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The Way of Kings • 2010
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Kaladin refuses to define freedom as leaving other people to die. His power becomes an obligation to those whose need is greater than their ability to repay him.
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Kaladin swears the Windrunner Second Ideal during the Tower rescue in The Way of Kings chapter 67. Bridge Four turns back toward Dalinar’s abandoned army rather than using its chance to escape. The vow turns Kaladin’s commitment to protection into an expression of his bond with Syl.
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- Chapter 67, “Words”: Kaladin swears the Windrunner Second Ideal during the Tower rescue. — reference 1Chapter 67, “Words”: Kaladin swears the Windrunner Second Ideal during the Tower rescue.; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Chapter 67, “Words”: Kaladin swears the Windrunner Second Ideal during the Tower rescue. — reference 2Chapter 67, “Words”: Kaladin swears the Windrunner Second Ideal during the Tower rescue.; selected line and sceneReference checked
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