CHAPTER FOUR: Anger Issues
? P.O.V
I quickly opened the secret passage in the cemetery and run inside before that guy even made it close enough to even see the passage close; I sit on the ground and pant. "Damn it..." I look at my foot and see that's its swelling up really bad, "DAMN IT!" I jumped a little straddled from the outburst coming from outside in the cemetery. I realised it was the Dragon Hunter and I stayed quite making sure he can't find me, there's no way I can run now thanks to my swollen foot. It goes quite and I decided that it must be clear, I slowly get up and open the hatch that was the secret door to The Thieves Guild. I take one step down the latter with my good foot and slowly put my other foot down on the next step, I scream a little in pain and let go of the latter falling backwards. I close my eyes braising myself for my back to hit the ground but instead hit something not so hard and feel arms wrap around me from behind, I open my eyes and look up "Brynjolf!" I say surprised that he caught me. "You ok lass?" he asks worried, I nod and he helps me stand up "That's a nasty swollen foot you got, come one let's get you to a bed" he say wrapping his arm around my waist, helping me walk to the nearest bed. I lay down on the bed and watch Brynjolf wrap my foot up to try and help it, "I'll go and get something to help with the pain just stay here and rest, you won't be going anywhere soon lass" he says getting up and walking away. I groan I hate having to stay like this, I put the stolen goods under the bed "I'll have a look at how much they are later" I say yawning. I lay my head down and slowly drift to sleep.
~Time Skip~
John's P.O.V
I slowly get up from the bed yawning loudly, I rub my eyes and look around the room I'm staying in; it wasn't much but better than nothing. I get dressed and put my iron armour on, today instead and killing that dragon I'm gonna found out who that thief was and make her pay for messing with me. I walk out of my room and head for the door that leads out of the inn, just as I was about to open the door three guards walked up behind me and I turn around to look at them. "The jarl has asked us to assist you with killing the dragon" one of the say to me, I look away from them, "I'm sorry but I don't need your assists today, go tell the jarl that something has turned up and I must deal with it first and that I'll deal with the dragon after" I say walking out the door. I wasn't in a good mood to talk, I walk into the market "Maybe they might be able to tell me who she was" I say to myself and walk around, I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking and bumped into someone be accident. "Oh sorry didn't mean to" I say looking at who I run into, she was an old looking nord women who looked homeless. "It's alright young man, but if I could ask could you spare a coin for an old lady?" she says, "Sorry I would but sadly I was robbed last night while I was here..." I say groaning remember it. "Hmmm let me guess was fooled by a pretty young girl who was sitting on the wall at night?" she said, I looked at her shocked, "Yea how did-" she cut me off, "You're not the first man to fall for her tricks" she says. "I guessed that, but do you know her?" I ask, "No sorry I don't know who she is, I just see her around a lot but... I do know where she hangs out" she says with a smile, "where?" I asked, I can finally get her back for what she took. "In the rat way, there's a little place down there called 'the Ragged Flagon' but only The Thieves Guild go down there because it's their territory, that girl is part their group so be careful if you go down there..." she say to me with concern. I nod and thank her and head to the rat way, I walk down the stairs to the lower level of Riften and see the door that leads to the rat way.
I open the door and hold my nose, gagging from the horrible smell. I walk down the dark tunnel; I walk around for about ten minutes until I came to a wide room and saw a heavy door thinking that has to be it. I open it and see a big round pool of sewer water and a small Traven like place set up at the other side of it, I see a sign at the side to the place that said The Ragged Flagon, this is it. I walk up to the bar and notice that there was five people here all staring at me; I can already tell I'm not welcomed here. I also notice three of them were wearing the same clothes, two of them were black and the third was brown but none the less they must all work together and I'm guessing it's The Thieves Guild. I take a sit at the bar and still feel their eyes on me, the guy behind the bar looks at me. "So what will it be travel?" he asks, "Sorry but I was wondering if you could help me with something" I answer back, he raises an eye brow at me. "I'm looking for a girl, long brown hair, pale skin, nord, wearing a Traven dress. Seen her?" I ask, he filched "No, don't know her" he says starting to clean a cup. "Oh I think you do and very well" I say annoyed. "Look mate you don't belong here so I suggest you leave now or you're gonna get trouble" he says getting angry. I glare at him "Just tell me and I'll get out of your way simple!" I yell starting to lose my temper, everyone in room all stood up watching me, the fifth guy in the room came up behind me and grabbed my shoulder spinning me around to face him. He was the tough guy of the place from the way he looked and dressed. "I suggest you get lost now otherwise you're gonna be leaving in pieces" he threats me creaking his knuckles; I growl "Bring it".
? P.O.V
I was laying in bed counting the coin that guy had; he had quite a bit on him. I grin and put the coins back in the small orange bag and put it back under the bed, I grab the necklace and look at it, and it was made out of ebony? That's strange I've never knew people made ebony jewellery; that just yells high price. I look at the pendent and notice the strange symbol on it, it was a dragon. "Hmmm... why is this so familiar?..." I stare at if for a while thinking, then it hit me. " Oh! Now I remember it looks just like the necklace that... John's mother gave him... JOHN!?" my eyes widen in shock and I got out of bed and run towards the door that leads to The Ragged Flagon ignoring the pain in my foot, as I ran around the corner I ran into the back of Brynjolf. He turns around and looks at me "Wow calm down lass, what's wrong?" he asked worried, as I was about to tell him Delvin came walking through the door. We both look at him "Some idiot has turned up and now is in a full fist fight with Dirge" he says, "So Dirge can deal with any trouble makers that cross his path" he said calmly. "Yea but they are trashing the place and the other guy is winning somehow" he says, Brynjolf groans "Alright I'll deal with it" he says and walking with Delvin back to the Ragged Flagon, I follow them. This should be good.
We walk down the tunnel and into the Ragged Flagon and you could already hear the fighting and things getting broken, I start to wonder what idiot would fight Dirge and actually be winning? We stop and see the fight, tables, chairs, food, drinks and other stuff were all over the place. I look and see Dirge with blood dripping down from his nose and mouth, he get knocked back and hits the ground. He gets back up fast and glares at... JOHN?! He was fighting john! He must have come here trying to get his things back. Dirge tackles him onto the bar and tries to punch John in the face but he fights back pushing him off him, as if something snapped inside me I ran pasted Brynjolf towards the two grown men fighting "Lass no!" Brynjolf yells trying to grab my arm as I ran past him but failed. There was a space between the two men that was big enough for me to get between them, I got between them just as Dirge was about to punch John. "STOP!" I almost screamed between the both of them, both of them stoped and just started at me shocked at my actions just like everyone else in the room did. I turned to Dirge angry "BACK OFF!" I said to him, he looked at me wide eyes, I pushed him back and stubbled, "I said back off Dirge!" I yelled losing my temper.
He glared at me and growled, he was going to retaliated but saw Brynjolf and Delvin glaring at him giving off a vibe telling him 'Touch her and your dead' feel. He growls again and walks off pissed off to no end, I turned and faced John. "You idiot!" I yelled pushing him into the bar like Dirge did, he groaned in pain; Dirge must have hurt him pretty bad. He grabbed me by the selves of my dress and pulled me up closer to his face roughly, I was on my toes from him being much taller than me. "You! Give me back what you stole thief!" he says angry, "Put me down John!" I yell, he growled. "How do you know my name?" he said, I just look at him which made him shove me a little "Tell me?!" he yelled. "Don't remember do you?... I was the only friend you had when you were a child..." I said sadly, he looked at me confused for a minute then his eyes widen. "...S-Sophie..." he said.