Chapter 17: secret business.
"Sir! We have a message from the queen for you." A soldier said to me with a sealed scroll in his hands.
"Good give it to me and return to your post." I said accepting the scroll. As the soldier left i unsealed the letter and opened it up when a knock on the door stopped me. "Yes who is it?" i said after a sigh.
"Arundil sir. Can i come in please?"
"Yes you may enter Arundil." I answered her. When she opened the door and entered i motioned her to take a seat in front of me. "What can i do for you?"
"If i am interrupting i will come back later."She said as she saw the scroll on my desk.
"If you where i would let you in now tell me what is the problem?" i asked with a kind smile.
"I received a letter from my father sir and..." she stopped and took a deep breath before continuing. "My father is very sick the healers don't know what it is, they can look what it is but the person who can do it wants money up front which we can't give because only my father has that right."
I was silent for a few minutes thinking about a solution. "Well do not worry Arundil i will take care of it you have my promise." She looked a bit happy at that. "If there is nothing else we both have something to do i am sure." She nodded and stood up and walked away. Before she shut the door she said. "Thank you sir it will mean allot to me." I nodded with a smile. "Always Arundil we take care of our own."
When she closed the door i unrolled the scroll and began reading.
Prince Thorein.
It is good to hear that you already succeeded half of your job in skyrim.
On you other notes you have free reign to do what you think would be best for the Dominion and our future. Keep me updated on your plans and you objectives. And the plan for the armor you can test it out before we deploy it among the red legion forces and the Royal guards.
And the so-called Dragonborn you send word about, she would be an enormous asset to us and our future if she can be trusted. Should she become too uncontrollable or would stand in our way she must be eliminated. I will trust you judgment on all fronts.
And i will throw a party in 5 months time, it would be good of you to come.
With kind regards,
The Queen Aldmeri.
I rolled the scroll up and put it in my desk. I stood up and walked towards our blacksmith.
"Greetings Thorein what can i do for you?" Morvan our blacksmith asked. Morvan was an altmer normal built with black short cropped hair.
"Greetings Morvan have you done what i asked you several days ago?" i asked while shaking his hand.
"About the armor? Well." He strokes his hands through his hair. "I couldn't do it with the glass armor but with our Elven armor yes and i have several sets ready for testing." He said with a silly grin. "I also made two kinds one light the other pure heavy as requested by you."
"Good show them to me." I said. He walked towards the armory with several mannequins with ebony elven armor. "Impressive." I said when i saw them up close." Was it difficult to make those four?"
"Well sort of i had to think how i could make it with ebony but still light." He said while his hands went over one chest piece. "But i don't know if it will work maybe you could let some test it?"
I stroke my chin and though about how best to test it. My solution came from behind. "Sir our scouts have spotted a stormcloak party not far from here what are your orders?" Mirvanye said with her soft but still commanding voice.
"Get four men, two archers and soldier and let them go with this new armor to kill or capture them whatever works best." I said still eyeing the armor. I heard a heard hit her chest piece with an armored glove before she walked away. "Well Morvan we will have our answer by the end of the day." I waited until the soldiers put on the armor and head out to do their mission. Every soldier who saw them looked at the armor and nodded in approval or cheered them on and some just looked at the armor. When they left i walked towards the main gate when a familiar Mer on horseback came into view, several soldiers nocked there arrows and aimed i raised up my hand to stop them. "This one is on our side." I said and the soldiers continued to patrol the perimeter. I stopped one soldier and gave him the order to find Mirvanye and Arundil and meet me at the meeting hall.
She approached slowly until she stood before the archway where i stood. "What did i just saw?" was the first thing she said. I chuckled slightly "I don't know what did you see?" i said while nudging her shoulder. "Soldiers in black elven armor, it looks nice but is it good in a fight?" she said looking to the ground. "Maybe but come we will go to the meeting hall for you induction." I said while walking away to the meeting hall. "Where is the nord?" i asked when i noticed she was alone.
"She is at whiterun because i don't know if you would let her in." i shook my head to tell she was right. "But i have questions Thorein." I opened a door and motioned her to get inside. "All in good time my friend please take a seat. She walked towards a long wooden table and took a seat on one side. I walked towards the other side and sat in front of her. "So we must wait for someone so you can ask your questions."
"Will i need to wear you armor? And can others follow me from the outside the legion?" she asked after a deep intake of breath. "And does it matter if i like for example female over males?"
"no you don't have to wear our armor just the pendant i will give you later so that the dominion knows your one of us but outside some will only see that a pendant. Off course but you can't bring them here, and if you love a woman go ahead i have no problems with that." I said in which she respectfully nodded to me. After that Mirvanye and Arundil came inside and i motioned to sit next to me. "Mirvanye and Arundil this is Calinwen, a new recruit and known by some as the Nordic legend Dragonborn." I said waving my hand to the persons of question.
"So this is the one you spoke of don't look like much." Mirvanye said in a haughty tone most would say every Altmer would talk like. I saw Calinwen look towards the ground. "I am not the most experienced wizard or a great warrior that is true but i am willing to learn and grow into something that will be reckoned with." She looked up her face was less cheerful and more sad then anything i ever saw from her. Mirvanye huffed at Calinwen's response. "Why aren't you a great wizard you where with the Thalmor weren't you?" Arundil asked her.
"yes i was but the Justicar i served rather have me on his bed and use my body to get information out of imperial noble's rather than me serving the Dominion like i could've and the Cyrodillic mages doesn't accept Altmer anymore after the first great war. " she seethed through her teeth to which Arundil was taken back. I look towards Mirvanye and saw her look angry, i nudged her in response she said. "Do you know what the legion stands for?" She said a bit softer than before.
"I know you protect the dominion with whatever means necessary and the some Thalmor hate it because you stand in their way they say." Calinwen said after a few seconds.
I nodded. "That is indeed true but we don't kill innocents or those who have done nothing towards us like Ramiana." She looked to me. "Ramiana asked to join because of her youth so we gave her a chance but many see us as another Thalmor from the outside and you can be one of us if you keep towards the rule of the Dominion and red legion." She nodded and i handed her the amulet i have ordered to be made for her. "Welcome to the red legion." We three said in unison.