AN: Sorry for abandoning this for a week or so. If it's any compensation, here are two chapters :)
CHAPTER 7
"Where the hell did he go?" Soin shouted.
"Mirabelle," Ella called, trying to keep calm. "Where did you take the evacuees?"
"I sent the evacuees into the Midden underneath the college with Ancano." Mirabelle explained.
"Shite!" Ella cried.
"What is it?" Soin asked.
"Ancano is from the Thalmor! He must have found out about Veug! We need to find him!"
"Where would they have gone?"
"The Embassy is near Solitude, so they probably went down there. We must hurry!"
The two quickly ran upstairs, grabbed their stuff and headed outside the college. They hired a horse in the town and rode as fast as they could towards Solitude. Since Soin had travelled lots in his past, he was very used to riding horses. Soin took the reins, while Ella sat behind him. Ella cast a spell on the horse to speed it up, while Soin rode as fast as he could. Halfway through their journey, Ella pointed out a shortcut through the Pale, in the hope to catch up to Ancano. After a long ride, they arrived at Solitude. After a short rest, they carried on to the Embassy, arriving at sunset.
"So, how are we going to get in?" Ella asked.
"The same way we always did. Cast us a spell, and I'll sneak in."
Ella nodded, before casting a few spells to make him invisible and silence his footsteps. Ella wished him luck, before
sitting down next to the horse. Soin was on his own. He took a quick observation of the embassy. From what he could see, there was only one visible way in, through the front door, which was guarded by two elves. Unless he planned on scaling the walls into the courtyard, he would have to sneak in, quite literaly. under their noses. He would need to create a distraction. Soin considered his options, and put his plan into action.
Soin held his breath as he crouched underneath the two guards. He slipped his hand into the first elf's pocket, taking the key out. Keeping it concealed, he transferred the key into the other guard's pocket. Then he waited, until a high elf approached the embassy, holding an identity card. The first guard reached into his pocket to get the key, crying out to find it missing. The two guards searched for it, finding it quickly. The first guard snatched it out of his colleagues hand, opening the door. After the elf entered the building, and the guard locked the door again, Soin approached again, intending to raise tensions further. While his back was turned, Soin hit the first guard on the back.
"What in Tamriel is your problem? First you steal my key, now you're just attacking me!"
"You what? I didn't do anything, I swear!"
"Of course, my key just teleported, and so did your fist. All very plausible!"
"Look, I'm telling you the truth!"
"I don't want anything to do with you. In fact, I'm going to report you to the captain of the guard right now!"
The first guard unlocked the door and stormed inside, with Soin's victim running after him. The door was left open, much to Soin's pleasure. He sneaked inside.
