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=== Chapter 6 ===
;Characters
Marasi reviews the notes that VenDell had given them. ReLuur describes some sort of beast with red skin and strange eyes. She reads a little from [[Spook]]'s book regarding Hemalurgy. He warns against experimentation because spike placement can cause unpredictable results. Wayne is nearby, chatting with people and learning new accents. He stops by and they talk about how awesome Wax is. Marasi feels like she's in his shadow. She turns back to the papers and finds a pouch with an earring meant for Wax. She walks back to Wax and Steris's room and finds Wax exulting in finding the last error in the ledger. She gives him the papers and pouch and heads to her room to sleep, when she realizes the rest of the train is heading off down the tracks ahead of their car. A man shoots at her.
{{columns|
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[VenDell]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Marsh]] (mentioned only)
* [[Spook]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edgard Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Trell]] (mentioned only)
* [[Claude Aradel]] (mentioned only)
* [[Chip (hunter)|Chip]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
Marasi reviews the notes that VenDell has given them. ReLuur describes some sort of beast with red skin and strange eyes. She reads a little from [[Spook]]'s book regarding Hemalurgy. He warns against experimentation because spike placement can cause unpredictable results. Wayne is nearby, chatting with people and learning new accents. He stops by and they talk about how Marasi feels like she is in Wax's shadow. She turns back to the papers and finds a pouch with an earring meant for Wax. She walks back to Wax and Steris's room and finds Wax exulting in finding the last lost clip in the house finances. She gives him the papers and pouch and heads to her room to sleep, when she realizes the rest of the train is heading off down the tracks ahead of their car. A man shoots at her from the other end of the train car.
 
*[http://www.tor.com/2016/01/18/excerpts-brandon-sanderson-the-bands-of-mourning-chapter-six/ Chapter 6 Excerpt]
 
=== Chapter 7 ===
;Characters
Wax notices that their car has decoupled and instinctively begins a steelpush. The bullet is diverted from hitting Marasi. There are some guys on horseback outside. They take off when they realize an Allomancer is on the car. Wax combines his powers to advance their car and reattach it to the main train. He battles the bandits, who worry him because they don't look like common thieves. He tries to restore his metal reserve but finds his vials broken. Steris provides him with three that she has brought along just in case. On one of the cargo cars, the robbers use some sort of gas to chase out the guards and blow open a safe. Wax bandages up a guard, and he relates that the robbers used Allomancy to get in the car. A small metal cube lands near Wax, and his metal reserves vanish.
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[Drewton]]
* [[VenDell]] (mentioned only)
* [[Wayne]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ranette]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
Marasi is in a firefight with Steris reloading for her. One bandit tries to take a hostage, but Marasi immediately guns him down without thinking. She considers killing such a waste, that society has failed if it has to come to this point. Marasi loses track of Steris -- she has gone somewhere in a very determined fashion.
 
'''Wax'''
An extremely large man who is also a coinshot brawls with Wax. Wax's punches are ineffectual. He escapes out a window and on top of the car and sees four bandits on another car bearing some large item. The large man follows up with Ranette's mega shotgun that he's confiscated from Wax's abandoned gun belt. When he shoots from the hip, the gun drops from his hand and he is wounded. Wax desperately tries to get his other vial, but the brute has him pinned down until Steris shows up and fires the shotgun, wounding him. But the kick of the gun throws her off the train.
 
Wax notices that their car has decoupled and instinctively begins a Steelpush, which diverts the bullet from hitting Marasi. There are some men on horseback outside who take off when they realize an Allomancer is on the car. Wax combines his powers to advance their car and reattach it to the main train. He battles the bandits, who worry him because they don't look like common thieves. He tries to restore his metal reserve but finds his vials broken. Steris provides him with three that she has brought along just in case. On one of the cargo cars, the robbers use some sort of gas to chase out the guards and blow open a safe. Wax bandages up a guard, and he relates that the robbers used Allomancy to get in the car. A small metal cube lands near Wax, and his metal reserves vanish.
 
'''Marasi'''
 
Marasi is in a firefight with Steris reloading for her. One bandit tries to take a hostage, but Marasi immediately guns him down without thinking. After checking that the bandits have retreated from the last two cars, Marasi realizes that she has lost track of Steris.
 
