Difference between revisions of "Summary:Shadows of Self"

Innate is meeting with his staff, trying to decide what to do about the looting and unrest. The various ministers seem more concerned about political ramifications. He dismisses them and gives Marasi a written order declaring martial law and naming Aradel lord high constable over all of the precincts. He decides to allow the people to congregate at the mansion so he can speak to them, but looters elsewhere in the city are to be dealt with withusing force. Marasi requests a carriage to deliver the writ, but there are none available at the moment because of everyone else sending messages. She wanders about and decides to visit the saferoom, where she notices that some of the books on the shelves are scuffed while the others are pristine. She finds a key in one of them and unlocks a safe under a rug. Inside is a wad of cash and various letters proving the governor's corruption. She takes the evidence with her and heads back upstairs.

Reddi's men are outnumbered and losing, and MeLaan's speech isn't going very well. Marasi manages to sneak up to the carriage, where she finds two guards. She puts up a few speedslowness bubbles for a fraction of a second each, making it look like there are Metalborn among the fighters. They run to warn their guys, clearing the way for Marasi to enter the carriage. She finds the Soother and Rioter in there, and she pulls a gun on them.

Wax limps over to Bleeder to make sure she's neutralized. She starts convulsing and thrashing about and tells Wax that she's killing herself. He takes pity on her and holds her as she dies. She repeats somethingthe thatfirst onlywords Lessie wouldever knowsaid to him, and Wax finally realizes that Bleeder ''is'' Lessie. After she dies, he howls, driving back the mists. An hour later, TenSoon arrives and explains that Lessie was sent by Harmony to be Wax's bodyguard out in the Roughs. He didn't tell Wax because he foresaw disaster if Wax had known whom he was hunting. Wax hates Harmony for forcing him to kill Lessie again.