Teft
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Fallecido | Vevishev 1175[1] |
Capacidades | Corredor del Viento, Portador de esquirlada |
Vinculado con | Phendorana |
Grupo | Caballeros Radiantes (Corredor del Viento), Puente Cuatro, Vislumbradores (previamente), Ejército de Sadeas (previamente), Ejército de Kholin |
Residencia | Urithiru |
Nacionalidad | de Alezkar |
Mundo natal | Roshar |
Universo | Cosmere |
“Take that next storming step. You can't change the past, only the future. ”
—Teft[2]
Teft es un soldado ojos oscuros y un Corredor del Viento vinculado con Phendorana de Alethkar en Roshar.[3][4] Está adicto al musgoardiente pero ha comenzado a tratar su adicción.[2]
Apariencia y personalidad
“I ain’t grouchy, I just have a low threshold for stupidity. ”
—Teft[5]
Teft es un hombre en sus cincuenta con piel morena, mejillas caídas, y sin marca de esclavo.[6][2] Tiene ojos marrones con brida mongólica y un recortado, entrecano pelo blanco.[6] Tiene una pulcra, corta, y cuadrada barba que es marrón oscura con parches grises. Teft es a menudo descortés y habla de una manera prosaica. Tiene un profundo resentimiento contra los ojos claros pero es observador y atento hacia los otros miembros del Puente Cuatro.[7][8][9] También es un líder natural y un sargento leal.[10][4]
Teft ha tenido una adicción al musgoardiente desde su estancia en el ejército de Sadeas,[11] lo que es una causa de vergüenza personal y dolor; durante sus muchas conversaciones con Kaladin, Teft recalca repetidamente que no es de fiar.[12] Incluso tras vincularse con Phendorana, desarrolla sentimientos de insuficiencia y vergüenza durante un tiempo, creyendo que es incapaz de defender los ideales de un Radiante debido a sus acciones pasadas.[11] Phendorana eventualmente cambia su perspectiva, y encuentra dentro de él una profunda determinación para esforzarse por el beneficio de aquellos a los que ama aunque falle a veces. Acaba por disfrutar de las buenas partes de la vida a pesar de todas las cosas que van mal a su alrededor.[2]
Atributos y habilidades
Potenciación
Como Corredor del Viento, Teft tiene la habilidad de manipular las Potencias de Adhesión y Gravitación a través de su vínculo Nahel con su honorspren.[13] Absorbiendo luz tormentosa, gana fuerza sobrehumana, velocidad, agilidad, durabilidad, estamina, y curación durante su acceso a la luz tormentosa.[14] Mientras su honorspren está con él, sus movimientos se ven potenciados por ella. Esto le da a Teft un talento natural superior de lucha, aunque no reemplaza a la propia destreza.[15] Después de que Teft jure el Tercer Ideal de los Corredores del Viento, su honorspren gana la habilidad de convertirse en hoja esquirlada. A diferencia de las hojas muertas abandonadas tras la Traición, puede invocarla en la forma de cualquier arma que elija, incluyendo un escudo, y transformarla de una a otra casi instantáneamente.[16]
Adhesión
Teft puede manipular la Potencia de Adhesión, también conocida como enlace completo, para unir objetos o criaturas juntas usando luz tormentosa.[17]
Gravitación
Teft puede manipular la Potencia de Gravitación para cambiar la dirección y fuerza de la atracción gravitatoria de un objeto. Esto le permite conseguir una manera de volar.[18]
Resonancia
Como Caballero Radiante que tiene acceso a dos Potencias, Teft también tiene una resonancia.[19] Los Corredores del Viento tienen un elevado número de escuderos, más que cualquier otra orden, como su resonancia.[20] Los escuderos de Teft incluye al personal entero del Puente Trece.[21]
Historia
Vida temprana
Teft nació en Talinar en una familia del sexto nahn. Cuando era un niño, un culto conocido como los Vislumbradores introdujeron a la gente de Talinar la idea de retornar a los Caballeros Radiantes con la vuelta de los Portadores del Vacío. Los Vislumbradores también ponían voluntariamente sus vidas en peligro, esperando manifestar poderes de Potenciación. La familia de Teft se unió a los Vislumbradores, y le llevaron con ellos a su iniciación. Sus padres le enseñaron a Teft sus creencias, dándole información básica de cómo usar luz tormentosa y lo que los Radiantes serían capaces de hacer con su poder. La madre de Teft murió más adelante en un intento de sacar poderes Radiantes ocultos. Teft reportó a los Vislumbradores al señor de la ciudad cuando tenía ocho años, tras lo que se les juzgó; todos ellos fueron ejecutados, incluyendo al padre de Teft, a quien vio ser ahorcado.[22][2]
