Difference between revisions of "Waxillium Ladrian"

Too late, Wax realized that the woman he had shot was not just Bleeder, an insane murderer and Faceless Immortal that looked like Lessie; this ''was'' Lessie.{{book ref|mb5|26}}

 

In the weeks that followed, Wax bitterly grieved his wife’s final death, greatly distancing himself from Harmony for keeping Bleeder’s identity secret from him. Forsaking even the mists he used to cherish, Wax shied away from his public responsibilities, showing little interest in following up on the city intrigues Wayne, MeLaan, and Marasi had uncovered while Bleeder’s plan unraveled. Offering little in the manner of resistance, Wax agreed to postpone the wedding with Steris as he flirted with surrendering to his depression.{{book ref|mb5|epilogue}}

 

Six months later, spurred on by a slowly growing bond with Steris and determined not to remain in the same well of despair that had tried to claim him when he lost Lessie the first time, Wax had returned to the pursuit of his constabulary duties with Wayne.{{book ref|mb6|1}}

 

 

Later the same day Wax is joined by VenDell, Melaan, Wayne, and Marasi, Vendell shows them a few images using an evanoscope and tries to inform them about the nature of investiture, identity, and the myths surrounding the [[Bands of Mourning]]. Vendell then reveals to them that she needs Wax's help in retrieving a spike that belonged to a Kandra named ReLuur. To encourage Wax to help VenDell shows Wax a picture of his sister being held hostage by his uncle, this spurs Wax into going to New Seran.{{book ref|mb6|3}} Wax's group immediately made preparations to go to New Seran and Steris joins the group and they board the train. On the train Wax and Steris engage in conversation where Wax finds out about the political situation in New Seran and that he is partially responsible for it.{{book ref|mb6|5}} The train that Wax and his group is riding on gets robbed, Wax and the others fight back.

In the ensuing fight, Wax works his way up to the courier cars at the front of the train, taking out most of the robbers on the train. Eventually, Wax reaches the courier cars and encounters a group of robbers that have thrown bottles of a noxious gas into the courier cars and have stolen the money in the cars. Wax heads into the courier car upon hearing that the robbers have a metalborn with them and then realizes that his metal reserves have vanished. He then fights a brute first in the car then on the roof of the train. Steris steps up on to the roof of the train and tries to shoot the brute with a shotgun but the kickback knocks her back off of the train and Wax jumps off to save her.{{book ref|mb6|7}} After saving Steris, Wax goes to clean up the remaining thieves and the brute. Wax dispatches the brute by using a sphere device from Ranette, wrapping the cord around the brute's leg and throwing it into some trees, yanking him off the train; the other bandits are frozen in a cadmium bubble until they reached Ironstand station.{{book ref|mb6|8}} At Ironstand station Wax gets his wounds treated and then catches a freight train to New Seran With his group.

 

After arriving at the hotel in New Seran Wax prepares to attend the party being hosted by Kelesina Shores. {{book ref|mb6|10}}{{book ref|mb6|11}} Heading to the ballroom where the party is being held wax encounters Hoid disguised as a beggar and after a short conversation Hoid gives Wax a coin. Wax then heads to the ballroom but is relieved of his firearms at the entrance of the ballroom, inside the ballroom Wax meets Khriss after having a conversation with lord Grave Entrone. Khriss questions Wax extensively about his feruchamical and allomantic abilities before going off to pursue another topic of questioning. Wax then meets with an informant who tells him about a building project to the north east of New Seran and gives Wax an ominous warning. Wax then returns to Steris but is stopped by Kelesina, Wax deciddes to inform Kelesina about what he knows, visibly concerning her and she excuses herself. Returning to Steris Wax informs her of what happened and Steris creates a diversion so they can go to a more isolated place in the mansion.{{book ref|mb6|13}} Acquiring a gun that Steris had snuck into the dance, Wax goes off to investigate Kelesina's activities and overhears her talking to his uncle.{{book ref|mb6|14}}{{book ref|mb6|15}}