adolin Will Gavinor have an influence on Adolin becoming Rafiant?

[BethG]

Does anybody else think or hope little Gavinor will have some influence on Adolin becoming Radiant?  Some have said Kaladin will be super protective of him, but I think Adolin will be, too, sort of like his father was for Elhokar, plus the guilt of the whole lost the king situation.

Edited December 18, 2019 by BethG
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[GoWibble he/him]

or we could have a young radiant if any of the corrupted spren are still confused...

[Quantus he/him]

I think Gavilor will be a force in all of their lives as he gets older, he'll be coming of age during the mid-archive break.  While that could certainly be a factor in him gaining Radiance, I dont think it will be the primary driver for him. Mostly because I anticipate him and Shallan following cultural norms and having children of their own, though Gavlor being raised along side those Cousins would also play into the closeness you describe.    

[Aon Tia she/her]

I think that Gavinor is a major contender for Radiancy in the back five SA books. The poor kid should be broken enough and has been tortured enough by what he has witnessed at such a tender age! And I don’t know about kaladin or Adolin but I think Skar and Drehy will remain important in his life! 

[Pathfinder]

Just to go against the grain, there are two things I find ironic about Gavinor. Keeping in mind when we found him he was being tormented by a corrupted spren, and around an Unmade infused Mother for who knows how long:

1. Gavinor could very well be what the death rattle spoke of (I know there are those that disagree with it and their reasons, but it is still a possibility)

2.People complained about having to read a 13 year Lift (I personally enjoy Lift) due to her immaturity and lack of seriousness. Yet people are excited and want to read about a 4 - 8 year old child. Personally I do not think Oroden nor Gavinor will be a thing in the narrative till the back five of stormlight when they reach 15 to 20 years of age. 

[Elsecaller_17.5 he/him]

1 hour ago, Pathfinder said:

1. Gavinor could very well be what the death rattle spoke of (I know there are those that disagree with it and their reasons, but it is still a possibility)

Which death rattle?

[+robardin he/him]

7 minutes ago, Truthwatcher_17.5 said:

Which death rattle?

I assumed he meant the one about "letting the blade slip" on the throat of a child, possibly the darkest DR we've seen so far in Stormlight: I hold the suckling child in my hands, a knife at his throat, and know that all who live wish me to let the blade slip. Spill its blood upon the ground, over my hands, and with it gain us further breath to draw. (TWoK Ch. 57)

It's not clear that either Oroden or Gavinor would count as a "suckling child"; Gavinor at least is a toddler (around 3 years old?). Oroden is something like 1 years old? So maybe?

 

[Pathfinder]

44 minutes ago, Truthwatcher_17.5 said:

Which death rattle?

The one robardin references

24 minutes ago, robardin said:

I assumed he meant the one about "letting the blade slip" on the throat of a child, possibly the darkest DR we've seen so far in Stormlight: I hold the suckling child in my hands, a knife at his throat, and know that all who live wish me to let the blade slip. Spill its blood upon the ground, over my hands, and with it gain us further breath to draw. (TWoK Ch. 57)

It's not clear that either Oroden or Gavinor would count as a "suckling child"; Gavinor at least is a toddler (around 3 years old?). Oroden is something like 1 years old? So maybe?

 

Yep that is the one. Well Gavinor surrounded by a torturing corrupted spren, and a Unmade Mother I would say unwillingly was a suckling child of Hatred. Kaladin held a blade when he found the child, but used it on the spren instead. That had the child been killed, instead of potentially grow into whatever he could grow into in the back half of the stormlight novels, would have bought them more time. Not saying this is concrete, and not even saying I fully believe it myself. Just I think there is enough hints and links that it has potential.