Difference between revisions of "Vengeance"

Elhokar rode Vengeance on a [[chasmfiend]] hunt on the [[Shattered Plains]] with [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his sons during the [[War of Reckoning]]. [[Fin]], one of the king's grooms, prepared the horse beforehand, saddling him with Elhokar's favorite saddle and getting him ready; as the head groom then led himVengeance to Dalinar's camp, Fin saw that someone had switched out the saddle with a different one.{{book ref|sa1|54}} Vengeance was checked over by Dalinar's grooms before they left on the hunt.{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa1|54}} The horse was initially difficult to get under control when the chasmfiend arrived, but Elhokar was able to charge the beast and get in a few attacks. He wheeled Vengeance about sharply at one point, and histhe saddle strap broke, flinging Elhokar to the ground.{{book ref|sa1|13}} This incident fueled Elhokar's paranoia, prompting an investigation into whether or not the girth strap was deliberately cut.{{book ref|sa1|15}}