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;Plot Summary
:''Twenty-nine years ago''
Dalinar isprepares spendingfor battle, in timeprayer with his betrothed, Evi. TheyShe areencourages burninghim prayers.to Dalinarnot thinkskill aboutin howanger, Evi'sto religion"be isa similerman butand verynot differenta from hisbeast." DalinarHe leaves to gofight andin fight.what Gavilarshould andbe Dalinara talkdecisive aboutbattle theirfor plansthe kingdom. Gavilar saysnotes that Sebarial hasn't shown up, ostensibly due to supply line problems, but Dalinar needsbelieves he's just waiting to defeatjoin the winning side. A small number of Ryshadium gallop Kalinorby, musicspren trailing behind. Gavilar tells Dalinar to kill [[Kalanor]], the shardbearer Highprince, to finally quell all resistance to the kingdom. The battle begins, and Dalinar seeks out a section of Kholin troops doing poorly, then attacks. andHe gets so enthralled he doesn't realize hoehow many he is killing. EventuallyKadash Kalinorfinally getssnaps coercedhim toout comeof it, and Dalinar has realized that he's killed some of his own troops. His slaughter has drawn out Kalanor. Dalinar seeks him out, regretting that he can only kill one man instead of hundreds. He finds Kalanor on a Ryshadium. Dalinar fights him and the two end up on a high ledge. DalinarAfter defeatstrading himblows, butKalanor afterstumbles muchback, bickering.losing Dalinarhis thanblade, goesholding downon for dear life, begging mercy from Dalinar. He seesruns Gavilarhim comethrough tothe congratulateface himwith buthis Dalinarshardblade, isbut caughtfeels upoddly indissatisfied. theThe Thrill andfills thinkshim towith himselfstrength thatand hearrogance should-- beall theothers rulerare notweak, hisand brotherhe deserves to rule. He dashes to Gavilar, intending to kill him, but than Dalinar realizes that he is about to murder his brother and stops. He gives up his newly recievedacquired shardplate and blade to Gavilar to be given tofor his sonheir. Dalinar saysvows to himself that he must never be king.
 
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