An insect centaur that has a bet with Nameless. The Cryptics, worried about the return of the Desolations, had sent Pattern to bond with Shallan, who had been chosen because of her lies about her family. So she at least had access to Pattern from speaking the I killed my father truth. Shallan initially describes Pattern as " a sequence of complex lines with sharp angles and arrowhead shapes." Unsure of how she had been unconsciously Lightweaving she asked Pattern for his help, however in his diminished state, he was unable to give her any useful suggestions. I mean, this is a cryptic that decided to bond a human before almost any other spren tried. [14], Additionally, he tells her that in coming to this world of hers, he had to give up many things. So he played along with her lies, and then slowly pushed her to start to believe a bit more. [61][62][63], Transported to the Cognitive Realm, Pattern and the others looked through the beads near the platform to find something they could use get away from the city. I think Helaran joined the Skybreakers because he found out his mother was a member and thought that might have been why Lin killed her (which is Helaran's understanding). [10], Pattern softly hums a reply: Indulge. This mixed with Radiant not wanting to admit she killed Ialai, and the whole conspiracy gets unraveled as nothing. "I know that all beings in the Physical Realm engage in it. [2], Pattern, eager to learn more about human reasoning, was curious as to why Shallan had decided to continue on to the Shattered Plains and try to seek Urithiru. Unmade was in the Davar's household sometime in the past. You did not break. Excited, Pattern raced back to Shallan to get her attention before he brought her to where he had found the trunk. Re-Shephir's creatures manifested in the hallway and attacked the group, however, shied away when Shallan brought forth a number of Lightwoven illusions. What better way to protect your daughter than to join the very organization you are afraid of. Odd thought, what if Dreder is the name of a group? [18][19], Upon Shallan speaking her Truths, Pattern bonded her and transitioned from the Cognitive Realm to the Physical, losing much of his mind in the process. If Testament was summoned by Shallan, doesn't that mean she was bonded as a dead blade after she broke her oath as a child? With DID, you've got memory gaps and you don't have alters on purpose/you didn't make your alters like Shallan did. [2] Later, she saw him on the cabin wall beside her bunk on the Wind's Pleasure,[3] acting like a newly bonded spren. Pattern tested his weight on a shield manifested by Shallan, to make sure the objects would not sink underneath the beads. [3], It was an abstraction of one of them, just as a circle with a few lines in it could represent a human's face on the page. After nearly drowning in the sea of beads, Shallan was saved by Jasnah who brought her back to her body in the Physical Realm. Lady Leshwi is a singer and high ranking member of the shanay-im, a type of Fused. [67][68], Escaping Celebrant aboard Honor's Path, Pattern and his companions were locked away by the honorspren during the first week of their journey. I also don't know that I think that in the end Pattern betrayed her. "I know that you have forgotten much of what once was. [58], To escape Kharat during her visit to the Cult of Moments, Shallan had Pattern imitate Ashertmarn's whispers, creating an opening for her to slip away and explore. Some of the Heralds were there during her imprisonment. It's a misunderstanding on her part and not a lie on his. I'll RAFO that, but yes, there is some external influence there. Wit was being spied on by a Sleepless disguising one of its cremlings as a pen - which could actually be Mraize himself, as I've seen theories speculating he could be a rogue Sleepless. Shallan created a Lightweaving of the room and opened the glowing strongbox, where her father had hidden Testament after she had been used by Shallan all those years ago. As long as he did so, he would blend into her clothing, looking like no more than an odd design. Does this feel too easy? It's easy! Mmm More, you must know yourself. Many spren aren't that mature and I worry about what other secrets might be given away accidentally by a spren who's too trusting. The glowing may be a clue to something more interesting or just great visual with a trivial explanation: because they have a connection, You vanished as soon as he closed the strongbox. Your email address will not be published. Pattern saying he wa sure she'd kill him, but then saying they'd send a replacement. Shallan diverted the topic when Pattern tried to have her remember her past, unwilling to think about the time. A pattern of sharp lines, like a maze, Pattern continued to appear to Shallan, vanishing whenever she caught a glimpse of him until she finally managed to capture him in a Memory while reading in her cabin. Care to share with me what that foreshadowing was? I mean, when the Lost were united, they were a force to be reckoned with. But she already has a Pattern Blade before that. There is some overlap between whatever Shallan has and DID, but really her condition is quite different. [1]. [23], *That Shardblade was Testament, Shallan's first Cryptic. [22][23], Truth is individual. Who, then? I