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"This doesn’t hold for extreme emotional states-- complete emotionlessness or utter passion However, in most cases, it doesn’t matter which power you use People are not like solid bricks of iven ti within the but the emotion he wants to rehtly "Rudd, send in the blue server, please"
One of the guards nodded, cracking the door and whispering so girl wearing a faded blue dressdrinks
"My Soothers aredistracted "The serving girls are a sign, telling my men which emotions to Soothe away They ork, just as I do…" He trailed off, concentrating as he looked into the crowd
"Fatigue…" he whispered "That’s not a necessary e Suspicion…definitely not helpful Yes, and as the Soothers work, the Rioters enfla Curiosity… that’s what they need now Yes, listen to Kelsier You’ve heard legends and stories See the man for yourself, and be impressed"
"I knohy you came today," Kelsier said quietly He spoke without much of the flamboyance Vin associated with the man, his tone quiet, but direct "Twelve-hour days in a s, lack of pay, poor food And, for what? So that you can return to your teneedy? A friend, slain by an uncaring task A brother, dead at the hand of a passing lord as having an unpleasant day"
"Yes," Breeze whispered "Good Red, Rudd Send in the girl in light red"
Another serving girl entered the rooer," Breeze said, his voice ale--a reuished her copper for ato sense Breeze’s use of Allomancy No pulses caot about Clubs’s apprentice-- he’d keepany Allomantic pulses She turned her copper back on
Kelsier continued to speak "My friends, you’re not alone in your tragedy There are millions, just like you And they need you I’ve not coh of that in our lives I siy be spent? On forging the Lord Ruler’s weapons? Or, on so our troops, Vin thought Or even what those who join with hi to do He doesn’t want the workers to know details Probably a good idea--those he recruits can be sent to the arive away specific information
"You knohy I am here," Kelsier said "You know my friend, Yeden, and what he represents Every skaa in the city knows about the rebellion Perhaps you’ve considered joining it Most of you will not--o back to your soot-stained o because this terrible life is familiar But some of you… some of you will come with me And those are the men ill be re done solances, though some just stared at their half-empty soup bowls Finally, someone near the back of the room spoke "You’re a fool," the ainst God in his own city"
The room fell silent Tense Vin sat up as Breeze whispered to himself
In the room, Kelsier stood quietly for a moment Finally, he reached up and pulled back the sleeves on his jacket, revealing the crisscrossed scars on his arod," he said quietly "And he cannot killthat he can never kill"
With that, Kelsier turned, walking from the room the way he had come
"Hum," Breeze said, "well, that was a little dra back the red and send out the brown"
A serving woman in broalked into the crowd
"Aer, for now…"
The crowd sat quietly for arooive soement, as well as an explanation of what the men should do, should they wish to hear more As he talked, the men returned to their meals
"Green, Rudd," Breeze said "Hue of loyalty We wouldn’t want anyone to run to the obligators, would we? Kell’s covered his tracks quite well, but the less the authorities hear, the better, eh? Oh, and what about you, Yeden? You’re a bit too nervous Let’s Soothe that, take away your worries Leave only that passion of yours--hopefully, it will be enough to cover up that stupid tone in your voice"
Vin continued to watch Now that Kelsier had gone, she found it easier to focus on the crowd’s reactions, and on Breeze’s work As Yeden spoke, the workers outside see to Breeze’s mu: He grew more comfortable, his voice more confident, as he spoke
Curious, Vin let her copper drop again She concentrated, seeing if she could sense Breeze’s touch on her eeneral Allomantic projections He didn’t have time to pick and choose individuals, except maybe Yeden It was very, very difficult to sense Yet, as Breeze sat an to feel the exact emotions he described