Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

“My experience—limited though it is—has been that it’s better to get into those extreme circumstances early, when someone can watch over you. Anyway, I assume you can understand why it’s important for an Allomancer to carry as little metal on their body as possible.” Vin nodded, then paused, reaching up to her ear. “My earring,” she said. “I’ll have to stop wearing it.” “Does it have a clip on the back?” Kelsier asked. Vin shook her head. “It’s just a small stud, and the pin on the back bends down.” “Then you’ll be all right,” Kelsier said. “Metal in your body—even if only a bit of it is in your body—can’t be Pushed or Pulled. Otherwise another Allomancer could rip the metals out of your stomach while you were burning them.” Good to know, Vin thought. “It’s also why those Inquisitors can walk around so confidently with a pair of steel spikes sticking out of their heads. The metal pierces their bodies, so it can’t be affected by another Allomancer. Keep the earring—it’s small, so you won’t be able to do much with it, but you could use it as a weapon in an emergency.”