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No, of course not, judging from the speaking the word scenes in the books you have to speak them while really really meaning it. I doubt uttering the words alone will do anything.

He is probably going to sacrivice himself in the big showdown, or his death by antagonist is one of the main obstacles the heroes have to overcome during the big showdown.

The only thing I know for sure was, that when Jasnah Kholin died I didn't believe a second she would be permanenty gone. The way Sanderson introduced and built the character made it too certain, that her abilities complements the ones of the others in a way that she will be needed for later plot strands. Sorry, Brandon, you phoned it in from 10 miles away.

Right now, the desolation is upon the continent, and so far they have produced one measly Radiant in fighting shape to help humanity. When in the past they had the 10 heralds and probably hundreds of fighting knights. When Syl said something along the lines that a dead spren is only as dead as the oath it's bound to. That means for me that they are not truly dead as in gone forever but rather suspended in some sort of VERY unpleasant undead limbo state. Couldn't be a way around the shortage of knighs be humans who are willing to speak and uphold the oaths bonding the blades to revive them? It was never anywhere stated that only the specific knight that betrayed the spren can bring the undead spren back to life. I could imagine Adolin making a fine Windrunner.

He hates them because he fears them. He is traumatized. He doesn t hate them because they are lighteyes, but because by seeing them they remind him of what multiple other lighteyes have previously done to make his life extremely miserable while he was not doing anything to wrong them. And what they might do to him in the future (not any longer, but during almost all of the two novels) He believes power corrupts and most lighteyes are corrupted by that power. That's why he is reluctant to be one. He intereracts perfectly polite and normal with the lower dahn lighteye workers in Dalinar's camp.

He hates them because he fears them. He is traumatized. He doesn t hate them because they are lighteyes, but because by seeing them they remind him of what multiple other lighteyes in power have previously done to make his life extremely miserable while he was not doing anything to wrong them. And what they might do to him in the future (not any longer, but during almost all of the two novels)

And he is even reflected enough to know that, if it were the other way around, the darkeyes rule over the lighteyes, it would be exactyl the same. The only thing I absolutely didn't like and that I found a bit out of character is, that he so easily agreed to assassinating Elhokar and even gave Moash the plate and sword when he knew what he was planning. Because Elhokar is really a pain the the rear and really incompetent at his job, but Kaladin knew him well enough to be able to know, he is incompetent, not a person with bad motives. Kaladin is not the type of person who kills someone for being an annoying loser.

Nah, Szeth isn't a great swordsmaster himself. Can't be. As a regular Shinovar citizen he was not allowed to fight/train for fighting and once he had become truthless I doubt that he had a swordmaster. He beat men in shardplate by chucking big rocks at them until their armour was crushed and by lashing people to the ceiling until the light ran out and they fell to their death. He also used his height advantage by being airborn. And you have to consider, that a freaking 2 meter two handed sword handles a lot like a pole weapon, at least part of his pole weapon training is useful for him in terms of his shardblade fencing, particularly the reflexes (parrying is a lot about automated reflexes, you see the thing coming and without thinking you hold something in the way so it doesn't hit you, that's something intense spear training will prepare you for, because the trick is the automated reflex, not the type of longish object you hold in the way). Actually, in an airborn shard duel, the spear is really a good weapon, because the longer reach compared to a sword means you can hit the opponnent while he can not hit you. Also a shard-spear will not break, so you can parry with it as long as you watch your fingers (the lack of a crossguard makes it dangerous, but then, the deadspren shardblades were not used in man to man combat where you need a crossguard, but to slaughter big monsters, so probably a lot of them do not have one) The most satisfying parts? Where Shallan and Adolin have that romantic dinner, he starts rambling about his military accomplishments and she just asks him what happens when he an urgent need while he is on the battlefield. That scene had me rolling on the floor. When Elhokar was put in his place by that Herdazian matron. My goodness, the immature whining of that guy had been getting on my nerves the entire book, and the FINALLY.... When Adolin killed Sadeas. Yeah, will probably have repercussions, but was well worth it. One irresponsible, egomaniac a-hole less on that continent. Of course, Kaladin rescuing the Kholins at the battle of the tower. Jasnah Kholin, for her sheer awesomeness, that she dares to openly be an atheist, defying the ridiculous Vorin religious beliefs.