It took the guild a month to finish gathering all the info needed, they Reached Windhelm near sun down. Just as planned, Ellia smiled as Brynjolf gently squeezed her hand. Turning to him she gave him a loving smile and said "I'm fine Bryn, thank you for worrying though~" He smiled and said "I know lass, still, you weren't so fine this morning. That nightmare did you in for most of the day.." She had a sad look about her as she said "I know, i- I haven't been to Windhelm since the incident.."
Brynjolf smiled and said "Aye, I know. But I'm with you, that being said let's get to work."
The thieves spread out, and as Ellia and Brynjolf got to Rolf's house he said "I don't know if he's home lass, are you alright?" Ellia nodded and whispered "I'm fine Bryn, thank you. Now let me concentrate. LAAS YAH NIR"
She saw no aura in the house, and taking out her lockpicks she quickly opened the door.
Brynjolf entered and locked the door, turning around he found Ellia staring at a place in the room. Her hand rubbing the scar on her neck, "lass, you're frozen in place.." he said as he gently pulled her close, she looked up at him and said with a tremble "this is the room I nearly died in.." Brynjolf pressed a kiss on her forehead and said "Aye lass, I know. I'm here though, now hold my hand.. we need to be invisible." Ellia nodded and grabbed his hand, they turned invisible using Nocturnal's power and waited on Rolf to come home.
It didn't take long for Rolf to return home, and as he walked past Brynjolf he got knocked out by his blackjack. "Bryn, tie him to a chair. I want to talk to him before you rough him up" Ellia said as she handed him a length of rope, Brynjolf had him tied up in seconds and said "alright lass, now what?" Ellia smiled faintly and said "wake him" Brynjolf found a bucket of molten ice water and turned it over Rolf's head. The man awoke with a roar, only to find that he couldn't move. "Wh- what's this!? Why am I tied up?!" Ellia squated in front of him and pulled her hood and mask down saying "hello there Rolf, it's been a while"
Rolf's eyes widened as he said "you! You're supposed to be dead! How did a knife eared slut like you survive!?" Brynjolf punched him in the face and said "shut it shit bag, the lass asks the questions" Rolf spat out a tooth and nodded, signaling he understood. "Alright, I only have one question.. why slit my throat?" Ellia said with eyes as cold as ice, Rolf glared at her and said "because you elves are only good for two things, pleasure slaves, and fertilizer for the ground" Ellia stood up and pulled Brynjolf into a short kiss before she said "Bryn, I'm off to join the rest. Deal with him in whichever way you want, I don't care what happens to him"
Brynjolf nodded and said "I won't take long, I love you lass" Ellia pressed another short kiss on his lips before exiting the house, turning to Rolf Brynjolf cracked his knuckles and said "I'm going to beat the ever living shit out of you, but before I do. Do you have anything left to say?" Rolf spat at him and said "why would a nord willingly choose to love an elf? You're a disgrace to the entire Nord race" Brynjolf chuckled and hooked Rolf straight in his liver, following it up by kneeing him in the face, breaking his nose. "Son of a bitch! Untie me you whoreson, fight me fair and square!" Rolf shouted as he toppled backwards.
Brynjolf lifted him back up and said "fair? Lad, I'm a thief, thieves don't play fair" pulling out his dagger he growled "and unlike you, I know how to cut someone's vocal cords without them dying. You're going to feel what she felt for three and a half years" he skillfully cut Rolf's vocal cords and left the house unseen, heading towards the docks.
As soon as he reached the docks Ellia said "alright everyone, get in the boat. It's time to disappear!" Brynjolf jumped on and sat next her and said "let's go lass, I've dealt with him." Ellia smiled and whispered "thank you Bryn, I want to nap in your arms while we sail back to Riften" he nodded and said "thats alright lass, I'll wake you when we get to Riften. Sleep well lass"
The boat to Riften didn't take long, and as the guild returned to the cistern the mood seemed to skyrocket, Karliah dropped a small bag on the table and said "this is all the valuables I managed to acquire from Windhelm's court wizard. Now we need someone that can appraise them" Ellia suppressed a yawn as she took a look inside the bag, noticing five rings she said "enchanted rings, hmm. I might know someone that can tell us the value of these rings" Brynjolf smiled and said "thats something for tomorrow lass, you can barely keep your eyes open." Ellia pouted, then relented as she said "alright Bryn, carry me to bed?" Brynjolf chuckled and picked her up, "alright, sorry for cutting the celebrations short people, but I'm taking the lass to bed. We'll see you all tomorrow"
Delvin chuckled and said "make sure she's not too loud Brynjolf, can't be makin' us all jealous over 'ere" Ellia softly knocked him on the head and said "sleep, Del.. I'm too tired.." Delvin laughed and held up his hands in mock surrender and said "I don't know what you're talkin' abo- well damn, the kid is long gone. Get her outa 'ere Brynjolf. And you get some sleep as well, ya look like you've been up for way too long" Brynjolf chuckled and took off to their room, making sure to not wake her as he took off her armour.
