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"That is e do," TenSoon said with frustration "We take the place of others, acting as spies That is the entire point of the Contract!"

"We do these things to humans," snapped another Second "This is the first case where a kandra has been used to i precedent you set"

It was brilliant, TenSoon thought I hate Zane for enius in it Vin never even suspected me Who would?

"You should have refused to do this act," KanPaar said "You should have pled the need for clarification of your Contract If others were to begin using us in this way, to kill one another, then we could be wiped out in a matter of years!"

"You betrayed us all with your rashness," said another

Ah, TenSoon thought So that is their plan They establish me as a traitor first, so that what I say later lacks credibility He smiled He was of the Third Generation; it was ti like it

"I betrayed us with lorious Seconds? Who was it who allowed a Contract to be assigned to Kelsier hiave a kandra servant to the veryto kill the Father!"

KanPaar stiffened, as if he'd been slapped, translucent face angry in the blue laht "It is not your place to make accusations, Third!"

"I have no place anymore, it seems," TenSoon said "None of us do, now that the Father is dead We have no right to complain, for we helped it happen"

"Hoe to know this man would succeed when others hadn't," a Second sputtered "He paid so well that--"

KanPaar cut the other off with a sharp wave of the hand It wasn't good for those of the Second Generation to defend themselves However, HunFoor--the kandra who had spoken--hadn't ever really fit in with the others of his generation He was a little moredense

"You shall speak noat TenSoon

"How can I defend myself if I cannot--"

"You aren'1t here to defend yourself," KanPaar said "This is not a trial--you have already adment Explain your actions, then let the First Generation pronounce your fate!"

TenSoon fell silent It was not time to push Not yet

"Now," KanPaar said, "this thing you did in taking the place of one of your own brothers is bad enough Need we speak on, or would you accept judgment now?"

"We both know that OreSeur's death has little to do hy I am here," TenSoon said

"Very well," said KanPaar "Let us move on, then Why don't you tell the First Generation why--if you are such a Contract-abiding kandra--you broke Contract with yourhis enemy instead?"

KanPaar's accusation echoed in the roo back to that day over a year ago He re quietly on the floor of Keep Venture, watching as Zane and Vin fought

No It hadn't been a fight Zane had been burning atium, which hadwith andher

Vin hadn't been TenSoon's master--TenSoon had killed her kandra and taken his place, spying on Vin at Zane's order Zane He had been TenSoon's ainst all of his training, TenSoon had helped Vin And, in doing so, he had revealed to her the great Secret of the kandra Their weakness: that an Allomancer could use their powers to take complete control of a kandra's body The kandra served their Contracts to keep this Secret hidden--they became servants, lest they end up as slaves TenSoon opened his eyes to the quiet cha for

"I didn't break my Contract," he announced

KanPaar snorted "You said otherhen you cao, Third"

"I told you what happened," TenSoon said, standing tall "What I said was not a lie I helped Vin instead of Zane Partially because of my actions, my master ended up dead at Vin's feet But I did not break my Contract"

"You imply that Zane wanted you to help his enemy?" KanPaar said

"No," TenSoon said "I did not break reater Contract The First Contract!"

"The Father is dead!" one of the Seconds snapped "How could you serve our Contract with him?"

"He is dead," TenSoon said "That is true But the First Contract did not die with him! Vin, the Heir of the Survivor, was the one who killed the Lord Ruler She is our Mother now Our First Contract is with her!"

He had expected outcries of blaspheot shocked silence KanPaar stood, stupefied, behind his stone lectern Thein their shadowed alcoves