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| “ | In case you have turned a blind eye to that disaster, know that Aona and Skai are both dead, and that which they held has been Splintered. Presumably to prevent anyone from rising up to challenge Rayse. | ” |
Point of view: Dalinar
Setting: The King's Feast, Shattered Plains
Dalinar goes with his sons to the king's feast. Adolin reports that according to the leatherworkers he consulted, the strap was cut, though it could ve been an accident. They discuss the king's paranoia and Dalinar refuses to talk about his episode in the highstorm, saying that perhaps it was good for the men in the barracks to witness it, as the rumors about his condition were perhaps worse than the truth.
Dalinar chafes at the sloppy fashionableness of the other nobles and the fact that their drunkenness is in violation of the Alethi Codes of War. The king's Wit insults people and warns Dalinar that the rumor has spread of Dalinar's weakness and his asking the king to end the war. Lady Navani, Gavilar's widow, unexpectedly shows up to the feast, having just arrived to the Shattered Plains. Dalinar tries to hide his attraction to her with the utmost propriety, addressing her as a sister.
King Elhokar then announces that in light of the recent attempt on his life with the cut girth strap, he is appointing Sadeas to Highprince of Information to investigate. This is to snub Dalinar, who he believes is not giving the investigation serious attention. Dalinar realizes that this is Sadeas's way of outmaneuvering his Highprince of War idea.
Appearances[]
| Character | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalinar | POV | Attends a feast. Arranges a meeting later in the week with Navani. Finds out Sadeas is the new Highprince of Information. |
| Adolin | Appeared | Attends a feast with his father. |
| Renarin | Mentioned | Attends a feast with his father. |
| Elhokar | Appeared | Holds a feast and assigns Sadeas a new role. |
| Wit | Appeared | Attends the King's feast. Ridicules the guests that enter. |
| Brightness Marakal | Appeared | The Wit ridicules her when she enters the feast. |
| Brightlord Marakal | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Brightlord Cadilar | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Brightlord Neteb | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Lady Alami | Appeared | The Wit ridicules her when she enters the feast. |
| Brightlord Taselin | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Brightlord Habatab | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Brightlord Tumul | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Lord Yonatan | Appeared | The Wit ridicules him when he enters the feast. |
| Lady Meirav | Appeared | The Wit ridicules her when she enters the feast. |
| Navani | Appeared | Has returned to the Shattered Plains. Has news for Dalinar. |
| Gavilar | Mentioned | Dalinar scorns himself for thinking about his brothers wife as anything other than a sister. |
| Highprince Roion | Mentioned | Dalinar has a meeting with him later in the week about a joint plateau assault. |
| Sadeas | Appeared | Is declared Highprince of Information so he can find out what happened to Elhokar's saddle. |
| Jasnah | Mentioned | Dalinar compares Navani to her daughter as they act quite similarly. |