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Skar ran up the ramps of Urithiru with his full marching pack and gear, with his spear in his hand. He finally reached the control building, sweating and breathing hard. The rest of Bridge Four waited, with some glowing with Stormlight. After two weeks of practice, Skar was still the only one who hadn’t figured out how to draw it in, with the exception of Dabbid and Rlain.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Sigzil checked the time on a small device allocated to them by Navani. He told Skar he was just under ten minutes. Skar had ran over a mile from the center of the market, to the plateau, then up the ramp. He knew he was pushing himself too hard. Skar asked how long it took Drehy, who was assisted by Stormlight. Sigzil glanced at Drehy, who still glowed with residual Stormlight, and replied under six minutes.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Skar groaned and sat down, but Sigzil tried to reassure Skar that the baseline was equally important as they needed to know a normal man’s abilities to be able to make comparisons. Skar flopped backward and watched Lopen walk on the wall. Skar continued to lie on the ground while the others chatted and waited for Kaladin to transport them to the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Teft came over and sat beside Skar and offered him some of the food that Leyten brought, telling the lad to eat something. Skar reminded him that he wasn’t that much younger than him. Teft nodded, helping himself to the food. Skar confided that he was worried that he would never draw Stormlight and there would be no need for a lieutenant who has to walk everywhere. Teft tried to convince him there was nothing wrong with being on the support team. Skar argued that he waited forever to hold a spear and he’s good at fighting.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Teft guessed that he was military but Skar admitted that the Blackcaps didn’t think much of his application, being a runt and all. He could afford armor costs, so he ended up being a rocksplitter. As Skar confessed to his past, he realized that they had all come to share things about their past and it was cathartic. Teft interrupted his thoughts and said that one would think their leader would be there by now, but he was acting more like a lightens every day. Skar warned him not to let Kaladin hear him say that.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Teft snapped that he could say what he wanted, that he had things he could be doing if Kaladin wasn’t going to show. Skar gave him a concerned look and Teft promised him not that, that he hadn’t touched the stuff in days. Teft continued to argue that they all treated him differently and that the problem wasn’t him and the moss, but it was the world going crazy. Skar agreed and Teft studied him before asking how long the men had known about his problem. Skar lied to him that they hadn’t known long and nobody was really thinking about it. He knew the truth was that the men had known for a while and Teft’s behavior might have gotten him discharged or worse, assigned to bridge duty. Teft ended the conversation, reminding him they were talking about Skar’s glow when Kaladin appeared.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

As they walked through the city of Narak, Skar took in the artwork and glanced over to Rlain who was walking with his spear and wondered if Rlain would rather be painting than fighting. They walked passed squads of men who were practicing running bridges and Skar smiled as he realized it was the Blackcaps turn today. He wondered if any of them would recognize tham since the only way he could get them to take him seriously was his theft of the quartermaster’s armor. Skar thought they would praise his ingenuity but instead it earned him his slave brand. He touched his brand, remembering that he was the only one of Bridge Four whose brand was still visible aside from Kaladin himself.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Kaladin brought with him roughly thirty scouts to practice drawing Stormlight, including Lopen’s cousins, some scouts, and men from the old Cobalt Guard. All there, Kaladin activated the oathgate, transferring them to Narak. Kaladin and the group were met by Ristina and a group of merchants who swapped places with the bridgemen and other trainees. Kaladin tells her to remind the merchants that the Knights Radiant are not doormen and they will have to get accustomed to waiting unless they want to swear the oaths themselves. Ristina smirked and and wrote it down, as if to pass along exactly what he said.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Once they arrived at the training plateau, Kaladin pulled the officers together for a meeting where he confessed that he was worried that nobody practicing with Bridge Four had breathed Stormlight yet. Sigzil reminded him it had only been two weeks. Kaladin agreed, but said that Syl thinks several feel right, but she wouldn’t tell him who. He told the men that he asked General Khal to send more hopefuls to give them a better chance of finding squires. Kaladin admitted that maybe he should have told Khal not to include any lighteyes as it wouldn’t be right to have them in Bridge Four. Skar objected that Kaladin was now lightens as was Renarin. He added that anyone else who earned their own blades would also be lighteyed.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Kaladin conceded and said the point was he didn’t have a lot of time before the trip with Elhokar and he wanted to push the recruits harder. Rock suggested they shove them off the edge of the plateau and see who can fly. Kaladin asked for serious suggestions and Teft offered to run them through formations. Kaladin agreed, but confessed that he wished he knew how the Radiants originally handled expansion, whether they did recruitment drives or just waited for those that drew spren. Teft pointed out that they wouldn’t be squires at that point, but rather full Radiants. Sigzil agreed, but they also don’t know if being a squire is required to become a full Radiant, that perhaps it comes down to one’s spren.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Skar agreed uncomfortably, which caused them all to glance at him. He promised to punch the first person who said something placating. He looks to Rock and promises the stomach if he can’t reach it. Rock joked that he could hit his face if he jumped, then he might be as tall as a regular person. Kaladin interrupted them and told Teft to run the potential recruits through formations. He told him to have the other men watch the sky as he was worried and confused by the Fused still harrying them. Skar shared a glance with Sigzil who shrugged as they didn’t know about things like strategy and battlefield tactics.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

