Renarin fidgeted and didn’t say anything, but Rlain seemed to appreciate the company anyway.

Venli wasn't required to fight unless she was attacked. A part of her wanted to go up above and look for Leshwi, who would have arrived by now with the other Heavenly Ones. But no, that was foolish. Even if being near Leshwi would help make sense of all this.

Yet her solemn expression, the way she slammed the butt of a spear down beside her... Rysn found herself bolstered by the young woman’s determination.

You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin, and a cat.

You know what you need to do. "I... can't," Kaladin finally whispered, tears streaming down his cheeks. "I can't lose him, but... oh, Almighty... I can't save him."

"I've been taught by a very wise man to see the world differently," Rysn said. "You can thank him, when I introduce you."

"Like the two of us?" Raboniel asked. "Like the two of us."

I'll get you out of this, Moash, Kaladin thought, pulling the man aside. We'll fix this.

He glanced at Adolin, then blushed. "You can be deliciously naive sometimes, Kal," Adolin said.

Moash… had been his friend. They’d spent hours by the fire, talking about their lives. Kaladin had opened his heart to this man, in ways he hadn’t to most of the others.

Renarin knows? Rlain thought. He suggested you, Tumi said. And told our mother about you. He was right.

RLAIN: If Renarin wanted to be a scholar, let him be a scholar.

Renarin fidgeted and didn’t say anything, but Rlain seemed to appreciate the company anyway.

How did he get his hair—blond, peppered black—so perfectly messy? It was both casual and deliberate at the same time. He was smiling, of course. Storming man.

We need more, Glys said. We need more like us, who will be. Who? I can think of one, Renarin said, who would be a perfect choice.…

"I've been taught by a very wise man to see the world differently," Rysn said. "You can thank him, when I introduce you."

I'll get you out of this, Moash, Kaladin thought, pulling the man aside. We'll fix this.

Renarin fidgeted and didn’t say anything, but Rlain seemed to appreciate the company anyway.

Cord put her hand on Rysn’s shoulder—making her jump— then stepped deliberately forward to position herself between Nikli and Rysn.

Ranette’s not interested in him like that. I’m not certain she’s interested in any man like that.