They have been on the road for about two hours now with nothing but silence., sometimes they would keep small talk but other than that it seemed to be just awkward silence. June kept her eyes on the ground lost in her own thoughts for the last hour, she couldn't make her strange feelings go away. She kept having mixed feeling of what she wanted, she kept thinking about last night. About how she could of slipped away any time she wanted while they were in the dark forest but she didn't.
She went to the burnt down area on purpose, she could've ran from there but she didn't, she stood there waiting for Vilkas. She bit her lower lip hard as if she was trying to scold and punish herself. 'I could never be with someone like him..' She slowly thought to herself but than quickly glared at the ground. 'Why would I want to!? I don't want to!' She thought to herself in anger as she was confused to why that thought even came to her. "You okay?" Vilkas asked her noticing the look on her face.
June quickly looked up at him and than sneered. "I'm fine, stop asking me that!" She snapped at him and than quickly walked ahead to get away from him. Vilkas winced as if she had stabbed him, he raised an eyebrow at her as he watched her walk. "What's her problem?" Vilkas mumbled as he kept his eyes on her. 'He's so annoying, I wish he would just leave me alone..' June thought to herself in anger but the anger quickly faded. 'I want him to leave me alone...I think..' She thought to herself in doubt.
June let out a loud sigh as she looked up and watching a smal fox run across the road. "How much longer?" She asked them slightly looking at them. "Awhile, if we were taking carriage than we would be there by this afternoon but since we are on foot, we probably wont reach Riften till night." Farkas said looking up at the sky. It was a cloudy cool day but there was no sign of rain, at least by smell
Vilkas kept looking at June and than looking away, he felt like he was doing that the hole time. In the beginning he hated her for how she made him feel, knowing she was a thief made his hate grow in the beginning but now, he only feels disappointment that he feels strongly for her but knows that it would never work. 'Why did she have to be a thief...' He thought to himself with a frown on his face. 'I shouldn't think about her like this..' He thought to himself again forcing her out of his mind.
A couple more hours passed and they have stopped to take a break and eat lunch. June sat down on a rock that was a little ways from where they were sitting, she was looking out at the distance as she ate the food she had. She thinking of how she was going to slip away from them once they were in Riften, if they do reach it at night than it should be easy. 'Maybe when they sleep...' She thought to herself taking a bite out of some cheese. 'Maybe I can slip some sleeping potion into their mead...' She thought to herself while she grabbed her bag and dug threw it.
She pulled out a small pouch and looked into it seeing what ingredients she had. 'I'm lacking a few that is required for it..' June frowned a bit disappointed. 'Maybe I'll find them on the way there...' She thought to herself but doubted it. She sighed putting the pouch back into her bag and finished eating her food and than took a drink of her water.
Vilkas slightly looked over at her, June's back was turned to them so he couldn't look at her face. "Something on your mind?" Farkas asked snapping Vilkas out of his thoughts. "No, why?" Vilkas asked looking at him. "That's the fifth time you've looked at her within the hour." Farkas said crossing his arms. Vilkas quickly looked away from him. "I'm just making sure she won't run off." Vilkas quickly said taking a drink of his water. "Right.." Farkas said with a small smile.
Vilkas ignored Farkas's smile and kept his eyes away from his brother, he quickly looked up though once he heard footsteps approaching them. "Can we get a move on now?" June said crossing her arms. "What's the hurry?" Vilkas asked furrowing his eyebrows down at her. "I just want to hurry and get this done.." She said looking away form him. "You mean hurry and get away from us right?" Farkas said slowly taking a drink of his mead. June quickly glared at him and than walked back over to the rock she was sitting on. 'Is she really going to try and leave?' Vilkas thought to himself with a frown.
A few more minutes passed and they were finally back on the road, June walked behind them and she looked around carefully, seeing if she could find any ingredients. She frowned when none was turning up, she sighed quietly and looked a head examining Farkas and Vilkas's backs. They were definitely easy to tell apart, Farkas had bigger muscles than Vilkas and a wider back, Vilkas was taller and a bit slimmer. June couldn't help but admire the way Vilkas looked.
She shook her head forcing the images out of her mind. 'I need to focus on what I'm gonna do...' She thought to herself looking away from them. She frowned again as she kept feeling her stomach twist into knots. 'Why do I feel like this?' She thought to herself trying to shake the feeling. 'I should be happy that I might be returning..Right?' She thought to herself keeping the frown on her face. June sighed again and looked back up watching them walk a head of her.
A few more hours have passed and the sun was beginning to lower in the sky. June was looking up at the sky watching some clouds float by. "There." Vilkas pointed. June quickly looked a head seeing that they were beginning to approach Riften. 'Finally!' She thought to herself excited. But her excitement quickly faded and turned into something she couldn't explain. 'Nerves maybe?' She thought to herself feeling her stomach twist into knots again.
