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It is heart-breaking that Evi died so young after a miserable life. But I am still holding out hope for some happy moments with her boys during Renarin's flash-backs. Seeing her through his eyes is one of the (many) things I am looking forward to in that book.

Love a Renarin heavy ep! I have to agree with @FeatherWriter on illumination. I think he is has progression, illumination and the void surge. Mainly because the light he makes when battling the Thundercaste sounds like what Ym's non-corrupted Truthwatcher spren wanted him to make. But I also think that it sets up something really facinating if he does because if illumination is of honour (I am not sure) then Renarin could have surges for all the Rosharian shards. Which would have to be significant.

I do suspect that the fused recognised Renarin as a fellow void-binder. The how is the interesting question.

The Nightblood discussion was interesting, particularly whether cultivation had ever possessed NB. I was trying to work out, if Vasher went to the nightwatcher, what would be the boon that he would be willing to give up NB for? I wonder if he bought the ability to live without weekly breath (since he hadn't been able to convert stormlight to breath and might run his supply down without it). If he knew he was going to die and couldn't return home to get more breath. I can imagine him being desperate enough to part with nightblood.

Then Cultivation eventually gives it to Nale, who gives it to Szeth.

Thanks for a great episode. I loved the section on the bromance particularly.  I love the scenes with Adolin and Kaladin, but having you put them all together by you all reminded me what a fantastic job Brandon did with their friendship arch. And I am also very relieved that the triangle didn't end up breaking up the bromance!