'''Wax'''
 
An extremely large man who is also a Coinshot brawls with Wax, whose punches are ineffectual. He escapes out a window, and once on top of the car sees four bandits on another car bearing some large item. The large man follows up with Ranette's mega shotgun that he has confiscated from Wax's abandoned gun belt. When he shoots from the hip, the gun drops from his hand and he is wounded. Wax desperately tries to get his other vial, but the brute has him pinned down until Steris shows up and fires the shotgun, wounding him. But the kick of the gun throws her off the train.
 
=== Chapter 8 ===
;Characters
Wax gets to a vial and drinks it down, although there is some delay before he can burn steel. He goes after Steris and they both splash into the river they were passing over. He uses one of the ball and cord devices to get back on the bridge after retrieving the shotgun from the bottom of the river. Steris is delighted with the whole adventure. They get back to the locomotive thanks to a big steelpush. The bandits are installing some sort of device. Wax kills the one at the controls, who slumps down on the brake. They are only minutes from the next town.
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Irich]]
* [[Ranette]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax gets to a vial and drinks it down, although there is some delay before he can burn steel. He jumps after Steris and catches up to her just above the river's surface. He uses one of the ball and cord devices to get back on the bridge after retrieving the shotgun from the bottom of the river. Steris is delighted with the whole adventure. They get back to the locomotive via a big Steelpush, and Wax saves the engineer from one of the bandits. The engineer tells him that the bandits are installing some sort of device. They are only minutes from the next [[Ironstand|town]].
 
'''Marasi'''
 
Marasi is still looking for Steris, comforting hysterical passengers as she goes. One [[Irich|man]] with a cane is calmly standing in the hall, and she tells him to get back to safety. He opens his hand and Marasi raises her rifle, but the train suddenly brakes. The man takes off, and Marasi sees that he has dropped a small cube. She collects it.
 
'''Wax'''
Marasi is still looking for Steris, comforting hysterical passengers as she goes. One [[Irich|man]] with a cane is calmly standing in the hall, and she tells him to get back to safety. He opens his hand and Marasi raises her rifle, but the train suddenly brakes. The man takes off, and he has dropped a small cube. Marasi collects it.
 
Wax shoots several bandits, andthen deactivates and Pushes overboard the "device," which was really just a case of dynamite. The giant Coinshot reappears, and Wax manages to attach aRanette's ball and cord device to him, yanking him off the train. There are still several more bandits, and Wax is unarmed. TheyPartway through taking turns jumping off into the river, they suddenly stop moving.; Marasi has them trapped in a speed bubble.
 
=== Chapter 9 ===
;Characters
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Matieu]]
* [[Drewton]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Irich]] (mentioned only)
* [[Mrs. Hutchen]] (mentioned only)
* [[Donny]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Paalm]] (mentioned only)
* [[VenDell]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Wax'''
 
At the train station, Wax gets attended to by a physician. The local captain tells him that the robbery was perpetrated by the [[Nightstreet Gang]], a notorious gang in the area. Wax talks to the captain about the gang as he worriedly searches for Wayne. Matieu asks Wax for help in catching the ones that got away, but Marasi reminds him that he already has a task. Wax finally sees moving blue lines and finds Wayne in an empty compartment, hiding in the luggage compartment in the floor. MeLaan is there with him, topless.
 
'''Marasi'''
Marasi is incensed at Wayne and MeLaan, but Wayne was just "moving on" from Ranette. With the noise from the tracks (and their own noise), MeLaan and Wayne had no idea there was a fight going on. MeLann asks about the attack, and he tells about the cube that acted as a [[Chromium|Leecher]] would. Marasi reveals the cube she got from the guy with the cane. Wax decides to continue on to [[New Seran]] despite the unusual attack. Steris is off doing needlework -- something she does when she's really upset. Wax comforts her.
 
Marasi is incensed at Wayne and MeLaan, but Wayne claims he was just "moving on" from Ranette. With the noise from the tracks (and their own noise), MeLaan and Wayne had no idea there was a fight going on. MeLaan asks about the attack, and he tells about the cube that acted as a [[Chromium|Leecher]] would. Marasi reveals the cube she got from the guy with the cane. Wax decides to continue on to [[New Seran]] despite the unusual attack. Steris is off doing needlework, something she only does when she's really upset. Wax comforts her.
 