They broke and Teft jogged off to train the recruits. Kaladin set Bridge Four to watch the skies and practice their flying. Skar observed the recruits doing formations alongside Kaladin. As Kaladin watched, he asked Skar how important formations might be going forward and should they change them when it comes to flying. Skar didn’t answer and instead went to get some water, getting some ribbing from the others. As he sipped Rock’s new refreshment, tea, he worried about whether the new recruits would take his place in Bridge Four. He hated feeling sorry for himself, so he tossed his cup aside and fished out some gemstones from his pocket.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

As he did, he spotted Lyn nearby and he could sense the frustration in her posture. He shouldered his spear and joined her and asked why she wasn’t joining in. Lyn confessed she didn’t know the formations as she’d never done drills. She sighed and asked Skar if Kaladin had went to get more recruits because she failed. Skar told her not to be stupid, that she wasn’t being forced out, but rather Kaladin wanted to have as many potential recruits as possible. Lyn admitted that they are finally in a new world where rank and eye color didn’t matter and she just wanted to be a part of it. She realized that Skar shared her same look and apologized that it must be worst for him. He shrugged and asked her if she had ever heard the story of how Kaladin drew in Stormlight.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

She asked if he meant what Teft said and he said no. She asked if he meant the healing and Skar once again said no. He held up the gemstone and said that it was on a bridge run. He recalled how they were charging a lot of Parshendi and most of the first row had been dropped except for Kaladin. Skar admitted that exposed him, who was right beside Kaladin. He told her that in those days, you didn’t have good odds, running near the front. He remembered how the arrows were coming right at him and then the arrows moved, swerving towards Kaladin. Skar told Lyn that’s the first time he knew something special was happening and back then, Kaladin didn’t even know he was doing it.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Skar said that maybe that meant they were just trying to hard. Lyn said it didn’t make sense, that you had to suck it in. Skar admitted that he didn’t really know what it meant either. Skar recalled how it was easier for Kaladin when he didn’t stress it. She wanted to string them all up for not explaining it better, but she focused on the gemstone instead, trying to breathe in Stormlight for a solid ten minutes. She began to complain again about being a woman and Skar stopped her.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

He went on to ask her if she wanted to be a Windrunner and why. She said that she wanted to soar. Skar told her that wasn’t good enough. Kaladin wasn’t thinking about being left out or how great it would be to fly, but rather saving the others. He asked her again why she wanted to be a Windrunner. She admitted that she just wanted to help, not waiting for the enemy to come to them. Skar assured her that she had a chance then, but she had to seize it or leave and give up. He pressed the gemstone into her hand, saying that as long as she kept trying, there was a chance. If she gave up, then the dream died.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Lyn closed her eyes and breathed in, drawing in Stormlight for the first time. She yelped in surprise and opened her hand to find the gemstone dun. She asked Skar what he did and he told her nothing, fighting his own jealousy. He then realized that maybe his lot was simply helping the others become Radiants. A trainer of sorts. Teft saw Lyn glowing and started cursing in a good way. Teft grabbed her by the arm and escorted her over to see Kaladin.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Skar took in a long satisfied breath and he realized he could live with helping two others, including Rock. Rock walked over and joined Skar. Skar took a drink and and asked him what the foul tasting stuff was. Rock proudly claimed it was an old Horneater recipe. Skar leaned against the table and watched Lyn’s enthusiasm as her squad of scouts ran up to her. Skar felt good about what he’d done and told Rock that he was going to have to get used to smelly Horneaters since it looked like he’d join the support staff.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}

Rock asked if Skar really thought he’d ever let him near his cook pot. Skar admitted that he might not ever fly and that he needed to come to terms with that fact. Rock asked him if the fact that he was glowing with Stormlight right now was not a consideration at all. Skar stopped and looked at his hand, seeing tiny wisps of Stormlight curling off it. He dropped the cup and dug out the dun spheres from his pocket. He looked to Rock and grinned. Rock told him that he could have Skar was dishes, but since he did just throw a cup on the ground. Skar left him mid-sentence as he ran off to join the others whooping with excitement.{{book ref|sa3|3846}}