“Everything’s going to change, Sazed, and I can’t stop it.”
Sazed smiled fondly. “Then, Mistress,” he said quietly, “simply enjoy what you have. The future will surprise you, I think.”
The world had gone chaotic recently. He had made mistakes. Yet, despite everything that had happened, and despite his frustrations, he still felt strongly that he wanted to be with Vin.
“Is that what this is all about?” Vin said. “You trying to turn me into a queen for Elend?”
“No, child,” Tindwyl said. “I wish to help you turn into whoever you are.”
He hungered for these glimpses of his friends. Though each was only a brief flash—like a single image from eyes blinked open—he clung to them. They were reminders that outside his prison, life continued.