The One Who Connects he/him Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 3:41 AM, Isilel said: But Parshendi/listeners have been around the whole time! If Nale felt that after Honor's death the land reverted to _them_, he'd have joined them centuries ago. The distinction between Listeners and Singers is not arbitrary. Dawnsingers are the originals, Listeners(and Humans) are the descendants of the ancient peoples. And as such, the Singer's claim to the land is stronger than anyone elses(in Nalan's mind). The WoB I posted says that Nalan felt that the land reverted to the Dawnsingers after they returned, not after Honor's death.
Isilel Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 7 hours ago, The One Who Connects said: The WoB I posted says that Nalan felt that the land reverted to the Dawnsingers after they returned, not after Honor's death. Which was my point - that hopes that Nale's defection won't be so bad because he might maintain singer laws by aligning himself with the listeners or the rebellious new singers under Venli's new leadership, are futile because he currently thinks that the Dawnsingers, aka the Fused are the true masters of Roshar. There is still a small chance that something might change his state of mind, maybe connected with the Heralds getting put out of comission by Jezrien's true death - if they are knocked out for a while and something happens in the interim or if it somehow improves their mental condition, perhaps? . But it is not very likely.
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