4E 172, 22nd Hearthfire

Business has been going well recently. Many travelers are visiting on their way through the Imperial City. This morning we had an excellent sale, a woman on her way to Skyrim stopped by and bought the light fur armor, the set from up north, around the Bruma area. She seemed very satisfied with it, said it would serve well until she got far and that it was a better quality than she expected this far south. Of course, it helps that my wonderful salesman of a brother pushed it for all it was worth, which I think did wonders to make her more accepting of it. Best sale of the week!

I expect to see more of the same; another wave of travelers comes in every day, and eventually word of our stock will spread. Many redguards, elves, argonians, and imperials appear to be uprooting and passing through here, no doubt because of the recent events in the east and in the other provinces. There has been much unrest recently, so I am not surprised, but I did not know that the city was such a beacon for travelers. The palace is a big attraction, I suppose. People from all over Tamriel go there to encourage or complain at the poor emperor. I am sure he is trying his best to solve our problems, and, divines willing, everything will settle down in a couple of years.

Right now nothing is much settled at all, even here at the heart of the empire. The poor on the waterfront have gotten quite rowdy as of late, and I have heard rumors of increasing numbers of murders. Myself and most locals have been avoiding the area, but visitors do not know better and I suspect that causes many fights. Everyone there has always been lawless, the guards struggled with the waterfront for eras. I am worried that the unrest will spread. People are nervous, edgy. All they talk about is the invasion, and I suspect that something of note may happen soon. There have been brawls in the Talos Plaza and in many bars. Usually the guards are there to take care of everything. With all the travelers passing through, though, I worry they may not be enough. The guards can only do so much.