Authors Notes: A new chapter. This took me a while to write and it was written over two days, so it may seem like the writing kinda shifts and thats why.

Mistakes are my own.

"What do you mean, missing?" Cynthia was the first one to get a grip on herself from the terror that seemed to overwhelm me.

"She was sent on a contract, and she hasn't come home. It was a very simple contract, here in Cheydinhal; she was to kill some High Elf noble who irritated the wrong person. She left three hours ago and hasn't come home, Ocheeva went to check it out and there are signs of a fight and everyone was gone. The Altmer was dead but the two servants were gone and so is Anny. Ocheeva thinks she may have been taken as a sacrifice. The two women were Dagonites." Lucien's voice was dark and sad, laced with regret.

"We have to find her; I'm leaving for the Arcane University. I know someone there who might be able to tell us where their shrine is." I started to leave but Lucien was suddenly in front of me. Curse his unearthly speed.

"You aren't going alone; Vicente and I will go with you." His crimson eyes burned with some sort of fire, he felt responsible.

I nodded and practically ran to my room. I threw off my armor and robe and changed into a quasi-corset with a red skirt. I stared at myself in the mirror making sure I looked enough like my old self. If Mylina saw me all assassin looking, I doubt she would be willing to help.

~~L~~

We had made it to the Imperial city in record time and we all but practically sprinted for the University. I burst into the lobby, panting and sweating, and feeling like I wanted a twelve hour rain shower.

"Where's Mylina." I asked furiously. The steward pointed to the Mystic Archives and I jumped over the wall to get to there, Lucien and Vicente had to stay in the lobby. They had to obey the law today, we don't need the Legion coming down on us, especially after Adamus Phillida had been killed – I think.

I pushed the door open and I saw Mylina's eyes light up. "Lori!" She screamed and ran at me, hugging.

I gave her a quick hug and explained that I had taken a vacation to Morrowind and that my sister had been kidnapped by the Mythic Dawn.

"The Mythic Dawn, what would they want with your sister? Unless she seriously ticked them off, they wouldn't want to draw attention to themselves. You are Nirvane and I'm assuming your sister is as well, therefore, they're screwed over." She really was quite inquisitive when you gave her something to chew on.

"She did brush shoulders with them and she is only starting her training." No matter what rank she became, Antoinetta would never be able to outcast me, simply because she didn't have as much magickal essence as I did, and I had 200 years of experience where she had 20.

"They may want to sacrifice her. I would suggest trying to find one of 'Mankar Camorans Commentaries on the Mysterium Xarxes' long ass title I know, but those books which were penned by Mankar Camoran himself may hold the secret to where she is." Mylina had pulled a large, dark coloured tome down from one of the higher, less seen bookshelves.

"This is the second volume but it's useless without the first, third and fourth. We need those books if we're going to divine where they took her. I guess the Mythic Dawn were the ones who assassinated the Emperor not to long ago. Try to check with the Blades, they may know more. I know one who often comes in asking for help on various things, His name is Baurus, he's staying at Luther Boards. Go check out with him and see if you can track down any more volumes." She said all that in one huge breath and started flipping through the pages.

~~L~~

I was chosen to deal with the Blade while Lucien and Vicente fed, it looked as if we would be spending a couple of days here in the city and it often got sunny here.

I found him, or at least a guy matching his description in the Boarding house, sipping a mug of Ale. He seemed downcast, he should be, he failed to save the Emperor, I didn't even know he had died; I really need to read the Black Horse courier more often.

"Baurus?" I asked when I sat down beside him, his green eyes drifted over to me cautiously.

"Valra…Xansten," I decided not to use my real name.

"I'm…part of the Legion and am helping follow up on the Emperors death, most importantly, the Mythic Dawn," I made sure, using a tad bit of silencing magick that only he would hear my voice.

He nodded and jerked his head back towards a man in the corner, he was glaring at me and I could sense Daedric magick seeping off of him. With a sharp nod towards the basement, he stood and walked into the basement, the man followed and I simply stood and using silencing magick, followed behind him silently.

When we were in the basement, he chose that moment to strike, his dagger met empty air as the blade wheeled and slashed at him with his sword, which he deflected, but he didn't sense me, till it was too late.

Laying a hand on his shoulder, I drew his life force out with a simple draining spell. He had collapsed into a decaying heap.

"Thanks, and Valra you said?" The Redguard seemed a nice enough sort. I nodded stiffly and rifled through the 'assassins' bad and found the book I needed.

"I actually just needed this," With a nod, I turned and used my recall spell and vanished with a puff of smoke.

I'm getting more dramatic by the day.

Chapter Finish: I hope everyone enjoyed. I'd love to hear your feedback.