greanor

Was it Kaladin who mentioned that he didn't think the recreance was something that happened all at once? I'm pretty sure it was toward the epilogue. I'm inclined to agree with him. I imagine the KRs found out the truth at the same time that Urithuru was being evacuated (not to mention the political infighting of deciding the future of the order). So they find out the truth either at the time or shortly after, they are already struggling to find a new home and set a direction (especially since they have no desolations to fight.). This is exacerbated because (according to one of those gemstones Renarin found in the walls) the actual parshmen were still committed to warring with the humans- suddenly knowing why would make it a sickening experience every time they fought. Throw in the possible theory that Shoots mentioned earlier that the Shattered Plains was shattered by the KRs well.. it starts to paint a clearer picture. It's also important to remember that the unmade were still around screwing with people. So to list it, the KRs all had to deal with at the same time: Political infighting (I recall reading that the Skybreakers were trying to lead without exactly being voted in to do so) Evacuating their home Still fighting the Parshmen Possibly breaking parts of the world Suddenly find out they are the ancestor's of invaders who worshiped Odium, and destroyed their homeworld with the same powers they currently use The actual vision of the Recreance shows the KRs throwing down their weapons and then everyone slaughtering each other over them. That level of violence and aggression might be excusable to some, but to me sounds like Nergaoul (the thrill) driving them to that violence and maybe even pushing the KR to abandon their oaths to begin with. I just think that it being as simple as people learned the truth and gave up being silly. Clearly it was something that tormented them, and outside pressures added to a growing sense of pointlessness to the whole order itself. The only reason I think that Nergaoul must have been involved in that actual moment they dropped their swords and killed their spren is because, clearly, there is a very close relationship between Knight and Spren. To knowingly kill one, turning them into one of the Eyeless like poor Adolin's spren is just ridiculous. The Thrill, on the other hand, I could see driving them to do it.