Regrowth

[Mason Wheeler]

I've been listening to WoR on Graphic Audio, and I just got through the part about Kaladin talking with Dalinar about "the Roshone affair," and Kal has this little flashback-ish memory of how the whole mess his life's turned into can be traced back to the time when Kaladin's father was simply not able to save someone whose injury was beyond his skill.

It made me think, "someday, probably pretty soon, he's going to meet Lift and find out what she can do, and it will absolutely wreck him."

[Erandeni]

Renarin can use progression too, so maybe Kaladin finds out about this surge soon.

This makes me wonder if the surgeon in Kaladin didn't prefer being able to heal instead of stick things together.

[maxal]

27 minutes ago, Mason Wheeler said:

I've been listening to WoR on Graphic Audio, and I just got through the part about Kaladin talking with Dalinar about "the Roshone affair," and Kal has this little flashback-ish memory of how the whole mess his life's turned into can be traced back to the time when Kaladin's father was simply not able to save someone whose injury was beyond his skill.

It made me think, "someday, probably pretty soon, he's going to meet Lift and find out what she can do, and it will absolutely wreck him."

Why would it wreck him? It isn't as if anyone wanting surgebinding can have access to it. They are a rather restrictive group. It also isn't as if Radiants were about to be available at every turn.:

My personal thoughts are this extract highlights exactly why Kaladin didn't have it in him to become a surgeon: he can't stand being in a position where he can't protect/save people. Part of being a surgeon is about having to deal with death, deal with not being able to save someone and about having to choose in between two people to save who both deserve to be saved.