Less than a year after the end of the Oblivion Crisis, Malkhai Ale'Zandre slays her way up to the rank of Grand Champion of the Imperial Arena. Unknown to her this work and her remarkable fighting skills have caught the attention of the Night Mother. She instructs the Listener to send out their most valuable Speaker, Lucien LaChance, to invite her to join the Dark Brotherhood.

On the evening Malkhai arrived in Skingrad to fetch her next contract from the well, Lucien took the opportunity the wild rainstorm brought to stay with her for what was to be their last passionate evening before his gruesome death. (The better and less typo-riddled version is on my DA page)