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Zane finally turned away fro for us to set a date and tie when I have made my decision," Elend said

"Very well," Zane said, bowing slightly, though he used the ain Then he nodded once to Elend, and let the guards escort hi, Vin waited on the short wall of Keep Venture, OreSeur sitting at her side

The hts were far less serene

Who else would he work for? she thought Of course he's one of Straff's s It had been quite a while since their last encounter; Vin had begun to think that she wouldn't see the Watcher again

Would they spar again, then? Vin tried to suppress her eagerness, tried to tell herself that she simply wanted to find this Watcher because of the threat he posed But, the thrill of another fight in the ainst a Mistborn--made her tense with anticipation

She didn't know him, and she certainly didn't trust hiht all thehere, Mistress?" OreSeur asked

"We're just on patrol," Vin said "Watching for assassins or spies Just like every night"

"Do you command me to believe you, Mistress?"

Vin shot him a flat stare "Believe as you wish, kandra"

"Very well," OreSeur said "Why did you not tell the king that you've been sparring with this Zane?"

Vin turned back toward the dark mists "Assassins and Allomancers are my concern, not Elend's No need to worry hih troubles at the moment"

OreSeur sat back on his haunches "I see"

"You don't believe I'ht?"

"I believe as I wish," OreSeur said "Isn't that what you just commanded me, Mistress?"

"Whatever," Vin said Her bronze was on, and she had to try very hard not to think about thein the darkness to her right She didn't look toward it

The logbook never did mention what became of that spirit It nearly killed one of the Hero's companions After that, there was barely a ht, she thought as another source of Alloer, more familiar source

Zane

Vin hopped up onto the battlements, nodded farewell to OreSeur, then juht

Mist twisted in the sky, different breezes for silent streams of white, like rivers in the air Vin ski stone cast upon the waters She quickly reached the place where she and Zane had last parted, the lonely abandoned street

He waited in the center, still wearing black Vin dropped to the cobbles before hiht

He never wears a cloak Why is that?

The two stood opposite one another for a few silent moments Zane had to know of her questions, but he offered no introduction, greeting, or explanation Eventually, he reached into a pocket and pulled out a coin He tossed it to the street between theainst stone--and came to a stop

He juainst the coin Their separate weights nearly canceled each other out, and they shot up and back, like the two ar a coin behind hi and he Pushed, throwing hiainst her coin pouch, threatening to toss her back down to the ground

What is the gaht even as she yanked the tie on her pouch, dropping it free froainst it, and it shot doard, forced by her weight When it hit the ground, Vin had the better upward force: she was Pushing against the pouch fro fro past Zane in the cool night air, then threw her weight against the coins in his own pocket

Zane began to drop However, he grabbed the coins--keeping the free--and Pushed down on her pouch He froze in the air--Vin Pushing hi him upward And, because he stopped, Vin's Push suddenly threw her backward

Vin let go of Zane and allowed herself to drop Zane, however, didn't let hian to bound away, never letting his feet touch rooftops or cobblestones

He tried to force ht First one to fall loses, is that it? Still tu, Vin spun herself in the air She retrieved her coin pouch with a careful Pull, then threw it doard the ground and Pushed herself upward