Its been a long time since I wrote anything, because the space bar fell off my old keyboard (Not a joke). Hope you like it.

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Felix shivered and drew his cloak more tightly about himself. The snow fell hard and fast on Bruma, the cold worsening as the sun set. He made his way carefully over the icy cobbles and slid through a door. The warmth hit him in a wave, and he sighed with relief.

Fantastic, he thought, it has to snow now.

He scanned the room from the door. It was an inn, packed wall to wall with tables and full of chattering people. Felix moved over to the bar, trying his best to stay away from everybody, and sat down.

"Hey," he said, waving to the barman, "Could I get a drink?"

The barman whipped a glass out from under the counter and filled it full of amber liquid. Felix took it without question, and sipped it carefully.

"What is it?" he asked, before drinking the whole glass in one go.

"A drink. Thats what you asked for, right?"

"True. Best not to ask, perhaps. Give me another one."

The barman nodded and took the glass, and as he refilled it, Felix once again checked each table, as if looking for somebody.

"You waiting for somebody?" asked the barman, placing the glass on the bar in front of him. Felix jumped, and looked around.

"Y-yes, I suppose so," he said, with a smile, "Has a dunmer woman come asking for me?"

The barman waved his hand over to the corner, where a cloaked figure (Possibly female, though it was hard to tell under all the winter clothing) was slumped, as though prepared for a long wait.

Felix nodded and picked up his glass.

"Get her another drink, on me."

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"Where is he?" muttered Lily-Ann, staring sullenly at the floor. She jumped when a glass thudded onto the table, and a man dropped into the chair opposite her.

"Felix!" she exclaimed, "I'd wondered if you'd forgotten."

"I did. But I remembered again just in time. What was it you wanted?"

"You remember when you asked me to contact you if a really big contract came up? Well, a nobleman in Wayrest wants us to recover a unique book from his family tomb!"

"Ahhh . . . that one."

"Excuse me?"

"I got hired to look for a book once," said Felix, taking a sip from his glass before continuing, "It wasn't as fun as my employer made it sound. I was chased by everything from harpies to skeletons, I had to swim through a lake full of killer fish, and you know the worst part? When I finally got the book, the only way back out of the dungeon was to squeeze through a tiny window half my size!"

"Why didn't you just go back the way you came?" asked Lily-Ann, as her own drink was finally brought to the table.

"Oh no, I wasn't going past those fish again! The vampires, fine, but fish?"

"Did you have a point to make?" said Lily-Ann, pulling some files out of her pocket, "Or can we get on with this?"

Felix took the files and read through them. It took some time, as he was clearly suspicious.

"He never mentioned any fish, I assure you," she said, impatiently.

"Alright, there isn't any need for that," said Felix, sounding hurt, "I was just checking for small-print. It looks fine, I'm in."

"Really? You understand the tomb is in High Rock, right?"

"Fine, as long as this guy is covering travel expenses."

Lily-Ann stood up, beaming. "You won't regret this, I promise!"

She dashed out of the door, leaving Felix sitting alone at the table. He pulled her half-empty mug toward him.

"I guess she isn't finishing this," he said, and downed it in one go.

Thanks for reading! This is a continuing story, so return for chapter two, if you're interested.