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Questioner
There's a scene where you can see from the perspective of Nan Balat, Shallan's brother, where he's maiming an insect. It's described as soothing his aches. Is that in any way related to how Kaladin feels depressed and down during the Weeping even in his early childhood?
Brandon Sanderson
What's happening to Nan Balat is magically enhanced. What's happening to Kaladin is mostly just chemical depression. Be he is really too young to be diagnosed with depression during some of these events, but he's got the seeds in there. So Kaladin is not magically depressed. Kaladin is just legitimatly a person with depression. Nan Balat... What's up with him is... ah... being exaggerated by certain forces moving in on Roshar. (last bit is a bit indistinctive)
BennParr
Has Balat been healed? He isn't mentioned using a cane in the chapter, and he's in guardsman training? Did he get a session with Renarin or somethng?
Brandon Sanderson
No, not healed (wound is too old) but has access to much better things like physical therapy, and a little strength training to help. Plus, he's doing much better mentally.
Stormlightning
You told someone that Nan Balat likes to hurt things. Like, a supernatural tendency to hurt things.
Brandon Sanderson
It's more along the lines of, "He has suffered some...enhancement of a psychological issue through supernatural effects."
Stormlightning
It's not an Unmade thing?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO! Good question! That's basically a confirmation, isn't it? *teasing laugh*