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During the battle against the Vedens, news reached the group in Azir of an attack at Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|47}} They received reports, ostensibly from Navani, that Taravangian's scholars had triggered a device to inhibit the use of Stormlight at the same time as a separate group collapsed the tunnels underneath the tower. Camped out at [[Laqqi]], the monarchs decided to continue with their mission in Emul while they waited for more specific news from Urithiru. As the Windrunner scouts couldn't pierce the device's barrier without coming to harm and had to rely on messengers hiking out to meet them, Dalinar instructed [[Sigzil]] to send a clandestine group of scouts to watch from a distance.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
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==== Emul ====
The coalition forces, at the direction of the Mink, pushed the enemy to [[Drunmu Basin]]. By giving their opponents the slight advantages of high ground and sun at their backs, the coalition ensured that they would choose to stand against them as an army, believing they could win, instead of retreating to the cover of cities and buildings. The singers fielded forty thousand soldiers, but the coalition was able to face them with even more numbers. They fought for nine hours, the coalition victorious in the end. By the Mink's estimation, they would need another victory or two on the same scale to be able to say they were winning the war, but the battle broke the core of the enemy's strength.{{book ref|sa4|64}}▼
After several more battles, the coalition won Emul.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Following the victory in Emul, the monarchs there turned their attention to the problem of recovering Urithiru. Though Jasnah was convinced they needed to give up on the tower, Yanagawn and Dalinar were united in the understanding of how important it was to their cause to recover Urithiru. Dalinar, with reluctant agreement from the other two, decided to go to Tukar to try to recruit Ishar.{{book ref|sa4|101}} During the conflict, [[Ishar]]'s armies in [[Tukar]] had reacted to each movement from the armies in Emul in order to be ready for any invasion of their country;{{book ref|sa4|111}} because of this, the coalition had been tracking the [[Herald]] and knew where to find him.{{book ref|sa4|101}}
▲The coalition forces, at the direction of the Mink, pushed the enemy to [[Drunmu Basin]]. By giving their opponents the slight advantages of high ground and sun at their backs, the coalition ensured that they would stand against them as an army, believing they could win, instead of retreating to the cover of cities and buildings. The singers fielded forty thousand soldiers, but the coalition was able to face them with even more numbers. They fought for nine hours, the coalition victorious in the end. By the Mink's estimation, they would need another victory or two on the same scale to be able to say they were winning the war, but the battle broke the core of the enemy's strength.{{book ref|sa4|64}}
== Politics ==
Due to both his failure to break up the coalition and [[Szeth]]'s decision to follow Dalinar, Taravangian confesses his role in Szeth's assassinations of Azish leaders; this strains relationships among the nations of the coalition, but they agree to continue to cooperate because of the immediate, dire threat which Odium represents.{{book ref|sa4|16}} Taravangian, in the meantime, makes a secret [[Diagram (group)#Alliance with Odium|accord]] with Odium in which he promises to serve Odium in return for the safety of the citizens of [[Kharbranth]].{{book ref|sa3|122}}
In a private moment between the two of them, Navani accuses Taravangian to his face of releasing the material that led to the temporary dissolution of the coalition, and he doesn't deny it. He reveals to her in a moment of candor his fervent belief that everything he does is for the best in order to help humanity survive. Navani grudgingly agrees with his assessment that the previous Veden king, [[Hanavanar]], would not have agreed to an alliance, though she cannot condone his actions in taking over the throne. Although she does not agree with many of the things Taravangian has done, she and the rest of the coalition feel their best option is to continue to work with him;
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Before leaving for Emul, Taravangian officially disbands the Diagram. Knowing that he is going to have to order his troops to attack the coalition, he worries for the safety of any members who remain close to him. He also claims that the purpose of the Diagram--the survival of humanity--has been fulfilled in his bargain with Odium.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} Taravangian's betrayal of the coalition is both the price he must pay to hold up his end of the bargain and also a smokescreen to distract the coalition's armies from a separate attack that is launched at the same time on Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}{{book ref|sa4|47}} Odium's forces realize that taking control of the tower is a powerful move against the nexus of the coalition that will block them from being able to use the Oathgates to reach and to supply distant parts of Roshar.{{book ref|sa4|14}} They launch the two attacks under the cover of the same [[Everstorm]].{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}▼
|I refuse to accept that we've lost. That's the problem with '''your''' worldview, Taravangian. You gave up before the battle started.
|[[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa4|66}}
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▲Before leaving for Emul, Taravangian officially disbands the Diagram. Knowing that he is going to have to order his troops to attack the coalition, he worries for the safety of any members who remain close to him. He also claims that the purpose of the Diagram--the survival of humanity--has been fulfilled in his bargain with Odium.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} Taravangian's betrayal of the coalition is both the price he must pay to hold up his end of the bargain and also a smokescreen designed to distract the coalition's armies from
Following Taravangian's betrayal, Kharbranth declares itself neutral in the conflict and Jah Keved sides with the singers.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
=== Contest of Champions ===
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|I'd focused my cheating on making certain I didn't lose, but I'd bet on myself winning. And I bet it all, you see--if I'd have been more clever, I'd have let less be lost.
|[[Hoid]] explaining the inspiration behind his contract{{book ref|sa4|99}}
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[[Honor]] first suggests to Dalinar in his [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] that the best possibility of beating Odium is a contest between a champion of Odium's and a champion of those who oppose him.{{cite}} The [[Stormfather]] agrees with this notion, explaining that Odium will see it as a situation that will cost him only time if he loses.{{book ref|sa3|16}} Odium agrees to such a contest during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], but he and Dalinar do not set terms at the time.{{book ref|sa3|117}} During the coalition's campaign in [[Emul]], [[Hoid]] advises Dalinar that Odium will not approach him to set terms for the contest until the coalition frightens him into believing that they could win the war.{{book ref|sa4|50}} [[Renarin]] confirms this when he gets a chance at the camp in [[Laqqi]] to tell Dalinar about his most recent vision.{{book ref|sa4|54}}
In the meantime, Hoid drafts a contract for Dalinar to present to the [[Shard]] in which he strives to make it so that Odium will not win, even if he cannot lose.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Jasnah approaches the other monarchs in the coalition and makes some headway with gaining their approval of the contract.{{book ref|sa4|101}}
== Military ==
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