“Are you a Survivorist, constable?” he asked. “Yes,” she said. “Then you know our prime tenet,” he said, looking up and meeting her eyes. “The one we’re taught from childhood?” “Survive,” she whispered. He nodded. “Not like this,” she said. “Not at the expense of others. Kelsier didn’t give up without a fight. He didn’t simply go with what the Lord Ruler demanded. He taught us to survive despite obstacles. Not to let ourselves be slowly crushed so we could gain a minute or two of extra breath.”
