Resumen:Danzante del Filo (novella)
This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of Edgedancer. We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the novella, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire novella.
Chapter 1
Lift practices using the Surge of Friction while staying on her feet as she travels south from Azimir. She has "escaped" from the palace because she was afraid she would lose her identity with all the lessons, nice clothes, etc. Wyndle questions Lift's decision to leave and tries to convince her to turn back.
Chapter 2
Lift arrives at Yeddaw, a city "cut out of the starvin' ground" with Shardblades. As they approach the city, she and Wyndle discuss the Everstorm and the strange things going on in the world. Lift also mentions one of her goals while she is in the city -- eating all ten varieties of pancakes that people eat during the Weeping in Yeddaw. They encounter a long queue of refugees waiting to enter a well-guarded entrance. Lift sneaks toward the front of the line.
Chapter 3
Guard captain Hauka inspects a cart of grain. The man is obviously not a farmer, but an opportunist, harvesting someone else's grain while the war is on. She consults with Nissiqqan, and they decide to let the badly-needed grain in but charge the smuggler triple tariff. Hauka returns to cart and Lift pops out of a bag, munching on the uncooked grain. Refueled, she slides into the guardhouse, grabbing a pancake and causing a huge ruckus. Then she dumps the grain into the city below and jumps in after it.
Chapter 4
Wyndle scurries ahead of Lift and acts as a rope, letting her land safely. The grateful populace quickly gathers up the grain. They start to walk along the strange streets dug into the earth, and Wyndle starts whining again about being bound to Lift. He wishes he could have been bonded to the nice cobbler instead. Lift is hungry again and hopes to trade a book she stole from the guards for food. Wyndle "reads" it and tells her it's a worthless logbook. She tosses it away, hitting a random woman in the street. A guard identifies her and gives chase. Lift ducks into an alley.
Chapter 5
Lift rests after a half hour chase. Wyndle asks why she doesn't visit her home in the Reshi Isles. Her only response is to explain why she left Azir. Her thoughts turn to her mother, but they are interrupted by hunger. She sets off to find some urchins.