CHAPTER 5
ESTELLE
Estelle was on her way to Chorrol, the place she assassinated her first victim. She went over all the training Hirtel gave her over the years. She carried her dagger on her hip at all times. She recorded all her tracking and her kills. She went over her first kill.
It was 24 Morning Star, 3E 470. She was searching for Julietta Plotius, the daughter of Sergeant Humilus Plotius, a beautiful Imperial girl with long red hair. Estelle didn't know what she looked like. She found a couple beggars and asked about Julietta Plotius, and gave them each a couple Septims for their info. All she got from them is she likes to hang out at the Grey Mare Inn. She spent two days at the inn, and saw a few women regulars.
On the third day, she decided it was time to bribe the inn keep. The inn keep told her that she was a young woman with red hair. Estelle never recalled seeing a red haired woman entering the inn.
"Was she here the past few days at all?" Estelle asked.
"No. She usually comes in on Fredas and Lordas nights." The inn keep replied.
Good, she will be in tonight. Estelle left the in and went to the Northern Goods and Trades to get some supplies. After picking up her ingredients, she went to her hotel room at The Oak and Crosier. She made her poison that Hirtel taught her growing up. Hirtel would never have taught her that poison if he knew what she would do with it.
After she made her poison, she went back to The Grey Mare. She sat there waiting and watching for her target. After about an hour, Julietta walked in. She sat there watching as she talked to one guy. After five minutes, they went upstairs. One hour later, the guy came back down stairs. Where is Julietta? Ten minutes later, she came back down all cleaned up like nothing happened, but her hair was still wet.
Thirty minutes later, she started talking to another guy. This time ten minutes later, they went upstairs. Estelle got up five minutes later and went up the stairs. She looked through the key hole and saw Juliette in there. After that, she went back down stairs. I bet daddy is proud his little girl. One hour later he came back down stores, and ten minutes later, she came back down like nothing happened.
By the end of the night, Julietta went to the same room two more times. Julietta gave the inn keep fifty Septims and left. Estelle walked up and left twenty Septims on the bar and walked out. She kept a safe distance behind her target. She followed Julietta to her house. On the map of Chorrol she bought from the inn keeper, she marked where Julietta's House was. When she comes home tomorrow morning, she will have a surprise waiting for her.
Estelle went back to her inn room. She got out of whet stone and started to sharpen her amber dagger. After she was done, she placed the dagger in its sheath and went to bed. She woke up at 8 pm and went to The Grey Mare. She just bought a water and sat down at the table. When she saw Julietta walk in, she waited until she went upstairs with a customer before she left.
Estelle went to Julietta's house. She went to the back door where no one would see her. She picked the lock and opened the door. It was still light out enough for her to see where she was going. Julietta's house a one story and was fairly easy to navigate. Estelle made her way to the bedroom. She looked for a place to hide. She tried under the bed, but she wouldn't fit. She went to the wardrobe and it was wide open. She went back out to the living area and saw the couch. She could hide behind the couch. So that's where she hid.
Right as predicted, Julietta came home at 8 am, just like the day before. She watched from under the couch that Julietta walked right in to the bedroom and got undressed. She saw Julietta throw her dress on the floor. She heard the coins clank as the dress hit the floor. At least she made my job easy by leaving the door open. Estelle crawled out from behind the couch and snuck in to the room. She laced her bagger with the poison. She snuck right up to Julietta's bed and raised the dagger. This is for my parents which your father was a part of the attack. She brought the dagger down straight in to the heart of Julietta. She didn't anticipate the gurgle of blood and spew that sprayed all over. When Estelle knew that Julietta was des, she went to the wardrobe and grabbed a nice dress. She changed and threw her old dress in the fire place and let it burn. She snuck back out the back door and went back to her room at the inn.
Remembering her first kill always brought a sick feeling to her stomach. She swallowed and entered the city. She went The Oak and Crosier. Luckily she didn't make much of an impression because the inn keeper didn't recognize her. She dropped off her bag. She put on her ring and it was glowing. I'm going to find my brother.