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Retribution might still dig up past crimes and use them against our protagonists. He did it very effectively against Jasnah in this book.

Poor Oroden will grow up where everyone idolises his lost older brother. Gavinor will need some deprogramming from his fun time with Odium. Will Jasnah be able to talk to him? Would that help her reevaluate her world views? Isn't Skar still in Azimir? How will he and/or Drehy get to Uruthiro with no stormlight (a lot of walking and climbing through enemy territory) Will Sylphrena inherit the mantle of accepting radiant oaths?

Is she now The Stormqueen? Upon the Heralds evetual return to Roshar, will she be able to grant stormlight?

Is it wrong that I find El quite likeable here? But I am very very worried about Sigzil now.

I recall that Dalinar still has one more connected being that could be deployed to look for him - Gallant the rhyshadium. Adolin keeps reminding the readers that the horse still exists, and we just saw him float happily in shadesmar amongst glorious ephemeral equispren. What about the spiritual realm? Horses are probably superbeings in the spiritual realm.

Lift. We just learned that lift has a bit of a crush on Sigzil. A.K.A. "The Sunlit Man". A man known to have, at a time in his past (sometime in this coming book?), held a Dawnshard. You've got me worried now. Is it Monday yet?

Good grief. Chicken soup for the Radiant Soul. I'm almost afraid to find out how bad Kaladin's cooking skills are.

What was Vasher doing on day 1 then? Is he still somewhere in the Tower? Has he left? Will Kaladin ever meet him again or was their conversation at the beginning of ROW their last one?

Snap. I remembered. The beginning of Oathbringer, when Kaladin arrives at Hearthstone, ‘The Wind’ has always been there. Now I think ‘The Wind’ is somehow speaking to Kaladin through Syl (she never confirms she actually hears the voice).

“I need your help, I’m so sorry… to ask more of you…” The word more here bugs me. It implies that “The Wind” or whoever’s talking has asked something of Kaladin before.

Plot armor? Who needs plot armor when you have personal control over gravity and forces that adhere things together, not to mention a close loving relationship with the Wind? He doesn’t have to style his hair, just think at it to go in the right direction. Bad hair days? Not happening to a windrunner.

So, for my latest horror theory, lets combine this with the corrupted Shardplate idea. A new kind of fused: Instead of possessing merely the body of a parsh-person, El tried to place his ‘self’ into a human. One of our beloved knight radiants. The resulting being managed to retain something of both personalities, but is mad and twisted. Which radiant? *Gives a suspicious side-eye to that Z*

Thank you Nameless and Shallan Stormblessed. I would also be rather unhappy if Kal were to die in book 5. That may be an understatement. Maybe quite a large understatement. Since he’s headed to Shinovar, I’m still rooting for him to get his own puppy sometime in this book.

Sample chapter about Kal? Can you link to it please? Or just give a subtle hint? *extreme puppy-dog eyes deployed*