=== Chapter 10 ===
;Characters
The group arrives at New Seran on a cargo train and are impressed by the beauty of the city with its waterfalls, terraces, and streams. Their hotel is on a higher tier in the city, and Wax doesn't want to wait for a gondola, so he steelpushes himself and Marasi to the top tier, intending to go back and get the others. As they walk toward the hotel, Wax spies a headline on a broadsheet. One of his old nemeses, [[Ape Manton]], is apparently in New Seran. He starts to investigate, but then turns back, again remembering their primary goal of the trip. For him, it's finding his [[Edwarn Ladrian|uncle]].
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[Aunt Gin]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Spook]] (mentioned only)
* [[Cimines]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ape Manton]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Miles Dagouter]] (mentioned only)
* [[Telsin Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
The owner of the hotel introduces the group to their suite. She becomes quite unnerved at their strange behavior (Wax ripping out windows, MeLaan talking about breast size, etc.) and Steris's list of calamities that may befall the hotel while they're there. She insists that the staff be prepared. Marasi and Wayne prepare to search graveyards for the missing spike, while the others prepare to go to the party.
 
'''Wax'''
 
The group arrives at New Seran on a cargo train and are impressed by the beauty of the city with its waterfalls, terraces, and streams. Their hotel is on a highest tier in the city, and Wax doesn't want to wait for a gondola, so he Steelpushes himself and Marasi to the top tier, intending to go back and get the others. As they walk toward the hotel, Wax spies a headline on a broadsheet. One of his old nemeses, [[Ape Manton]], is apparently in New Seran. He starts to investigate, but then turns back, again remembering their primary goal of the trip. For him, it's finding his [[Edwarn Ladrian|uncle]].
 
'''Wayne'''
 
The [[Aunt Gin|owner]] of the [[Copper Gate|hotel]] introduces the group to their suite. She becomes quite unnerved at their strange behavior (Wax ripping out windows, MeLaan talking about breast size, etc.) and Steris's list of calamities that may befall the hotel while they're there. (Steris insists that the staff be prepared.) Marasi and Wayne prepare to search graveyards for the missing spike, while the others prepare to go to the [[Kelesina Shores' party|party]].
 
=== Chapter 11 ===
;Characters
Wax rides toward the party given by [[Kelesina Shores]]. Steris tries to calm his nerves. Wax doesn't want to wait in the long carriage line, so they get out and walk. Steris has prepared a list of conversation starters and people to use them on so they can get information about the Bands of Mourning. Wax grudgingly looks through the book and is impressed by Steris's thorough preparation. He wonders how she had time to do so. They come across a [[Hoid|beggar]] and Wax gives him a bank note. The beggar tosses back a coin as "change." They enter and Wax has to check his weapons.
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Hoid]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[Eriola]]
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelesina Shores]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jak]] (mentioned only)
* [[Westweather Cett]] (mentioned only)
* [[VenDell]] (mentioned only)
* [[Reddi]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax rides toward the party given by [[Kelesina Shores]]. Steris tries to calm his nerves. Wax doesn't want to wait in the long carriage line, so they get out and walk. Steris has prepared a list of conversation starters and people to use them on so they can get information about the Bands of Mourning. Wax grudgingly looks through the book and is impressed by Steris's thorough preparation. He wonders how she had time to do so. They come across a [[Hoid|beggar]], and Wax gives him a bank note. The beggar tosses back a coin as "change." They enter, and Wax has to check his weapons.
 
'''Wayne'''
 
Wayne and Marasi enter a bank right before closing time. Wayne goes over his plan with Marasi to distract the employees while she searches the ledgers. She interrupts the performance and throws her weight around as a constable.
 
'''Marasi'''
The banker reluctantly hands over the records to Marasi, but only after getting confirmation from Elendel that they are legit. Her plan is to check the deposits of grave workers against their wages to see if there are any irregularities. She finds that apparently all the cemetery workers are crooked, stealing and selling corpses' personal effects. Marasi goes off to "employ" one of the workers.
 
The banker reluctantly hands over the records to Marasi, but only after getting confirmation from Elendel that they are legit. Her plan is to check the deposits of grave workers against their wages to see if there are any irregularities. She finds that all of the cemetery workers are crooked, likely stealing and selling corpses' personal effects. Marasi goes off to "employ" one of the workers.
 
