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==== The Sovereign’s Temple ====
They flew over Edwarn’s expedition, Wayne inadvertently alerting them by kicking a pack overboard when Telsin bumped into him. They arrived at the temple, finding the crashed wreckage of aanother South Scadrian ship. They found a statue of the Sovereign, who was holding a supposedlyspear aluminumwith speara spearhead that they assumed to be aluminum. Wayne stole the spearhead, which unbeknownst to any of them, was actually the Bands of Mourning.{{book ref|bom|23}}{{book ref|bom|28}} There were many booby traps in the temple, and MeLaan walked through them all, triggering them but remaining unharmed. Wayne stayed behind with Marasi and Steris, and soon Edwarn came forward with a flag of parley.{{book ref|bom|24}}
With Edwarn claiming to know how to open the locked door at the end of the temple and Edwarn having the small group outnumbered, they were at an impasse. Wax brought in Edwarn withand the others to the door, which Edwarn helped Wax open. Inside there was an empty pedestal, with broken glass andbut no bandsBands.{{book ref|bom|25}} Telsin betrayed them, attacking along with Edwarn. They used an allomantic grenade and wiped Wayne and Marasi’s allomantic reserves, and WayneWax gotwas shot badly. With Edwarn and Telsin having allomantic powers granted through [[Hemalurgy]] and the element of surprise, Wayne and the others were outmatched. Wayne escaped the room, though the others were captured.{{book ref|bom|26}}
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Wayne fell down a pit filled with spikes, but healed. He found Wax in a cave, who was trapped byunder a huge piece of rock. Wayne fought Edwarn, who fled. Wayne tried to free Wax but couldn’t, and wept as Wax died.{{book ref|bom|27}} After Telsin took MeLaan’s spikes, turning her into a [[mistwraith]], Wayne found her and shot her in the face with Wax’s shotgun. He knew her gold metalminds would heal her, but it is unclear wether his surmounting of his gun-phobia was temporary or not. He retrieved both MeLaan’s spikes, and ReLuur’s spike. He then used MeLaan’s spikes to restore her to consciousness.{{book ref|bom|29}}
Wax takestook the Bands of Mourning from Marasi, who had already used them partially, and defeated Edwarn, though Telsin escaped. After negotiating a deal with [[Jordis]] and her people, Wayne rode back to Elendel with the others on the airship. He talked with Wax about shooting Telsin, and they soon arrived back at Elendel.{{book ref|bom|30}}
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