Return to Roshar Episode 5 ~ To Pretend ~ Navani's Prologue

Return To Roshar

Welcome to Return to Roshar, where we speak again the Ancient Oaths by going through Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Books and put everything into a wider Cosmere context. So, a spoiler warning is in effect for every Cosmere book published at the time of recording, and that means up to Rhythm of War, for now.

In this episode of R2R, Leigha, Murtaugh, and Kevin discuss the Prologue of Rhythm of War - To Pretend, featuring Navani during the night her husband was assassinated.

Join us this time, as our Radiant hosts discuss the rocky relationship between Navani and Gavilar, we theorize wildly about the gem stone pouch, and how the many Herald motivations impacted that fateful evening.

Please note, this episode carries a Trigger Warning (TW) for emotional/domestic abuse, due to the nature of Gavilar & Navani's relationship. If you would like to skip the in-depth discussion which touches closely on these details, this discussion starts to go deeper at 6 mins 55 sec and ends at 10 mins 50 sec (duration: 3 min 55 sec), a brief musical interlude marks the beginning and end of this topic.

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As always: Journey before destination, and we hope you'll return to Roshar with us again, next time!

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound.