69. Nothing

After the bridge collapses into the chasm, Kaladin survives using his last reserves of Stormlight while Shallan also miraculously survives the two-hundred-foot fall. Stranded at the chasm bottom with nightfall approaching and a highstorm coming within hours, they must navigate back to the Shattered Plains, though their journey is interrupted by what appears to be a chasmfiend drawn by their argument.

Kaladin falls into darkness after the bridge collapses, initially panicking when he cannot access Stormlight. He receives a brief pulse of it at the last moment and crashes into the chasm floor, where he awakens in pain. After checking himself for injuries and finding none thanks to the Stormlight's healing, he searches for survivors among the fallen. He encounters Shallan, who has also survived the fall, though neither fully understands how. Kaladin attributes their survival to windspren and folktales, while Shallan realizes she somehow used Stormlight to protect them both, though she doesn't fully grasp her own abilities. Finding no other survivors and no sign of Dalinar or Adolin, Kaladin determines they must have been unconscious for several hours. Shallan reveals that a highstorm will strike tomorrow night after first moonset, leaving them only until then to escape the chasm and return to the army. They begin their journey westward through the chasm maze, with Kaladin taking the lead despite the difficult navigation. During their trek, Shallan admires the alien beauty of the chasms while Kaladin remains focused on survival. Their conversation turns heated when Kaladin accuses Shallan of treating lower-status people as playthings, referencing her theft of his boots and her imprisonment of him. Shallan counters that he blames his mistreatment on eye color rather than his own difficult personality. They exchange sharp insults before Kaladin acknowledges she isn't as bad as other lighteyes. Shallan argues he's incapable of being pleasant, and their argument escalates until a scraping noise—suggesting a chasmfiend—echoes through the chasms, forcing them to flee into darkness.