Well, then," he said. "Let's do it. " "What?" Vin asked. "Save the world. " Elend said. "Stop the ash.
There has to be a balance, Vin," Elend said. "Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. " He sighed. "But for now," he said, nodding to the side, "we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.