En algún momento Teft se casó, aunque cuándo y con quién no está claro; su esposa ya había muerto para cuando él fue un hombre del puente.[23]
Puente Cuatro
Eventualmente, Teft se unió al ejército de Sadeas como lancero. Sus miembros de escuadrón le convencieron de probar el musgoardiente, lo que comenzó una adicción para toda la vida.[11] Se convirtió en sargento y llegó a las Llanuras Quebradas, donde fue enviado a las cuadrillas del puente como castigo. Tras alguna otra infracción, Teft fue transferido al Puente Cuatro,[6] donde Kaladin se hizo su amigo.[24] Terminó en el círculo cercano de Kaladin junto con Roca, ayudándole activamente en sus planes.[25][26]
Teft fue el primero en sospechar que Kaladin era capaz de usar luz tormentosa. Confirmó esta sospecha (entre otras cosas) poniendo una esfera opaca en la mano de Kaladin, diciendo que era "para buena suerte", justo antes de que Kaladin fuese abandonado solo afuera para afrontar "el juicio del Padre Tormenta" encarando la alta tormenta.[27] Tras la tormenta, la esfera en la mano de Kaladin parecía estar opaca, aunque debería haber sido infundida con luz de la alta tormenta.[28] Teft estaba casi seguro de que esto significaba que Kaladin tenía la habilidad de usar luz tormentosa. Mientras Kaladin se recuperaba de sus heridas y de la fiebre tras la tormenta, Teft trajo tres pequeñas esferas de diamante infusas y las presionó contra la mano de Kaladin, esperando ansiosamente a ver lo que pasaría. Cuando Teft casi había perdido todas las esperanzas de estar en lo cierto sobre lo que había ocurrido y su significado, Kaladin respiró hondo con fuerza, infundiéndose con luz tormentosa, y comenzó a brillar con la luz que se filtraba.[29] Teft, sabiendo que había un efecto sanador en la luz tormentosa, repitió este tratamiento lo suficiente para salvar la vida de Kaladin, pero no lo suficiente como apara atraer sospechas de otros hombres de los puentes. Diez días tras sobrevivir la alta tormenta, Kaladin estaba suficientemente bien para levantarse.[30]
“An empty sphere after a storm... And a man who's still alive when he should be dead. Two impossibilities.”
—Teft musing on Kaladin's survival[28]
Estas revelaciones encendieron una gran curiosidad en Teft, y comenzó a hacer preguntas esclarecedoras para ver si Kaladin estaba dispuesto a comentar su uso de luz tormentosa, o si siquiera era consciente de sus habilidades. En un punto, se le dio a Kaladin una bolsa de esferas infusas. Teft entonces lanzó un puñetazo sorpresa a Kaladin, causándole una inhalación involuntaria; Kaladin notó su potencia habitual de fuerza y concentración, y ambos Teft y Lopen notaron el suave brillo que desprendía la piel de Kaladin.[13] Cuando pasó un tiempo y ya estaban seguros de las habilidades de Kaladin, Teft, Lopen, y Syl trabajaron con Kaladin para ayudarle a entender y activar sus nuevos poderes. Teft compartió con Kaladin lo que sabía de los Radiantes y sus costumbres de su juventud en los Vislumbradores. También fue el que divulgó las palabras del Primer Ideal a Kaladin, quien parecía casi (no está claro si por instinto o experiencia) entender el significado y razonamiento detrás de las palabras.[31]
Kaladin descubrió que Teft tenía experiencia militar y que era un sargento antes de convertirse en hombre de los puentes.[32] Se convirtió invaluable para el liderazgo de Kaladin actuando como un sargento del capitán Kaladin y asumiendo los comandos cuando fuesen pedidos, ordenados, o durante momentos cuando Kaladin estaba indispuesto. Su experiencia militar nunca se divulgó con mucho detalle, ya que la historia de las vidas personales de los hombres de los puentes parecían ser su más preciado secreto, aunque fue suficiente para convencer a Kaladin de que Teft era capaz de conducir el entrenamiento diario en los abismos. Teft intentó convencer a Kaladin de que se uniese, pero se negó a empuñar una lanza.[8]
