Difference between revisions of "Elend Venture"

 

A few days later, Elend went with Vin inside Straff's camp to parlay. Elend offers an alliance against Cett's army and bluffs, saying they have the atium cache.{{book ref|mb2|26}} Elend argues Straff can't win without his help, but Straff says he already has a treaty with Cett, and he'll only agree to the alliance if Elend goes to the city's walls and surrenders the city. Elend says that if Straff killed him, Vin would kill Straff, and they demonstrate Vin's powerful emotional Allomancy, ending with Vin burning [[brass]] with [[duralumin]] and soothing away all of his emotion. Straff is frightened and agrees to let Elend return to the city.{{book ref|mb2|27}} However, during the meeting with Straff, the Assembly had invoked a no-confidence clause, deposing Elend from the position of king.{{book ref|mb2|27}}

 

==== The Elections for King ====