Elanmorin

Urithiru should be interesting. I'm hoping for a confrontation of some sort between Jasnah and Bridge 4 (over Rlain) at which point they all start glowing and say, "Kaladin is back, you should storm off now."

Anyone periodically stopping by local bookstores to see if an inexperienced employee has put Oathbringer out on display? Not that I've done anything like that.

Is anyone else getting the vibe that Dalinar is going to try to step down as "High King" in order to pursue his goal of unification? We've already seen him spend two books and part of a third realizing that forcing Alethkar to "unify" by force didn't really achieve the desired goal, and furthermore entrenched "The Blackthorn - Bloodthirsty Warlord" into the minds of most of the other monarchs. Regardless of whether Taravangian becomes another Bondsmith, I can see Dalinar offering "peaceful" Taravangian the position and moving most of the Alethi forces out of Urithiru in an attempt to sway the otherwise obstinate nations to unlock their oathgates.

Immensely. I am sustained by pun-induced groans and eye-rolls.

Seems like Dalinar finds her somewhat... Abrasive.

Well, that shuts down my theory quite thoroughly.

I don't, that is open ended. Do we know if MrT went to the Nightwatcher before or after Szeth became Truthless? Nothing. Her being a Radiant just seems too straightforward to me. And based on MrT's internal dialogue in WoR (which I could be misremembering) I expect Adrotagia to be the "real" Radiant or at least another Radiant they aren't telling Dalinar about.

I don't believe Mr.T's "Releaser" is a Radiant at all. At most I think she might have the Releaser Honorblade. If memory serves I think it was in WoK that we get the snippet from the Diagram were Mr.T knows the Honorblades are with the Shin and that they might be used to create a Truthless. My current belief is that if Mr.Ts "Releaser" can surgebind it is because of one of the Honorblades used to forge Szeth. I had actually considered that Malata might not even have an Honorblade and be a complete decoy because they could possibly avoid a demonstration under the excuse that the Releaser surges are too dangerous, but all Dalinar has to do is ask her to inhale Stormlight. For that matter, does Dalinar know that Radiants can make their spren change into any weapon? That's a perfect Radiant confirming check. I actually expect Mr.T to have at least two Honorblades in his company, since it was mentioned that he specifically wanted to hide Adrotagia from Szeth, and I expect he would want a second way back, if necessary. Her having an Honorblade seems the most likely reason to me. By presenting Malata as a Releaser she instantly becomes the biggest threat and draws the focus away from who I think the real powerhouse is.

Anyone know if there is any chance of Brandon stopping in Des Moines or Omaha for the Oathbringer tour?