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==== Preparing for the Assassin in White ====
Kaladin led a patrol through the Lighteyes' training grounds with Moash and Drehy, to guard Adolin and Renarin. After sending his men to their stations, he talked with an ardent regarding the King's Blades. Syl encouraged Kaladin to tell Dalinar about Amaram, but he refused, thinking he wouldn't be believed. After the arrival of Adolin and Renarin, Kaladin confirmed their safety. He talked with [[Zahel]], an ex-soldier ardent, but was left alone after Zahel was called by the other ardents. Kaladin asked Syl if she found Zahel weird, and she replied saying all humans other than Rock seemed weird. Later, Kaladin and Lopen watched over Adolin and Ranarin as they get took instruction from Zahel. Lopen continued to patrol while Kaladin stopped to watch Zahel andtrain Renarin. Zahel was having Renarin jump off the roof of the grounds to practice being comfortable with Shardplate's strength. Kaladin mocked Renarin's clumsiness, but Zahel countered, saying Renarin had a good attitude about it. Zahel then offered Kaladin the chance to train under him, but Kaladin declined. Kaladin, who wanted to test his abilities, participated in a mock duel with Zahel, who used a blunted Shardblade. Kaladin lost, but Zahel believed Kaladin could have given someone enough time to escape in a real fight. Adolin, who had been practicing further away, insulted Kaladin, which enraged him. Kaladin charged at Adolin, but was quickly defeated, as Adolin was wearing Shardplate, and Kaladin only had his spear. Zahel yelled at the prince for his carelessness. Kaladin used Stormlight to heal himself, and ran at Adolin again, only to lose his strength and collapse. Zahel commended Kaladin for his quick thinking, but claimed it would not be enough against a Shardbearer. Kaladin asked Syl why his energy suddenly dissapeared, and she responded, saying he was not protecting anyone while attacking Adolin.
During each highstorm, Kaladin gathered all those who were under his protection in one location to make it easier to keep them safe. However, he blamed himself when the countdown to the [[Everstorm]] continued to appear. After a particular highstorm, King [[Elhokar]] was nearly killed after railing of the balcony he was standing on broke free. Kaladin and [[Dalinar]] concluded that the support was cut with a [[Shardblade]] and that it was an assassination attempt. Kaladin later confronted Moash as he was the only one on the balcony after the storm. Moash eventually admitted to being an accomplice of the attempt, and Kaladin forbade him from meeting with the assassins again.
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