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This only has some revalence to the discussion since someone said upthread that the time skip is about 10 years... But do we know they effect, if any bonding a spren has on aging?

Here's my long shot theory. The imprisoned Taln is a kandra!

Hello all - first post here, I haven't seen this topic discussed so my apologies if it's located in another thread. But I think it's a topic worth discussion, if it hasn't been picked over yet. And my post is going to be mostly questions, I'll leave most of the theorizing to you all, you seem good at it. In the interludes we see Darkness/Nalan hunting two different surgebinders, Ym and Lift. There's are couple things Darkness says that stand out to me. The first, from the Ym interlude: The second from the Lift interlude: So we know from these two excerpts that Darkness is hunting Surgebinders that break the law (and let them go if pardoned, as in Lift's case) saying "What you are must be stopped". What does he by "what you are"? Does he mean surgebinders who break the law? I don't think this is what he means for a couple reasons. First, because Szeth follows the laws of his people by becoming Truthless but breaks laws in other countries by you know, assassinating people, and he has chosen Szeth to work for him. Secondly, there is a difference between something being lawful, and something being right, as underlined between the conflict between the Windrunners and Skybreakers. It would be interesting if Surgebinders breaking the law helped bring about Desolation in some way, but I think law is too subjective, and it seems like it would contribute to another Recreance moreso than another Desolation. Or does he mean all surgebinders, but since he is the Herald of Justice, he can only pursue those that break the law? I think this is more likely the case. People surgebinding is somehow related to bringing about a Desolation, and either he will only hunt those that break the law, or those that do are more likely to abuse their powers in a way to contribute to the Desolation returning. Now - just a couple more random musings... Was this always the main goal of the Skybreakers, being some kind of Radiant Police? Or is this just something that they have become after the last Desolation? If so, why are they the police, why should something being lawful trump what is right? Lastly, if Adolin is on the way to becoming a radiant - he better watch out. I think he will be catching the eye of Darkness and a certain someone with a new sword might be sent to try to dispatch of him.