Difference between revisions of "Summary:Oathbringer"

The enormous shadow again appears again, followed by heavy footfalls that shake the ground, but Nohadan is busy haggling with a merchant and doesn’t seem to notice. The shadow passes away while Nohadan tells Dalinar stories and philosophizes about the nature of principles. Frustrated and desperate for counsel, Dalinar laments that he and his allies can’t seem to make any progress and says he’s half-tempted to force them into it. The shadow and sound return, and Dalinar sees it's a giant stone creature with an angular face and red eye sockets (a [[Thunderclast]]). Nohadan touches the giant stone creature and it stills; he wonders aloud what it represents. Dalinar tells him it represents pain, tears, and burdens. He calls himself a hypocrite. Nohadan states that a hypocrite is “nothing more than a man who is in the process of changing.” Dalinar realizes this is something that he himself once said. The city is suddenly overcome with more stone creatures as a seemingly-unaware Nohadan continues to philosophize, noting that although Dalinar has said the oaths, he doesn’t understand the journey and what is required. The vision ends with Nohadan telling Dalinar that he has forgotten an essential part of the journey – “the most important step a man can take.”