Dalinar stood up and began to pace. Not a good sign. “This isn’t the time, Jasnah. We can’t create social upheaval on this scale during such a terrible moment in our history.” “Says the man,” Jasnah said, “who wrote a book earlier this year. Upending centuries of established gender norms.” Dalinar winced. “Mother,” Jasnah said to Navani, “I thought you said you’d talk to him.” “There wasn’t a convenient opportunity,” Navani said. “And … to be honest, I share his concerns.” “I forbid this,” Dalinar said. “You can’t simply free every Alethi slave. It would cause mass chaos.”