Tras el desastre de la carga lateral que llevó a Kaladin a ser colgado en la alta tormenta, diseñó una nueva manera de proteger al Puente Cuatro: vistiendo una armadura hecha de los cuerpos de los parshendi, recuperados en los abismos, para atraer la atención enemiga hacia él. La primera vez que intentó esto, le dio a Teft las órdenes de liderar al grupo en un intento de escape esa noche si su idea fallaba.[14] Como la idea funcionó bien, hicieron tiempo hasta el asalto a la Torre para intentar un escape. Teft fue herido en el acercamiento inicial,[33] y después de que Kaladin le atendiese, Roca y Peet le ayudaron a caminar mientras se retiraban con el resto del ejército de Sadeas.[34] Después de que el Puente Cuatro abandonara su oportunidad de escape para volver a la torre y ayudar al ejército de Dalinar, Teft fue capaz de devolver el favor sacando flechas del brazo de Kaladin y dejándole en un sitio seguro.[35] Ayudó empujando el puente a su sitio, y entonces se ocupó del grupo mientras un recién curado Kaladin, quien había justo jurado el Segundo Ideal, iba a por Dalinar.[36]
Esa noche, después de que Dalinar asegurase las vidas de los hombres de los puentes de Sadeas, Teft habló con el resto del Puente Cuatro sobre los Radiantes y las habilidades de Kaladin.[37]
Guardia de honor de Dalinar
Después de que Dalinar intercambiase a Juramentada por las vidas de los hombres de los puentes de Sadeas, Teft se unió con el resto del Puente Cuatro a su guardia personal.[37] Kaladin creó una estructura de mando entre los hombres de los puentes que iba a entrenar para que fuesen guardias, haciando a Teft teniente y poniéndole a cargo de todo el entrenamiento. Encargó a Teft que empezase por organizar a los hombres de los puentes en grupos de cuarenta, luego a entrenar a dos de cada grupo para que actuasen como sargentos para el resto de sus hombres. No mucho después, el Puente Cuatro fue a hacerse tatuajes para cubrir sus marcaas de esclavo que la mayoría tenían en la frente, y Teft también se hizo uno, a pesar de que nunca tuvo la marca de esclavo. Fue el primero en hablar por Shen cuando el tatuador objetó tatuarle. Cuando el grupo se puso sus nuevos uniformes de la Guardia de Cobalto, Teft intentó convencer a Kaladin de que le enseñase a Dalinar lo que podía hacer, pero Kaladin se negó rotundamente. Cuando los otros quitaron la antigua insignia de la guardia, Teft estuvo de acuerdo con que no eran simplemente repuestos, sino que ellos eran su propio grupo: el Puente Cuatro.[38]
Teft al principio tuvo complicado conseguir cualquier tipo de avance con el entrenamiento de los antiguos hombres de los puentes,[39] instigando a Kaladin, Roca, y Teft para coger al grupo de aprendices y llevarlos a los abismos; esto ayudó a los nuevos reclutas a sentirse incluidos y a abrirse y mostrar interés en el entrenamiento.[10] En uno de los viajes regulares a los abismos que comenzaron a hacer, Teft dejó a los aprendices bajo la directriz de Drehy y fue a hablar con Kaladin, quien le preguntó más acerca de los Radiantes y observó que Teft se ponía mucho más austero cuando hablaba de su pasado.[12]
También teniendo turnos protegiendo a Dalinar y al Rey,[40][23] Teft siguió entrenando a los antiguos hombres de los puentes, mandando reportes diarios a Kaladin y evaluando cuándo estaban listos para empezar a patrullar por el área fuera de los campamentos de guerra.[41] Fue a patrullar con Kaladin y el grupo de cuarenta, para desaparecer justo después; esta fue la primera de muchas desapariciones.[42] Kaladin lo confrontó sobre su desaparición cuando fue a iniciar al Puente Diecisiete en los abismos, pero Teft dejó claro que no quería hablar sobre el tema. Después de que ambos volviesen a la hoguera del Puente Cuatro esa noche, Teft volvió a irse con un pequeño grupo del Puente Cuatro.[43]
Cuando Kaladin decidió aceptar la oferta de Zahel de entrenarle para luchar con una hoja esquirlada, se llevó a Teft, Moash, y Yake con él; cada uno manejó una hoja y comenzaron a entrenar las diez posturas básicas de la espada con modelos de madera. Durante un descanso en el entrenamiento, Teft mencionó que las circunstancias alrededor de la llegada de Shallan parecían sospechosas, incitando a que Kaladin la investigase más detenidamente.[5]
Algunos de los otros miembros del Puente Cuatro querían liberar a Kaladin cuando Elhokar lo imprisionó por pedirle el Premio del Rey, pero Teft les convenció de no hacerlo. Estaba con el grupo cuando presenciaron a Moash convertirse en un portador de esquirlada, y después les llevó de vuelta a los barracones para dejar a Kaladin un momento a solas con Moash.[44]
“Well, Teft supposed that was all right, Dalinar not believing. He’d just be that much more surprised when Kaladin did return.”
