The Alloy of Law

In a new hideout, the Vanisher leader, Miles Dagouter, discusses Wax’s interference with his lieutenants, Tarson and Clamps. Miles is a former law enforcement officer, and he still regards himself as such: Though he violates official law, he believes that he does so in service of a higher, moral law. Miles is confronted by his backer, a man known as Mister Suit, who criticizes his recent failures. Mister Suit gives Miles schematics for House Tekiel’s new “unrobbable” freight car and orders him to proceed. Miles vows to handle Wax personally.

Meanwhile, Wax, Wayne, and Marasi travel by train. Wax explains that Miles is a Double Gold Twinborn: Twinborns whose Allomantic and Feruchemical powers share the same metal are extremely rare and powerful, as they can exponentially increase their power through a process called Compounding. Miles’s healing abilities make him nearly immortal. Wax explains that he and Miles were once partners. Miles was an extraordinary lawkeeper, but he always had a brutal streak that Wax feared would lead him to trouble. During the conversation, Wax deduces that Marasi is an Allomancer. She confirms she is a Pulser, able to burn cadmium to create a bubble where time moves slowly.