� You serve beneath masters,� Vin said. “Harsh men who fear your competence. The only way to keep them from hating you is to make certain they don’t pay attention to you. So, you make yourself look small and weak. Not a threat. But sometimes you say the wrong thing, or you let your rebelliousness show.�
She turned toward him. He was watching her. “Yes,� he finally said, turning to look back over the city.
“They hate you,� Vin said quietly. “They hate you because of your powers, because they can’t make you break your word, or because they worry that you are too strong to control.�
“They become afraid of you,� OreSeur said. “They grow paranoid � terrified, even as they use you, that you will take their place. Despite the Contract, despite knowing that no kandra would break his sacred vow, they fear you. And men hate what they fear.�
“And so,� Vin said, “they find excuses to beat you. Sometimes, even your efforts to remain harmless seem to provoke them. They hate your skill, they hate the fact You serve beneath masters,� Vin said. “Harsh men who fear your competence. The only way to keep them from hating you is to make certain they don’t pay attention to you. So, you make yourself look small and weak. Not a threat. But sometimes you say the wrong thing, or you let your rebelliousness show.�
She turned toward him. He was watching her. “Yes,� he finally said, turning to look back over the city.
“They hate you,� Vin said quietly. “They hate you because of your powers, because they can’t make you break your word, or because they worry that you are too strong to control.�
“They become afraid of you,� OreSeur said. “They grow paranoid � terrified, even as they use you, that you will take their place. Despite the Contract, despite knowing that no kandra would break his sacred vow, they fear you. And men hate what they fear.�
“And so,� Vin said, “they find excuses to beat you. Sometimes, even your efforts to remain harmless seem to provoke them. They hate your skill, they hate the fact that they don’t have more reasons to beat you, so they beat you.�
OreSeur turned back to her. “How do you know these things?� he demanded.
Vin shrugged. “That’s not only how they treat kandra, OreSeur. ...more � � Brandon Sanderson

� You know,� OreSeur muttered quietly, obviously counting on her tin to let Vin hear him, “it seems that these meetings would be more productive if someone forgot to invite those two.�
Vin smiled. “They’re not that bad,� she whispered.
OreSeur raised an eyebrow.
“Okay,� Vin said. “They do distract us a little bit.�
“I could always eat on of them, if you wish,� OreSeur said. “That might speed things up.�
Vin paused.
OreSeur, however had a strange little smile on his lips. “Kandra humor, Mistress. I apologize. We can be a bit grim.�
Vin smiled. “They probably wouldn’t taste very good anyway. Ham’s far too stringy, and you don’t want to know the kinds of things that Breeze spends his time eating�.�
“I’m not sure,� OreSeur said. “One is, after all, named ‘Ham.� As for the other…� He nodded to the cup of wine in Breeze’s hand. “He does seem quite fond of marinating himself. � � Brandon Sanderson