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Completing the quote for context. I feel like just "on the edge" can be interpreted as "the other Radiants were nervous around them", and this means something different
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|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance]], chapter 17{{epigraph ref|sa2|36}}
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Before the [[Day of Recreance]], many Dustbringers objected to the name of their order, as they felt it was too similar to "[[Voidbringers]]," and encouraged others to instead call them "Releasers,"{{epigraph ref|sa2|36}}{{wob ref|13774}} though most people still referred to them as "Dustbringers."{{wob ref|3607}} This naming preference may have been influenced by their spren, as [[Spark]] apparently passed it on to [[Malata]].{{book ref|sa3|24}} The Dustbringers were often misjudged by people because of the destructive nature of their powers,{{epigraph ref|sa2|36}} and even some of their fellow Knights Radiant felt they were "on the edge of evil" and did not get along with them.{{wob ref|11988}} The Skybreakers, who often made sure the Radiants didn't abuse their power,{{wob ref|13773}} were particularly concerned about the Dustbringers, despite the fact that the two orders had much in common.{{wob ref|11988}}
Historically, the Dustbringers often functioned as sappers, engineers, and strategists for the Knights Radiant.{{wob ref|13774}} During the final battle of the [[Last Desolation]], they used their powers to great effect, resulting in burnt plants and corpses and smoldering rock.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} In one of [[Dalinar's visions]], a Dustbringer and several of her squires hunted a [[spren]] that had been corrupted by [[Sja-anat]] and then fought a [[thunderclast]].{{book ref|sa2|4}}
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