Difference between revisions of "Lift"

A year after the battle of Thaylen Field, Lift was one of the Edgedancers on the [[Fourth Bridge]] during the evacuation mission to [[Hearthstone]]. When leaving the airship, she missed the jump and tripped over a rock that the other edgedancers had avoided.{{book ref|sa4|3}} A while later, she sneaked into the manor where Kaladin was fighting against a Fused. She tried to drag the injured [[Godeke]] out of the room. At Kaladin's request she disabled the suppressor fabrial that was preventing the Radiants from using their powers. She tells the windrunner that she had seen Roshone enter the manor with Godeke but that he hadn't come out yet. Kaladin would search while he ordered Lift to get Godeke out and bring the fabrial to Navani.{{book ref|Sa4|7}}

 

Some time later during a meeting of the rulers of the coalition, Navani noticed Lift was present by the state of the snack table. As there are no more honorspren willing to bond a Radiant, the coalition wants to send an envoy to them. When Dalinar suggests sending an Edgedancer, Lift emerged and volunteered. The rulers tried to tactfully decline as they wanted someone more mature, while Lift pointed out that Wyndle was famous on account of his chair collection. Godeke spoke up and was send instead.{{book ref|sa4|19}}

 

Several weeks later, Lift is stealing food in Urithiru. It was not as much fun as it used to be, as people left food out for her to 'steal'. She moved through air vents along the ceilings and walls. She had the feeling "everything" was wrong, which she always had during the everstorm. Lift looked what was in the basked left by [[Gift]]. When Wyndle asked, Lift snapped that she was not supposed to be liked and she was a mysterious shadow. She and Wyndle made some more jokes while she moved through the tower. She noticed how there were more tight squeezes she needed awesomeness for than a year ago. She then reached her nest. After eating, she went to the wall and used Wyndle to measure her height, she had grown an inch since last measurement. She suggested to stop eating to stop growing, but her spren doubted she could. They then talk of Lift's visit to the Nightwatcher, and Cultivation. Lift admitted to asking not to change. Wyndle asked why changing bothered her so much, to which she replied she was her mothers little girl. She was very uncomfortable with the changes in her body. The last time she felt right was when she was with her mother. Wyndle wrapped himself around the girl to comfort her. Suddenly he says something happened and something is very wrong. Lift noticed she couldn't make her body slick anymore. At the perimeter of the tower she could not see anything wrong, until they noticed fallen windrunners near the oathgate.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}}

 

Looking out, Lift noticed a red and a green [[Chicken|chicken]] fighting in the sky. She used Wyndle to climb along the tower, to the spren's dismay. The red bird fled onto a balcony, where the edgedancer found it on the floor. She tried to summon Wyndle as a blade to ward of the oncoming green chicken but he can't become a weapon. When it hit her in the face, she bit it and it flew away. Her light healed her face and then she healed the chicken but had to push through a resistance. While she healed, Wyndle scouted and noticed Radiants dropping unconscious, . The chicken indicated Lift should follow them, and leads her to the corpse of an [[Gereh|old Alethi man]] with a knife wound to the chest. The chicken went to the body and mourned. Lift deduced the chicken could feel the men and was no ordinary chicken. Wyndle remembered the man as a minor functionary who used to wear rings. This made Lift recall she had seen him when visiting the old people in the tower. Suddenly something moved, and a [[Mraize|tall man]] appeared with the green chicken on his shoulder. Lift started running while the man started laughing.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} He managed to catch her and put her in a cage, likely surrounded with [[aluminum]].{{book ref|sa4|49}} Later, he brought her to [[Raboniel]] as a gift and mentioned she was fueled by [[Lifelight]] instead of Stormlight.{{book ref|sa4|60}}

 

After a few weeks, Lift was freed by [[Venli]], who made her promise not to tell anyone about her willshaping powers. Lift wanted to run, but the Singer persuaded her she was needed to save Kaladin. Venli led her to a room to wait for [[Rlain]] and [[Dabbid]], who were happy to see here. Dabbid asked if Lift could still heal, and when she confirmed immediately led her away to go to Kaladin.{{book ref|sa4|83}} They took different paths to the tenth floor, and Lift made jokes when Rlain and Dabbid arrived. They wanted to hurry, and made it to the hiding place. After she opened the door with Light, they found Kaladin very sick. Lift went and healed him, which was the hardest she had ever done. When Rlain started to question Dabbid on why he never spoke before, the edgedancer defended him. While the others talked, Lift also healed Teft to the surprise of the others.{{book ref|sa4|85}}

 

Later, Lift visited Kaladin and Teft, and re-healed the latter to prevent him from slipping back into coma. She had managed earlier to speak with one of the scholars to learn that Navani had been isolated for two weeks. While Kaladin is questioning what they should do, Teft is clear they needed to rescue the sleeping Radiants. Lift said she could wake them, but they would not be able to fight and she would need a large amount of food. They decided to wait and try to contact the queen.{{book ref|sa4|91}}