Chapter 10: Initiation
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The corridors of the mansion were silent, Coins was unnerved by it. It wasn't easy to know where the guards were, he didn't want to fight them, regardless if they had been hired by an enemy of Maven Black-Briar. He didn't like the woman anyway, she had the whole of Riften a her fingertips, using the thieves guild to get what she wanted. He liked to think that there was honor among thieves, but he hadn't found it in Skyrim's Thieves Guild, yet.
"You wish to join us?" Came the booming voice, belonging to Ulfric Stormcloak.
"Yes my Jarl." He said, he had to be careful, he had heard about Ulfric's temper.
He brought a hand to his chin, seeming to be deep in thought.
"There is a bandit cave, they call it "The Lost Knife Hideout." Fitting that you would be the one to plunge a knife into the worthless scum.
Nico hesitated,, "I…. Alone? I know how to fight, but to destroy an entire bandit clan, alone?
"Yes, if i am not mistaken your culture involves the best fighting techniques Tamriel has seen, or haven't you been raised to follow it?"
Arrogant son of a-, Nico quickly stopped his thoughts, he couldn't afford for this meeting to go sour.
"Then their lives are forfeit."
It had been a adventure, journeying to the cave had taken time, but it wasn't the difficult part.
He had fought and bled, but the bandits were the only ones losing their lives. Walking in to Windhelm with an injured shoulder, Nico had missed Vardarr and his Restoration Magics. The local alchemist had a potion that had helped him, he had been the only one in the store, besides a Khajiit woman.
"My Jarl, the bandits have been obliterated."
Ulfric looked at him for a moment, considering his words, before barking out:
"Very good. Galmar will handle your equipment."
The Barracks were a sore sight, beds for the individual soldiers and a few tables and chairs where they could consume their food, but at least it was safe. The rest of the town was in an uproar, he had felt it when he had returned, the atmosphere was different, tainted. A woman had been murdered, and a only a month before her sister was the one killed. It was a sadding tale, but Nico hoped the guards would catch the killer, before they struck again, for all their sakes.