Zurthian

I have a couple of problems with these oaths. First of all, they don't seem very Bond-y. His Second Oath was "I will unite instead of divide. I will bring men together". Having him swear something out of this context seems really weird. My second point is about how the two sentences supposedly add to one another. To that I raise the Windrunner 2nd and 3rd Ideals. "I will protect those who cannot protect themselves", and "I will protect those I hate, so long as it is right" (written by memory). You could put them one after the other, and they'll feel as linked as the ones Dalinar said, if not more. Kaladin's 3rd ideal was epic and spectacular, but that was because he healed up and fought over clashing storms against Szeth. The epicness was due to the events following the oath. Dalinar swore the oath(s) and ripped the Cosmere 3 new ones as a result of the power he gained. So Windrunners get more stormlight capacity and greater efficiency and control over surges, but Bondsmiths get to combine realms after their THIRD IDEAL? I shudder to think what Dalinar would look like in the future if he DIDN'T sworn all of his Ideals just then. The last problem people have is with the supposed lack of a gap between the Ideals, if it indeed is plural. The gap is there for the person to grow as an individual, to really mean the oaths. Well, Dalinar really grew fast. His memories coming back account for years and years of experience and change, which when combined with a new outlook on life sets him up to understand and mean the Oaths. "It's the Cultivation part of the bond", I hear someone cry in the distance. Well, this sudden growth and realisation is BECAUSE of Cultivation.

I read all the books and still don't get what the spoilers for Bands of Mourning are. Could someone enlighten me so I don't feel like such an idiot