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After securing the train and allowing a doctor to tend to his wounds at [[Ironstand]] station, Wax began to worry that the still missing Wayne might have been seriously hurt or incapacitated in the battle. Wax’s concern soon melted to annoyance when his long search of the train turned up both Wayne and MeLaan who were holed up in a private compartment, fresh from a tussle of their own.{{book ref|mb6|9}}
Eventually arriving in New Seran, Wax and Steris agreed that the best way to begin their investigation was to attend a ball at the home of Lady [[Kelesina Shores]], where they would be sure to scrape as much information as possible from the city’s upper crust. As they approached the mansion, Wax gave a bank note to a well spoken [[Hoid|beggar]]{{book ref|mb6|11}}, who insisted he take in exchange a strange coin, made of two different metals, branded with the face of a man spiked through one eye, and covered in symbols that Wax could not read.
Separating, the two mingled among the elite and gathered what rumors they could, including some regarding a hushed building project that may have involved Allomancers, north east of the city. Gruff around the edges as ever, and surrounded by as practiced liars and thieves as he had ever faced before, Wax knew he still had a lot to learn about politics. Still, he gained more information than he expected, even detecting that there was more going on with Lady Kelesina than she let on.
Interrupted just as he was about to extend an invitation to Lady [[Felise Demoux]], Wax instead shared a dance with [[Khriss]], who was excited to question Wax extensively about his particular pairing of feruchemical and allomantic abilities. Pushing for more information than seemed proper, and displaying an uncomfortably high level of knowledge of his powers, Khriss increased Wax’s already high suspicions, as he returned to asking other guests of the party questions of his own.{{book ref|mb6|12}}
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}}
Wax goes off to investigate Kelesina's activities and overhears her talking to his uncle.{{book ref|mb6|14}}{{book ref|mb6|15}}
Wax drops in on Kelsina talking to his uncle through a telegraph for voices, shortly after a Terris steward disarms him and shoots Kelesina, implicating Wax in the murder. With the help of MeLaan Wax fights off the security of the Mansion and escape the mansion. {{book ref|mb6|16}} After escaping Wax decides to leave New Seran and Head towards the building project to the northeast instead of heading home and trying to lessen the ramifications of the murder he was implicated in.{{book ref|mb6|17}}
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