Riders as ever engaged in civil conversation, crows of black & white abound, a reluctant bearer of bad news, an unlikely couple sheltering an estranged brother, and Captain Kellaras being given a bath for five Hood-damned pages. It's that kind of chapter.

Not very much happens in Chapter 8 of Fall of Light, but simultaneously, a lot of thing happen. It's a bizzare quirk of Kharkanas in that, when things seem to slow down to a halt, the buildup is in the character work, and the thematic exploration being done in the background.

Does that "excuse" Kellaras being bathed for five pages? Discuss.

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