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His pursuit of Bleeder waylaid by a dozen armed men, Wax was convinced that she must be aligned with the Set. Wax listened closely as Bleeder spoke in his mind of her plans to kill the governor and free the city from Harmony’s influence, but first she claimed she would need to murder Wax’s father. Guessing that she must have been threatening Lord Harms’ life, Wax raced across the city, spiriting the old man and Steris to separate, secret locations. Finally believing he had moved one step ahead of Bleeder, Wax reported to Governor Innate to warn him of the dire threat to his life, only to discover that during his absence Bleeder had brutally killed [[Father Bin]], the [[Survivorist]] priest who was to perform his marriage ceremony to Steris.{{book ref|mb5|12}}
Tracking Bleeder’s path, Wax located the carriage she had used to escape the scene of the killing. Inside, Wax found traces of [[Perchwither]], a substance only found in the [[Kandra Homeland|Homeland of the Faceless Immortals]].{{book ref|mb5|15}} Puzzled, Wax followed her trail back to the Governor’s mansion. Once close enough to her location, Bleeder’s voice immediately returned to his mind, keen to convince Wax that Harmony did not care and was only using him. Sowing doubt, Bleeder asked Wax to attempt to explain why Harmony had failed to step in and save Lessie’s life. Distracted, Wax was unable to prevent Bleeder from using her stolen steelrunner abilities to attack Innate's chambers. By the time Wax arrived, Bleeder had already disappeared, though thankfully leaving the governor alive. Looking closer, Wax found another message from Bleeder, this time written in the blood of her latest kill
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|I rip out his tongue to stop the lies. I stab out his eyes to hide from his gaze. You will be free.
| Bleeder{{book ref|mb5|16}}
Wax and TenSoon found themselves chased from the Homeland by the sudden appearance of [[Hemalurgic chimera|Hemalurgic chimeras]], deformed humans under Bleeder’s control, but not before Wax came to realize the full scope of her plan. She didn't want to simply kill the governor, she wanted to incite a city-wide riot.{{book ref|mb5|21}} Wax immediately returned to Innate’s mansion, intent on saving his life once and for all. After entering the governor’s study, Wax noticed a carefully placed gumball, which he recognized to be a sign of trouble, left for him by Wayne. Immediately realizing the truth, that Bleeder had been secretly impersonating the governor the entire time, Wax pulled out his gun. Bleeder opened fire first, killing Innate's guards as she escaped out the window.{{book ref|mb5|22}}
====Confronting a Memory====
Steel-pushing through the night after Bleeder, Wax easily found her, changing bodies again just before she moved to escape. Finally confronting her on the [[Eastbridge]], Wax saw that Bleeder had pointed her gun at him, but she did not fire. With tears in her eyes, she pleaded with Wax to forsake Harmony and be free. Wax ignored the pain he felt, seeing that Bleeder was now wearing the face of his dead wife, Lessie. He did his best not to listen to how well Bleeder could mimic Lessie’s voice and mannerisms.
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