The following morning.
Ellia groaned as she woke up, "morning lass, did you sleep well?" Brynjolf said, his voice still rough from sleep. Ellia nodded and said "I did, thanks to you~ you make the best pillow Bryn" he smiled and said "I'm glad that you slept well lass, but we need to talk about this contact of yours." She looked up at him with a lazy smile and said "what do you want to know Bryn?" He caressed her cheek with his thumb as he said "well, who it is and how you met this contact are the two most important bits of information" Ellia smiled and leaned into his palm, humming the dragonborn comes she sunk into her thoughts.
After a short but comfortable silence she said "Rexx, he's an Altmer.. he found me after Rolf threw me onto the street, he healed me back to health and said that if I needed to get anything magical appraised that I could come to his laboratory in Winterhold" Brynjolf smiled and said "so that's how you survived, well I'll be glad to meet him. Winterhold is a good bit away though, are you sure you want to go there?" Ellia shook her head and said "no.. I'll send a letter to him, I'm still too tired to get on a horse." A hesitant look came on her face and Brynjolf said "what's got you hesitant lass?"
Ellia chuckled and said "I got a weird question, but could you scratch at the base of my antlers?" Brynjolf laughed warmly and said "of course lass, just tell me when you've had enough~" Ellia purred softly, eventually she fell back asleep. "Still so tired huh? Sleep well lass, you deserve it with what you've done for the guild" Brynjolf whispered as he pulled the covers up to her chin before falling back asleep himself.
Some hours later.
Delving took a peak inside Ellia's room, finding her and Brynjolf asleep he chuckled and tip toed to her night stand. Reaching to open a drawer he got his wrist grabbed by Ellia who opened her eyes, they shun with a glint of danger as he said "l- look boss- this isn't what it looks like.." She pulled the covers tightly over herself as she sat upright and said "Delvin, how many fucking times have I told you to stay out of my personal life?" Brynjolf groaned and rolled onto his side, continuing to sleep. "Boss, please.. I wasn't gonna rummage through ya stuff.. I swear! I'm lookin' for something Mercer might've left behind"
Ellia sighed deeply and whispered "Mercer left nothing behind! Now I'm giving you one more chance to tell me what you're doing in my room" Delvin swallowed and said "I eh.. I was.. looking for.. eh.. smalls..." Ellia squinted her eyes in anger as she said "you were looking.. for my panties!? Out!" Delvin swallowed again and opened his mouth to say something only to have Ellia cut him off "I SAID OUT! if I find you in my room again I'll break your hands you creep!" Delvin ran out, slamming the door shut he woke up Brynjolf.
"Ugh, what the fuck just happened lass?" He said as he noticed how angry Ellia was, she huffed and said "I caught Delving trying to steal one of my panties. Fucking creep got off light, I only yelled at him" Brynjolf turned around, his eyes betraying his fury as he said "he what!?" Before she could reply he was up and in his pants, "Bryn, wait. Don't harm him, he may be a creep, but he also has connections, connections that we need. So yell at him, but please... I don't want him harmed" Ellia said as she pulled him close, wrapping his arms around her waist Brynjolf took a deep breath and said "alright lass, I won't harm him. But only because you asked so nicely"
Ellia smiled seductively and said "come back to bed once you're done and I'll show you how nice I can be~" Brynjolf grinned and said "thats a deal, lass" she watched him put the rest of his armour on and as he turned to take one last look at her she threw off the covers, and spread her pussy lips. He growled "bloody hell lass, that's a sight that will never not excite me." Ellia blushed heavily as she said "well hurry your ass up, I'm needy Bryn~"
Brynjolf chuckled and closed the door, turning around the corner into the flaggon he saw Delvin sitting in his usual chair. Sitting across him he said "so Delvin, explain yourself" Delvin looked up from the letter he was reading and said "I'm sorry Brynjolf, I don't know what came over me.. it won't happen again, I promise" Brynjolf nodded and said calmly "good, because I swear to you that if I hear from Ellia that she caught you stealing her panties, or peeking at her while she bathes that a broken hand is the least of your problems" Delving nodded, but before he could answer Ellia moaned loudly from her room.
