An epigraph notes Moelach resembles Nergaoul, but grants future-visions—evidence that seeing the future originates with the enemy Unmade. Aboard Captain Ico’s ship, Adolin refits borrowed clothing into a presentable outfit, while Ico bluntly claims humans betray oaths. The accusation rattles Adolin’s private fears about duty and an unwanted crown after Elhokar’s death.

As a highstorm ripples across Shadesmar, invigorating the Reachers, Adolin and Azure debate responsibility. Azure speaks of someone who abandoned a throne to one more suited, prompting Adolin to defend duty despite personal desire. Shallan interviews spren; Kaladin watches the horizon, anxious to reach their destination. Syl maintains an illusion to mask her honorspren nature.

Near Celebrant, Ico leads Adolin to the brig to retrieve the deadeye spren of his sword. Ico reveals his own father is a deadeye he keeps locked away to prevent wandering, reinforcing spren pain over Radiant betrayals. Ico insists deadeyes are tools, pushing back when Adolin calls his blade-spren a friend.

The ship docks at Celebrant. Ico declines to sail to either Thaylen City or Cultivation’s Perpendicularity, citing vanishing ships and a hostile Physical Realm. He directs them to the dock registrar for ships, and to a moneychanger to trade Stormlight for notes, mentioning his daughter once worked there. He warns of angerspren outside the city and suggests tying up the deadeye.

On the pier, Shallan counts their nearly dun marks; they plan to keep larger gemstones for Surgebinding. Adolin proposes splitting duties: Shallan, Pattern, and Azure will seek passage; Adolin, Kaladin, and Syl will handle supplies and trade. They head first to exchange Stormlight, preparing to navigate Celebrant’s risks and opportunities.