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Oh hon. You're gonna have so much fun reading these books. Just remember that it's okay if certain scenes don't make sense or don't seem like they fit as you read them. As the book progresses most fall into place and you'll find yourself flipping back to re-read them as more context is revealed. I spent a lot of time flipping back and forth and shouting "Oh! Oh I get it now! That's so cool!" to myself in my empty apartment. There's so much nuance it's freaking insane. Enjoy the journey!

Whoa. That would be wild, but makes a lot of sense.

I thought Jasnah was being careful since she thought the ardents might try to steal it from her, possibly through Shallan who had a girlhood crush on Kabsal. That was my theory anyways, I also thought it was strange she seemed to not soulcast after the exchange.

Ooooh I forgot about that! So any trauma, really, such as being in pain during your first moments of life could predispose a person to have a cracked spiritweb. I imagine then that it's nearly impossible to get through childhood/adolescence with it intact...

A Nahel bond is able to form in the... jagged (?) edges of a person's soul/spiritweb, right? They need to be at least a little bit broken for it to take hold, unless I've misunderstood. From what I've read, a spiritweb is cracked specifically by trauma. Would any trauma do, if the soul was sensitive enough, or only significant soul-shattery type ones? How else would, say, an infant, form a Nahel bond except to have been born susceptible to spiritweb cracks? [A specific example is below, with possible spoilers from Words of Radiance] Do you have any thoughts on this? Do you think a child be born with a cracked spiritweb, or must the circumstances of their life and emotional journey make it possible? Thanks in advance!

What do y'all think would happen to traditional Shardplate and it's wearer if they were caught in a Highstorm with no shelter? Sorry if this is answered in the books, I'm only halfway into WoK. This question has been bothering me though, and I couldn't find any answer in the forums.