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"My lord," Franson said "May I ask the point of this?"

"I watched this building burn down," Spook said "I was there when these poor people were herded into the "

"I'msorry, my lord," Franson said

Spook shook his head "It's past noever, there is so their deaths can teach us"

"My lord?"

Spook regarded the skulls The day Spook had watched this building burn--the first time he had witnessed one of the Citizen's executions--Durn had told hi Spook had wanted infor to help hi in response to this

Count the skulls

Spook had never had the chance to investigate that tip He knew Durn would probably explain hi important Spook needed to see it for hi

And now he did "Ten people were sent into this building to die, Franson," Spook said "Ten people Nine skulls"

The man frowned "What does that tell us?"

"It tells us there's a way to get your sister out"

"I'm not certain what to make of this, Lord Breeze," Sazed said They sat at a table in one of Urteau's skaa bars The alcohol flowed freely, and skaa workers packed the place, despite the darkness and the mists

"What do you h Goradel and three of his toughs sat wearing street clothing at the next table over

"This is very strange to h But, skaa going out at night?"

Breeze shrugged "Perhaps their fear of the night was more a product of the Lord Ruler's influence than t1hefor thieves, there were reasons other than ht"

Sazed shook his head "I have studied these things, Lord Breeze The skaa fear of the rained superstitious mind-set--it was a part of their lives And, Quellion has broken it down in little over a year"

"Oh, I think the wine and beer probably did the breaking," Breeze noted "You'd be surprised at what et themselves properly intoxicated"

Sazed eyed Breeze's own cup--theto the skaa bars, despite the fact that he was forced to wear veryprobably wasn't necessary anymore If the city had even a halfway decent rumor mill, people would have already connected Breeze to the visitors who had met with Quellion a few days before And, now that Sazed had come to the bar, any suspicions would have been confirmed There was no way to hide Sazed's identity His nationality was obvious He was too tall, too bald, and he had the typical Terris long face with drooping features and earlobes stretched out by the application of nus

The tih Breeze had used it well During the few days when people hadn't knoho he was, he'd oodwill and contacts in the local underground Now, he and Sazed could sit and enjoy a quiet drink without really drawingthe people to ensure that--but, even so, Sazed was ih society as Breeze, theto ordinary skaa workers

A group of hed at the next table, and Breeze smiled, then stood and made his way over to join the of untouched wine on the table before him In his opinion, there was an obvious reason why the skaa were no longer afraid to go out in thestronger: Kelsier The one they were now calling the Lord of the Mists

The Church of the Survivor had spread anized the same way in Urteau as in Luthadel, and the focus seemed to be different, but the fact re Kelsier In fact, the differences were part of what

What aht What is the connection here?

The mists killed Yet, these people went out in the mists Why weren't the people terrified of them?

This is not my problem, Sazed told himself I need to reions infinished, and that worried hiion had proven full of inconsistencies, contradictions, and logical flaws He was growing ions in his metalminds, he would never be able to find the truth

A wave fro himself not to show the despair he felt--and moved over to the table The men there

"You forgot your cup, friend Terrisize," Sazed said "I have never been one fond of intoxicants Please, do not take offense Your thoughtful gift was nevertheless appreciated"

"Does he always talk like that?" one of theat Breeze

"You've never known a Terrismen, have you?" asked another

Sazed flushed, to which Breeze chuckled, laying a hand on Sazed's shoulder "All right, gentleht you the Terrisman, as requested Go ahead, ask your questions"

There were six local men at the table--all mine workers, from what Sazed could tell One of the men leaned forward, hands clasped in front of his," the man said in a low voice "But people like his a year ago, when he was taking control after Straff Venture left"

"Yes," Sazed "I can understand your skepticis a hand "Terrisood people Everyone knows that--lords, skaa, thieves, and obligators"

"So, anted to talk to you," another of the men said "Maybe you're different; maybe you'll lie to us But, better to hear it from a Terris just a faint hint of surprise Apparently, he hadn't realized they'd been aware of his abilities