cannot betray this secret, Mraize said. After confronting Iyatil, who had been watching the tree, Shallan travelled with the woman to Dalinar's warcamp, having Pattern distract Iyatil, while she gained them access. Keep in mind that Dreder was mentioned in the flashback, when Shallan met the messenger, which was before the confrontation took place. But it is a possible explanation. And you have to watch their joy seeping away . Further, he tells Shallan that she will eventually betray her oaths, thereby breaking his mind, leaving him dead. To the whole deadeye screaming, the answerlies in oathbringer. Though Tyn did manage to hit her hard, eventually Shallan summoned her Shardblade and killed her. [53][54], Later, at another meeting in the library, Pattern reassured Shallan when she began to question her place amongst the scholars. It is one reason he's attracted to Shallan; her 'delicious' lies. [10], While capable of silently blending in with his surroundings, which has proven useful when spying on people, Pattern has a tendency to vibrate audibly when excited or anxious. Thanks, and I'm glad I was almost certainly wrong! Being in the Cognitive made Pattern anxious and he appealed for Shallan to hurry in her endeavor. [3], While the spren had problems with understanding simple tasks such as eating, Shallan had found him to take readily to complex thought, particularly abstraction. He explains that his memory returns slowly, but that he is pleased at the chance.Missing parameters, Pattern's insistence that Shallan reclaim herself and her abilities finally hits home. I wish you luck with yours. ** She also perceives Pattern as a monster during this time. Always possible there was more to that fight than we know, though. Pattern helped Shallan sift through the information and offered opinions on what was more likely fact or fiction. I don't know why she tried to kill her. She told the story of Eleseth's experiment to Pattern, who found the story fascinating for how it reflected on human perception and the ability of humans to ignore lies. And yeah, like the other commenter said, it's not that it's impossible for a live spren to bond you while you have a dead blade, it's just that most of them don't want to. Shallan steals the Soulcaster before later finding out that it is a fake. From Edgedancer chapter 9, Edgedancer Spoiler from a post by Dantlee. Knowing Brandon Sanderson, most of the major character moments (Shallan's Truths, Kaladin's Oaths, Dalinar's singular character moment at Thaylen field), were probably recorded in notes somewhere before he even started on WoK. Again he vanished, seen only for a brief moment. Jasnahs open and notorious use of the Soulcaster made her the only viable target for Shallan Davar, who needed to steal a functional Soulcaster to return to the Ghostbloods as a replacement for the broken Davar Soulcaster. While capable of silently blending in with his surroundings, which has proven useful when spying on people, Pattern has a tendency to vibrate audibly when excited or anxious. She is instrumental in bringing Moash to Odiums side. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. No, she has not. Shallan killed her mother with her Shardblade- Testamentblade. why did pattern betray shallan . However, the only verifiable delivery was very small in size and there is no indication that Ahlers knew about people in hiding in the Secret Annex. Inhindsight I think it was Brandon's intention to make him different, so we had a plausible reason to suspect him as the spy by the end of part 2. He is able to perfectly reproduce conversations and circumambient noise - even from a distance - using vibrations directed at the source of the conversation. It's easy! I mean, yes--that's what it was intended to do. [8] Since then, she's seen him from the corner of her eye, appearing in the grain of wood, the cloth on the back of a sailor's shirt. The war was fought over control of the western Powder River Country in present north-central . He did feelwierd this entire book though and I noticed his absence way before Shallan started suspected him. [19], He can also unlock locks by growing very small and moving into keyholes. It is said that the blade would've disappeared(keyword would've)as soon as it was placed in the safe, but Shallan sees it even after the safe is closed. "Oh!" Pattern said suddenly, bursting up from the bowl to hover in the air. That would've been interesting. This might not be the case for knights bonding to the blade of a spren they killed. Also she said that she is "one of us". [51], At the base of the stairwell, the group found several libraries filled with destroyed records, and beyond, a room full of darkness. He is the spren with which Jasnah has formed the bond that affords her the Surgebinding abilities of an Elsecaller. Similarly, Pattern had not responded to her suggestions to stay inside and hidden and soon became known to the other occupants of the ship, who found the Cryptic discomforting. Pattern returned below, leaving the men he had been following to search the water where the illusion had disappeared and joined Shallan as she moved to Jasnah's room to check on her. Her mothers shouts, arguing with her father. Pattern helps Shallan escape the sinking ship. [32], After meeting the Ghostbloods to deliver the