Hey guys as this is only the introduction it's a really short chapter, but I promise the next ones will be a whole lot longer. Reviews are much appreciated and are rather helpful, have fun reading!
A small Nordic girl of roughly 10 silently moved through the main street of Riften ignoring the curious glances of the guards, her waist length brown hair slightly messy from her lonesome trip to the corrupt town, flowing behind her. A small pack swung on her back and a dagger clung to her side as if it had been there for years. She walked towards the center of a market place, eyeing a food stall she walked over, desperate for substance she spotted an apple that shouldn't be missed her eyes darting back an forth for danger she quickly lunged out and snatched it from the stand.
She turned ready to run when an arm snatched her from behind, she looked up to see the helmeted face of a guard, "so another thief I see" he snarled at her "n..n..no" she stammered, "well I believe you didn't pay for that you little brat" he accused raising his free hand, the girl closed her eyes and winced ready for the blow that never came. "I don't think your Jarl would be too pleased at you hitting a child, would she?" a new voice said, the girl opened her eyes registering the new voice to a tall Imperial man with dark brown hair slicked back into a small pony tail, "well, well I should've guessed she's part of your pathetic little guild, eh Gallus, I'll let her go. Just this once. Only because I quite enjoy my possessions" He snarled pushing the short girl into the man and stalking off.
"Hey you, you might want to run back to your parents before you get into any more trouble" he said crouching down to get to her height "my parents are dead" she whispered on the brink of tears "have you got a place to say, any family that can take you in?" Gallus said gently pushing a strand of hair out of her face and behind a pointed ear? "no, It's just me" she said quietly.
Suddenly a young boy with fiery red hair ran up behind him, "Oh who's the lass Gal" the boy asked staring at the girl with a look of wonder, "Hm, what is your name" he asked looking into her eyes, only to see one brown eye and one green eye staring back at him, he smiled gently, "Taneka Nightingale, Sir" she said "well Taneka, the names Gallus, no need to be formal and this is- "I'm Brynjolf, I'm twelve, it's nice to meet you" the boy interrupted in a strange accent, the man chuckled "how would you like to join a place where you can have a new family, as well as having a little fun stealing" the man said a twinkle in his eye "you… You mean it" Taneka said hopefully, "with all our hearts lass" Brynjolf said smiling at her, "well then I'm in", "Well, let's get you settled into your new home" Gallus called out as Brynjolf had already began to whisk her away, "kids…" he muttered under his breath. Smiling he walked towards the temple of Mara.