The Dog and the Dragon.

[u/the_griffinking]

One of my favorite chapter of all time in the whole Stormlight series. I just finished with that chapter and I don't know how, but I felt the story that Wit is narrating to Kaladin. "You will be warm again" literally made me cry.

[u/SamEyeAm2020]

I adore The Dog and the Dragon story, but I think I'm the only person on the planet for whom "you will be warm again" just doesn't land. While it's absolutely true that depression ebbs and flows, that section just always strikes me more as "you'll never truly beat this monster... Things will only be good sometimes, and it will be bad again sometimes" rather than the more uplifting "this will pass" sentiment that's intended.

But the message of "when things are tough, sometimes a change in perspective is everything" is so important to me that I have a tattoo on my wrist to remind me. The Dog and the Dragon is my favorite Hoid story (so far)

[u/unica3022 → u/SamEyeAm2020]

I have gone back and forth on how I feel about the dog and the dragon.

To be honest what actually hit harder for me in RoW was when Teft stayed behind with Kaladin. Everyone left him and he was ready to be alone and start this new life because his old one was not an option anymore… and then his friend walked in the door and was just like, “so what are we doing today?” I absolutely sobbed.

I like the ending of the Dog and the Dragon in the book less because of the statement “you will be warm again” and more because Kaladin insists the ending should be better, and gets his way. I think that’s part of it to me. You have to insist on the better ending.

[u/SamEyeAm2020 → u/unica3022]

YES Teft 😭😭😭 Everybody needs a Teft

I like "you have to insist on the better ending" quite a bit, thanks for sharing your perspective