He had been singer, Herald, human, god. In the Spiritual Realm, he had seen what Connected them all. Last of all, he stood here, knowing weakness. Not being enough … like a young man he loved who celebrated now in Azimir. Not enough … You could never be smart enough. Jasnah had learned that. Nor could you just keep fighting forever. Kaladin had learned that. You couldn’t be strong enough, nor could you be perfectly honorable. That was what it was to be mortal. Sometimes you succeeded anyway. Sometimes you failed. Dalinar had experienced the breaking of oath after oath. Humans turning on
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