—Teft, when Dalinar visits him on his vigil[22]
Teft y el Puente Cuatro llevaron su antiguo puente a las Llanuras Quebradas en la expedición para permitir a Shallan ver una crisálida de abismoide.[45] Después de que Kaladin y Shallan se perdiesen en los abismos, Teft tuvo turnos con los otros para buscarles, nunca dudando de si volverían o no. En una de estas búsquedas él habló sobre su pasado con los Vislumbradores con Sigzil mientras jugaban al michim. Durante la ausencia de Kaladin, el grupo hizo líder a Teft y acudían a él a por asignaciones diarias, aunque se las arregló para estar en casi todos los turnos en los abismos.[22]
Battle of Narak
Immediately after Kaladin and Shallan's return, Dalinar, Roion, Sebarial, and Aladar left on the expedition that culminated in the Battle of Narak and the discovery of Urithiru. Teft and most of Bridge Four went with them, though he decided to leave Moash behind to watch over King Elhokar.[46] During the battle, Teft and the rest of Bridge Four kept close to Dalinar.[47] After Kaladin defeated Elhokar's assassins, he flew out to the army on the plains, saving Dalinar from Szeth's Lashing and encountering Bridge Four, who gave him infused gems to recharge his Stormlight at Teft's command.[16] After Kaladin defeated the Assassin in White, he returned to the plateau where the Oathgate was and found Teft and the rest of the crew looking for him. Teft told him that Rod had died, then commented that he had noticed some of the men glowing faintly right before Kaladin had arrived on the plains; he had been listening to readings of some of Dalinar's visions and, based on that information, thought that they were becoming squires to Kaladin.[48] The crew had had to abandon their bridge in the conflict, but a salvage team later found the old Bridge Four in a chasm near Narak; at Teft's request, Dalinar had it hauled up, repaired, and put to use moving people between plateaus near the Oathgate.[49]
Teft and the rest of the bridgemen took shifts scouting and exploring Urithiru. He was with some of Bridge Four when they discovered Sadeas' body in the tunnels of Urithiru, and he vehemently denied killing the man when a group of Sadeas' own soldiers finally found the scene, though he did tacitly agree with Palona's opinion that Sadeas' death solved one problem they had been facing.[50] He and Lyn at some point scouted past a hidden room that Shallan later discovered while following Re-Shephir from the site of her latest murder. When Shallan called Adolin to the room, Lyn, Teft, Renarin, and other members of Bridge Four arrived with him and accompanied them down to the Midnight Mother's lair, where they helped her dispel the spren's presence.[51][52]
Windrunner
Teft continued to disappear from time to time without explanation of where he was going, though the other members of Bridge Four figured out about his addiction anyway.[53] He was driven to give in to his craving more and more the more money he earned from Dalinar. He at some point spoke the first two oaths of a Windrunner, hoping it would take away his addiction, but quickly realized that it would not; because of his deep-rooted shame, he then hoped to drive away his spren, Phendorana.[11][4] After Teft missed the first training session when Kaladin borrowed the royal emerald reserve[49] because he had binged on firemoss the night before, Kaladin and Rock found him in a moss den, paid his tab, and brought him back to the barracks.[11] After that incident, Teft laid off firemoss use for a while and made sure his behavior seemed more normal to the others. He helped out at recruitment and training events, bringing Lyn over to Kaladin after she drew in Stormlight for the first time[7] and leading a group of Bridge Four members in aerial exercises.[9]
After Kaladin left for the expedition to Kholinar, Dalinar delivered the Honorblade Kaladin had recovered from Szeth to Bridge Four. This allowed them, albeit one at a time, to gain and practice with the powers of a Windrunner even without Kaladin's presence.[54] Teft let Rock take the Honorblade first, but during the time they had possession of the sword, they randomly switched around who carried it so that no one trying to steal it could know whom to target. They continued acting as guards to the Kholins among their other duties; Navani got news of Kholinar's fall and the likely demise of Kaladin's group, but when she informed Bridge Four of the group's trouble, Teft laughed at the suggestion that Kaladin might be dead. They, as representatives of the Radiants, attended the first meeting of monarchs at Urithiru.[55]
