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"@Karger already answered the above very well so I will just cover the below two\n \n\n\n\n\n\tThey had soulcasters. There was mention earlier in the novel about latrines that would be built out of the rock with slopping sides so the excrement would pool at the end of the latrine. A soulcaster would then come occasionally and soulcast it to smoke. An army on the move would probably soulcast a latrine, and then soulcast away the excrement. So it was already covered, and I do not see it being necessary to discuss during a climatic moment where Shallan is trying to research the location of the city. As to the uniqueness of the scenario, from what I recall, it was not unique. Armies that size were used all the time during the Kholins coming to power. The only difference is on the shattered plains they didn't do it because Dalinar thought at the time laying a siege would make more sense. The chasmfiends gemhearts were not known to be a thing, so he figured they could practically starve them out. Moving a large army across the shattered plains would leave it vulnerable to the parshendi outflanking them via their jumping. So siege warfare is where they went and stuck with. So the novelty was that Dalinar decided it was time to take the fight to them. But just about any question you could have regarding the army moving towards the center I believe has already been answered in Way of Kings and Words of Radiance. if you like you can list your additional questions, and I will do my best to answer them and quote where they are answered in the books. \n \n\n\n\n\n\tTrue Kaladin survived the highstorm, but he did not know there was any \"magical reason\". It was just some dark eyed slave that is persistent. It is up to his subordinates to solve the problem, and if they do not, they should be punished. Which is exactly what he did to the light eyes that presided over Kaladin and Gaz. Kaladin kept his stormlight use low in the daylight so no one noticed, and for a good chunk of it Kaladin primarily kept the shardbearer distracted so Adolin could deal with the others. So it \"appears\" to be Adolin that won the overwhelming duel, not Kaladin. Sadeas always poked and prodded Adolin. He just didn't expect that Adolin had it in him and miscalculated. \n \n"
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