Today is the day of the contest of champions.

The Stormfather finishes showing Dalinar the visions of Honor’s past and opens a portal for Dalinar to exit the Spiritual Realm.

Vibes are low in the saferoom where Adolin, Yanagawn, and the few survivors of Azimir hide. There are windrunners on their way from Urithiru to evacuate them. In the meantime, they wait. Adolin feels like he has been given a second chance after facing certain death on the battlefield.

Nale tries to prepare Szeth to face Ishar as they approach the final monastery.

Two windrunners and their squires arrive to fly Adolin and Yanagawn to safety. They decide not to leave after Yanagawn reminds everyone that whoever physically holds the throne holds Azimir. They decide to make a play for the throne room, sneaking into the palace by following paths that Yanagawn knows from his past as a thief. They have two hours before the deadline. They gather a small crew, including Zabra, May, Notum, Adolin’s guards, Yanaganwn’s councilor Noura, and the windrunners.

Dalinar arrives back in the Physical Realm, in Urithiru.

Nale tells Kaladin and Szeth more about Ishar’s plans, admitting that Ishar tapped into Odium’s pool of power and that he created “human Fused […] their souls able to be recalled to new bodies so they can be reborn each time they are killed” (1171).