Difference between revisions of "Lift"

Several weeks later, Lift is stealing food in Urithiru. It was not as much fun as it used to be, as people left food out for her to 'steal'. She moved through air vents along the ceilings and walls. She had the feeling "everything" was wrong, which she always had during the everstorm. Lift looked what was in the basked left by [[Gift]]. When Wyndle asked, Lift snapped that she was not supposed to be liked and she was a mysterious shadow. She and Wyndle made some more jokes while she moved through the tower. She noticed how there were more tight squeezes she needed awesomeness for than a year ago. She then reached her nest. After eating, she went to the wall and used Wyndle to measure her height, she had grown an inch since last measurement. She suggested to stop eating to stop growing, but her spren doubted she could. They then talk of Lift's visit to the Nightwatcher, and Cultivation. Lift admitted to asking not to change. Wyndle asked why changing bothered her so much, to which she replied she was her mothersmother's little girl. She was very uncomfortable with the changes in her body. The last time she felt right was when she was with her mother. Wyndle wrapped himself around the girl to comfort her. Suddenly he says something happened and something is very wrong. Lift noticed she couldn't make her body slick anymore. At the perimeter of the tower she could not see anything wrong, until they noticed fallen windrunnersWindrunners near the Oathgate.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}}

Looking out, Lift noticed a red and a green [[Aviar]] fighting in the sky. She used Wyndle to climb along the tower, to the spren's dismay. The red birdchicken fled onto a balcony, where the edgedancerEdgedancer found it on the floor. She tried to summon Wyndle as a blade to ward of the oncoming green chicken, but he cancouldn't become a weapon. When it hit her in the face, she bit it and it flew away. Her light healed her face and then she healed the chicken but had to push through a resistance. While she healed, Wyndle scouted and noticed Radiants dropping unconscious, . The chicken indicated Lift should follow them, and leadslead her to the corpse of an [[Gereh|old Alethi man]] with a knife wound to the chest. The chicken went to the body and mourned. Lift deduced the chicken could feel the men and was no ordinary chicken. Wyndle remembered the man as a minor functionary who used to wear rings. This made Lift recall she had seen him when visiting the old people in the tower. Suddenly something moved, and a [[Mraize|tall man]] appeared with the green chicken on his shoulder. Lift started running while the man started laughing.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} He managed to catch her and put her in a cage, likely surrounded with [[aluminum]].{{book ref|sa4|49}} Later, he brought her to [[Raboniel]] as a gift and mentioned she was fueled by [[Lifelight]] instead of Stormlight.{{book ref|sa4|60}}

After a few weeks, Lift was freed by [[Venli]], who made her promise not to tell anyone about her willshaping powers. Lift wanted to run, but the Singer persuaded her she was needed to save Kaladin. Venli led her to a room to wait for [[Rlain]] and [[Dabbid]], who were happy to see hereher. Dabbid asked if Lift could still heal, and when she confirmed immediately led her away to go to Kaladin.{{book ref|sa4|83}} They took different paths to the tenth floor, and Lift made jokes when Rlain and Dabbid arrived. They wanted to hurry, and made it to the hiding place. After she opened the door with Light, they found Kaladin very sick. Lift went and healed him, which was the hardest she had ever done. When Rlain started to question Dabbid on why he never spoke before, the edgedancerEdgedancer defended him. While the others talked, Lift also healed Teft to the surprise of the others.{{book ref|sa4|85}}

Later, Lift visited Kaladin and Teft, and re-healed the latter to prevent him from slipping back into a coma. She had managed earlier to speak with one of the scholars to learn that Navani had been isolated for two weeks. While Kaladin iswas questioning what they should do, Teft ismade it clear they needed to rescue the sleeping Radiants. Lift said she could wake them, but they would not be able to fight and she would need a large amount of food. They decided to wait and try to contact the queen.{{book ref|sa4|91}}

When the last node was attacked, they triggered their plan. Lift and Teft sneaked to the room where the Radiants were held while Kaladin fought as a distraction. At the door, they were stopped by a Regal who was keeping the crowd out. Teft attacked the Regal and pushed him inside while Lift closed the door. She had to heal Teft when the stormform put a lighting bolt through the windrunnerWindrunner. Finally, Teft managed to strangle the enemy. While Teft went to seal the door, Lift went to the fallen Radiants to wake them. Before she reached them one of the bodies on the floor leaped up and swung a Shardblade at her and ruined her legs. It was [[Moash]]. He kicked liftLift to the wall and went on to fight Teft.{{book ref|sa4|103}} While Teft fought him, Lift woke and dragged herself to the Radiants. Moash killed one of the Radiants and threatened to kill Lift until Teft took the fight. Moash managed to kill both Teft and his spren.{{book ref|sa4|104}}

Lift was bound up and laid next to Kaladin's parents.{{book ref|sa4|105}} She was brought to the infirmary with her head bleeding and dead legs. Dabbid tried to give her Stormlight but it did not work.{{book ref|sa4|109}} Later, Dalinar remarked she was doing fine, as his lunch was gone. They had found her spren after the tower recovered. Lift and Wyndle arewere nowseen carrying around the red chicken.{{book ref|sa4|116}}