During that time, Teft continued to struggle with his addiction. At one point he was arrested and brought before Aladar's magistrates on the charge of public intoxication; Navani used her seal, at Aladar's quiet request, to free him.[56]
Teft and some other squires accompanied Dalinar as his guards when he went to Thaylen City to check on Amaram's progress helping rebuild the city; Teft was irritated enough by Amaram that he wanted to 'stab him a little.' There was another conference of the coalition of monarchs in the city, and during the course of the gathering someone leaked specific information to each group in attendance that was calculated to undermine their trust in Dalinar.[57] Bridge Four was heavily affected by the news that the first Radiants destroyed their old world before coming to Roshar and that humans were in fact the Voidbringers; they were dispirited enough to leave Thaylen City for Urithiru to discuss the news with those of their members who hadn't come, leaving Dalinar behind.[58] Upon their return to Urithiru, Phendorana appeared to Teft and alerted him to danger. They discovered Rock and Bisig injured and unconscious in the barracks, while Eth, the one who had held the Honorblade that day, was dead. Bisig woke up enough to tell them that the reason they had been taken by surprise was that the perpetrator had been wearing a Bridge Four coat with lieutenant's knots. Teft realized that must have been the coat he had sold to afford a little more firemoss, and he ran from the barracks in shame.[59]
“I will protect those I hate. Even ... even if the one I hate most ... is ... myself.”
—Teft swearing the Third Ideal[3]
As Teft ran through Urithiru, trying to find a place to hide, Phendorana appeared to him again, and he tried to run from her too. By chance, he ended up in a room that overlooked the Oathgate platforms in time to see an invasion of singers flooding in from the Kholinar platform.[60] Teft found a dark place to hide away for a while, trying to ignore the fighting but able to hear the sounds of it.[61] Hiding there, Phendorana appeared to him yet again and persuaded him to speak his Third Oath.[3]
After they defeated the invading force, Teft appeared in the middle of the Battle of Thaylen Field on Thaylen City's Oathgate with a division of Alethi soldiers and the rest of Bridge Four, whose Windrunner powers were restored thanks to Kaladin's proximity. They chased a group of Fused away from the Oathgate and kept the area secure until the conflict was over.[62] Kaladin sought out Teft after the battle, and they spoke together briefly about what it was like to swear the Ideals before Bridge Four began helping fly the wounded from the city's triage station to the Oathgate.[63] Bridge Thirteen became Teft's squires sometime during or shortly after the conflict, and he at some point discussed the personal words of his Third Oath with the rest of Bridge Four.[21][64] Over the following year, most of Teft's squires became Radiants themselves.[65]
Still a Sergeant
Navani and Kaladin discussed sending Teft with Rysn on her expedition to Akinah, but they ultimately decided against it due to the possibility of the presence of Odium's forces on the island. If that were true, the coalition didn't want their enemies to have access to a living Shardblade and therefore to be able to unlock the Oathgate and access Urithiru.[66]
Teft accompanied the force from Urithiru that went to evacuate Hearthstone. After Kaladin's pursuit of Leshwi failed, Teft flew over to receive instructions and to check on him, feeling concerned about how Kaladin had been looking lately. On Kaladin's orders, he returned to the Windrunners and instructed them to fight defensive engagements, not worrying over much about keeping the Fused away from the Fourth Bridge.[67] On the trip back, Teft approached Kaladin again. Although Kaladin tried to rebuff him, he sat next to him anyway and made him listen to his suggestion that Kaladin go congratulate Laran, who had just sworn the Third Ideal. They discussed Moash as well, but when Teft mentioned Renarin finding Kaladin frozen in battle, Kaladin abruptly left to congratulate Laran. He flew the rest of the way to Urithiru on his own to escape Teft's questions.[68]
“Thank you, Teft. You shouldn't have given up so much. But … thank you.”
