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Sensing that Lady Kelesina was making a quick escape from the party, Wax scrambled to find a way to exit in pursuit, without creating undue questions. Ever prepared, Steris armed Wax with a pistol she had snuck into the dance and then produced the requisite distraction, from the bottom of a vial of ipecac.{{book ref|mb6|13}}
Following as carefully as possible, Wax caught up to Kelesina deep in her mansion, where he overheard the unmistakable voice of his uncle Edwarn through the door to her bedroom. Wax listened as Edwarn detailed his involvement in both the train robbery from the day before as well as further plans to stymie Wax and keep him off his uncle’s trail.{{book ref|mb6|15}} Bursting through the door without any regard, Wax was immediately disarmed by Kelesina’s steward. Beckoned by Edwarn, whose words were actually emitting from an odd voice projector in the room, the steward turned and murdered Kelesina with Wax’s gun, tidily implicating him, a visiting noble from Elendel, in the killing of one of New Seran’s political class.{{book ref|mb6|16}}
Wax rides toward the construction site in a stagecoach and on the way to the site he and Marasi discover how the cube-like device that they recovered on the train operates.{{book ref|mb6|17}} At the construction site, Wax, MeLaan, and Marasi infiltrate the perimeter with the help of Wayne, where he realizes that the construction is a giant boat and decides to infiltrate it to find his sister. Wax proceeds to explore the ship with Wayne and after some time discovers the chamber where his sister is being held. Taking advantage of a distraction created by Wayne, Wax manages to get into the room where Telsin was being held..{{book ref|mb6|18}}.{{book ref|mb6|19}} After rescuing Telsin, Wax, Wayne, and Telsin escape the ship in a smaller ship with the help of a crew member of the ship. Once again Wax decides to go after the Bands of mourning rather than return to Elendel.{{book ref|mb6|21}}
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