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==== Reforming Bridge Four ====
All of the men in Bridge Four are resigned to die since Bridge Four has the worst reputation, even compared to the already-deplorable conditions of the other [[bridge crew]]s. Because of this, none of the men socialize with each other—in fact, they don't even know each other's names. The next morning, Kaladin announces to Bridge Four that the current state of affairs will change under his leadership. He first tries to get the members of Bridge Four into training for runs to increase their chances of survival, but is met with resistance and ridicule. Undeterred, he proceeds to do training by himself.{{book ref|twok|14}}
On the next bridge run, Kaladin leads from the front, demanding to takeswitch with [[Rock]], taking the most dangerous center-front spot of the bridge for himself, a rarity for a bridgeleader. He also starts to provide medical care during this bridge run, purchasing medical supplies from an apothecary beforehand in order to tend to wounded bridgemen while still on the battlefield. Additionally, instead of leaving wounded bridgemen behind to die, Kaladin manages to recover three wounded bridgemen from the battlefield and takes them back to the warcamp.{{book ref|twok|17}}
Since the bridgemen are supposed to be expendable, Kaladin is told that he may keep tending to the wounded men, but they will not be fed or paid while they are unable to work. He asks the other members of Bridge Four to pitch in money and food to care for the men, but he is refusedrefused—only [[Rock]] offers to share food, and only to [[Hobber]] who is the least injured.{{book ref|twok|21}} Instead, Kaladin comes up with the idea of collecting [[knobweed]] sap, a valuable antiseptic that he can use to care for the injured and sell for money. Gaining the trust of [[Rock]] and [[Teft]], Kaladin has them help collect the knobweed sap. Syl helps as well, finding patches of knobweed and guiding Rock—who is mysteriously able to see her—to them. While working to extract the sap, Kaladin starts building camaraderie with the two men, managing to get Rock to open up and share some of his life story.{{book ref|twok|23}}
Kaladin returns to the apothecary and negotiates with him, makingmakes a deal for his bridge crew to gather knobweed sap in return for a [[spheres|skymark]] per bottle of sap. On returning from selling the sap, Gaz sends Bridge Four to do chasm duty, recovering valuables from the war dead who have fallen into the chasms. WhileIn therethe chasms, Kaladin continues building rapport with the men. Inadvertently finding a spear in the chasms, Kaladingetting holdsmore itof inthem histo handsopen with nostalgia. The men, who have heard rumors that Kaladin was a former spearman, start to gossipup about whethertheir Kaladin was ever truly a spearmanpasts. Kaladin, ignoring the men, goes into a trance and starts to perform a practice kata. The men are left speechless, including the veteran Teft, at Kaladin's skill and beauty wielding the spear. That night, Kaladin uses the money he earned to purchase food and assigns Rock to cook a stew, further bringing the men together.{{book ref|twok|27}}
While working, Kaladin comes across a spear in the chasms and holds it in his hands nostalgically. The men, who have heard rumors that Kaladin was a former spearman, start to gossip about whether Kaladin was ever truly a spearman. Kaladin, ignoring the men, goes into a trance and starts to perform a practice kata. The men are left speechless at Kaladin's mesmerizing display of skill and beauty. Teft later comments that he, along with some of the other men, could see an unknown spren—actually Syl—zipping around Kaladin during his display.
The night culminates in Kaladin using the money he earned to purchase food and assigning Rock to cook a stew. Not a single person refuses to partake in eating around the fire. The next day, a majority of the men follow his orders to rise out of bed and practice.{{book ref|twok|27}}
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