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"He didn't appear to anyone," Elend said "That was OreSeur the kandra wearing his body You know that, Demoux"
"Yes," Demoux said "But, that kandra acted at the Survivor's request And, I wasn't on the list to get visited"
Elend laid a hand on Deeneral, worn and grizzled beyond his age, detere koloss a full five feet taller than he was Demoux was not a weak man, either in body or in faith
"Demoux," Elend said, "Iin the way If these mists took you, then we need to use that as proof that their effects have nothing to do with Kelsier's displeasure We don't have tiht noe both know you're twice as devoted as any other man in this army"
De Demoux a little extra Allomantic shove in the emotions, "in you, we have obvious proof that a person's faithfulness has nothing to do hether or not they're taken by theyou mope, we need toas they are"
Demoux stood for a ht,to conclusions"
Elend s about his oords Obvious proof that a person's faithfulness has nothing to do hether they're taken by the mists
It wasn't exactly true Deest believers in the ca as he? Had they been, perhaps, men of extreme faith as well? Elend opened his mouth to ask the question of Deic decay was less obvious in Inquisitors that had been created from Mistborn Since they already had Allomantic powers, the addition of other abilities
In s It appears that Seekers, like Marsh, were the favored recruits For, when a Mistborn wasn't available, an Inquisitor with enhanced bronze abilities was a powerful tool for searching out skaa Mistings
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SCREAMS ROSE IN THE DISTANCE Vin started upright in her cabin She hadn't been sleeping, though she'd been close Another night of scouting Fadrex City had left her tired
All fatigue was forgotten, however, as the sounds of battle clanged fro off her blankets and dashing from the cabin She wore her standard trousers and shirt, and--as always--carried several vials of metals She downed one of these as she scrambled across the deck of the narrow-boat
"Lady Vin!" one of the bargeh the daymist1s "The camp has been attacked!"
"And about time, too," Vin said as she Pushed herself off the boat's cleats, hurling herself into the air She shot through theher feel as a bird h a cloud
With tin, she soon found the battle Several groups of men on horseback had ridden into the north section of ca to es, which floated in a well-protected bend in the canal A group of Elend's Allos in the front, Coinshots picking off the riders fro well, since the horsemen were slowed by the caht, Vin thought with pride, descending through the air If we hadn't exposed our ht now
The king's planning had saved their supplies and baited out one of Yo forces The riders had probably expected to run easily through the ca the soldiers unaware and trapped by es Instead, Elend's scouts and patrols had provided enough warning, and the eneht
Yoh into the caht well, their ene pewter and strengthening her body She tossed a coin, Pushing on it to slow herself, and hit the dark ground, throwing up a huge spray of ash The southern bank of riders had penetrated as far as the third line of tents Vin chose to land right in the ht as soldiers began to turn toward her And spears--stone-tipped--instead of swords Yomen certainly is careful
It al good after so an to call out, turning their attack toward Vin In seconds, they had a force of soht at her
Vin stared theet herself high--her pewter-enhanced h for that She crested the lead soldier's spear, feeling it pass through the air beneath her Ash swirled in thehi body, then dropped a coin and Pushed herself to the side, out of the way of galloping hooves The unfortunate rider she'd unhorsed cried out as his friends inadvertently trah the open flaps of a large canvas sleeping tent She rolled to her feet, and then--still intheround
The walls shook, and there was a snap of canvas as the tent shot upward into the air, spread taut as its stakes all went different directions Ash bleard from the burst of air, and soldiers on both sides of the conflict turned toward Vin She allowed the tent to fall down in front of her, then Pushed The canvas caught the air, puffing out, and the stakes ripped free fro forward to spear horses and riders
Men and beasts fell Canvas fluttered to the ground before Vin She sle as the riders tried to organize another assault She didn't give the1 up the center of the defensive line, leaving Vin free to attack without fear of har her own men
She dashed between the horse them as they tried to keep track of her Men and horses spun, and Vin Pulled, tearing tents out of the ground and using their metal stakes like arrows Dozens fell before her
The sound of galloping came from behind, and Vin spun to see that one of the enee Ten ht at her, so bows
Vin didn't like killing But she loved Alloth and thrill of the Pushes and Pulls, the electric sense of power that came only froave her an excuse to fight, she didn't restrain herself
The arrows didn't have a chance against her Pewter gave her speed and balance as she spun out of the way, Pulling on atent passed beneath her, carried forward by her Pull a moment before She landed, then Pushed on several of its stakes--a couple on each of two tent corners The tent folded upon itself, looking a bit like a napkin with sohtly on opposite corners