Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Overview
Shallan and her group return from Shadesmar through the Azimir Oathgate, discovering that the spren controlling it have been corrupted by Sja-anat and will allow an invading army of singers through. Shallan achieves her Fourth Ideal and gains the ability to summon armor, while learning that Kaladin is departing on a separate mission with Szeth to scout Shinovar and hunt the Herald Ishar.
Summary
After flying through Shadesmar for hours, Shallan's group reaches the Oathgate platform in Azimir. Shallan discovers creationspren collected in her belongings, which she learns are tricky spren that mimic objects from the Physical Realm. When she approaches the towering spren operating the Oathgate, she finds them corrupted by Sja-anat—they have been changed and now claim they will allow both Shallan's group and the approaching singer army through the portal, seeing it as their liberation from bondage. Despite the grim implications of a corrupted gateway, Shallan transports her group back to the Physical Realm. Upon arrival, she unexpectedly summons red armor made of creationspren, realizing she has achieved her Fourth Ideal. The armor is eager but inexperienced, and she works with it to adjust its fit. At the Azimir Oathgate dome, Shallan encounters Kaladin, who reveals he is departing immediately with Szeth and Syl to scout Shinovar and pursue the Herald Ishar, a mission assigned by Wit. Though Shallan and Adolin urge him to stay for the coming battle, Kaladin insists this is his path and makes them promise to meet for drinks when the crisis is over. Shallan and Adolin then transfer through the Oathgate to Urithiru, where they find the tower transformed—now glowing with greenish Stormlight and alive with activity. Shallan realizes she must gather her Lightweavers and devise a plan against Mraize. Kaladin, watching from Azimir, reflects on his happiness that Shallan and Adolin are together, recognizing they are better suited to each other than he and Shallan would have been. He departs with Syl and Szeth, riding the highstorm westward, feeling confident about their survival and their promised reunion.
Characters
- ShallanPrimary character who discovers the corrupted Oathgate spren, achieves her Fourth Ideal and gains armor summoning ability, and returns to Urithiru to address the threat of an invading army
- AdolinShallan's husband who accompanies her through the Oathgate and supports her in alerting leadership to the army threat
- KaladinWindrunner who encounters Shallan and Adolin at Azimir, reveals his departure on a mission with Szeth to scout Shinovar and hunt Herald Ishar, and departs with the highstorm
- PatternShallan's spren companion who appears throughout and later forms her Shardblade
- TestamentAnother of Shallan's spren who follows the group and becomes her second Shardblade
- DrehyWindrunner who guards Shallan and accompanies her group through the Oathgate
- ShiosakWindrunner who guides Adolin and Gallant during their descent to the Oathgate
- GallantShallan's Ryshadium horse who lands on the Oathgate platform and later accompanies Adolin
- Azish soldierMilitary officer leading the guards at the Oathgate who reports that the spren are refusing to communicate
- Black sprenCorrupted inkspren controlling the Oathgate who announces their decision to allow both Shallan's group and the invading singers through
- White sprenCompanion to the black spren, also corrupted and complicit in allowing the army passage
- SylHonorspren bonded to Kaladin who appears in human-sized form and departs with him to scout Shinovar
- SzethCompanion to Kaladin and Syl who awaits them and departs on the mission to Shinovar
- RadiantShallan's alternate personality/persona who takes control to handle negotiations and summoning the armor