Dalinar's Warning

Dalinar's warning that the Everstorm would soon strike the other nations of Roshar goes largely unheeded by the monarchs of those nations. Nobody believes him. While monarchs in places like Azir and Thaylenah admit that a strange storm had appeared in the east, they didn't believe it would return. They couldn't guess how destructive the storm's return would be.
According to Dalinar, Iri dismissed him almost outright. Neither Marabethia nor Rira responded to his initial request for unifying as allies in the face of the storm. There's no real government in the Reshi Isles or some of the middle states. Babatharnam's "Most Ancient" had been coy, and most of the Makabaki states implied that they were waiting for Azir to make a decision. The Shin sent only a quick reply of congratulations, whatever that meant.
Taravangian is thus far the only one to heed the call. Though they've exchanged communications on five separate occasions, F'en Rnamdi of Thaylenah has thus far dodged the request.
Further, Dalinar indicated that his primary focus had been on places with Oathgates, for strategic reasons. Azir, Thaylen City, and Iri seemed most essential. However, he'd made overtures to everyone who would listen, Oathgate or no. New Natanan was also being coy, and the Herdazians thought he was trying to trick them. The Tukari scribes claimed they would bring his words to their god-king.
Navani indicated that she'd rather have the Emuli than the Tukari as allies because while the Emuli soldiers might be less capable, they're not crazy.
Dalinar assures Taravangian that their focus is on the Voidbringers, the true enemy. That they will win the other kingdoms with diplomacy.
Once Queen Fen has opened to Dalinar's missive, after the Everstorm has passed through Thaylen City, she tells him that theirs - hers, Dalinar's and Taravangian's - will be the first real united Vorin coalition the world has seen since the Hierocracy.
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