I got up the next morning and put on my guild armor. I had a swig of Ale and went to the surface. As I was walking out of Riften, I saw Sapphire, a devious little girl and Delvin's niece, although she didn't know it.

"How are you today, Sapphire?" I said in the most sarcastic voice I could conjure up.

"Not now, Vex." She replied. "I'm waiting for someone."

"Who are you waiting for?"

"Shadr."

"The stable boy? What have you got against him?"

"So you automatically assume I have a problem with someone?" She smirked. "Well, yes, I do have a problem. He owes me money, and I want him to pay up."

"Well, good luck with that." I said, and walked through the gates.

"Stop," A guard said. "You need to pay the exit fee."

I could obviously tell he was trying to get money out of me. Poor bastard probably didn't even know who I was.

And so I punched him in the face and kept walking, and the other guard tended to his partner. I reached the stables, and there was Shadr, feeding the horses.

"Hey Shadr," I said.

"Yes?" He looked up at me.

I was going to talk to him about Sapphire, but I decided against it.

"Nevermind. Where's Hafgrir?"

"Inside the house. But if you need a horse, you can buy it from me."

"Sure." I tossed him a bag of counterfeit septims and mounted the sleek black Cyrodiilic horse.

"Umm, that one's not for sale," He said to me.

"Too bad!" I yelled, riding off into the forest.

I'm not going to detail the ride to Solitude, but I did encounter a pack of Wolves, which my dagger quickly took care of. I got to the gate of Solitude at noon the next day, so I dismounted my horse and walked into the city. No one minded my guild armor, because we didn't really have much of a presence in Solitude. I had only been there a few times, and every time I go it takes my breath away. The streets were mossy stone, with brick buildings and banners everywhere. For the capital of Skyrim, it really spared no expense. We had a contact in Solitude, an Argonian named Gulum-Ei. I could guess where he was. I walked into the Winking Skeever, pretty much the only tavern in the city. And sure enough, there was Gulum-Ei, sitting in a corner, drinking some wine.

"Hello, Gajul-Lei." I said to him, using one of his many aliases.

He turned to me.

"Oh, um... Hi there, stranger! What business do you have with a... humble Argonian like me?"

I caught his drift.

"I've got something for Addvar, and I need to find his house."

"Well then you've come to the right place. But first, I could use a favor..."

I pulled out my dagger and put it to his side.

"If that favor is a dagger in your thigh, I'd be happy to oblige."

"Um, nevermind, I don't need any favors. It's just beside Evette San's house. Now, please, leave me alone."

I sheathed my dagger and walked out of the inn. Everything is going according to plan.
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The lock was child's play. Once I was in, I headed upstairs and into the bedroom. If he had anything valuable, this is where he'd put it. I picked the lock on the Strongbox, and voila. Staring at me were four flawless sapphires, with not a single crack or dent. I quickly picked them up and put them in my coinpurse. On the way out, I saw a map of Skyrim, detailing all the cities and towns, along with the hold they were in. I stuffed it into my sack, thinking I could show Tonilia that Rorikstead was in Whiterun. I was almost at the door when it opened. Quickly without thinking, I ran upstairs before it opened completely and hid behind a shelf.

"Just a second," I heard a voice say, which must have been Addvar's. "I need to check something. "Somebody stole my Sapphires!"

Just then I saw a back door downstairs. I jumped down to the bottom floor with finesse, and quickly picked the lock on the door. I ran out into the day, and nobody suspected a thing. I bought a room at the skeever, and slept for the rest of the day. I'd need energy for the ride back.