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? Where do you get that from? The only Honor Spren that we see in the book is Syl. And in fact Elokhar specifically seems to be attracting Truth Spren, based on one of his (at the time) seemingly paranoid comments to Dalinar.

The Parshendi are a huge question mark. It's obvious that there's more going on than we can tell at first glance. And the fact that Kaladin finds them honorable seems to be a nudge in the "good guys" catagory for them. On the other hand, there's also their obvious similarities to the Parshmen, and the conclusion by Jasnah and Shallan that the Parshmen are the descendents of the bogeymen in all of the old stories. That would seem to strongly suggest that the Parshendi are in fact in the "bad guys" category. One more thing worth noting is that the Parshendi are clearly evolving their tactics to fight against the Alethi. Dalinar and Sadeas brought more troops to the plateaus... and the Parshendi starting doing the same. What's going to happen if Dalinar manages to get the entire Alethi army working together? Would the Parshendi evolve their tactics again? Is that what Taravangian is truly afraid of? And then there's also that curious scene in which the Parshendi champion seemingly recognizes Dalinar.

My concern is that Gavilar's last words weren't actually uttered by "him", per se, but were instead one of the "pre-death rattle" utterances that Taravangian is researching. It seems unlikely, but it's something to be wary of.

And volunteered to have herself crucified in part to impress him, I suspect... With regard to Danlan, imo the idea of her being a spy for Taravangian seems far too obvious. Yes, there certainly appears to be more to her than meets the eye. But the information that's been provided almost makes it too obvious that she's an agent for Taravangian. Compare the possible clues dropped for that connection with some of the other subtle hints that Sanderson dropped within the book. For instance, the hint that Shallan has her father's Shardblade literally comes down to a couple of lines where she starts to activate it while frightened by the Truth Spren, and then decides against it, all without actually saying within the text what it is she's thinking about. Or there's the hint that the king has the same abilities as Shallan. There's a seemingly throwaway comment early on by the king regarding some odd people he's seen that seems to merely be a part of his paranoia, and then there's no further mention of them whatsoever. And that comment is long before Shallan (who the reader ends up mentally linking with the Truth Spren) sees the Truth Spren for the first time. It requires either a long memory on the part of the reader, or a second reading of the book, to make the connection between Shallan's Truth Spren and the mysterious figures that the king mentions to his uncle. With Danlan, on the other hand, we're constantly told over and over that she's "special". There's nothing particularly unsubtle about her presentation, and as a result making her Taravangian's agent in the camp would be a waste. A spy shouldn't be anywhere near that easy to pick out.

On a very loosely related (and silly!) tangent... Presumably Brightlords are "bright" because of their bright eyes (i.e. another reference to eye color along the lines of "lighteyes"). Does that mean that Kaladin should be referred to as "Darklord"?

And one Brightlady as well - the King's widow. There's also another possible issue. Dalinar has a nickname - The Blackthorn. But he's now seen as changing, becoming soft, not living up to his reputation. So it's possible that the use of his first name is partly a response to the changes that others see in him. He doesn't command the respect that he once did among the members of his warlike culture, so they use his first name (signifying a lack of respect) instead of his nickname or his surname.

A couple of items - First is that the idea that Soulcasters are faking is brought up within the text (Shallan asks about it), but Jasnah seems convinced that's not what's happening. She's certain that the fabriels work just as advertised. As someone who can fake the use of a fabriel and who has an inquisitive mind, you'd expect her to have fully researched the idea that the fabriel users were all faking it. And as someone who fakes it herself, she'd know what to look for if she wanted to discover a fraud. Second is a curious coincidence. Shallan kills her father. Presumably her father's fabriel is damaged during a fight between the two of them (that seems the most likely explanation). And a short time later, Shallan learns that she can soulcast. Is it possible that the damage to the fabriel somehow allowed her to receive her ability? Perhaps the spren escaped the fabriel and attached itself to Shallan?