![]() ![]() Kelsier watched her go, shocked, hearing her footsteps on the stairs. ![]() You’re no skaa- you’re just noblemen without titles.” “And don’t say things about people you don’t know. “Don’t talk to me about noblemen,” Vin said. She fell silent, puffing slightly, the crewmembers staring at her. “When’s the last time you slept in an alley, shivering in the cold rain, listening to the beggar next to you cough with a sickness you knew would kill him? When’s the last time you had to lay awake at night, terrified that one of the men in your crew would try to rape you? Have you ever knelt, starving, wishing you had the courage to knife the crewmember beside you just so you could take his crust of bread? Have you ever cowered before your brother as he beat you, all the time feeling thankful because at least you had someone who paid attention to you?” “What do you know about them, Kelsier?” she asked. She took a step forward, glaring at Kelsier. “What do you think this is, Kelsier? The life of a skaa? What do any of you know about skaa? Aristocratic suits, stalking your enemies in the night, full meals and nightcaps around the table with your friends? That’s not the life of a skaa!” She waved a frustrated arm toward the kitchen and the crew. ![]() She stood angrily, Sazed backing away, the cloak falling the floor. ![]() “What is wrong with you, girl?” Kelsier asked. “Elend Venture? You risked your life-risked the plan, and our lives-for that fool of a boy?” ![]()
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