As a Nightingale of Nocturnal I vow to protect the Twilight Sepulchre and all shrines to my Lady. Shadows guard you.

'I know why you are here.'

The Robed figure stood up from the desk and turned to face the windows. He closed his eyes, waiting for the last dagger in his back.

'I can only hope.'

I never thought I would have to come back here, to this place. Going back is only beneficial from a business standpoint, but the Thalmor ordered my assassination and have a spy within the Guild. So here I am. I don't know how many of them are waiting for me but I will kill them all if I have to. Now is the time to right ills a decade in the making. This is for my Master you bunch of whoresons.

The gate was easy to get through, no guards, how arrogant. I proceeded to climb up onto the roof of the Embassy. I saw groups of Thalmor wandering the courtyard between the Embassy building and Elenwen's Solar. I drew my bow as silently as possible, sending a black shaft spearing into my target, a black robed wizard. The arrow embedded deep in his chest and caused to the Thalmor to search for the assailant, they never bother to look up. Notching another arrow I felled another wizard. The soldiers were equipped with glass armour now, I wondered if they knew I was coming. With a spy in the Guild it's a likely hypothesis. No matter. I dropped down onto one of the Thalmor, breaking his back and putting my blade through his neck. I rolled forward to eliminate another Thalmor, but the bastard turned and saw me. He barely had enough time to raise the alarm before my sword went through his chest. I jumped backwards to avoid a fireball and sprinted at the other two Thalmor. I sidestepped the swing of the first and delivered a devastating blow to his leg, near severing it at the knee and staining the snow red with blood. I dashed forward to attack the archer, cutting his bow arm off at the elbow and driving my fist into his gut.

'Let me tell you about my wife. She's our Guild Master, so you don't mess with her to start off with. She is on good terms with Maven Black-Briar and has the city in her hands. And with her hands in the pockets of some very powerful people you can be as sure as Oblivion that she'll give you a piece of her mind.'

A group of soldiers emerged from the Embassy, more will likely follow. They can't fight what they can't see. Casting an invisibility spell I approached the wizard while they searched for where I had gone. The invisibility broke as I stabbed the wizard in the back, but the two soldiers failed to notice and a few precise strikes removed their threat. I stood up from my slaughter and looked towards the door of Elenwen's Solar.

'Sir please, I'm not interested.'

'Come on you don't know what you're saying.'

Just inside the door was a large group of Thalmor. I was, however, well trained in the magical arts and they swiftly turned upon each other with a casting of Mayhem. As they fought to the death, seeing Daedra and enemies bursting from every shadow I slipped past and up the stairs. I found my path to Elenwen blocked by Ondolemar, the leader of the Thalmor Justiciars.

'Step aside Ondolemar, I don't want to kill you, my business is with her.'

'I can't let you do that Roan, not after all you've done.'

'I thought I knew you better old friend.'

'So did I.'

Ondolemar sent a bolt of lightning at my and swung his glass sword at my shoulder, I dodged the attack and pushed forward to stab Ondolemar. As I felt his life escape his wound I pulled him closer and whispered in his ear, 'I wish I had more time to explain.'

Elenwen stood straight, surely knowing that she'll die soon.

'You're too late you know, I know all I need to know about you,' she said, defiant to the last. I approached silently, stopping a few feet away from her. 'It matters not what you do here, your Guild is dead, and your order is dead, you have nothing left.'

'Oh that's where you're wrong. You will die, and the meddling of the Thalmor in Skyrim and all of Tamriel will soon come to an end. I swear upon Nocturnal it will be so.' I drew the Nightingale blade and ran through Elenwen, finishing off her nuisance once and for all.

Wondering what she meant I looked around the room, searching for evidence, the echoes of fighting died down. They should all be dead by now. I saw a book on a side table. Taking a closer look I read the title "Thalmor Dossier: Roan" I quickly opened the book, eager to learn of its contents.

This document contains all known intelligence on the individual Roan, who is now known to operate with the Thieves guild in Riften. Our contact, goes by the name of Rune, provided us with immense detail on her activities and movements. Her close relationship with Maven Black-Briar makes any attempt to deal with her from a business standpoint unfeasible. However covert assassinations are still a possibility. It seems that the Thalmor agent Ondolemar has had previous relations with Roan, however the information is well dated and unreliable for dealing with her now. Cross-referenced information had led us to believe with surety that Roan is a member of the Nightingales, an elite group within the Thieves Guild. We have discerned the proper course of attack for dealing with these Nightingales, an attack on their temple should be sufficient, they would be unlikely of fending off a force of Thalmor Warriors. I have already assembled the force. They should be at the temple on the 16th of Hearthfire. Our contact within the Guild is to be deemed a waste of resources once the temple has been destroyed, so he must be dealt with as soon as possible. He must never know he is the son of the late Emperor Titus Mede II.

Those Thalmor bastards. They cannot get away with this desecration, but the 16th of Hearthfire is today. I must reach the Twilight Sepulchre as soon as possible.

Author's reflection, this was certainly an interesting chapter, a past relationship and a secret son.