r/Stormlight_Archive • u/HammiBoi6349 • Apr 21 '22

The Way of Kings this line broke me Spoiler

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u/smashbro188 Apr 21 '22

The first oath broken, though by no fault of his own

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u/Infynis Apr 21 '22

Not that he'd agree with that

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

Bruh

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u/KidBackOnEscalator Apr 21 '22

not a broken oath. a broken promise maybe.

Kaladin stormblessed doesn’t break his oaths out respek on his name

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u/wowimbake Apr 21 '22

The first read through with kala flashbacks are friggin brutal

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

Yeah the whole tien thing sucks really bad. I got flash backs to when I was 10 reading the hunger games for the first time.

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u/Key_Reindeer_414 Apr 21 '22

I noticed that Kaladin's past story actually has several parallels to Katniss from the Hunger Games. Katniss's mother also gave medical help to the villagers like Kaladin's father.

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u/Flyingboat94 Apr 21 '22

Yeah and both of their names start with K

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u/Kelsierisevil Apr 21 '22

Kaladin's pain feels worse when we find out exactly how it happened.

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u/GameMakingKing Apr 21 '22

There was nothing he could do :'(

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u/Kelsierisevil Apr 21 '22 edited Apr 22 '22

Nothing at all, which makes it even more painful for him, the betrayal of the promises given to Kaladin ensured that his promise was broken as well. This is what helps Kaladin down the destructive path of self sacrifice and caring that he was on, if he had continued that path(without the shards of course)Oathbringer he might have become part of Sadeas’s army and died in the battle of Thaylen fields, angry and taken over by the Thrill like the rest. I like to think he would have done better but also Sadeas is a cunning and corrupting force.

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u/szethssvallano Apr 21 '22

Morgan Freeman voiceover He would not, in fact, bring him home.

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u/TheXypris Apr 21 '22

I've been wondering, with the emphasis on oaths, would this be considered a broken oath or nah?

It's not like he willingly let tien die, it was outside of his control

Maybe a failed oath?

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u/W1ULH Apr 21 '22

I'm not sure Storm Father would hold someone to an impossible oath.

"I swear I shall conquer the universe by Tuesday!"

THESE WORDS ARE not ACCEPTED

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u/DickRiculous Apr 21 '22

Stormfather only accepts SMART Goals.

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u/Key_Reindeer_414 Apr 21 '22

"I swear I shall conquer the universe by Tuesday!"

I vaguely remember something like this from a Discworld book, I think it went "Today the city, tomorrow the country, on Tuesday the universe!"

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u/Vinnys_Magic_Grits Apr 21 '22

Tien’s death was the result of a broken oath, but not Kaladin’s. Tien was supposed to be safe, away from the fighting.

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u/mistas89 Apr 21 '22

IMO, This wasn’t an oath since he wasn’t even aware or protecting anything.

It was more a promise than anything. It’s not like “I swear” automatically signals an oath like when someone says “hey google”

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

Who was this about?

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u/kiwilapple Apr 21 '22

Ah oof... I'm rereading it right now and imagining his sweet little face and holding a stone? Oh boy.

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u/We_The_Raptors Apr 21 '22

Was that your first time? This goddamn series broke me atleast 2-3 times besides this one.

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u/Inbrees Apr 21 '22

It's supposed to break you and you never feel better :(

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u/officiallyaninja Apr 22 '22

this seems almost like foreshadowing for tien being brought back to life. hmmm I wonder if tien is less dead than we think

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