Kaladin sweeps through rain-soaked hills with Syl, canvassing settlements after saving Hearthstone. Reaching Hornhollow, he embraces his symbolic role as a Radiant to reassure villagers, trades for infused spheres, and instructs the citylord to spread warnings. When told of a recent attack, he immediately goes to investigate.

At the grain storage, Kaladin finds a forced door and an emptied silo—devastating at planting time. Witnesses report about fifty tall, armored parshmen and several small red lights in the dark; injuries were minimal, and the raiders withdrew quickly with most of the grain. Kaladin notes their restraint and organization—more like warform on a targeted mission than a massacre.

Back at the citylord’s home, a trapper who tracked the force states they moved unerringly toward Kholinar. Resolving to follow, Kaladin draws Stormlight and launches into the sky as the town cheers, determined to warn and intercept.

Meanwhile in Urithiru, Adolin visits Gallant, Dalinar’s Ryshadium, reflecting on Sureblood’s loss, Sadeas’s death, and the strain of his investigation. Renarin arrives to return the dead Shardblade Adolin won for him, saying it harms Radiants, then reveals a new living spren Blade. Anxious about misusing his powers, Renarin receives Adolin’s reassurance; a pulse of Radiance passes through, and later Adolin realizes his injured right wrist has been completely healed.