—Kaladin when Teft became his aide[4]
After Dalinar relieved Kaladin from active duty, Kaladin tried to make Teft companylord of the Windrunners; Teft vehemently opposed this idea, so Kaladin promoted Sigzil to the position instead.[69] Teft, hearing that Kaladin had decided to become a surgeon and establish a clinic with his father, withdrew from battle himself and became Kaladin's assistant. Kaladin tried to talk him out of staying behind, but Teft was immovable on the subject; eventually Kaladin acknowledged that he was grateful to have Teft with him.[4] The first thing they did together was track down a refugee named Noril at the behest of his niece Cressa, who had come to Kaladin for help finding her uncle. Lirin remembered sending the man to the ardents, but the ardents directed Teft and Kaladin to the Devotary of Mercy. The ardent they encountered there was less than helpful until Teft summoned Phendorana as a Shardspear. Teft grumbled about finding Noril locked in a bare, dark room, but they convinced Noril to come outside onto the balcony to talk. In the conversation, Teft and Kaladin showed Noril that they understood what he was feeling; while Kaladin demanded that the ardents release Noril into his care, Teft kept chatting with the man about inconsequential things.[70]
Later, Kaladin sent Teft to look for Dabbid so the nonverbal bridgeman could join in on the group therapy meetings Kaladin had started, but Teft found that the man had been missing for three days. They went to check with Rlain, as Dabbid sometimes helped him in the fields surrounding Urithiru.[71] Teft and Kaladin met with Rlain in the winehouse Adolin was fond of visiting. Teft thought about ordering something stronger than the orange wine that he got, but Kaladin reminded him of what he already knew - that giving in a little bit would lead to a slide right back to addiction. They drank a toast "to unfairness" just before Rlain walked in with Syl. The four of them discussed war and Rlain's experience as a bridgeman before talking about Dabbid. Then Teft accused Kaladin of not attending his own group therapy meetings, and the other two sided with Teft until Kaladin promised to attend the next meeting.[72]
Occupation of Urithiru
Teft dropped unconscious suddenly in the middle of their conversation,[73] the result of Raboniel successfully activating the Sibling's defenses with Voidlight such that it suppressed Radiant powers while still allowing powers fueled by Odium to function.[72] Kaladin felt disoriented for a moment, but he immediately moved to check on Teft, whom he assumed was having either a stroke or a severe aftereffect of withdrawal from firemoss. They decided to take Teft to the Edgedancer clinic, so Kaladin carried him as Rlain led the way. After discovering that all of the Edgedancers were unconscious too, they took Teft up to Lirin's clinic. Syl appeared and confirmed that she couldn't see Phendorana anywhere either.[73]
As Kaladin fed Teft some broth at Lirin's clinic, he observed that Teft seemed closer to waking than the Stoneward who was also unconscious in the room. He listened to his father tell him that the best way to help the Radiants was to back down and fill his role as a surgeon; Kaladin agreed with him up until a Regal and a warform soldier came to take Teft to the infirmary where the other Radiants were. Kaladin attacked the two enemy soldiers, killing the Regal and sending the other running.[74] He took the still unconscious Teft on his back and fled to a hidden room at the direction of the Sibling.[75] Kaladin retrieved supplies to feed and clean Teft, and after Dabbid found them later, he helped care for the man too.[76][77][78] When Dabbid and Rlain brought Lift to the hidden room to heal Kaladin, she nonchalantly healed Teft too; Teft woke up in time to greet Kaladin as he awoke from the nightmares Odium had given him while he was feverish from an infected wound.[79]
“The others loved him. So, whatever he'd done, he would get up and make it right. That was the oath he’d taken, and by the Almighty’s tenth name, he would keep it.
