101. Deadeye

Adolin fashions himself new clothes in Shadesmar style while the group prepares to dock at Celebrant. Captain Ico retrieves Adolin's deadeye spren from the brig, revealing that Ico himself keeps his father—a former Radiant spren—locked away. The ship arrives at the docks of Celebrant, where the group disembarks and splits into two teams to search for passage and supplies.

Adolin spends time in Captain Ico's cabin tailoring borrowed clothes into a Thaylenah-inspired outfit by cutting, stitching, and improvising a waistcoat from a smaller jacket. He presents the result to Ico, who compliments him but makes an uncomfortable observation that humans cannot be trusted with oaths. Adolin joins Shallan, Kaladin, and Azure on deck, where his tailoring impresses Kaladin. The group observes a second highstorm rippling the clouds above Shadesmar, which seems to energize the Reacher crew. Azure and Adolin discuss the nature of royal duty and abandonment of responsibility; Azure reveals she once knew a woman who left her throne, suggesting that sometimes the best way to fulfill duty is to let someone more capable rule—a concept foreign to Adolin. Shallan returns from interviewing the Reachers, and the two share a moment watching the clouds before spotting Celebrant on the horizon. At the docks, Ico takes Adolin to the brig to retrieve his deadeye spren, revealing that Ico keeps his own father—a former Radiant spren—locked in the brig to prevent him from wandering off searching for his corpse. Ico dismisses Adolin's concern for the deadeye, calling her a tool rather than a friend. The ship docks at Celebrant, where the mandras are released and the hull settles onto braces. Ico thanks them for the completed contract and advises them to stay in Shadesmar, warning of troubles in the Physical Realm and vanishing ships near Cultivation's Perpendicularity. He directs them to the dock registrar and moneychanger. The group disembarks and decides to split into two teams: one led by Shallan with Pattern and Azure to search for passage, and one led by Adolin with Kaladin and Syl to trade spheres at the moneychanger and gather supplies.