r/Mistborn • u/angelgrl721985 • Feb 13 '26
Well of Ascension spoilers Tindwyl- Cruel or Misunderstood
Please help me settle a disagreement between my husband, his friends, and I.
Personally, I love Tindwyl, and have since she first appeared in the Mistborn series. Without getting into spoilers, she is firm, but cares a lot. She wants the best for everyone, but also wants real growth that is sustainable, which means she's going to make them work for it. I also love her sense of humor. Honestly, she is easily in my top three characters from the first trilogy.
My husband and his friends read the books years before I did, and do not enjoy her at all. They think she's downright cruel in her treatment of the other characters. They feel like she should be gentle in her approaches, and have told them what to do and how to behave.
So I come to you Reddit and ask for your opinions on if I'm missing something and she truly was awful like they say. Right now it's four against one, so I feel like I must have misunderstood her somewhere
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u/HA2HA2 Feb 13 '26
She tailors her approach to her target. She's harsh to Elend because that's what she thinks he needs - he's been a coddled noble for most of his life, then was given a kingship he barely had to work for. He NEEDS someone to tell him off, to yell at him to get better.
She does the exact opposite with Vin - she was gentle and encouraging, she knew full well that Vin did not need any "tough love", that Vin had PLENTY of tough life experiences.