=== Chapter 12 ===
;Characters
Wax notices that little has changed from his youth in the atmosphere at parties. He doesn't miss his guns very much after all because they aren't the appropriate weapons in this political/social battlefield. He goes to order drinks for him and Steris, and he inadvertently tips with the coin from the beggar. The bartender points out that it's a strange coin, and Wax grabs it back, examining it for the first time. It's made of two different metals, has an inscription of a man with one spiked eye, and has the same symbols from the pictures ReLuur took. He discusses the coin with Steris and contemplates looking for the beggar, but he figures that he's probably already gone. Steris suggests they go talk to Lord [[Gave Entrone]] as a way to get warmed up. Entrone is interested in archaeology. He does an excellent job of goading Wax by insulting both him and Steris, and Wax handles it poorly. Next he tries to dance with Lady Felise Demoux, but before he's able to, [[Khriss]] cuts in. She seems to know a lot about using metals and about Wax's powers in particular. She quizzes him on what happens when he uses his powers in combination, then suddenly breaks off, leaving him a card with an address in Elendel but no name. He tries to figure out who it is, to no avail. He's concerned that it's someone from the [[Set]]. Wax tries some "seltzer" that has lemon flavoring and lots of sugar. Steris suggests their next target: an informant named [[Devlin Airs]].
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Kelesina Shores]]
* [[Gave Entrone]]
* [[Felise Demoux]]
* [[Khrissalla]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Dechamp]]
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
* [[Marsh]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Hoid]] (mentioned only)
* [[Elend Venture]] (mentioned only)
* [[Valette Entrone]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Devlin Airs]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Bilmy]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax notices that little has changed from his youth in the atmosphere at parties. He doesn't miss his guns very much after all because they aren't the appropriate weapons in this political/social battlefield. He goes to order drinks and inadvertently tips the bartender with the coin from the beggar. The bartender points out that it's a strange coin, and Wax grabs it back, examining it for the first time. It's made of two different metals, has an inscription of a man with one spiked eye, and has the same symbols from the pictures ReLuur took. He discusses the coin with Steris and contemplates looking for the beggar, but he figures that he's probably already gone. Steris suggests they go talk to Lord [[Gave Entrone]] as a way to get warmed up. Entrone wants to hide something about his interest in archaeology, so he turns to goading Wax by insulting both him and Steris; Wax handles it poorly. Next he tries to dance with Lady [[Felise Demoux]], but before he's able to, [[Khriss]] cuts in. She seems to know a lot about using metals and about Wax's powers in particular. She quizzes him on what happens when he uses his powers in combination, then suddenly breaks off, leaving him a card with an address in Elendel but no name. He tries to figure out who she is, but to no avail. He's concerned that it's someone from the [[Set]]. Wax tries some "seltzer" that has lemon flavoring and lots of sugar. Steris suggests their next target: an informant named [[Devlin Airs]].
 
'''Marasi'''
 
Marasi and Wayne pass through the gates of the [[Seran New District Cemetery]], past a statue of the Survivor depicting the moment of his death. They came here because the gravekeeper, [[Dechamp]], is definitely stealing from corpses and this graveyard is the one that handles unidentified bodies. Wayne convinces Marasi that deception would work better in this setting, so Waynehe puts together a quick disguise for both of them. Wayne offers a deal to Dechamp and tells about which body he wants that has an item of "sentimental value." They head off to the grave after Wayne makes a payment. Dechamp starts digging up a fresh grave.
 
