A/N: so this chapter i split into two because it was bigger than i usually do but will upload at the same time without further adieu enjoy.

Chapter 18: Breakout... sort of. Part 1

"So Calinwen i will be gone for a couple of months. If you need aid or have something you wish to share with us you can send a messenger to us but make certain it is a trust worthy messenger would hate to kill one just because we couldn't trust them." I said while sipping my mead, we are talking about her place in the legion and what is expected of her. "Mirvanye will be in charge while i am gone, so do you have question or anything?" i looked towards the people at the table from my left sat Arundil, my right sat Mirvanye and in front Calinwen.

"Yes let's say someone wants me to rescue somebody who may or may not be in custody of the thalmor what do you want me to do?" she said sipping her red wine. "I ask this because of the dominion forces not the thalmor."

"Well that seems unusual why do you ask?" i respond. I looked at her closely and saw her shift ever so slightly and her eyes looked nervous. "Let me guess those person you want to get out is a talos worshipper and his family knows where he is and you try not to let them kill dominion forces? Am i correct?" She looks shocked but recovered from it quickly. Mirvanye muttered something under her breath. "Yes Mirvanye speak up if you want to say something you will need to work with her for several months and i would rather you can speak freely without any misunderstanding or something that will screw up our objective."

"Why must she free them let those family try and get killed or something, and if she wants to safe him let her be but let us not waste resources to get one man out." She sounded angry. "Besides she could do so much more if she didn't help those filthy nords every step of the way." I looked over at Mirvanye and she seemed to have something else on her chest i nodded for her to say it. "And sorry to say this but can we be certain she will be red legion material and not a waste of time?"

"you make a good point Miry but if she is the dragonborn and these nords worship those damn legends of them so she will be worth the resources and she is red legion but she has much to learn and all we can do is like every recruit through training and guidance, besides if she gets that person out with our aid we can steer that man into our way unknowingly." I said simply while i took a sip of mead. "Will this be a problem for you?"

"I understand sir, and you always tell me to speak when i feel uneasy about someone or something and she is one of them." She said pointing at Calinwen.

I nodded in understanding and i looked at Arundil who has been silently drinking her drink the whole time. "And what about you Arundil? Do you have something to say?"

"Well sir... she may do jobs for Mirvanye to show she is competent in becoming red legion truly not just because of what you say." Arundil said uneasy.

I looked towards Mirvanye and she nodded in agreement. "So it is settled Calinwen will prove herself in the months to come and i will help her with her thalmor problem. Calinwen get changed in red legion armor and meet me at the gates." i signaled a guard over. "Show her the changing room and give her some armor." The guard crossed his arm into and x and gave a tiny bow. As he and Calinwen went away i looked over at Mirvanye. "I won't ask you to become best of friends with her just give her a chance to prove her and write everything down what you want her to do and how she does it like any recruit understood?"

"Understood sir but i won't go easy on her i will treat her like a recruit." she said. I gave a curt nod.

"And how are things between us and the ambassador? Good, bad and what do you expect in the future between the legion and her?" i asked.

"Ambassador Elenwen has proven to be unusual for a Thalmor she believes in the dominion but questions some of the Thalmor's policies and has been cooperative with us so far, the future well it seems she will be doing what she does best and that is all good for us."

"good well in the months to come i want every Thalmor justicar's location and if they will become trouble should we succeed in our mission and i want those masks and maybe get Ramiana a non mer crew so she can be our hidden blade." I gulped the last of my mead. "O and Elenwen know i will be gone for the next months and when i return i will want to see her immediately, you are dismissed."

I went to my room and put my armor on and my sword on my hip shield on my arm and my spear for extra measures and on the way to the gate i ordered a soldier to get my horse ready at the gate where Calinwen already waited. As i came closer she shifted slightly. "Is something wrong?"

"No not really i can't blame Mirvanye was it for being cautious and she does have a point what if i am not good enough for the red legion?" she said while looking around.

"Don't fret about it, if you learn and do things for us it will be fine." The soldier brought me a black furred horse. "Besides why don't you go to the college of snowhold or something and learn magic or that warrior guild learn and grow but never go against your own belief." I mounted my horse while she did the same. "So before we go there if you don't want them to see your face there is a face mask of sorts in your armor." I spurred my horse on and she did the same while trying to find the mask. "Here let me show you on my own armor." I pulled my helmet of and took the cloth and pulled it up until it was at my nose. "It is easier this way."

"Yes thank you but pray tell me why not join the thalmor or something?" she asked while pulling the cloth over her face.

"Believe me i tried but i didn't keep up with their standards of torture first option so after few weeks they kicked me out saying that i was better of somewhere else and welp here we are a good legion of warriors and mages and loved more than they are." I grinned at that. "Fools are they torture gets want you want to hear not the truth or do you think otherwise?"

"Well in my time in Cyrodiil i saw thalmor torturing men and woman and they confessed their crimes quicker to make them stop." She looked away. "But in the end that didn't matter they were dead even if they don't confess."

I looked around to get our location right. "Where are we even headed? You didn't say."

"Well you didn't ask." She said with a small laugh. "It is Northwatch keep we need to go."

"Well then we need to turn right here and downwards then follow the coastline south." I spurred my horse to the right. "So what do you want to do these months?"

"Well going to learn and maybe do some things for Mirvanye, and i think maybe search for Ramiana's recruit so to speak." She went silent after that and we continued on in silence.

After a long walk we arrived at the keep. I turned slightly towards Calinwen. "Ok follow my lead and let me do the talking." I dismounted my horse and went to the nearest dominion soldier i saw. "You there where is your commanding officer?"

"And who might you be to ask such things of me." He said with a condescending voice.

"Fritz shut it he is from top you know." a Bosmeri female said. She gave me a salute. "Our commanding officer is in the main hall right through there." She said pointing towards a door. "Just descend the stairs and you will see her sir."

"And what is her name soldier?" i asked while looking at the door.

"Justicar Shalia, she came here about few months ago. Shall i guide you?" she said with and extend arm.

"No that is alright go on with your patrol." I walked towards the door and checked if Calinwen was following.