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"You did I lost it fighting Miles Dagouter earlier today"

This un, then turned her chair "What?"

Waxilliu from"

"Why," Ranette said pointedly, "is Miles Hundredlives trying to kill you?"

Wayne strolled forward "He’s trying to overthrow the city or so, dearie For some reason, he thinks the best way to do that is by robbin’ folks and blowing up mansions"

"Don’t call , honey"

Marasi watched in silence, curious Wayne seeh he tried to act nonchalant, he kept glancing at her, and had been edging through the room closer and closer to her seat

"Whatever," Ranette said, turning back to her work "Don’t really care But you’re not getting a new Sterrion"

"Nobody else’s guns shoot as straight as yours, Ranette"

She didn’t reply She did glare at Wayne, who hadover her shoulder and looking at the gun

Waxilliuuns on the desk Marasi joined hi Hadn’t they come here to plan their next et on with things

"Is there so her head toward Wayne and Ranette "She acts a little like a jilted lover"

"Wayne could only wish," Waxillium whispered back "Ranette’s not interested in him like that I’m not certain she’s interested in any h" He shook his head "I’ to Elendel to investigate the Vanishers, lookingme to come with him to Ranette’s He knew she wouldn’t let hi important"

"You’re a bizarre pair, you know"

"We try"

"So what’s our next er long enough, she ive me a new revolver"

"Either that, or she’ll shoot you for annoying her"

"Nah She’s never shot anyone after letting them in the door that I can recall Not even Wayne" He hesitated "She’ll probably let you stay here, if you want It would be safe I’ll bet there’s a paid Coppercloud rotation going on in one of the nearby buildings, shrouding the area Ranette hates people sensing her Allomancy I doubt there are half a dozen people in Elendel who know she lives here Harmony only kno Wayne tracked her down"

"I’d rather not stay Please, whatever you’re doing, I want to help"

He picked soure you out, Marasi Col crihs have ever known, Lord Waxillium I doubt I’m nearly as mysterious"

"Your father is very well off," Waxillium said "From what I know of him, I’m certain he would have provided you with a comfortable endowment for the rest of your life Instead, you attend university--choosing one of the rams of study offered"

"You left a position of considerable co to live away from convenience and modernity"

"I did"

She selected one of the bullets out of the box, holding it up, looking it over She couldn’t see anything distinctive about it "Have you ever felt you were useless, Lord Waxilliuine that of someone as accomplished as yourself"

"Sometimes," he said, "accomplishment and perception can work independently"

"True Well,politely told I was useless Useless to my father because of my birth; useless as an Allomancer; useless to Steris, as I was an embarrassment Sometimes, accomplishment can temper perception Or so I hope"

He nodded "I have soerous"

She dropped the bullet into the box "To be of use in even a single burst of fla nothing"

Heher sincerity

"You have a plan?" she asked

"There isn’t " He held up the box of bullets, speaking more loudly "Ranette, what are these?"

"Hazekiller rounds"

"Hazekiller?" Marasi asked

"It’s an ancient terht Alloainst each basic type of Allorip of the pistol and was pulling it apart "Those are Coinshot rounds Ceramic tips When they Push on the bullet as it flies toward them, they’ll yank off thestraight and hit them Could be better than aluminum rounds--those, the Allomancer can’t sense at all, so he knows to take cover rather than relying on Pushes These they’ll sense and assu"

Wayne whistled softly

"Ruin, Ranette!" Waxilliulad we’re on the same side" He hesitated "Or, at least, that you’re on your own special side that we don’t happen to run afoul of too often"

"What are you going to do with them?" Marasi asked

"Do?" Ranette asked