Difference between revisions of "Szeth"

For a time, Taravangian served as Szeth's master and ordered him to assassinate various key political figures such as Hanavanar, Dalinar, and two Azish Primes.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} Due to Taravangian holding his oathstone, he followed his orders without question, not out of any feeling of devotion to Taravangian himself, but out of a feeling of obligation due to his role as Truthless.

After Szeth accepted he wasn't Truthless, and stopped obeying the orders of those who held his oathstone, he stopped obeying the king's orders. He came to deeply despise him, enough that he was driven to murder him while he was imprisoned, unintentionally bringing about his Ascension to Odium.{{book ref|sa4|66}}{{book ref|sa4|113}} He also saw him as manipulative and unable to be trusted, and obliges Dalinar Kholin to not to trust anything that he says.{{book ref|sa4|66}} His distrust of Taravangian is enough that he disregards and rejects anything he says as manipulation, even when he is telling the truth.{{book ref|sa4|i|8}}