Second chapter with my Dragonborn.
Finally free of the Ratway underneath Riften, the Dragonborn paused at the edge of the market and turned to Esbern. She was going to ask him if minded stopping at two or maybe five locations for varying reasons on the way to Riverwood.
Most likely yes, he would, but asking was just a courtesy anyway. He had to follow her, after all.
As she opened her mouth to speak, a loud cry from across the marketplace interrupted; "There she is! Kill the Blade's agent!"
The insult didn't make much sense as she wasn't a Blade's agent, but usually when someone was yelling, it was at her.
From across the marketplace Shavari, the suspicious Khajiit that had been harassing her for weeks whenever she was in the city drew a dagger and raced towards her.
Shoppers and storekeepers looking up in alarm or scurried out of the way as she charge, dagger raised.
With a sigh, the Dragonborn opted to pull her swords out, hoping to draw the fight away from all the townspeople that could die.
Esbern overreacted by calling forth a conjured beast and cloaking himself in fire.
"Really?" the Dragonborn thought, shooting him a look. "For one cat lady?"
Shavari was nearly within striking distance when Edda, the beggar woman, jumped up and jammed her own dagger into Shavari's chest.
The Khajiit fell, dead, at the Dragonborn's feet.
"It's so good to see you again," Edda said, sheathing her dagger.
The Dragonborn blinked. "It's….good to see you too."
Edda merely smiled and went to sit back down on her cot.
The marketplace returned to normal as everyone went about their daily routines.
Author's Note: This actually happened. I hadn't really been paying attention to realized that Shavari didn't go into the Ratway with me like she's supposed too, and then afterwards as I'm climbing up the stairs I was like...oh...how odd, no Shavari. And then she's shouting at me and running across the market place. And then she's dead, because Edda the beggar stabbed her.
Haha it was awesome. And Edda totally looks at me and says; 'it's so good to see you again'. Don't mess with Bellz the Moonclaw, she's got friends everywhere. Even the beggars are on her side.
But apparently, this can happen, where Shavari attacks you in Riften, and I have read that apparently even groups of Thalmor that are supposed to be in the warrens show up in the town during this quest. Who knew.
And Esbern LOVES his flame cloak spell...which is annoying for so many reasons...