Yes, here I am! Back and updating away, though I can't promise I won't ever lose my inspiration and stop updating again. I kind of revamped this whole series and instead of it being about my OC and various ships, it'll be about my mainverse version of her as she does some quests that wouldn't be long enough to make an actual fic out of. For future reference anything I post with Tess not being in the Thieves Guild or being in any other faction (Stormcloaks, Imperials, Dark Brotherhood etc) is consider unrelated, an AU. I'm not against writing them if that's what you prefer so feel free to prompt me over a pm! I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of The Elder Scrolls series, only my OC. I'm just borrowing the rest.
She walked causally down the Palace of Kings' main hall, the dragon bone crown sat loosely over her wavy blonde locks. As Tess approached the Jarl's throne, she pulled the Jagged Crown from her head and swung it around two fingers, smirking.
Emerald green eyes met steely grey.
"Unblooded."
Her eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly at the title, "I have your crown. It wasn't easy though, you should thank me."
His deep chuckle sent unwanted shivers down her spine, "Amazing... I guess I owe Galmar a drink."
"We lost a lot of lives in there, not only Stormcloak." She tilted her head slightly and dropped the uncaring facade, "I sincerely hope it was worth it."
The crown skittered to a halt in front of his throne.
Tess didn't wait for his reply, instead marching out of the keep in frustration. Frustrated at him. At herself. At all the lives she had so needlessly taken.
Sometimes she forgot why she joined the rebellion in the first place.
He reminded her.