Shallan and Melaan

[Hoids Imaginary Friend]

I was thinking about the timelines since Retribution and realised if Melaan did go to Roshar it could match with Shallan being in the peeks at the end.

Rereading both sections (lost Metal and WaT)..

Melaan: she's their to save some lost people, notes they have strange clothes and most of the "people" have Red hair. We theorised back when it came out this was the hornet's peeks and I'm now all in

Shallan: she barely comments on anyone and the only notable thing is the local currency being tiny bits of metal..

Bit of a coincidence we have an immortal shapeshifting spy and Shallan in close proximity, eh.?

Soooo, what's the chances we get a Shallan and Melaan buddy cop, spy thriller / drama?

Yeah we're still waiting on the Horneater novella but still, could be a fun novella between arcs (books 5 and 6).

[Treamayne]

6 hours ago, Hoids Imaginary Friend said:

We theorised back when it came out this was the hornet's peeks and I'm now all in

It can't be the Horneater Peaks - the local Shadesmar is not comprised of Beads.

TLM Epilogue 6:

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The messenger flitted off across the dark ocean of Shadesmar, glowing faintly.

MeLaan sat in a boat kept afloat by some kind of glowing substance on the hull. The blackness beneath was like a liquid, more viscous than water. It was supposed to be perfectly transparent—if a person slipped into it and sank, you were said to be able to watch them fall, and fall, and fall.

“Do you know,” MeLaan said, “what those messengers even are?”

It can be Horneaters, already outside of Roshar's Shadesmar, but stuck somewhere else.

[Hoids Imaginary Friend]

1 hour ago, Treamayne said:

It can't be the Horneater Peaks - the local Shadesmar is not comprised of Beads.

TLM Epilogue 6:

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The messenger flitted off across the dark ocean of Shadesmar, glowing faintly.

MeLaan sat in a boat kept afloat by some kind of glowing substance on the hull. The blackness beneath was like a liquid, more viscous than water. It was supposed to be perfectly transparent—if a person slipped into it and sank, you were said to be able to watch them fall, and fall, and fall.

“Do you know,” MeLaan said, “what those messengers even are?”

It can be Horneaters, already outside of Roshar's Shadesmar, but stuck somewhere else.

Yeah, I was thinking that's because she was outside of the Roshars cognitive perimeter. But now.. maybe Roshars CR has been as drastically changed as the PR?

Interesting how your quote says that it's not how it's supposed to be don't you think?

I also think it's interesting that Harmony sent her a letter when he can directly speak to a Kandra.

Also, they're not just in the CR. Based on the lights like alive cold fires implies there's people on the other side.

P.s. my ebook won't let me copy text for this book

Edited March 12, 2025 by Hoids Imaginary Friend

[+Oltux72 he/him]

On 3/12/2025 at 1:23 PM, Hoids Imaginary Friend said:

Yeah, I was thinking that's because she was outside of the Roshars cognitive perimeter. But now.. maybe Roshars CR has been as drastically changed as the PR?

The ships still run and they depend on the oceans being filled with beads.