4E201, 5 Frostfall, 7:00am
"I can hear her footsteps coming, and she is going to scream in my ear to wake up, and I am going to suprise her when she gets here." I thought this as I waited for Babette to wake me up.
"Liste-" She screams as I fly up out of my bed and wrap her in my comforter and throw her on my bed.
I immediatly start to laugh as I stand up and watch her throw the blanket off herself.
"That wasn't funny Listener!" then she started laughing because she couldn't scowl for long.
"Watch yourself Babette, and stop waking me up!"
"If I didn't then no one would." she was still grinning.
I was getting dressed and walking to the meeting table to talk to Nazir. The Redguard was looking over some papers with Adventus when I walked into the room.
"Morning Brothers!" I said.
"Listener, we need to see if you can get more contracts." Nazir looked upset," We need more income if we want to keep this place nice. We're almost broke!"
"Right, I need some breakfast first, I can't talk to dead bodies on an empty stomach, even the Night Mother!"
"Oh Really!" I went pale as I heard her voice.
Nazir knew what happend and was a little red. "Go on Listener, don't keep her waiting."
I ran up the steps as I went to the Night Mother's coffin.
"I'm sorry Mother, I can Listen anytime you want me to."
"You are forgiven, now Listen to my words and obey. An Altmer by the name of Bothiel Elnwaith in the city of Whiterun, a Nord know as Hrisskir Bone-Breaker in Windhelm, and a Dunmer name Brand-Shei in Riften requires our services. Go forth Child, so begins contracts bound in blood."
I ran and told Nazir, who got Adventus to wake everyone up and order them to the table.
As Nazir and I were alone I told him a secret about one of the contracts.
"Nazir, the Dunmer in Riften, Brand-Shei, he is my brother!"
Nazir was shocked, I could tell as his eyes widened. "Listener! He does not carry the same name as you! It is impossible!"
"No it is not."
I told him the story of how I was suposedly a direct heir to the house of Hlaalu, and how Brand-Shei was raised by Argonians, and how I had found a book once in a ship wreck that told of how Brand-Shei and I were split-up by our parents in an effort to insure an heir survived to inherit the throne in Morrowind someday when it was restored after the empire rebuilt.
The Redguard was suprised more so, and asked," Do you wish to handle this one yourself?"
I replied,"Yes."
Everything was silent for a moment, then Babette walked in followed by Leekus, Cicero, and Adventus. When everyone had taken a seat, I turned to Nazir and looked him in the eye.
"Nazir, I am naming you the Speaker of the Black Hand."
Everyone was taken aback, Nazir recovered first and said,"Thank you Listener, I have contracts for Leekus and Cicero."
"Nazir, I'm takeing Babette with me to speak with my contract, once everyone has departed please start training Adventus." I said.
"As you wish Listener."
So instructions were given and everyone wished goodluck. I helped Babette, who was clothed in thick black robes to keep her skin out of the sun, onto Shadowmere, and rode off.
