Difference between revisions of "Steris Harms"

Later that day, Wax accompanies Steris to see the governor speak at [[Lady ZoBell]]’s party{{book ref|mb5|8}}. On the way there, Wax tells Steris a story about his uncle from his childhood. When traffic clogs up, Wax uses [[RannetteRanette]]’s new grappling hook to climb [[ZoBell Tower]] with Steris according to the plan in Steris’s notebook. During this climb Steris voices how wonderful she thinks it is to fly by allomancy, although Wax feels she is uncomfortable with the experience. During the party, Steris discards her usual plan for working the crowd in favor of Wax’s goal of finding [[Bleeder]]{{book ref|mb5|9}}. Steris evidences interest in the methods Wax uses to protect himself during a social occasion, and proves much better than he is at navigating, and ending, conversations. Steris also revealed that she had prepared a list of witty quips that she though Wax would enjoy, prompting Wax to say that he thought she was being truly genuine with him even though she was working off a list. Steris and Wax encountered [[Me-LaanMeLaan]] in disguise before finally being able to speak with [[Governor [[Innate]]. Steris defends Wax to the governor before being left behind when Bleeder begins to speak to Wax. After Wax chases Bleeder out of ZoBell tower Steris is left to make small talk with Wayne, who tells her that he finds her repulsive and indicates that he would rather be anywhere else than talk with her. Eventually, Marasi sends Steris off to wait in safety until Bleeder is captured{{book ref|mb5|12}}.

SetrisSteris began her relationship with Wax with a touch of desperation, as her efforts to secure a future for herself and her house had come to a stalemate{{book ref|mb4|20}}. However, after Wax rescues her from her captivity by the Vanishers, she evidences some affection for him{{book ref|mb4|20}}. By the time Wax goes to search for the [[Bands of Mourning]], Steris has fallen deeply in love with him{{book ref|mb6|24}}, even though she regards the emotion as foolish.

At the beginning of their relationship, Wax regards Steris as an inconvenient necessity, and even enojys needling her until she loses her temper. As their relationship progresses, however, Wax finds himself becoming protective of Steris’s feelings as well as her person{{book ref|mb6|12}}. Eventually Wax realizes that he not only cares for Steris, but that he loves her. Since their first wedding was ruined by Wayne, Wax surprises Steris with a private wedding after their return from the [[Seran]] Mountain Range, delighting her with the one thing she had never expected - a marriage marked more by love than by duty.