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After the wedding is interrupted by the arrival of bandits from the Vanishers gang, who proceed to rob the lords and ladies in attendance at gunpoint, Wax initially refuses Wayne’s insistence that he take up a pistol, convincing himself that the Elendel constabulary will be able to handle the disturbance with far less bloodshed. When the gang goes too far, killing a man and taking Sterris as a hostage, Wax admits that he cannot stand idly by, and attacks the gang with his backup pistols and the full fury of his steel-pushing.
In the ensuing gunfight, Wax, Wayne, and, surprisingly, Steris’ cousin Marasi work together to subdue the majority of the attackers, while successfully minimizing civilian casualties. When Marasi is suddenly held at gunpoint by one of the gang, in the same fashion as Lessie a year ago, Wax nearly freezes up again. Marasi struggles and stuns the Vanisher holding her, momentarily opening up the shot for Wax and forcing him to make a choice to overcome his fear and pull the trigger and save her. As the robbers retreat, Waxillium is surprised to discover the identity of the Vanishers’ leader, Miles “Hundredlives” Dagouter, another former lawman from the Roughs.
The day after the wedding Wax survives an assassination attempt by his butler. ▼
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