[OB]9 Radiants, Standing Tall?

[NotBurtReynolds he/him]

So, Dalinar combines Realms, has an assemblage of "Radiants" join him..9 total, specifically. He counts off the Orders and thinks to himself that there should be one more. So are we being led to believe that there should be one more because it needs to be the powerful number of 10, or rather because all Orders need to be represented? I ask because of the makeup of the 'team'.  Yes, there are 9 people, but only 8 Orders are represented, right?

1. Dalinar          Bondsmith

2. Kaladin         Windrunner

3. Shallan         Lightweaver

4. Jasnah          Elsecaller

5. Renarin         Truthwatcher

6. Szeth           Skybreaker

7. Taln              Stoneward

8. Lift                Edgedancer

9. Ash              Lightweaver

 

See, when I read it before I had did the math on the Order representation, I assumed that he was thinking there should be 1 more because the Dustbringers weren't represented and that it was a whole is greater than the sum, type situation..ie..The Knights are their most powerful when all Orders are covered and accounted for. Seems most intuitive for someone growing up on Voltron. Then I realized we were actually missing 2 Orders because Lightweaving is covered twice with Shallan and Ash.So no Willshaper, along with no Dustbringer.  So why does Dalinar think to himself that "there should be one more"? Does he intuitively know that he needs 10 to be most powerful, regardless of Order? Or did just not 'do the math' either and didn't realize that the 9 people standing with him only represented 8 Orders? Thoughts?

 

 

 

Edited November 22, 2017 by NotBurtReynolds

[demi]

I would argue that Ash is no longer a Lightweaver -- if she is receiving attention from spren, it will be because of her destructive tendencies, not her creative powers. I think she's likely to be a Releaser.

The 10th person you're missing is Venli, who was overlooked by Dalinar because she's not a human.

[Completeshards]

To refer you to some earlier discussion, here: