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I've seen a lot of discussion about the honorable tactics of the 'heavenly ones'. I disagree that Leshwi and her fellow flying fused are being honorable. These duels favor fused. Consider the pros and cons of two types of engagement general combat vs duels. General combat favors the side with superior numbers, superior speed, superior stormlight, and superior weapons. In contrast, duels favor the side with superior experience, individual skill, and endurance. General combat would be fast and chaotic, the advantage of a shard blade that could cut a fused in half, or superior speed, or the greater access to stormlight. Individual skill would shine in the prolonged duels. Moreover, losing a duel is not really a problem for the Fused. They die then come back. A general combat might allow a large number of radiants to surround a small group of fused. They could then attempt to capture them, perhaps by bludgeoning them briefly unconscious and then draining their voidlight. This could remove them permanently. All of this is to say that I think the dueling favors the Fused not the windrunners. I think the Fused are exploiting the windrunners sense of honor to achieve more favorable conditions and that the windrunners if they had any sense would change their tactics and 'carry the bridge together'. What about Leshwi? I don't think she's particularly honorable either. I think she recognizes that killing Kaladin is the real prize here, but that she can't do it in the air. She could be drawing him into a trap or just learning about him, what matters to him... who matters to him.