Difference between revisions of "Summary:The Well of Ascension"

Vin skulks through the streets to meet [[OreSeur]]. Having her suspicions of being followed deflated, she suggests returning to the wall, just before a hail of steel Pushed-pushed coins hurtle towards her.

Elend works on a proposal to the [[Luthadel Assembly]], to prevent them from taking any actions that he feels are rash, before he can parlay with Straff Venture.

The Terriswoman's name is [[Tindwyl]], an acquaintance of [[Sazed]]. Her [[coppermind]] specialty is biographies - theshe has studied the lives of great men. She has come to (forcibly) tutor [[Elend]] in the arts of being regal. [[Vin]] immediately distrusts her.

{{epigraph|Yes, he was the one who fuelledfueled the rumoursrumors after that. I could never have done what he himself did, convincing and persuading the world that he was indeed the Hero. I don'tdon’t know if he himself believed it, but he made others think that he must be the one.}}

OreSeur confirms that Vin's methods will help eliminate suspects in her search for the impostor. Vin tells OreSeur that she resents that he was the only one who knowknew about Kelsier's suicidal plans and that he kept those plans secret because he was following his contract. Vin gets OreSeur to open up about his feelings at being feared that he will break his contract to kill and impersonate his masters, and that Vin had similar feelings when she was in thieving crews. Vin tells OreSeur that he can overcome his mistrust because their crew is trustworthy but OreSeur disagrees because he thinks that no one can trust kandra due to their nature and abilities, even with the contract.

Zane asks Vin why she doesn't do anything that she wants to now that she has the power, and she replies that she is mature enough to not abuse her abilities. Zane asks what Vin would do if there were no repercussions and she replies that she would kill the enemy armysarmies' leaders. Zane tells her that they are both tools, but that they could be freed if they help each other, and leaves.

Vin is invited by Tindwyl to go shopping for a dress to wear for her meeting with Straff Venture, and they are accompanied by Allrianne, Spook and OreSeur. Tindwyl confronts Vin about her relationship with Elend and her refusal of his marraigemarriage proposal. Tindwyl encourages Vin to speak briefly to a crowd of members of the Church of the Survivor who gather outside the dress shop.

{{epigraph|butBut, I must continue with the sparsest of detail. Space is limited. The other Worldbringers must have thought themselves humble when they came to me, admitting that they had been wrong. Even then, I was beginning to doubt my original declaration.<br>But, I was prideful.}}

Elend leaves and Vin goes back to sleep. When she awakes, Zane is in the room. ZaneHe saystells her that the assassins were from Cett, and that Penrod made a deal with Straff. Zane gives Vin a nugget of atium and leaves, after telling her to stay safe.

OreSeur visits Vin, with a new dog host body. OreSeur states he didn't break the Contract by attacking a human, since his actions didn't cause death. OreSeur reluctantly tells Vin some non-confidential information about kandra, such as that they are not immortal, that they did not exist before the Lord Ruler's Ascension, that the Lord Ruler created them, and built in a means to control them. Vin experimentally useduses a duralumin brass push on OreSeur and succeededsucceeds. OreSeur gets upset that he revealed too much and Vin promises not to soothe OreSeur again. OreSeur says that Vin should not have been able to do that, and that she is like the powerful Allomancers of old.

Sazed and Tindwyl debate about the metal plate at the Conventical of Seran and Alendi's logbook. They are confused as to why Kwaan opposed Alendi taking the power from the Well of Ascension to defeat the dangerous Deepness. Sazed reads the rubbings and Tindwyl says something is wrong butthough she isn't sure what. They discuss this and ponder why Kwaan sent Rashek to kill or hinder Alendi, since it doesn't make sense based on what they know. They realize that when Luthadel is conquered, many people will be killed, and that further study is needed to determine what Alendi's motives were.

Elend deliberates on his failures to protect Luthadel. He visits ElendSazed and Tindwyl to get advice., and they spend some Theytime debatedebating about why Elend lost his throne. Sazed and Tindwyl both state thatapplaud Elend didfor well to sticksticking to his convictions, and Elend leaves.

Elends works on keeping the city residents from freezing, and on discovering who poisoned the city water supply. A skaa named [[Larn (Scadrian)|Larn]] tells Elend that he saw an Inquisitor in Luthadel. Hammond shows up, and Elend tells him that Cett is staying in Luthadel to continue to oppose Straff.

Elend and Hammond use [[Hilde|a passwall]] that Hammond hadhas knowbeen aboutusing sincefor he was a youthyears to discretely exit Luthadel. Elend proceeds on his own, finding a koloss patrol to lead him to [[Jastes]]. Elend and Jastes argue and Jastes threatens to take Elend hostage until Elend reveals that he washas been deposed. Elend asks Jastes to take the koloss away before they attack Luthadel in a frenzy, but Jastes says that he is in control of them. Elend stabs Jastes, then uses him as a hostage to escape the human camp. Elend attacks a small koloss and kills it and takes its sword and its pouches, which turn out to contain currency.

Vin shows up to talk to Sazed, and Tindwyl gives them privacy. Vin asks for advice about love, and about whether she should be with Elend or someone more like her. Vin leaves and Elend appears to ask for similar advice of Sazed. Sazed thinks they were meant for each other and that he must make sure they are not in Luthadel when it is conquered.