Esil practically bounded down the steps, humming. Marcurio ran after her, looking concerned.
"Where are you going now?" He asked.
"On an adventure!" She shouted. Esil felt manic, and she wanted to kill something. "We're going bandit slaying!" Marcurio looked annoyed.
"Great." He said.
—
They stood outside of a cave, looking inside.
"So what do we do?" Marcurio asked. He was going to try and attract as little attention from the elf as possible.
"We go inside." Esil told him calmly. She seemed to have calmed down, but Marcurio was still wary. She led the way inside, crouching low and drawing her bow. Marcurio copied her, summoning sparks and flames to his hands.
Esil heard the bandits before she saw them, and they never got a chance to fight. She shot two arrows in rapid succession, each hitting their targets in the head. She didn't stop to loot, ignoring Marcurio's loud rifling through the objects on the table and in the bandits' pockets. Three more arrows fired, and three more bodies on the ground. She was sure the chief was around somewhere.
"Who's there?" A man in heavy armour stood on a low cliff. There he is. Esil didn't respond, only shooting him in the head. With a loud clank he fell off the cliff and onto an old table, knocking the stuff on it around. Esil grinned and scampered over to him, grabbing his helmet and putting it on. She took his steel armour and traded her leather for it. She looked over at Marcurio as he crept in, looking around.
"Good job defending me from bandits, Marcurio." Esil said. "Really earning your pay there."
"I am earning it. I have to get 400 septims worth of loot, remember?" He told Esil. "Anything in here?"
"A gem. Here." Esil tossed him a stray ruby. "I get this coin pouch. And the arrows. And the elven bow." Esil dropped her old bow and picked up the new items.
"Anything else?" Marcurio asked, standing up straight.
"Nope. Pick out whatever you want." Esil told him, walking over to a locked chest and taking out her lockpicks. Marcurio sighed and began rifling through the shelves and under the chairs for loot. Esil opened the chest and grinned as she saw a huge pouch of septims.
"Well, hello there." She said, picking it up. She grabbed the books and left the rest for Marcurio to deal with.
"I'm ready. Hurry up." She told him.
"I am. These things take time." Marcurio said.
"I could go get a bedroll to wait while you play. I think I will. Leave my books alone." Esil said, leaving him. Marcurio grumbled as he pocketed as many gems as he could.
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"Did you enjoy that?" Esil asked.
"Why did I decide being hired by you was a good idea?" Marcurio asked.
"You've been following me for an hour." Esil told him.
"I've never made a decision about someone so quickly." Marcurio folded his arms. Esil shrugged.
"I'm headed for Dwarven ruins. They've got great stuff in there." Esil said.
"I don't have a choice, do I?" Marcurio said.
"Not if you want your money."
"I'm broke and about to lose my room in the inn. Let's go delve into some ruins." Marcurio sighed.