#bondsmiths

I don't like the fact that both current Bondsmiths are Kholin monarchs for "one party holding all the power is bad" reasons.

However, I will bet my literal life that Dalinar is going to die in the contest of champions, meaning this is only going to be an issue for ten days.

I would love to see a singer Bondsmith (with either the Stormfather or the Nightwatcher, not sure the Stormfather is gonna want to bond anyone new so quickly). I would love to see some of their factions have a seat at the table.

It should not be Rlain. Rlain is a bad choice for the Bondsmiths. (I made a post about this a while ago.)

It should be someone who is the leader of a group of singers who are not allied with Odium.

It should be someone who has held their people together through danger and hardship ("I will unite instead of divide").

It should be someone who has shown they will turn away from their current path and take actions to reverse it if they realize what's happening is wrong ("I will take responsibility for what I have done").

But OMG, Testament! What will this mean for Shallan, having two Shardblades? We already know Adolin’s on the way to bonding Maya (maybe with some help of the Bondsmiths?) will it be something like that with her, too? Adolin: the Shardblade Whisperer

.......MR. & MRS. BONDSMITH. Fusion of two spy movie series :D

Anyway thank you for letting me scream into the void

ok, first off, i’m so sorry it took me this long to answer. (long story short i had the draft asks xkit extension and this got lost in the drafts for a while)

yeah that entire scene made me so sad because i genuinely loved that chapter. the vibes, the scheming, everything...minus the whole wit and jasnah are a thing now. also DID NOT LIKE that ‘he seemed to think that sort of thing would eventually spark passion in her’ line like MMM DON’T LIKE THAT. NUH UH NOPE. that’s not a couple on the same page about their relationship. also the knowledge that wit and jasnah...y’know....got it on....just no. genuinely not sure how sanderson thought that scene made any sense. it was just a few throwaway lines, they could’ve been cut easily, and they really took me out of the scene.

also!!! YEAH!!!!! SHALLAN!!!! no idea what this is going to mean going forward. especially because we kind of left off on a cliffhanger with the entire shadesmar arc. they’re still stuck there for now, and the next book will (probably) pick up right after the end of this one, so i’m not sure where they’ll be at the start. they might be making their way back to the oathgate in shadesmar for a significant portion of sa 5, assuming the 10-day timeline. tbh i’m kind of hoping adolin doeesn’t become a radiant, because we already have a lot of those, especially in the kholin family. it’d feel a bit like overkill. i’d rather adolin’s arc be about exploring the whole ‘reviving deadeyes’ thing w/o needing a nahel bond (that’s the technical name for the radiant bond). like...the recreance was essentially a mass genocide for the spren. i mean i know the spren did choose along w/ their radiants, but it’s still a tragedy, and it would still be a huge deal if deadeyes could be revived.

also yeah mr. and mrs. bondsmith lmao (kaladin has a throwaway line mentioning that)

Truthwatcher: two hands as if covering one's face as for peekaboo/I can't watch

Windrunner: dragonfly (it doesn't look like wings to me, but then again, this is Roahar)

Skybreaker: using tweezers to pull out a splinter

Bondsmith: old man sticks out tongue (quite fitting for Ishar)

Willshaper: steamed dagger

Elsecaller: hot waffle iron

Stoneward: four crabby claws, or X (this is the only order with a distinct x-shape, like You Shall Not Pass)

Dustbringer: glowing lantern

Lightweaver: tiny person big heart (or a person taking a shower under a waterfall)

Edgedancer: Spock sign (hand with gap between middle and ring finger) twice

So.. Has anyone made the obvious joke yet?

The Knights Radiant by Steve Argyle