For them.”—Teft[2]
When Teft woke disoriented and confused, he believed that he had given in to his firemoss addiction; he was emboldened to hear that he was still sober. He had to strain to summon Phendorana, who had been unaware of happenings since Teft fell unconscious. Lift had to come by and heal him about every ten hours or he would start to fall back unconscious, and she arrived at one point with Rlain while Dabbid, Kaladin, and Teft were eating soup. The five of them discussed their situation, and, prompted by Kaladin questioning whether it wouldn't be better just to stop fighting, Teft gave the rest a detailed version of his childhood trauma surrounding the Envisagers and encouraged them just to do the best they could in their circumstance. They agreed they at least needed to rescue the rest of the Radiants, but decided to wait a few days. Teft found himself feeling happy just to consider the few little things that were still good about life and conceded to Phendorana that she had been right all along to think he was worth saving.[2]
Final Battle
“You can kill me, but you can't have what I have. You can never have it. Because I die knowing I’m loved. ”
The crew had devised a plan for Kaladin to distract the Fused while Teft and Lift snuck into Lirin's clinic to have Lift heal the unconscious Radiants. They hoped to be able to find a different way to resolve the situation, being unsure quite how they would manage to to escape the tower, but when the Sibling informed them that the enemy had found the final node, they had to resort to their original plan.[80] Upon arriving at the clinic, Teft and Lift had to take down a Regal who was guarding the door. Once inside, they realized they had sprung Moash's trap which he had intended for Kaladin. Moash wounded Lift with Jezrien's Honorblade before Teft engaged him while wielding only a dagger.[81]
Teft tried to stay out of Moash's reach, prolonging the fight to think of options. Lift began moving toward the Radiants behind Moash's back in order to heal them, so Teft and Phendorana tried to keep Moash from noticing her. Unfortunately, when Moash killed one of the Radiants, Lift cried out and drew his attention; to keep him from killing the girl next, Teft invited him to really fight. Moash easily wounded Teft, sending him to the ground. As he swung his blade to kill him, though, Teft and Phendorana strained together and managed to manifest the spren as a "phantom spear shaft," stopping Moash's blow. Realizing they wouldn't be able to do that again, Teft prepared to lunge at Moash in order to eliminate the advantage of his sword's reach. Before he could move, however, Moash pulled out a raysium dagger embedded with an anti-Stormlight gem and stabbed Phendorana in the forehead with it. This permanently killed Phendorana, and Teft felt incapacitating agony as a part of his soul was ripped away. Moash hoisted Teft into the air, and Teft knew he was about to die; knowing that he would die as someone who was loved, Teft had a few final words for Moash before Moash killed him with his Honorblade.[1]
Moash dropped Teft's body in front of Kaladin as he made towards the Radiant infirmary.[82] On seeing his body, Kaladin was overwhelmed with such a sense of failure and grief that he became insensate; Teft's death was one of the catalysts in Kaladin's decision to jump from the top of Urithiru.[83] However, in Kaladin's vision of Tien, Tien addressed Teft's death and helped Kaladin see that he had been discounting all of the times he had helped the man, instead focusing solely on failing to save him from dying. After that, Kaladin accepted that he wouldn't be able to protect everyone and was able to swear his Fourth Ideal.[84]
Rlain sang the Song of the Fallen over Teft's body, while Dabbid knelt next to him and grieved. He channeled Teft while speaking to the group of singers and humans in the atrium about leaving the tower, but realized he probably came across as too gruff.[85] Moash, having gone after Navani but having failed to kill her before she bonded the Sibling, felt pain over killing Teft as Navani and the Sibling's Towerlight pushed away his Connection to Odium.[86]
After Urithiru's liberation, Bridge Four had Teft's body Soulcast into stone, planning to place him in a room the Sibling knew about in the tower in which there were already stone statues of many fallen Radiants. The mortician was unable to change Teft's habitual scowl into a smile, which Bridge Four found appropriate; later, a sculptor would create a likeness of Phendorana to place by him. Bridge Four gathered and drank to his memory and reminisced. Kaladin lingered by the statue while the others left, and he and Syl discussed missing Teft before hugging his statue and leaving him behind.[87] As a final promise kept to Teft, Kaladin began attending his own group therapy sessions.[88]
Relationships
Kaladin
“You and I were the start of this though. Figure we ought to stick together. ”
—Teft to Kaladin[4]
Teft is the first bridgeman Kaladin approaches to ask for support in his plans for Bridge Four,[24] and he is also the first to suspect Kaladin's nature as a Knight Radiant, a suspicion that pays off by saving Kaladin's life.[29] Kaladin in turn suspects that Teft has been a soldier and tricks him into revealing it in the chasms;[89] later, Teft easily falls into the role of Kaladin's sergeant as he begins turning the bridgemen into soldiers.[38][7] Kaladin is concerned about Teft when he begins disappearing on firemoss binges, but he respects Teft's privacy enough to lay off the issue until it becomes a serious problem.[43][11] Both men take Teft's position as Kaladin's sergeant seriously, meaning that Kaladin listens to Teft's advice at times when he would rather not[68] and Teft knows to balance not letting Kaladin go into situations totally alone with not correcting him sometimes when he is wrong.[4][2] Teft feels a sense of proprietary pride when he sees Kaladin still fighting after all that has dragged him down.[81]
Phendorana
“You were storming right. You have always been right. ”
—Teft to Phendorana[2]
