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A '''ward''' is a
Wards seem to be a concept limited to [[Vorin]] [[lighteyes]].{{book ref|sa3|25}} A scholarly woman can take on one or more students and teach them numerous subjects, such as mathematics, logic, art or natural history. Such a teacher cannot be forced to accept a ward, and can set conditions that must be fulfilled before a prospective candidate is accepted.{{book ref|sa1|7}} In exchange for education, the ward serves as a scribe and assistant to her teacher.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
The wardship can be broken off at any point by either the teacher or the ward, but formally it ends only when the teacher decides that her student has at least met the minimum requirements of professional scholarship.{{book ref|sa3|39}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== Known wards ==
[[Litima]]'s ward accompanied her whilst she read a passage of [[The Way of Kings (in-world)|The Way of Kings]] to [[Dalinar]].{{book ref|sa1|26}}▼
* [[Shallan Davar]] is a ward to [[Jasnah Kholin]]. Numerous women attempted to become Jasnah's ward, with twelve applying in year {{Rosharan date|1173}} alone.{{book ref|sa1|5}} Shallan was the only one to convince Jasnah to accept her.{{book ref|sa1|8}} The wardship continues even after Shallan becomes a [[Lightweaver]].{{book ref|sa3|44}}
* Jasnah had one other ward, long before Shallan. However, this went poorly, and the two eventually parted ways.{{wob ref|5328}}
* [[Teshav Khal]] has numerous wards, including two with senior status.{{book ref|sa3|12}} In the course of her duties, she's always accompanied by at least one: there is one when she's meeting with [[Dalinar]] in the warcamps;{{book ref|sa1|18}} [[Teshav's ward|one]] at the [[Battle of Narak]];{{book ref|sa2|81}} two when speaking with [[Yanagawn]] via [[spanreed]];{{book ref|sa3|12}}; one when [[Tezim]] replies to Dalinar's missive;{{book ref|sa3|24}} and one when [[Azimir]] threatens to destroy their [[Oathgate]].{{book ref|sa3|28}} As the wards are never named, it's unclear how many are there, and which of the above are the same people. [[Janala Lustow]] might be one of them.{{book ref|sa3|44}}
▲* [[Litima]]
* [[Karavaniga]], granddaughter of king [[Taravangian]], becomes a ward to an unknown scholar shortly after her grandfather becomes the king of [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa3|122}}
[[Navani Kholin]]
== Trivia ==
▲A number of wards were present during a feast on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa2|67}}
* In ''[[The Way of Kings Prime]]'', the early version of ''[[Stormlight Archive]]'', "Jasnah Prime" has a ward named Shinri.{{wob ref|11457}} Shinri eventually evolved into [[Shallan]], though the differences are vast enough that Brandon considers them to be separate characters.{{wob ref|5568}} The mention of Jasnah having had another ward a long time ago might be an allusion to Shinri.
== Notes ==
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