Welcome to the Thieve Guild

Summary: "When there are riches to be had and pockets to be picked… Who would want to sit in a college when I can explore the whole of Tamriel?" As the youngest out of the three gifted children, Riya wishes to break away from the mould her father has made for her and her siblings. A trip to Riften changes her mind and sets her destiny into another direction.

Prologue

The three Falk children stood in front of their father for the last time before making the long journey from Solitude to Winterhold. "Today isn't the end but the beginning of a new and fulfilling future as mages just as I and like your mother was. The Falk name carried a strong legacy in the college, now it will have an even greater name with three more joining the family trade." He kissed each of them on their heads and presented them with a gift. "For my son, Remi, I give you these boots with a charm to prolong your magic. For my eldest daughter, Roma, I present you these gloves to help give your fire power an extra kick." He looked down at his youngest daughter, Riya, with a small smile. "And for you, I'm giving you my necklace in hope that you find something, mage or not, that you feel like you belong in."

The carriage for the kids came and stopped outside the market. All four looked at it with unease. The kids hugged their father and boarded the carriage as he looked on with tears in his eyes. He was alone now in his giant house. Giving his children an edge in life was what his late wife had always wanted. He was doing the right thing.

4 years later…

Riya barely saw her siblings anymore; they were always studying or practicing their skills. Remi and Roma were adults now, they had no time to care for a teenager who was trying to figure out who she was, and soon Riya would be twenty, considered an adult and forced to decide what school of magic she wanted to focus on. But how could she focus on that when she dreamt of Riften and the life of a thief? After all, she had the skill to sneak out of the college after dark and pick her friend's pockets. Magic wasn't something she wanted to learn, she never had. She yearned for the freedom and to make her pockets full of other peoples' riches.

She looked shocked as Tolfdir burst into her room. Had she been caught after all this time? "Riya I need you to come with me."

"Is it urgent?" she got up from her chair and followed Tolfdir into the main body of the college.

"Very." He led her into a room where her siblings stood, looking just as confused as she was.

"What's going on Tolfdir?" Remi asked, almost guarding his little sisters.

"I'm not going to hurt you, but I have something to tell you." He took a deep breath. "It's your father… He's been attacked and wounded in an Imperial ambush." He watched as each of their faces turned into a perfect example of despair and grief. "There is a carriage waiting for you that will take you to Solitude."

Remi hugged his sisters as they wept onto him. "Shh… It'll be okay." He tried to reassure them, but how could he when he wasn't sure himself.

"I'm sorry" Tolfdir said quietly and opened the doors for them. He watched as they walked down towards the carriage that would take them to the fate of their father.

I have a lot of my own characters for this story so by chapter 4 or 5 a lot of my own characters will start to develop bonds with some of the characters mentioned if they haven't already by this point. Thank you for reading.