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Teft was the first to suspect Kaladin might be able to use [[stormlightStormlight]], saving Kaladin's life in the process. He learned this by (amongst other things) pushing a dun [[spheres|sphere]] into Kaladin's hand, claiming it to be "For luck" just before Kaladin was to be left outside alone to face "the judgement of the [[Stormfather]]" by way of the [[highstorm]]. After the storm the sphere Kaladin had been given appeared to still be dun, even though it should have been infused with light by the highstorm it was left outside during, leading Teft to muse, "An empty sphere after a storm, he thought. And a man who's still alive when he should be dead. Two impossibilities." That meant Kaladin had "stolen" the light that infused the sphere, which left Teft almost certain that Kaladin had the ability to [[infuse]] stormlightStormlight and that Kaladin was part of the events the [[Envisagers]] had been waiting for. When Kaladin was recovering from his wounds and fever after the highstorm, Teft brought three small infused diamond spheres and pressed them into Kaladin's hand, waiting anxiously to see what would happen. When Teft had nearly lost hope of being right about the events and their meaning, Kaladin drew in a short powerful breath, infusing himself with stormlightStormlight and began to glow from the leaking stormlightStormlight. Teft, knowing there was a healing effect to the stormlightStormlight, repeated this treatment enough as to not draw suspicion from the other bridgemen, and. tenTen days after the hanging in the highstorm, Kaladin arose.

These revelations sparked a heavy curiosity in Teft, prompting questions that indirectly asked if Kaladin was willing to discuss his use of stormlightStormlight, or if he was aware of his own abilities. At one point, Kaladin was handed a bag of infused spheres, Teft then threw a surprise punch at Kaladin to cause a reflexive infusion, which worked, and led both Kaladin and [[Lopen]] to notice the soft glow coming from Kaladin's skin. NotKaladin to mention Kaladinalso realizingnoticed his familiar surge of strength and focus. After time passed and they were both certain of Kaladin's abilities. Teft, with the aid of Lopen, (seeing as he had become privy to the secret) and to some degree [[Syl]], worked with Kaladin to help understand and trigger his new found powers. {{book ref|twok|38}} He shared with Kaladin what he knew about Radiants and their ways, from his youth in the Envisagers. He was also the one to tell Kaladin the words of [the firstFirst ideal]Ideal. Kaladin seemed to almost (whether by instinct or experience is not clear) understand the meaning and reasoning behind the words, and once spoke them just before infusing himself with stormlightStormlight. Later, after Kaladin spoke [the secondSecond ideal]Ideal and a thundercrack thunderc-like sound was heard, Teft understood it to be something in the world changing.{{book ref|twok|43}}

During his many conversations with Kaladin, he stated time and again he isn't to be trusted., Eithereither due to the events that lead to the fall of the Envisagers, or some other unknown event.

Kaladin discovered Teft had military experience and was a sergeant before becoming a bridgeman. He became invaluable to Kaladin's leadership, by playing sergeant to Kaladin's captain, taking command when asked, ordered, or during times Kaladin was indisposed, Teft assumed command of the bridgemen. His military experience was never divulged in great detail, as the history of bridgemen's personal lives seemed to be their most guarded secret.