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Some days later, Tindwyl arrived at the city wall and ordered Clubs to send Elend down from there. She and Elend went to his study, where a seamstress and her assistants were waiting. She had had new clothing made for Elend -- a white, militaristic uniform, to reflect that he was at war. After he tried it on, an assistant tried to cut his hair, which he refused -- however when he saw his reflection in the suit, he changed his mind, to Tindwyl's satisfaction. She also had him wear a silver circlet as a symbol of authority. Once the seamstresses were dismissed, he thanked her, under the impression that this was all she planned to do.
{{sidequote|A good king is one who is trusted by his people -- and one who deserves that trust.|Tindwyl on kings{{book ref|mb2|16}}|left|250px}}▼
Tindwyl informed him they had only just begun, and that he was still a fool. She told him that he needed to work on the way he walked, his speech patterns, and how to fight, pointing out his reliance on Vin to handle all fighting for him. She intended on having him train in private with a duelling master. She concluded by telling him that he could perhaps learn to be a king, but until then would have to fake it.
▲{{sidequote|A good king is one who is trusted by his people -- and one who deserves that trust.|Tindwyl on kings{{book ref|mb2|16}}|left|250px}}
Demoux then interrupted them, bringing them news of a messenger from [[Straff Venture]]. He told Elend he liked the new uniform, before leaving. Tindwyl was pleased by this. They began to discuss what made a good king, to which Tindwyl ▼
▲Demoux then interrupted them, bringing
responded that trust did.{{book ref|mb2|16}}
Not long after, Tindwyl observed the proceedings during a crew meeting in Elend's study to discuss his plan to meet Straff. Afterward, Elend asked Tindwyl's opinion on how he handled it, to which she responded that he was an embarrassment.
Elend protested, and they went on to discuss the way kings should lead, with Tindwyl arguing that as king he didn't need the permission of his followers, and Elend being of the opinion that a king should lead 'by the consent of his people'. Tindwyl disagreed, countering that a king should be strong, accepting counsel but making decisions on his own, implying that the crew didn't respect him, and noting that the they called him by name or nicknames rather than his honorofic, 'Your Majesty'. He pointed out that Tindwyl didn't call him by
They then went on to discuss leadership, and the responsibility Elend bore as king. Tindwyl advised him not to feel guilty when things went wrong, but simply try his best to make things better. When he asked what he should do if he could never make things better, Tindwyl responded that he should then remove himself from the position, preferably by suicide. When Elend asked if he should just kill himself, Tindwyl clarified that she was trying to get him to take pride in himself. Exasperated, he pointed out how she constantly disparaged his leadership abilities, and voiced his insecurities about how Kelsier would have made a better king. Tindwyl put a stop to this immediately,
{{sidequote|We must make allowances for the occasional exception.|Tindwyl on love{{book ref|mb2|20}}|right|200px}}
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