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They hadn't gone far before a group of horsemena glance for Spook and the packhorses What caught Elend's attention, however, was Allrianne: she rode with a proficiency, a look of determination on her face She didn't seem the least bit nervous

To the side, Vin whipped her cloak back, bringing out a handful of coins She flung them into the air, and they shot forith a speed Elend had never seen, even froht with shock as the coins zipped away, disappearing faster than he could track

Soldiers fell, and Elend barely heard the plinging of ainst metal over the sound of wind and hoofbeats He rode directly through the center of the chaotic group of an to fall, but Vin scattered these without even waving a hand She had opened the bag of pewter, he noticed, and was releasing the dust in a shower behind her as she rode, Pushing some of it to the sides

The next arroon't haveup behind, shouting

"I'll catch up," Vin said, then ju his beast Allrianne and Spook shot past hily, didn't even stuan to run She downed a vial of metal, then looked toward the archers

Arrows flew Elend cursed, but kicked his horse into alloping as the arrows fell around hi to stick into the road

And then they stopped falling He glanced backward, teeth gritted Vin stood before a rising cloud of dust The pewter dust, he thought She's Pushing on it--Pushing the flakes along the ground, stirring up the dust and ash

A massive wave of dust,over the theround, holding their faces

Vin swung back onto her horse, then galloped away froher catch up The ar orders, people scattering

"Speed up!" Vin said as she approached "We're almost out of bowshot!"

Soon they joined Allrianne and Spook We aren't out of danger--my father could still decide to send pursuit

But, the soldiers couldn't have ht, Straff would let theo after Elend later; for now, he would si

"Thank you kindly for the help getting out," Allrianne suddenly said, watching the ar now"

With that, she veered her two horses away, angling toward a group of low hills to the west

"What?" Elend asked with surprise, pulling up next to Spook

"Leave her," Vin said "We don't have tiht, turning his horse to the northern highway Farewell, Luthadel I'll be back for you later

"Well, that solves one proble Elend's group disappear around a hillside To the east, a large--and still unexplained--pillar of smoke rose fro about, stirred by the escape

At first, Breeze had worried about Allrianne's safety--but then he'd realized that, ene, there was no safer place for her than beside Vin As long as Allrianne didn't get too far away froroup that stood atop the ith him, and for once, Breeze barely touched their e Captain De Clubs, and the peaceful Sazed stood with Haether, they watched the seed of hope they'd cast to the winds

"Wait," Breeze said, frowning as he noticed so "Wasn't Tindwyl supposed to be with them?"

Sazed shook his head "She decided to Stay"

"Why would she do that?" Breeze asked "Didn't I hear her babbling so in local disputes?"

Sazed shook his head "I do not know, Lord Breeze She is a difficult woman to read"

"They all are," Clubs muttered

Sazed smiled "Either way, it appears our friends have escaped"

"May the Survivor protect them," Demoux said quietly

"Yes," Sazed said "May he indeed"

Clubs snorted Resting one arnarled face "Don't encourage him"

Demoux flushed, then turned and walked away

"What was that about?" Breeze asked curiously

"The boy has been preaching to my soldiers," Clubs said "Told hi their minds"

"It is not nonsense, Lord Cladent," Sazed said, "it's faith"

"Do you honestly think," Clubs said, "that Kelsier is going to protect these people?"

Sazed wavered "They believe it, and that is--"

"No," Clubs interrupted, scowling "That isn't enough, Terris in the Survivor"

"You believed in hiument less tense, but Sazed already seemed completely calh to overthrow the Final Empire"

Clubs scowled "I don't like your ethics, Terrisht to free this people because it was right"

"Because you believed it to be right," Sazed said