=== Chapter 13 ===
;Characters
Wax reminds himself that he is here to address the Set itself rather than stopping its lesser minions. So he has to play by their rules -- going to parties and holding his temper. He waits his turn with the informant and shows him the strange coin. He pretends that he's interested in the monetary value of the coin. Devlin has seen them around on the black market. He reports that many of the nobility are involved in some sort of building project involving Allomancers that's been kept very quiet. He warns Wax that a civil war is coming and moves off. Wax finds himself facing Kelesina. Wax pretends to be a novice to put her at ease. Then he baldly asks about the strange coin. She gets very nervous, and Wax continues to act naive about it, but when he asks her to dance, she makes an excuse and leaves the party. Steris arrives and thinks of a diversion so Wax can follow her. She downs an emetic she had brought along in case someone poisoned them and proceeds to vomit on the table.
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Devlin Airs]]
* [[Kelesina Shores]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Dechamp]]
* [[Tindwyl]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Gave Entrone]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ape Manton]] (mentioned only)
* [[Khrissalla]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Bastien Severington]] (mentioned only)
* [[Claude Aradel]] (mentioned only)
* [[Eliza Marin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
Marasi wanders around the graveyard while Dechamp digs. She finds a statue of the [[Vin|Ascendant Warrior]] in the poor person section. She goes back to the grave site, and it appears that he's almost down to the bodies. Suddenly Wayne grabs her and pulls her into the grave. Then she hears gunfire.
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax reminds himself that he is here to address the Set itself rather than stopping its lesser minions. This means he has to play by their rules, going to parties and holding his temper. He waits his turn with the informant and shows him the strange coin. He pretends that he's interested in the monetary value of the coin. Devlin says he has seen them around on the black market. He reports that many of the nobility are involved in some sort of building project involving Allomancers that's been kept very quiet. He warns Wax that a civil war is coming and moves off. Wax finds himself facing Kelesina. Wax pretends to be a novice to put her at ease. Then he baldly asks about the strange coin. She gets very nervous, and Wax continues to act naive about it, but when he asks her to dance, she makes an excuse and leaves the party. Steris arrives and thinks of a diversion so Wax can follow her. She downs an emetic she had brought along in case someone poisoned them and proceeds to vomit on the table.
 
'''Marasi'''
 
Marasi wanders around the graveyard while Dechamp digs. She finds a statue of the [[Vin|Ascendant Warrior]] in the poor person section. She goes back to the grave site, and it appears that Dechamp is almost down to the bodies. Suddenly Wayne grabs her and pulls her into the grave. Then she hears gunfire.
 
=== Chapter 14 ===
;Characters
Marasi and Wayne hide in the grave in a speed bubble. Wayne has been shot four times and takes some time to heal. The gunman, presumably from the Set, are firing everything they've got, probably because they know Wayne is a Bloodmaker. Wayne drops the bubble, and they wait until the shots stop, then Marasi fires a couple of shots as a diversion. Wayne moves to the other side of the grave and puts up another bubble just as a stick of dynamite comes flying in. He drops it again and they scramble over to a different grave, hoping for the mists and explosion to cover their movement. Wayne then uses a combination of dueling canes and speed bubbles to defeat the gunmen.
{{columns|
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Dechamp]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Kelesina Shores's steward]]
* [[Sophi Tarcsel]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelesina Shores]] (mentioned only)
* [[Telsin Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Bastien Severington]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Templeton Fig]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Marasi'''
 
Marasi and Wayne hide in the grave in a speed bubble. Wayne has been shot four times and takes some time to heal. The gunmen, presumably from the Set, are firing everything they've got, probably because they know Wayne is a Bloodmaker. Wayne drops the bubble, and they wait until the shots stop, then Marasi fires a couple of shots as a diversion. Wayne moves to the other side of the grave and puts up another bubble just as a stick of dynamite comes flying in. They scramble over to a different grave, hoping for the mists and explosion to cover their movement. Wayne then uses a combination of dueling canes and speed bubbles to defeat the gunmen, who come to check on their corpses.
 
'''Wax'''
 
Steris is resting in a guest bedroom. The Terris steward watches over her and offers to send for their carriage. They can hear that the speech is starting. Wax heads out, and Steris insists on going along. They start wandering the halls and stare down a servant. Wax is about to scout ahead when Steris offers him a handgun she smuggled in, taped to her thigh. Wax is surprised and impressed.
 
'''Marasi'''
Steris is resting in a guest bedroom. The Terris steward watches over her and offers to send for their carriage. The speech is starting. Wax heads out and Steris insists on going along. They start wandering the halls and stare down a servant. Wax is about to scout ahead when Steris offers him a handgun she smuggled in, taped to her thigh. Wax is surprised and impressed.
 
Wayne searches the gravekeeper's shack and finds ahis hidden cache of booze. The constabulary has arrived, and an Allomancer among them reports no metal in the grave. Wayne also finds a ledger book, and after Marasi looks through it, she has an idea. They have one more task to do.
 
