Difference between revisions of "Evi Kholin"

Evi was a calm woman, often shying away from conflict. She was dedicated to pacifism, and often strove to convince her husband to behave more peacefully and reject the warlike ways of his kinsmen.{{book ref|sa3|26}} She enjoyed the moments of peacecalm between the two of them, and could be truly happy during that timethen.{{book ref|sa3|36}} Though peaceful, Evi was dedicated to her convictions. Even shortly before the end of her life, she was still dedicated to convincing Dalinar that violence doesn't always need to be the answer.{{book ref|sa3|71}}

Evi's time among the Alethi left her largely jaded and critical. The contest of wittiness betwen the women made her feel stupid; she critiqued the Alethi's supposed piety, noting that they were only ever devout when it suited their desire to wage war. After her death, [[Navani]] would claim that everyone loved her, but Evi's own experiences run contrary to that.{{book ref|sa1|64}}{{book ref|sa3|66}}

Although she and Dalinar were poorly matched, she nonetheless strove to make their relationship work. She tried to assimilate into the Vorin culture, if with mixed results, and endured anything life could throw at her, but did not let herherself ownforget culturewhere vanishshe whollycame from.{{book ref|sa3|66}} She also refused to let her frustration with Dalinar's darker nature show to her children, having told them that Dalinartheir father was an excellent man and officer.{{book ref|sa3|94}} Eventually, she seems to have come to truly care for him, although she was keenly aware that he did not reciprocate her feelings to the same extent.{{book ref|sa3|75}} Adolin likely got his emotional sensibility and proclivity to display his feelings from her.{{book ref|sa3|122}}