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(This is my first time here and I have also read the books in a different language, so please bear with me.) I also think this makes sense. Another reason why I support this theory is Taln's actions when he returned. After the Oathpact was broken, the different heralds went their separate ways and mostly kept to themselves. For example, it's only in Oathbringer or RoW that they realized that the 'crazy' person who ruled in Tukar is actually Ishar. So if Taln did break down, why would the first thing he would do is alert people that another Desolation is coming? I mean, if the heralds simply go to Braize when killed, then they can just make sure they keep a low profile and don't get drafted into war, which is what most of them did. If they know about a Desolation but are terrified then they can just keep quiet to themselves and make sure they are in a safe place. But Taln does the opposite. He tells people - and not just random people, he goes to where the Althei king and highprinces at - his name and who he is, he warns them and is cooperative with them as much as he can (with him losing his mind). He literally makes it known to everyone, and obviously as a herald he is considered an important role in a Desolation, in one way or another. Basically, he doesn't act like a person who got broken in Braize and is terrified of ever coming back. So, it makes sense that another herald - Chana - was the one who broke it. When realizing her own daughter is a surge-binder she got terrified, and with extremely bad PTSD from the past and slowly losing her mind, she acted in a way that would make young Shallan who doesn't know what's happening, to act like she did. When returning to Braize, Chana couldn't take it at all. I mean, she already couldn't do it 4500 years prior, so now she can't go through it again. She breaks, and so another Desolation begins, and Taln acts like he did in the past - warned people to get ready for it. (English isn't my first language and again, I read all of the books in a different language yet the information I can find about the Cosmere is only in English, so I'm still trying to understand it all, even without the language difference. So please, be kind with me.)