Why had he always cared so much that his father be perfect? Why be so worried, then so furious, when Dalinar proved flawed? Because Evi had believed in Dalinar. Against all evidence, she’d loved him. And Adolin, her little boy, desperately wanted her to be right. That was why. That was the final truth of it. With a sigh, Adolin let go. Let her rest, and let his anger flow away like expelled heat from a flame.
