. He comes across [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano|Szeth]] in the middle of an assassination. Finally, he meets the [[Stormfather]] once again, who leaves him with a cryptic message regarding the [[Oathpact]] being broken and [[Odium]] reigning. KaladinDuring wakesthis upvision, findingKaladin himselfis surroundedin bya histrance menand tryingalmost to restrain him from walkingwalks out into the highstorm, but his men restrain and wake him.{{book ref|twok|46}}

Later that day, Bridge Four is given the parshman [[Shen]] as a new recruit. Kaladin, still worried about his dream, asks Syl if she knows anything about Odium, which causes Syl to immediately flee to a nearby building. A moment later, Kaladin witnesses [[Adolin Kholin]] saving a prostitute from being beaten by a lighteyed officer. Adolin abandons a meeting with an [[Reral Makoram|officer]] in Sadeas's army in orderChoosing to escort the prostitute home., Adolin throws an [[Spheres|emerald chip]] to Kaladin, telling him to deliver the message that he can't make the meeting and will reschedule. Kaladin takes the money, but doesn't deliver the message due to his dislike of Adolin's attitude and lighteyes in general. Syl returns and is distressed at Kaladin's increasingly dark attitude and breach of the implicit agreement to deliver the message.{{book ref|twok|46}}

Later, Kaladinduring takesone Bridgeof Four into the chasms as part oftheir chasm duty. Howeversessions, insteadKaladin of of scouring for valuables, hesecretly begins training Bridge Four, which has now dwindled to twenty-four members in total, as spearmen. To assist with the training, Kaladin tricks Teft into revealing that he washad formerly been a sergeant, and assignsappoints him to oversee the trainingmen. To maintain their cover of theworking men.in Meanwhilethe chasms, he assigns Lopen, Rock, [[Dabbid]], and Shen to do actual salvage work—withwork, with Syl's help—so that they will not be suspected of shirking their dutiesassistance. Kaladin is impressed at the men's progress after only a few hours, and remarks that thanks to their adverse conditions, they are ironically the most motivated and fit recruits that he has ever seen.{{book ref|sa1|49}}