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=== Chapter 24 ===
;Characters
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* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Allik Neverfar]]
* [[Telsin Ladrian]]
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
'''Marasi'''
Marasi studies ReLuur's pewter spike and thinks about the person who died to create a kandra with it. She goes over to Steris, who is writing about how useless she is. Marasi asks why she even came at all, and Steris points out that this was supposed to be a political enterprise, not an adventure in the mountains. She admits her love for Wax. When Marasi goes to check on Wayne, he seems relaxed but has his dueling canes out. Someone approaches displaying a parley flag.
'''Wax'''
Wax pulls MeLaan from a pit. He's figured out a pattern with the traps, so they are able to trigger the last few without further damage to MeLaan's bones. The last trap is a frozen block of acid. They get to a door with some unrecognizable writing, even to Allik. They decide to return and get the others to help. Wax senses something strange about the temple--that's it's too much like one would expect it to be. They get back, and Marasi has a gun trained on Edwarn, who wants to talk.
=== Chapter 25 ===
;Characters
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]]
* [[Marasi Colms]]
* [[Allik Neverfar]]
* [[Telsin Ladrian]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
* [[Jordis]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
Edwarn convinces Wax that they are at an impasse, so they talk. He claims to know how to open the door. They all walk to the door, and Edwarn instructs Wax on which symbols to Push on. He and Wayne ready for a trap, and Wax pushes all three symbols indicated by Edwarn. The door slides open. Edwarn wants to go in first, but Wax sends MeLaan in first to check for traps. They eventually all go in and see a dais like the one in the mural. There is nothing there but broken glass on the floor.
=== Chapter 26 ===
;Characters
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]]
* [[MeLaan]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Telsin Ladrian]]
* [[Allik Neverfar]]
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
'''Wax'''
Wax can tell that the glass wasn't broken recently because of the dust. He warns of other traps in the room. Edwarn is angry and says it's time to end this. Wax recognizes this as a signal to the mole he figured must be with them and guesses correctly that it's his sister, Telsin. They shoot each other, but only her aluminum bullet hits.
'''Marasi'''
Wayne and Marasi attempt to fight back, but Telsin and Edwarn use Allomancy to fight them off and drain their metal reserves. Telsin shoots Wax again, and he escapes through one of the traps, falling into a pit. Wayne escapes the room, and Edwarn threatens to kill Marasi, foot on her throat. When Wayne doesn't return, Edwarn lets go. Telsin injects MeLaan with something to make her lose her shape and confiscates both of her spikes. Marasi notices a hemalurgical spike in Edwarn's ribs. Telsin orders Edwarn to go after Wax. Soldiers arrive and report that they have not seen Wayne. Steris looks down in the pit where Wax has fallen.
=== Chapter 27 ===
;Characters
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* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]]
* [[Telsin Ladrian]]
* [[Steris Harms]]
* [[Allik Neverfar]]
* [[Wayne]]
* [[Harmony]] (mentioned only)
* [[Irich]] (mentioned only)
* [[Marsh]] (mentioned only)
* [[ReLuur]] (mentioned only)
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
'''Wax'''
Wax has been deposited into another room with a dais. He is badly wounded, his mind growing fuzzy. He prays to Harmony. He sees people sitting in the room, but he realizes that they are more dead Hunters. He sees a pedestal with a set of bracers as Edwarn follows him into the room. He can't see Wax hidden in the darkness, but he can follow his trail of blood. Edwarn reveals that Telsin recruited ''him'' into the Set, not the other way around. Edwarn finally gets to Wax, who has positioned himself so that Edwarn would release a trap, killing them both. Edwarn sees it but triggers it anyway.
'''Marasi'''
Marasi and the rest are marched back out to the entrance, their warming medallions confiscated. A soldier address Telsin as "Lady Sequence" and reports that the weapon (the bomb the Hunters were originally to use) has been found. Telsin orders the soldiers to search the captives, hoping Wayne will come back for them.
'''Wax'''
The ceiling falls on Wax. His body is crushed, and he can't move. Edwarn has Pushed out of the way, but still has a wound, which he heals. He reveals that he has three "boons," or hemalurgic spikes. Any more might cause interference from Harmony or vulnerability to emotional Allomancy. He tries on the bracers, but they are drained. He prepares to shoot Wax but is knocked aside by Wayne and takes off, afraid of Wayne. Wayne begs Wax to hold on.
'''Marasi'''
The guards are searching Marasi's purse, and she's dismayed to see that Wayne traded ReLuur's spike for the spearhead. Suit comes back with the bracers, and Telsin tries them on. She downs a vial of metals, hoping the bracers will grant Allomantic powers, but nothing happens. Another decoy. Marasi wonders where the real Bands are.
'''Wax'''
Wax also realizes that the bracers were another decoy. Wayne weeps. Wax figures out what the real Bands are, but he dies before he can speak.
=== Chapter 28 ===
;Characters
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* [[Wayne]] (point of view)
* [[Marasi Colms]] (point of view)
* [[Waxillium Ladrian]] (point of view)
* [[Steris Harms]] (point of view)
* [[Harmony]]
* [[Edwarn Ladrian]]
* [[Telsin]]
* [[Allik Neverfar]]
* [[Rashek]] (mentioned only)
* [[Paalm]] (mentioned only)
* [[Vin]] (mentioned only)
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;Plot Summary
'''Wayne'''
Wayne is filled with hatred for the world as Wax dies. Wax was the only one who believed in him. He grabs Wax's shotgun and wills his hands to stop shaking.
'''Marasi'''
Marasi tries to figure out where you would hide such an important weapon. She realizes that the temple with all its traps is the perfect decoy. She sees the spearhead right next to her and notices that it's not made of aluminium but of many different intertwined metals.
'''Wax'''
Wax has died, and the physical world is all mist. Harmony is there, walking with him. Wax complains that Harmony should step in more to prevent pain and hardship, but Harmony describes the difficulty in drawing the line. Even if all suffering stops, people would still complain. They walk further, around the planet, and Harmony shows that he ''is'' protecting them from some outside threat. Wax brings up Lessie, and Harmony helps Wax release the hatred he has for himself for doing what had to be done. Harmony admits he doesn't know what the red haze is threatening the planet. Wax sees a spark back on the planet.
'''Marasi'''
Marasi grabs the spearhead and taps everything. With ridiculous speed, she steals some vials from the guards and burns their metals, Pushing soldiers, Edwarn, and Telsin away. She Pushes herself into the sky and sees the mists emanating from her. She is like the Ascendant Warrior, ''above'' what Wax is. But that's not really what she wants. She soars over toward the temple.
'''Steris'''
Steris is quite surprised to see her sister glowing and flinging people about. Allik is so cold, he has stopped shivering. Fortunately, she has made herself useful by hiding an extra warming medallion in her notebook. She gives it to Allik.
'''Wax'''
Harmony gives Wax a choice: freedom, or going back for another adventure. Wax chooses to go back, but not before learning that Lessie had asked Harmony to look after him. Wax goes back,
=== Chapter 29 ===
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