=== Chapter 15 ===
;Characters
{{columns|
* [[Templeton Fig]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Destra]]
* [[Dechamp]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]]
* [[Kelesina Shores]]
* [[Kelesina Shores's steward]]
* [[Marsh]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Bastien Severington]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
* [[Irich]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ape Manton]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Burl (character)|Burl]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Templeton'''
 
[[Templeton Fig]] admires his stuffed animal collection as he waits on word from the graveyard. The flames from his fire in the fireplace stop moving. The door of the room opens and the body of Dechamp is deposited onto the floor. Fig is terrified. "Death" taps on his window and demands the return of his spike. Fig says that "they" demanded he recover the spike and send it to [[Dulsing]]. The fire moves again, and the constables come.
 
'''Wayne'''
Wayne takes off his disguise and asks Marasi how [[Marsh|"Death"]] really sounds. Dulsing is a small, remote village, so they are puzzled why the spike got sent there.
 
Wayne takes off his disguise and asks Marasi how [[Marsh|"Death"]] really sounds, as she has spoken with him. They discuss their findings, puzzled as to why the spike was sent to such a small, remote village as Dulsing.
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax continues to prowl the hallways and finds Kelesina's rooms, which are vacant. He overhears some of the speech in which Lord Severington complainsspeaks against the oppression of Elendel. Wax hears his uncle through a door talking to Kelesina. He gets closer and hears his uncle encouraging Kelesina to continue to try to distract him with side quests. Wax wonders if everything happening recently were distractions set up by his uncle. His voice sounds strange --, "smaller." They are trying to recover the device (metalIrich cube)lost on the train from Wax. Edwarn finds out that ReLuur might not actually be destroyeddead. Wax hears the steward coming and Pushes up against the ceiling to hide. She walks past and enters the room with the voices. He drops to the floor andto confront the twooccupants women are shockedonly to see him,that butit hisis uncleonly isn'tthe there!two women. Some sort of box is on table in front of Kelesina.
 
=== Chapter 16 ===
;Characters
Edwarn's voice is projecting from the box. Wax picks it up and screams at his uncle about his sister. The steward, apparently tapping pewter, knocks him over and slaps his gun out of his hand, which she uses to shoot Kelesina. The maid is also there, and she starts running around screaming that Wax has killed her. The steward searches then shoots Kelesina again. Wax grabs the box and flees, but she catches up with him and starts to choke him. MeLaan shows up and punches her, freeing Wax. The steward punches MeLaan but gets a mangled hand in return -- MeLaan is wearing aluminum bones. Then she rips off one arm with a sword attached and runs her through. Wax recovers a gold bracelet from the body. He finds Steris hiding in the bushes and takes her away, complimenting her on her work at the party. He realizes that he is attracted to her, and that brings back thoughts of Lessie. He dismisses them and kisses Steris as they soar over the city.
{{columns|
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]]
* [[Kelesina Shores]]
* [[Kelesina Shores's steward]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[Aunt Gin]]
* [[Telsin Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Paalm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[VenDell]] (mentioned only)
* [[Claude Aradel]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
Back at the hotel, Wayne is reading a novel about a rocket ship while Marasi paces. Wax and Steris arrive through a window and they quickly share some of the information they've acquired. They leave in a hurry. The constables are coming for them.
 
'''Wax'''
Wax sits in the dark smoking a cigar. MeLaan asks if he's going to go back to Elendel. It won't look good that the emissary from there (presumably) killed the host of a political rally. Wax hates Harmony because he betrayed him. He decides to head to Dulsing.
 
Edwarn's voice is projecting from the box. Wax picks it up and screams at his uncle about his sister. The steward, using Feruchemy to increase her strength, knocks him over and slaps his gun out of his hand, which she uses to shoot Kelesina. The maid is also there, and she starts running around screaming that Wax has killed Lady Kelesina. The steward searches the body and then shoots Kelesina again. Wax grabs the box and flees, but she catches up with him and starts to choke him. MeLaan shows up and punches her, freeing Wax. The steward punches MeLaan but gets a mangled hand in return--MeLaan is wearing aluminum bones. Then MeLaan rips off one arm with a sword attached and runs the steward through. Wax recovers a gold bracelet from the body, which turns out to be a metalmind full of healing power. He finds Steris hiding in the bushes and takes her away, complimenting her on her work at the party. He realizes that he is attracted to her, and that brings back thoughts of Lessie. He dismisses them and kisses Steris as they soar over the top of the mists.
 