information found in Amaram's mansion, Shallan hid inside a Lightwoven boulder, to avoid being followed. Pattern did not know either, and explained that the death of spren during the Recreance had left a gap in their knowledge. Hopefully she doesn't kill him too, but given there's probably hundreds or thousands of dead Cryptics that studying the situation with Shallan could aid, it's a risk they're willing to take. Jasnah indicated to her that 'it' was likely harmless. Did she progress to the 5th ideal when she confronted this 'truth'? "You were talking about mating! Shardplate adds a few inches to his height but still doesnt make him as tall as Kaladin. The people my mother knewDredernever came to our house. He has the best sense of humor I've ever encountered, and he's so clueless, loyal, inquisitive, and sweet that you can't not love him The same thing is at play here. Though he stayed silent during the meeting with the Highprince's, Shallan found herself having to quiet him during her ride to Sebarial's camp, to prevent him being noticed by the Highprince. This is far from proof though, just what I think the most reasonable conclusion is for the identity of the "spy.". If we look at what we know about the Ghostbloods from Teft then if her mother was a Ghostblood it's possible that she was jealous of her for having something that she has tried so hard to achieve. For more details, see our spoiler policy. Seeing a pattern rising like an embossment from the page of her sketchpad, Shallan did not initially understand that she was interacting with the Cryptic, thinking instead that she had done something herself or that the pattern had appeared as a side effect of drawing the Cognitive Realm. A while later he was seen once more by Shallan as she spoke with Jasnah, this time floating on a wave. If she'd killed Testament earlier, she would know. Of course, that was useless. After the group reached the monastery building, Pattern explored the facility and sought out Talenel'Elin, whom Shallan had been tasked to find, while Veil and Iyatil conned the ardents. Did anyone else feel really betrayed after you found out that Pattern was the traitor. 7) Hence, Testament could have been working with the Ghostbloods. Lena Hartog was the traitor. I think it has to be the Patternblade. Their minds break. In a very religious society, this easily goes the bad way towards killing the supposed Radiant. When Jasnah infused one of the strangely cut gemstones, Pattern noticed that it vibrated in a specific pattern, creating a decipherable code. [22] (Stormlight is meant to be contained by appropriate physical objects or entities. Some of your points are good though, like why Testament didn't scream or why she wasnt there for their first trip. Pattern believed that Shallan's reaction was due to her hatred of him and offered to die and have the Cryptics send another in his place if that is what she wanted. We know earth years only have 365 days in comparison. At first I would have agreed, it just seemed too easy, especially because I wanted Pattern to not actually be betraying Shallan. Despite being a spren attracted to lies, falsehoods, or their offshoots, Pattern is revealed to be a terrible liar himself. It is preceded by Oathbringer.It is currently both the longest Sanderson novel and longest in the series at 455,891 words . Was Pattern sent along once the Ghostbloods realized Shallan would be on that ship? You could end up being right, or there could be more to it, but I just don't think Pattern is a double agent. The stick refused and Shallan and Pattern slipped back into the Physical Realm. Although Shallan believed that she bonded Pattern as a child the pair did not form a Nahel bond until at least after her mother's death. Shallan eventually revealed to Jasnah that she had swapped the fabrials after she was poisoned by the ardent Kabsal. Looking directly at him, he begins to fade, but she takes a Memory of him, then applies her charcoal pencil to paper, yet quickly switches to pen and ink for crisper, sharper lines. There is a chance we might end the cycle of Desolations.". Rhythm of War consists of one prologue, 117 chapters, 12 interludes and an epilogue. Inside she found Pattern waiting, hidden within Jasnah's trunk which had been moved inside the empty cage. In stating as much, Pattern acknowledged that he was obviously drawn to Shallan for very specific reasons. But I do agree that it was Testament blade that killed Tyn. Due to her memory loss, Shallan did not remember and acknowledge this until the year 1175. The spren called themselves Cryptics, Jasnah explained, though they would likely be called liespren if seen by other humans - a name of which they themselves were not fond. Food not eaten." And Shallan begins to subconsciously lightweave a scene from her father's gardens with a pattern on the ground drawn in the dirt. , In the Physical Realm, Pattern most often takes the shape of a complex and constantly shifting geometric pattern slightly raised off a surface or object. But what occurs to me is that it is likely that her mother was the first one within the household whom was a member of one of the nefarious societies which we seem to be finding out about. Pattern believes that humans do not understand patterns. 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