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;Plot Summary
Shallan has ordered her guards to look for violence that has been repeated. AShe goes to a tavern as Veil to meet with them. They report that nothing has happened since a man was hanged a couple of days ago somebodyfor waskilling hangedsomeone in a bar fight. TheShe murderleaves isthe bar and waits, watching the people in the repeatedmarket. ShallanShe chaseshears afterscreams and rushes to the scene. Someone has been hanged. Vathah reports that Glurv is trailing the killer. She discoversdashes after, using Stormlight-enhanced speed. With Pattern's help, she trails her target to a hidden room with a pit. ShallanShe sends Pattern to retrieve Adolin for additional protection. ShallanWhile promisesshe towaits, waitshe turns back into Shallan. Adolin bringsarrives bridgein fourhis Shardplate and theythe entirety of Bridge Four. They descend into the pit. ThereThey isfind a room covered in murals. The ceiling is a depiction of the ten heralds, and the walls have three figures on them. Shallan describes, one of them as Almighty, or Honor, anddepicting the other two as pagan symbolsAlmighty. Adolin opens two locked doors with his shardbladeShardblade. Inside they find an old decaying library. Down a third tunnel Renarin sees thea Unmadelarge black mass, like glistening tar. He identifies her as [[Re-Shephir]], the Midnight Mother. The Unmade attacks by creating vaguely human figures out of black goo. Adolin and everyone else are forced to retreat until. Shallan discoverscreates thatseveral itfigures iswith afraidLightweaving, ofand Lightweavers.the ShallanUnmade pressesshrinks forwardback. WithAdolin theand helpBridge ofFour theattack othersagain, sheShallan getsusing closecopies enoughof them to touchhelp, itbut they are again overwhelmed. Shallan touches the mass with her bare safe-handsafehand.
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