[Jasnah glances at the sparks, then up at him, extremely curious. But questions can come later.]
Lightning is one thing. Stormlight is another.
[And now that she thinks of it, it's almost self-evident. If the Everstorm was a product of Odium and the Highstorm holds the last echoes of Honor, then-]
On Roshar, when the storm comes, we go into our homes. Leeward walls are built thick, and storm shelters are shaken by the crashing of boulders thrown against them. The ground itself is torn apart. Scounts and caravaneers may weather it- find a crevasse, pull a wooden cover over it, then push their way out past the crem, silt, and sluice deposited over top of them. We send our criminals to be judged by the storm.
But if you have a gemstone, [and here, she pulls the little garnet she arrived with from her pocket, to show him- it's a small chip of the rock, held in the centre of a glass bead, with one flat side so it can rest easily on a table] and you can leave your gems out in the storm, after it's passed they'll be infused with stormlight. Fresh from a storm, I'd be able to read by this. Or, because I'm a soulcaster, turn it into something much more useful.
Now show me what you can do to that wall. You're probably going to need to spend half an hour sitting on the floor when you're done, we can talk more then.
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Lightning is one thing. Stormlight is another.
[And now that she thinks of it, it's almost self-evident. If the Everstorm was a product of Odium and the Highstorm holds the last echoes of Honor, then-]
On Roshar, when the storm comes, we go into our homes. Leeward walls are built thick, and storm shelters are shaken by the crashing of boulders thrown against them. The ground itself is torn apart. Scounts and caravaneers may weather it- find a crevasse, pull a wooden cover over it, then push their way out past the crem, silt, and sluice deposited over top of them. We send our criminals to be judged by the storm.
But if you have a gemstone, [and here, she pulls the little garnet she arrived with from her pocket, to show him- it's a small chip of the rock, held in the centre of a glass bead, with one flat side so it can rest easily on a table] and you can leave your gems out in the storm, after it's passed they'll be infused with stormlight. Fresh from a storm, I'd be able to read by this. Or, because I'm a soulcaster, turn it into something much more useful.
Now show me what you can do to that wall. You're probably going to need to spend half an hour sitting on the floor when you're done, we can talk more then.