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Of the twenty four known Sleepless on Roshar, twenty (including Yelamaiszin) accept the authority of [[Yelamaiszin]], the first swarm. They vote on important matters using the rapid communication given by their hive minds. [[Arclo]] does not accept their authority, although he is not considered one of the "true traitors." and is still liked.{{wob ref|14310}} It is unknown if the other two of the three dissident Sleepless are in this category, though all four of the Sleepless who do not accept Yelamaiszin's authority (including Arclo) are still alive.{{wob ref|14310}} The Sleepless defend life, although they are willing to kill in order to preserve it. Nikli states that the Sleepless have chosen to do this after seeing the destruction of worlds and have vowed to never let it happen again.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} Paradoxically, while the Sleepless tend to like the Knights Radiant, with Yelamaiszin even stating a personal admiration for Dalinar, they worry that the Radiants' insistence on making honorable choices is highly dangerous.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} Despite a willingness to kill in order to protect the [[dawnshard]] from outside knowledge, the Sleepless are also open to reason. Rysn managed to convince them to spare the crew of Wandersail in exchange for her help in safeguarding it.{{book ref|sa3.5|19}}