At first, Teft resents the attention of Phendorana and wishes to give up instead of progress in his oaths, as she encourages him to do.[59] She convinces him to swear the Third Ideal, committing himself to continue to struggle onward despite his self-loathing.[3] She later encourages him to open up to Kaladin, Lift, Rlain, and Dabbid about his past with the Envisagers when the others wonder whether it is the right thing to do to keep fighting the occupation of Urithiru. After the discussion, Teft finds himself smiling because he enjoys life despite its difficulties; he admits to Phendorana that she had been right all along to convince him to keep going and to convince him that he was worth saving.[2] They equally commit to the fight against Moash and somehow manage to manifest Phendorana to form just enough of a spear shaft to stop a blow from Moash that would otherwise have killed Teft. The nature of their bond causes Teft to feel as if some part of him is ripped off of his soul when Phendorana dies. In the end, that pain is what incapacitates Teft to the point that Moash is able to kill him without resistance.[1]
Trivia
- Teft was originally Hine, a character in Mythwalker that did not make it past the revision to be written into Warbreaker. Brandon combined Hine with an aspect of Voko, a different character from Mythwalker, and placed him in Bridge Four as Teft.[90]
Notes
- ↑ a b c d El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 104#
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 91#
- ↑ a b c d Juramentada capítulo 119#
- ↑ a b c d e f g El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 23#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 44#
- ↑ a b c El camino de los reyes capítulo 11#
- ↑ a b c Juramentada capítulo 46#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 63#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 55#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 9#
- ↑ a b c d e f Juramentada capítulo 41#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 12#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 57#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 62#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 52#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 86#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes prólogo#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes Ars Arcanum#
- ↑ Firefight Seattle UBooks signing
— Arcanum - 2015-01-06# - ↑ Firefight Phoenix signing
— Arcanum - 2015-01-21# - ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 122#
- ↑ a b c Palabras radiantes capítulo 71#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 46#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 21#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 23#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 27#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 34#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 35#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 38#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 40#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 59#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 46#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 65#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 66#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 67#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 68#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 73#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 2#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 5#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 16#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 18#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 31#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 41#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 66#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 68#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 76#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 81#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 87#
- ↑ a b Juramentada capítulo 37#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 2#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 29#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 30#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 35#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 64#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 96#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 104#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 111#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 113#
- ↑ a b Juramentada interludio I-14#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 115#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 118#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 120#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 121#
- ↑ Esquirla del Amanecer (novella) epílogo#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 12#
- ↑ Esquirla del Amanecer (novella) capítulo 13#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 5#
- ↑ a b El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 9#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 18#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 25#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 37#
- ↑ a b El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 38#
- ↑ a b El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 39#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 43#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 44#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 49#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 55#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 63#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 85#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 100#
- ↑ a b El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 103#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 105#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 106#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 108#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 109#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 111#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 114#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 116#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 49#
- ↑ The Way of Kings Annotations
— Arcanum - 2017-11-10#