Chapter 1: Red Haired Thief

It's been two months since I left Whiterun and the Companions. I've been traveling and resting in cities and small town, all around in a cycle. None of the people thought twice of whom I was, none of them suspect a thing about me. Not even one person came up to me for questioning. The rumor spread quickly across Skyrim about the Dragonborn was nowhere to be found. Some of the people thought she was dead, and there are some who claim to seen her alive somewhere.

It's hard for me to avoid the talk about it. I do not regret that I'm in hiding, yet I know the people do need me from time to time. I do give them the help, but I only try to give them that help whenever I can, and at the same time not to make it obvious.

I manage to make it to the Rift area before the sun was going to set into the dark. I traveled on foot down the road that leads to the city Riften. All I know about this place, its home to the Thieves Guild according to the ones that live here. I really don't care much of what the guild is doing in this town, as long as none of them bother me. I just need a place to stay in for a few days.

I approached up to the entrance of the city, but those two guards were outside again. I remember them six months ago from the last time I was here. They tried to shake me down over a visitor's tax payment, which I could tell was a scam. I refused to pay their game, and got inside without giving up any septims.

I gave one guard to my left a look. "Not going to shake me down for entering this time?" I asked.

The guard looked at me and remembered my face. He hesitates to respond. "No of course not, you can go right in." He opens up the gate for me. I gave him a sarcastic frown.

I counted out fifty coins out of my coin purse and pass it to the female Argonian on the counter.

"That's fifty, I'm staying for five days here." I said to her.

"5 days?" The female Argonian snarled at me as if I was insane. "You know others may need to stay as well. You can't hold the room that long."

I smirked. "What if I pay double?" I handed her fifty more coins to her.

She said nothing to me after that. I guess she accepted the offer and now I can stay here for five days like I said I would.

I turned around quickly and headed up stairs to the rooms after she gave me the key to the room.

"That was a lot of coin you put down just for one night."

A man's voice scared me catching my attention quickly before I could even open the door. I turned around and there was Nord. He had fiery red hair and precious green eyes. He was also wearing a really nice and formal light blue outfit. Also to mention his voice was so soft and calm, unlike any other man's voice I've heard before, but his sounded seducing.

"I'm staying for five days to correct you." I said to him.

"What brings you back here after six months that makes you decided to stay for only five days?" He asked me.

Did he just mention six months? "How do you—"

"I've seen you before. May I refresh your memory? Those two so called guards outside, were willing to help me on a couple of shakedowns at the gate entrance."

My eyes widen with surprise. "So it was you? That was your shakedown?" I snapped at him.

"Yes it was, and you exposed them."

"Well, sorry that I've ruined your little game." I turned around and unlocked the door to the room. I also heard the Nord let out a small chuckle.

"No need to apologize, I was actually impressed that day." He kept on talking to me.

"Really, well that shows you I'm not stupid when it comes to thieves."

Yes, I did mention the word thieves and made sure it stood out to him. I had a feeling this man in front of me is one. He's a thief alright.

I opened the door to the room and took a step inside, but the red haired Nord comes through the room with me. I blocked the passage from him. By the gods, he's much too close to me it's pissing me off.

"Do you mind?" I asked.

"Mind what, lass?"

I rolled my eyes. Why is he calling me lass? "Look Nord, I don't know you, but I think our conversation is done."

He looks down at me and stares at my necklace I was wearing. "That's a beautiful necklace."

I didn't know whether I should thank him for the compliment or not. This is getting annoying and I'm very tired. I just want him to stop talking to me.

"So are you going to tell me why are you back here?" He asked me.

"I don't think it's any of your business." I said. "And if you don't mind, you're invading my space." I shut the door close on him.

After a few minutes with the encounter with the red haired Nord, I undressed and wore my sleeping clothes and made myself comfortable in the room. I lay down on the bed trying to get some sleep for the day.

I thought to myself, what was that man's interest with me. I also notice that jagged scar on his cheek, I wondered to myself how he got that. Flirting with a woman or an encounter with a foe maybe? Also, that irresistible accent of his makes me wonder if he's faking it or that's the way he actually speaks. He must have some really good skill in speech craft, a very nice way to immediately win a woman's heart with such charm in a voice like that. Oh by the gods, why am I thinking of that! Of course that's what he was trying to do with me!

I was deep in my sleep for a few hours. I heard some movement in back of me, someone is in here. I feel the presence of a person in the room. The door was locked I made sure of it. Then I heard it again, but very faint. I made myself calm and my right hand that was nearest to the dagger that I kept under the pillow, I slowly reached for it.

I grabbed it and unsheathe it. I quickly got up from the bed sheets and lashed out on the encounter in the dark. I caught him and quickly climbed onto his back, I held him down tightly on the floor with my blade against his neck. I turned him around, but then he takes out a dagger of his own holding it to my neck as well.

I removed his leather hood. Oh gods, it's him from earlier. This time he was wearing leather armor with many pockets, which looks more like armor for a thief.

"I've told you, I'm not stupid with thieves." I said to him.

"I believe you now." He said back to me with a chuckle. I really didn't think it was funny. This Nord is playing with me, I know it.

"Should I report you to the guards?" I threaten him.

"You can report me if you want to, but that's not going to easily stop me, lass."

"Whatever thief! I know you have something that belongs to me."

He laughed again. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"So a thief breaks into a room in the night and steals nothing? Give it back to me." I command him and slightly pushed the blade closer to his skin.

"I can't give it back to you unless the both of us calmly put away our weapons."

I sighed and rolled my eyes at him. I took my blade away from his neck, and so did he. We both got up to our feet and faced each other. I waited for him to give my necklace back. He reached for one of his pockets at his side and gave it back to me in my hand. I believe there wasn't anything else he has that's mine.

"Still going to report me?" He asked me.

"No. I think I'll let you go." I opened the door for him to leave. "A reminder, thief. Never try to steal from the Dragonborn."

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