'''Wayne'''
 
Back at the hotel, Wayne is reading a novel about a rocket ship while Marasi paces. Wax and Steris arrive through a window, and they quickly share some of the information they've acquired. They leave in a hurry, as the constables are coming for them.
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax sits in the dark smoking a cigar. MeLaan asks if he's going to go back to Elendel. It won't look good now that people think that the emissary from there killed the host of a political rally. Wax realizes he hates Harmony because he feels like Harmony betrayed him. In the end he decides to head on to Dulsing.
 
== Part 3 ==
=== Chapter 17 ===
;Characters
Marasi is enjoying the adventure of a stagecoach ride in uncivilized land. She has moved on from Wax, but still admires him. Wax reveals that he was first a "gentleman adventurer" before becoming a lawman. After no success in finding treasure, he turned to bounty hunting and was eventually credentialed. They discuss whether the Bands of Mourning are real. Wax goes back to sleep, so Marasi finishes her report and fiddles with the cube. She finds a tiny switch and flips it, then burns cadmium to see if anything would happen. This causes the stagecoach to lurch because it isn't massive enough for the speed bubble to follow Marasi. She reports that the cube vibrated while she was burning. They decide to stop and experiment with the cube.
{{columns|
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[VenDell]] (mentioned only)
* [[Reddi]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelsier]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jak]] (mentioned only)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[Kelesina Shores]] (mentioned only)
* [[Hoid]] (mentioned only)
* [[Claude Aradel]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Ranette]] (mentioned only)
* [[Replar Innate]] (mentioned only)
}}
 
;Plot Summary
 
'''Marasi'''
 
Marasi is enjoying the adventure of a stagecoach ride in uncivilized land. She has moved on from Wax, but still admires him. Wax tells her more about the beginning of his time in the Roughs. They discuss whether the Bands of Mourning are real. Wax goes back to sleep, so Marasi finishes her report and fiddles with the cube. She finds a tiny switch and flips it, then burns cadmium to see if anything would happen. This causes the stagecoach to lurch because it isn't massive enough for the speed bubble to follow Marasi. She reports that the cube vibrated while she was burning. They decide to stop and experiment with the cube.
 
'''Wax'''
 
Wax plays around with the cube, burning steel, and they figure out that it somehow extends someone's Allomancy. Wax gives it back to Marasi because the cube's ability would be very handy with a Pulser. Wax remembers the gold bracelet and gives it to Wayne, who marvels that it is indeed a gold metalmind that he can use. Only he, as a Bloodmaker, can use it, so it's not definitive proof of the Bands of Mourning; however, it does suggest that Mr. Suit might be using Hemalurgy. MeLaan spots an innocuous-looking roadblock ahead, and Wax decides that they need to proceed on horseback.
 
They ride in, not encountering any patrols because the guarded area is so large. They come upon a large, nondescript building, guarded by soldiers and still under construction. Wayne tries to figure out a way in, and Steris agrees to stay behind with the horses. Wax and Wayne decide to use the "Spoiled Tomato" plan, which consisted of Wax Pushing Wayne to the building.
 
'''Wayne'''
Wax plays around with the cube, burning steel, and they figure out that it somehow extends someone's Allomancy. Wax gives it back to Marasi because the cube's ability would be very handy with a Pulser. Wax remembers the gold bracelet and gives it to Wayne, who marvels that it is indeed a gold metalmind that he can use. However, only he -- as a Bloodmaker -- can use it, so it's not definitive proof of the Bands of Mourning, but does suggest that Mr. Suit is using Hemalurgy. MeLaan spots an innocuous-looking roadblock ahead, and Wax decides that they need to proceed on horseback.
 
They ride in, not encountering any patrols because the guarded area is so large. They come upon a large, nondescript building, guarded by soldiers and still under construction. Wayne tries to figure out a way in, and Steris agrees to stay behind with the horses. Wax and Wayne decide to use the "Spoiled Tomato" plan, which consisted of Wax Pushing Wayne to the building. Wayne lands as quietly as possible (in rocks) and heals before he dies from the fall. The metalmind has tons of healing in it. He eludes some guards and approaches the building. He makes another guard "trip" over a wire, cutting off some floodlights and causing a commotion. Wax, Marasi, and MeLaan join him in the darkness and confusion. They sneak into the building and see a large ship, damaged. They split up: Marasi and MeLaan are to search for the spike, Wax and Wayne for Mr. Suit.
 
=== Chapter 18 ===
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