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"Ah," Breeze said, exchanging a glance with Ham "One of those Well, then"

"What?" Yeden asked "What does he mean?"

"You don’t want to know," Breeze said

"I don’t?"

Breeze shook his head "You kno unsettled you just hen Kelsier said he’d replaced Lord Renoux with an impostor? Well, this is about a dozen times worse Trust me-- the less you know, the more comfortable you’ll be"

Yeden looked toward Kelsier, as s broadly Yeden paled, then leaned back in his chair "I think you’re probably right"

Vin frowned, eying the others in the roo about She’d have to study this Lord Renoux sometime

"Anyway," Kelsier said, "we have to send so Renoux’s nephew and heir, a scion of the faained favor with Lord Renoux"

"Wait a moment, Kell," Dockson said "You didn’t tellto need someone to be our dupe with the nobility I assumed that you’d fit the role"

"Can’t bethe Eiser job just a couple months back"

Kelsier frowned

"What?" Yeden asked "Do I want to knohat they’re talking about this ti for him," Breeze said "He pretended to be a nobleman, and they found out"

Dockson nodded "The Lord Ruler hiot a flawless ed to avoid hinize me eventually"

"So…" Yeden said

"So," Kelsier said, "we’ll need someone else to play Lord Renoux’s heir"

"Don’t look at me," Yeden said apprehensively

"Trust me," Kelsier said flatly, "nobody was Clubs is out too--he’s far too prominent a local skaa craftsman"

"I’m out as well," Breeze said "I already have several aliases a the nobility I suppose I could use one of theo to anyif I met someone who knew htfully

"I could do it," Ha"

"What aboutman at his side

Kelsier studied the boy "What’s your name, son?"

"Lestibournes"

Kelsier raised an eyebrow "That’s a mouthful You don’t have a nickna yet"

"We’ll have to work on that," Kelsier said "Do you always speak in that Eastern street slang?"

The boy shrugged, obviously nervous at being such a center of attention "Wasing the place when I was young"

Kelsier glanced at Dockson, who shook his head "I don’t think it’s a good idea, Kell"

"Agreed" Kelsier turned to Vin, then s a noblewoave me a few lessons But, I’ve never actually tried to…"

"You’ll do fine," Kelsier said, writing Vin: Infiltration underneath Great Houses "All right Yeden, you should probably begin planning how you’re to keep control of the eh"

Yeden nodded Vin felt a little sorry for the eousness of it all-- see hi what Kelsier had just said regarding her part in all this

Playing a noblewoht Surely there’s someone else who could do a better job…

Breeze’s attention was still on Yeden and his obvious discomfort "Don’t look so solemn, my dear fellow," Breeze said "Why, you’ll probably never actually have to rule the city Chances are, we’ll all get caught and executed long before that happens"

Yeden smiled wanly "And if we don’t? What’s to keep you all fro the empire for yourselves?"

Breeze rolled his eyes "We’re thieves, my dear man, not politicians A nation is far too unwieldy a commodity to be worth our time Once we have our atium, we’ll be happy"

"Not to mention rich," Ham added

"The tords are synonyms, Hammond," Breeze said

"Besides," Kelsier said to Yeden "We won’t be giving you the entire empire--hopefully, it will shatter once Luthadel destabilizes You’ll have this city, and probably a good piece of the Central Do you can bribe the local ar you"

"And… the Lord Ruler?" Yeden asked

Kelsier s to deal with hiure out how to make the Eleventh Metal work"