Kaladin jolts awake in the dark, bound by his own precaution after recent violent awakenings. A faint light in a garnet and a fragile voice from the Sibling reach him: the final node is located at the tower model in the infirmary, and something worse is coming—the captive Radiants will soon be killed. The Sibling also pleads for Rlain.

Kaladin rouses Teft and outlines an accelerated plan. Lift will infiltrate to begin waking Radiants, while Kaladin creates an external distraction to pull out the guards and the Pursuer. If the guards don’t emerge, Teft must neutralize them. Their true objective is not the node but freeing prisoners, then escaping the tower.

Dabbid arrives, reporting the Sibling spoke to him too. He is headed to meet Rlain—shaken by news about Venli—and agrees to help contact the queen, Navani. Kaladin instructs Dabbid and Rlain to inform Navani, then hide, while the others attempt the rescue and later return for them with Dalinar.

Kaladin and Teft finalize the evacuation plan: Windrunners will climb down Urithiru’s exterior with unconscious Radiants strapped to their backs, regaining powers mid-descent if needed. Teft demands Kaladin promise to avoid a doomed stand; Kaladin swears he will follow once Teft escapes with as many Radiants as possible, using the distraction on the Pursuer only long enough to enable the rescue.