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Larkin are small, winged cremling-like creatures. They have the ability to absorb Stormlight, and in fact to draw it out of something/one holding it. Chasmfiends are gigantic crustaceans which roam the Shattered Plains. At first, they seem completely different. But are they? What if they're more connected than we think? What if, in fact, they're the same creature, just at different stages in their development? The word "larkin" does sound somewhat like larva. The main objection, of course, is the size discrepancy. Chasmfiends are so much larger than larkin that it seems impossible that they could be the same thing. But remember, larkin eat Stormlight. We haven't seen much, so we don't know the effects that eating Stormlight has on them. What if it makes them bigger? Imagine a larkin, out on the Shattered Plains in the middle of a highstorm. Vast amounts of Stormlight are surging (pun intended) through the world around it, enough that Kaladin and Szeth managed to have an entire aerial battle during one. The larkin would consume this Stormlight, and could grow to immense sizes. Upon reaching such large sizes, the wings would become useless and probably be shed. Incidentally, this means that Rysn will probably end up with a pet chasmfiend.