Complex sentence: In the 96th year of the Malazan Empire, during the final year of the Emperor Kellanved, Whiskeyjack speaks to the young Ganoes Paran who tells Whiskeyjack that he wants to be a soldier, to Whiskeyjack's disapproval.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 96th year of the Malazan Empire, during the final year of the Emperor Kellanved, Whiskeyjack speaks to the young Ganoes Paran. Paran tells Whiskeyjack that he wants to be a soldier, to Whiskeyjack's disapproval.