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After the party, she saves Wax from the [[Set]] agents who had ambushed him. She reveals that she is a kandra sent by [[Harmony]] to help him.{{book ref|mb5|11}}
Later, she meets Wax, [[Wayne]], and [[Marasi]] at a tavern. She goes on to help them on their quest to defeat [[Bleeder]]. MeLaan impersonates one of Governor [[Replar Innate]]'s guards and saves Wax from bleederBleeder after the rouge kandra reveals herself. {{book ref|mb5|22}}
With bleederBleeder unmasked and on the run MeLaan attempts to impersonate Governor Innate in her stead with the intent of placating the angry crowed. While the crowd believes the ruse, MeLaan's natural inclinations to mimicry move her away from the speech that Marasi planed and she ends up inflaming the crowd instead of calming the people down. Before a riot can break out [[Aradel]] intervenes. He arrests MeLaan and gains the support of the gathered citizenry by promising them justice.{{book ref|mb5|26}}
MeLaan did not know about the true identity of Bleeder and was told only afterward. However she firmly believed that Harmony had done the right thing in not informing Wax of the true identity of his antagonist. After the defeat of Bleeder she continues to impersonate Governor Innate, "hanging" herself in her cell so that she does not have to falsely testify in a court of law.{{book ref|mb5|Epilogue}}
{{image|MeLaan Shuravf.jpg|side=right|width=250px|MeLaan dodging bullets during a gunfight}}
MeLaan agrees to accompany Wax, Marasi, Wayne and [[Steris]] on their mission to [[New Seran]] in the hope of curing [[ReLuur]]'s insanity by restoring his spike.{{book ref|mb6|3}} Reluur was injured looking into myths about [[The Bands of Mourning]]. MeLaan is later found topless with Wayne on the trip.{{book ref|mb6|9}}
When theythe group arrivearrives in the city MeLaan shocks several of them by turning into a man indicating that she is comfortable as either sex.{{book ref|mb6|10}} MeLaan aids Wax and Steris at [[Kelesina Shores]]'s ball, helping Wax escape from the scene after he is framed for Kelesina's murder.{{book ref|mb6|16}} After escaping she travels with the party to the crashed [[Brunstell]], where she and Marasi find ReLuur's spike and liberate [[Allik Neverfar]]. Together the three of them reconvene with Wax and Wayne and escape on one of the BlrunstellBrunstell's minishipsships called [[Wilg]]. althoughAfter Marasi is injured in the escape. , MeLaan is able to graft a piece of Marasi's own flesh onto herthe wound to heal her.{{book ref|mb6|21}} After retrieving Steris they go to the second site to retrieve the Bands of Mourning. MeLaan's invulnerability proves critical in reaching the temple where they are supposedly stored as she is able to survive the damage of the many traps the [[sovereignSovereign]] left behind.{{book ref|mb6|23}} However she is immobilized by [[Sequence]] on reaching the temple and loosesloses her spikes, reverting to a [[mistwraith]].{{book ref|mb6|26}} After the battle for the Bands MeLaan's spike is returned by Wayne and her self is restored.{{book ref|mb6|29}} The Bands are left in her keeping to keep them from being used for political purposes or conquest.{{book ref|mb6|31}}
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