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Five months later. Wax is in attendance at a party back in Elendel, where he is known as "Lord Waxillium" or "Lord Ladrian," but is adamant in avoiding conversation.
 
He makes his way to the balcony to be alone. The death of Lessie still haunts him. Wax has returned to [[Elendel]] in the wake of his uncle's death to do his duty to his house. Lady [[LadyAving Cett]] appears on the balcony, urging Wax to rejoin the party.
 
Instead of returning to the party, Wax slips off the balcony and drops a bullet casing to Push himself over the garden wall. Spending his time bounding across rooftops and soaring through the air, Wax eventually comes across a bunch of criminals in an alleyway with constables blockading the entrance. Intending to deal with them he drops in their midst but hesitates as he hears a woman whimpering.
Six months later.
 
Wax has an appointment with a one, [[Lord [[Harms]], as suddenly the door chime sounds. A conversation with his house steward, miss [[Miss Grimes]] reveals Wax's appointment with Lord Harms is to settle a marriage agreement between himself and Harms' daughter, [[Steris]]. In his hesitation to appear eager Wax enquires into house matters where Missmiss Grimes informs him their second shipment of steel was stolen. House Tekiel is also having similar problems, losing five shipments.
 
Wax gets the urge to investigate an infamous gang of thieves known as the ''[[Vanishers]]'' but convinces himself that part of his life is over now. Making his way to the sitting room expecting to find Lord Harms and his daughter he instead encounters an old friend and partner. [[Wayne]] has the unusual habit of "trading" items in others possession with his own as he slips Wax's mantle clock into a pocket and produces a bottle of fine whiskey in its place, noting its roughly equal value.
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