Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of mental illness, death by suicide, animal death, graphic violence, illness or death, physical abuse, and enslavement.

Kaladin watches the army leave, unable to join them without Syl and the Stormlight he needs to heal his mangled leg. As Dalinar and Amaram discuss the assault, they are joined by the armies of Highprinces Roion, Aladar, and Sebarial, none of whom want to stay behind like cowards. As Sadeas and his wife watch the armies leave, they discuss a possible coup against Elhokar while Dalinar is away, though Sadeas wants to wait until Dalinar is dead. When Dalinar sees Bridge Four meeting with Kaladin, he decides to stop to clear up the rumors about Amaram. Amaram denies the accusations, but Dalinar demands that he apologize to Kaladin. Dalinar admits that he planted the lie about the madman having a stash of Shardblades. When Amaram decided to pursue that rumor, Dalinar figured that Amaram would be willing to murder for a Shardblade. Dalinar summons the madman’s Shardblade, having bonded with it to prepare for the assault, and strips Amaram of his position as leader of the Knights Radiant.