"Welp, I've said what I've wanted to say. I'll go and help my lass, in the mean time I got a job for you" Brynjolf said with a chuckle, Delvin sighed in relief and said "what do I need to do?" Brynjolf smiled as he said "I, or rather Ellia need you to bring a letter to the college of Winterhold." Delvin stood up as he said "I'll go immediately, I'm afraid Vex might actually kill me once she 'ears what I've done" Brynjolf settled him back down in his chair and said "the letter hasn't been written yet, and you know she's not satisfied after an hour... so just settle down Delvin, you'll get your chance to make it up to her soon enough. That being said, I really got to go back. These pants are starting to get tight"
...
Brynjolf found Ellia riding her pillow, her free hand kneeding her breasts. He smiled and closed the door silently, sneaking up on her he pinned her down and said "fuck lass, the scene I just returned to was beyond hot" Ellia bit her lower lip and blushed as she said "fuck me Bryn~" Brynjolf grinned and said "you remember the safeword? Say it once for me"
Ellia's breath became heavy as she said "Jyf" Brynjolf smiled as she gave him her neediest look imaginable. Taking off his belt he tied her arms to the bed post, giving him free access to her breasts.
Brynjolf smiled mischievously as he said "I've got an idea lass, just a moment" she watched as he quickly left and returned with a bucket of ice, "Bryn? What are you planning?" Ellia said as Brynjolf took a small cube of ice from the bucket, he chuckled and softly said "relax lass, and remember the safeword" Ellia bit her lower lip and nodded, watching as Brynjolf gently lowered the ice cube onto her nipple.
Ellia gasped, and Brynjolf started moving it up and down. Flicking her nipple with it, eventually he started to drag it down towards her hips, letting the ice cube leave a trail of pleasurable cold on her skin.
"B- Bryn! Please..." Ellia said as she raised her hips a little, Brynjolf smiled and watched her chest heave with each breath intake. Eventually he threw the nearly molten icecube on the ground and grabbed a new one, holding it above her clit Brynjolf said "say the safeword if you don't want me to proceed" Ellia shook her head and moaned as he slightly pressed the ice cube against her clit, his free hand pressed two fingers inside her and started to piston in and out in a gentle pace.
Ellia rotated her hips as much as she could and moaned "Bryn.. i- I'm close.. f- fuck.." Brynjolf smiled and said "not yes lass, I want to make you sing~" Ellia moaned louder as she tried to hold it together, her breathing heavy, and after fifteen minutes she panted "Jyf, Bryn! Jyf!" He immediately threw the ice cube away and said "cum for me lass, be a good girl and cum for me" she came hard, clenching on his fingers she moaned loudly as she arched her back off the bed.
He untied her hands and pulled her close, "you did so well lass, you're such a good girl for me" Brynjolf said as he gently combed his hand through her red hair. Ellia mumbled in bosmeri as she hugged him tightly, eventually her breath calmed and she said "Bryn... what about you?" He smiled and said "I don't always need to be pleased lass, sometimes I just want you to feel good. And today was one of those days, don't worry lass. There will be plenty more times for me to be pleasured by you~"
Ellia nodded and said "I love you Bryn, please cuddle with me until I'm ready to appear in the cistern" Brynjolf smiled and said "I love you too lass, and you don't even need to ask. Because I will always love doing aftercare and cuddling with you~ now shhh, steady your breath and listen to my heartbeat. You've deserved it in full lass~"
...
An hour later.
Ellia chuckled as she said "Gods Bryn, my legs are still wobbly, you really did a number on me.. hah" Brynjolf smiled and lifted her chin to place a tender kiss on her lips before saying "if I need to carry you around then I will, that's only fair" he pulled her in his lap and started dressing her, Ellia swooned and said "picking your pockets and getting caught was the best thing that's happened to me, thank you Bryn~"
He chuckled and said "Aye, I agree. Having you in my life has made it so much better, even when we weren't together you made my days so much brighter, now shush lass. Let me get you properly in your armour"
After a short but comfortable silence Brynjolf chuckled and said "funny, I got into the thieves guild the exact same way you did. Picking a veteran thieves pocket and getting caught.."
Ellia had a lazy smile dancing on her lips as she said with an amused tone "who'd you try to pick the pockets of? Mercer?" Brynjolf laughed and shook his head saying "haha, no lass. I got caught by Gallus as I tried to pick his pockets, I was only eleven years old at that point, and he terrified me to my core. I really thought he'd turn me over to the guards, luckily he didn't. Otherwise I would have never met you~"
Finishing the last belt buckle of her nightingale armour he gently picked her up and took her to her desk in the cistern. A couple of the thieves gave a hearty laugh as Brynjolf set Ellia down in her chair before continuing their jobs, "oh lass, one more thing. I got a gift for you" he said as he disappeared back into their room, as he returned Ellia smiled and said "what do you have there, Bryn?"
