The Way of Kings: Chapter 8

Jasnah scolds Shallan, telling her (Shallan) that she (Jasnah) had already made her decision. Shallan is embarrassed that she disturbed Jasnah again and leaves. However, after only a few moments, Jasnah calls her back and apologizes to her.
Shallan asks Jasnah to read the letter she had written for her earlier. Jasnah is impressed that she is self-taught, and agrees to accept Shallan as her ward once she has adequately learned philosophy and history. Shallan is pleased by this, but knows that it won't be enough to save House Davar.
In a last ditch attempt to convince Jasnah to take her as her ward, Shallan buys several books on history and philosophy and begins to study them, planning to impress Jasnah with her rapid learning before Jasnah leaves Kharbranth. Before long, she is interrupted by Jasnah, who had paid the servants to tell her if Shallan returned to the palace.
Jasnah asks to see Shallan's satchel. When she comes across Shallan's sketches, she asks why she made them, to which Shallan replies that she wanted to. It is ultimately the fact that Shallan pursues scholarship in her free time (in the form of her sketches and notes), along with her persistance, that convince Jasnah to accept her as her ward.
Shallan reflects that she has completed the first phase of her plan, but now needs to discover how to accomplish the rest of it without being caught.