Mistborn: The Final Empire

“But what is money? A physical representation of the abstract concept of effort.

and let sleep take her again.

She’s right. What do I owe him? The answer came immediately. I love him.

“That’s why you wear so many earrings!”

“But most of them also like to eat. It’s

Maybe I should pay just a little more attention to things like that, Elend thought to himself. Valette suffers my hair the way it is, but would she like it better if I had it styled?

Sazed’s probably right. Why else would Elend seek me out? I’m exactly what he needs—someone lowborn enough to annoy his father, but inexperienced enough not to see the truth.

I would, however, recommend that you avoid Pushing matches with people who weigh more than you.” He eyed Vin’s short figure and thin frame. “Which probably means avoiding them with pretty much everybody.”

but the Lord Ruler remained inside.

“Metals—especially tin and pewter—stretch your body. Flaring the metals only pushes this stretching further. Stretch it too far for too long, and things start to break.” Vin nodded