Brynjolf pulled out a curved dagger and said "this dagger is made from a dragons tooth, sharpened and thinned to be a blade. I've had it custom made for you, I hope you like it lass"
Ellia beamed with delight as she said "Gods Bryn! This is priceless, i- I don't know what to say!" Brynjolf chuckled and said "how about a thank you and a kiss?" Ellia leaned in and kissed him longingly, eventually breaking for air she whispered breathlessly "thank you Bryn, I love you. Can you ask Delvin to come to my desk? I have a job for him"
"Alright boss, I'm 'ere, what do ya need me to do?" Delvin said as he came to Ellia's desk, she smiled and said "bring this letter to the college of Winterhold, if you say you know Enthir the woman at the gate will let you enter no questions asked, afterwards you want to look for a high elf mage named Rexx, that's who the letter is for. And to stop you from snooping inside the letter, I'll just tell you what's inside. It's just an invitation for Rexx to come here, to the guild, to appraise the stolen enchanted rings that we acquired from Windhelm" Delvin nodded and said "got it boss, I'll be back in a week"
Later that evening.
Ellia sighed as she leaned back into her chair, "you alright lass?" Brynjolf said as he massaged her shoulders, she shook her head and said "this letter details that skooma fucker from a month ago, he's back.. sort of.. he's allied himself with the Redwater Den. A gang of skooma makers, news like this makes me wish the dark brotherhood wasn't destroyed" Brynjolf smiled and said "want me to deal with it?" Ellia shook her head and said "no, I'll send a raven to the Dawnguard, they'll deal with it"
Brynjolf furrowed his brow, turning the chair around to massage Ellia's thighs he said "the Dawnguard, aren't those vampire hunters? Why would you ask them to deal with it?"
Ellia had a sad smile on her face as she said "because Redwater skooma is used to sedate victims to drink their blood, I... I know from experience.." Brynjolf looked shocked, he cleared his throat and said "oh lass... do you still feel those cravings?" She nodded, "it took me so much to not down that entire bottle that he shoved to me a month ago.. it's why I didn't want to deal with him again" Ellia said as she wiped away a tear, Brynjolf hugged her and said "I'm sorry you had to go through that lass, can I ask you why or how you got addicted to skooma?"
Ellia cried softly as she thought back on that time period, "lass, hey, shhh.. I'm here, take some deep breaths lass." Brynjolf said as he gently patted her head, eventually Ellia calmed down and said "thank you Bryn, it's a bit difficult to talk about.." She shook her head and continued "first you need to know why I came to skyrim, I lived in Valenwood for most of my life, until I turned fifteen. The Thalmor came and killed my parents, and I fled to skyrim. It took me a year to get here, and by the time I got here I tried everything to forget the slaughter, which is how I got into Redwater Den... I got to try out a sample, but it was a trap to get me hooked.."
Brynjolf wiped away some more tears and said "how did you escape lass?" Ellia leaned into his palm and said "they had to fend off a vigilant attack, that's when I took my chance. I was seventeen at the time, and I ran. All the way to Windhelm... and you know the rest, I'm here.. with you~" Brynjolf smiled and said "Aye lass, and while I'm shocked that you were addicted to that shite, knowing what you've been through I'm honestly surprised you're not dead yet. Surprised, but also extremely thankful"
Ellia smiled faintly and said "truly you must have had some dark secrets? Come on Bryn, I'm telling you more than anyone here knows~"
Brynjolf chuckled and said "Aye, I have some dark secrets. I eh..I've been married to Healga"
Ellia's eyes widened as she said "what!? Her! Bryn, oh my God!" He snickered and said "I know lass, shocking right?" She smiled and said "it does explain how you know so much about pleasure, what with you being married to a Dibella worshipper. Why did you separate from her?" Brynjolf chuckled and said "while I'm a thief, I did genuinely think she only wanted me. I was blind with love lass, and that blindness burned me. I found her getting it from two guys at once, she tried to get me to join as well in her lust addled mind. I said nothing, and threw my ring at her."
Ellia laughed and said "I'm glad you did, otherwise I'd have tried my damn hardest to steal you away" Brynjolf chuckled and lifted her chin saying "and you probably would have succeeded, Healga is a miserable hag that makes everyone around her miserable. Now enough of the past, I love you and that's all that matters~" He kissed her gently and as he broke away for air he said "let's get you to bed, we can deal with Redwater Den tomorrow."
Ellia nodded and said "sounds like a plan Bryn, carry me to bed~"
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Jyf = *this is pronounced as leaf with a j, and it's a very intimate word in Bosmeri.*