Soletaken

I wanted to write about a part when Shallan, Adolin and Kaladin sit in a carriage and discuss a way to trap Sadeas with a gambit he once performed. First time I read this fragment, I didn't think much of it. It was just a nice way to present an excuse for super cool 1v4 match that turned into "Kaladin is awesome" show. But on the second readthrough it hit me as a nice parallel to what Tanavast is suggesting as a way to fight Odium. Right of Challenge - ancient tradition by which when a lighteye (presumably radiant/herald, as iirc lighteyes were not really a nobility in "ancient" times) proves himself in front of Almighty (can be read as becomes his champion) he can challenge the one who wronged him (we can assume Odium will wrong a lot of people with his desolations ;P). It even mentions the other side choosing a champion too. I liked how they even state that it is all a game, but a game that the other side accepted with all of its rules and other implications. And if we choose to further this analogy, then the part about winning his opponent's Shard in this duel becomes REALLY interesting I know that it's nothing new, and it isn't really a new theory or a speculation, but I just liked this fragment too much to pass on commenting