When I came to this part, I had to read at least four times before moving on.. It seemed so out of the blue! Knowing Sanderson, it was very strategically placed. Maybe this will be the think that 'breaks' him? If so, that would let him be able to progress further as a KR.
"'They say you have to be broken," Lopen said,... "You know that tall woman, the king's sister? The chortana with the glare that could break a Shardblade? She says that the power has to get into your soul somehow. So I've been trying to cry a lot, and moan about my life being so terrible, but I think the Stormfather knows I'm lying. Hard to act sad when you're the Lopen."