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The feerly cli deviant True Bodies In the corner, the prison guard lay bound and gagged

"I was seen entering the Homeland, Terrisman," TenSoon said "So we have little time What has happened here? MeLaan told me of your imprisonment--KanPaar announced that the First Generation had ordered you taken What did you do to antagonize the his cras "It was the Second Generation They have taken the Firsts captive, and plan to rule in their stead"

The girl--MeLaan--gasped "They would never!"

"They did," Sazed said, standing "I fear for the safety of the Firsts KanPaar may have been afraid to kill me because I am human However, the Firsts"

"But," MeLaan said, "the Seconds are kandra They wouldn't do so like that! We're not that kind of people"

TenSoon and Sazed shared a look All societies have people who break the rules, child, Sazed thought Particularly when power is concerned

"We have to find the Firsts," TenSoon said "And recover the Trustwarren"

"We will fight with you, TenSoon," one of the other kandra said

"We're finally throwing them off!" another said "The Seconds, and their insistence that we serve the humans!"

Sazed frowned at this What did humans have to do with this conflict? Then, however, he noticed how the others regarded TenSoon The dog's body, he realized To thehest order--all because of so Vin ordered hi his ," he said with a curse, his dog's ears flattening

Sazed spun with concern, noticing shadows on the rock wall of the corridor leading into the prison chamber The chamber was small, with six or so pit cells in the floor There were no other entrances

Despite their brave words, TenSoon's coainst the wall They were obviously not accustomed to conflict, particularly with their own kind TenSoon shared none of their tiroup of Fifths entered the roo at another

There is a kandra who fits in with his people as poorly as I do withup onto the top of the prison grate, touching its metals with his bare feet

The Fifths had trouble fighting TenSoon--he had trained with Vin, and was apparently quite confident in his dog's body He keptthem over However, there were five of them, and only one TenSoon He was forced to retreat

The wounds in his body close as he orders theuards usually carry hammers

Which ht kandra TenSoon backed up beside Sazed "I apologize," the dog growled "This isn't much of a rescue"

"Oh, I don't know," Sazed said with a sive up so quickly, I think"

The Fifths charged, and Sazed tapped iron frorew several tiuard by the arms

Then fell on him

Sazed always said he wasn't a warrior However, the nuht anyway,that excuse The truth was, he'd been in far more battles over the last few years than he felt he had any right to have survived

Either way, he knew some rudimentary moves--and, with both Feruchemy and surprise to aid hiht increased the density of his body and of his bones, keeping hi himself as he collapsed on top of the soldier Sazed felt a satisfying crack as they hit the grate, Sazed's greatly increased weight crushing the kandra guard's bones They used stone True Bodies, but even that wasn't enough

Sazed released thehis body incredibly light He touched his foot to the steel lock, and tapped speed Suddenly, he was faster than any uards turned toward hi his iron speed to pick up the hath, but he had speed He sla heavier to add to the momentum of his blow

The kandra's bones shattered Sazed snapped his foot on the lock and tapped all of the re, and sla to attack hi, as Sazed's speed ran out1p>

He stood up straight TenSoon was sitting atop the final guard, pinning hi noted, his captive squir

Sazed tossed aside the haht her way free froo Now, I believe we should deal with these" He waved toward the fallen Fifths, who see with their bones broken

TenSoon nodded He motioned for so on They held the captive tentatively, but there were enough of them to keep the prisoner still