onircsword

I have the sneaking suspicion that we might have already heard this oath. When Kaladin and Elhokar reach the queen in Kholinar, they end up in a standoff. They don't know how much time they have before the Parshendi get there, Elhokar is holding a terrified little Gav, and Aesudan is obviously possessed by Yelig-nar. Still Elhokar is trying to talk sense into his wife. And then this happens So I think that last sentence is the basic concept of the 4th Windrunner Ideal. It's not necessarily about prioritizing certain people over others, it's about being aware of your own limits, doing the best you can and letting go of the people you can't help, without regret. And Kal understands this to a certain level, by the end of the book he clearly knows it, but can't swear by it yet. He can tell Elhokar to do it, he can be more objective in that situation since he has no attachment to the queen, but he can't do it himself. He freezes in the stairwell against the Parshendi and Moash, and same at the end when he doesn't speak the oath, when he can't let go of Dalinar. Can't let go of that feeling of being responsible for everyone. So yeah, in my opinion that's the next oath for Kal