The Dragonborn wandered up the pathway, towards the ominous looking pillar at the top. Behind him, Ralis Sedarys blathered on about one thing or another, grating on every last nerve.

"My, what a disturbing looking pillar," the dark elf commented, staring at the pillar, hands on his hips.

The Dragonborn nodded, "Yeah...hey, can you do me a favor? Could you go there and touch it?"

Ralis shrugged, "I suppose..."

The moment his fingertips touched the twisted metal and wood, he was pulled towards it by magicka, instantly becoming trapped. "Wait...what's going on?!"

The Dragonborn pulled out his sword; "Who needs five thousand Septims now!?"

"I don't want to die!" Ralis cried.

The Dragonborn scowled, "Well, you should have thought about that before making me pay you so much just to fight a Dragon Priest!"

"I said sorry for that!"

"Not as sorry as you're going to be," The Dragonborn snapped.

"But you hate Daedra!" the Dunmer pleaded.

"Yeah, well, I hate losing money more,"


Author's Note: This Boethiah quest is one I always ponder; who do I kill? Most of the followers that survive the quests survive because I like them, so now I have to kill one? But then it hit me; Ralis Sedarys. While yes, he was under mind control, he doesn't seem terribly remorseful for the whole thing, doesn't give me back my money and you know, he's annoying.

I told me brother my plan to use him during this quest, to which he said; "Wait, you can leave him alive and he becomes a follower?"

So, now he is copying me and doing the same thing. It's poetic, anyway.

"You want...5,000 Septims?"