Her heart began to pound hard and fast as they approached Riften, Brynjolfs face popped up into her mind and she couldn't help but smile, as if all her emotions faded into happiness. 'I wonder if any of them will see me entering Riften...' She hoped keeping the smile on her face. Vilkas slightly looked back at her and sneered seeing the smile on her face. 'She's stupid if she thinks she's going to be able to get away...' He thought to himself feeling his anger return. 'I won't let her go...' A frown appeared on his face as he looked back a head.
The guards looked up hearing footsteps approach them, they recognized Vilkas and Farkas but ignored June. They nodded to them allowing them to enter Riften. Farkas pushed open the gates walking into Riften with Vilkas and June behind him. June quickly looked around, she recognized some of the citizens but she saw no member the Thieves Guild which disappointed her. 'It's still early...' She thought to herself. She looked up seeing Vilkas watching her like a hawk. "What?" She asked him annoyed.
Vilkas didn't answer her he just kept his eyes on her for a moment longer and than looked away. June sneered at him and went back to looking around for anyone, but she didn't. She quietly sighed and looked down. 'I'm just going to have to find a way to slip away...' She thought to herself as she tried to come up with a plan. 'It's gonna be hard with Vilkas watching me like he was...' She slightly looked at Vilkas. She could tell that he was keeping his eyes on her over and over.
They walked through Riften and towards The Scorched Hammer. "We can get some stuff here to help with rebuilding in Whiterun." Farkas said as they walked up to the blacksmith. June recongized him, she remembered that he helped him find fire salts for his forge. Balimund looked up hearing footsteps approaching, he smiled when he saw June but it faded when he saw two men he didn't recognize. "What can I do for you?" He asked looking at them.
Balimund looked back at June and smiled again, June smiled back and winked. She always did find him handsome but he wasn't for her, too common and she didn't know if she could live a common life. Vilkas furrowed his eyebrows down as he noticed the way the blacksmith was looking at June. "We need some iron along with the things on this list if you have them." Farkas said handing Balimund the list.
Balimund examined the list while he stroked his beard. "I have most of these, wait here." He said getting up and walking into his house. "You two have a history?" Vilkas asked June. "Maybe." June answered raising an eyebrow. Vilkas quickly looked away a bit annoyed by her answer. 'Why can't she ever just give me a straight answer..' He thought to himself in anger.
Balimund came back with a couple of bags that looked like they were stuffed full. "Here you go." He said dropping them on the ground. Vilkas and Farkas both picked up one, Balimund looked at June again and smiled. "Haven't seen you in a while." He said looking her up and down. "Been busy being held captive." She said with a smile. Balimund raised an eyebrow not sure if she was joking or not, Vilkas glared at her for what she said. "Come on." Vilkas said impatiently as him and Farkas started to walk away.
June glared at him as he walked away. "Don't be a stranger." Balimund flirted a little. June just replied with a smile and than quickly walked away catching up to Vilkas and Farkas. "We didn't get all we needed from him so we should check with Pawned Prawn and see if they have anything good." Farkas said walking towards the shop. June quickly looked around the market place to see if she could see Brynjolf in his usual spot but she didn't see him or anyone else. 'It is late...most are probably inside..' She thought to herself coming a stop for a moment to look around some more.
She frowned and started to walk but stopped again seeing how Farkas and Vilkas were far a head of her now, almost to the shop. 'This is my chance...' She thought to herself but she couldn't bring herself to move. 'Dammit why am I hesitation... If I'm gonna do it I have to do it now or I won't get another chance...' She bit her lip hard as she watched them get farther and farther away. June clenched her fist tightly and bit her lip even harder drawing blood, finally she was able to make herself move.
She took a few steps back and than turned running down an alley way to get out of sight, she stayed in the dark shadows that the moon light couldn't hit. She ran down the alley a bit and than stopped, she just stood there looking forward with her eyes wide. June could feel her heart begin to pound and race. 'I did it..' She thought to herself as a small smile appeared on her face. 'Finally I can-' She began to think to herself but was cut off when she heard laughter in the distance. 'Is that..' She recognized the laughter. It was Brynjolf's.
A big smile appeared on her face as she quickly ran down the alley, it seemed like her doubts disappeared and all she could think about was him. She knew where the laughter was coming from, it was coming from behind the Temple of Mara, where else would he be. She ran down the alley and than turned right, she came across a wall that was between her and the Temple. She looked around and luckily she found some crates stacked on each other.
June climbed the crates and climbed over the wall, she quickly looked around making sure no one was around, she quickly ran in front of the temple and went to the back. She came to a stop once she heard another laugh, it wasn't Brynjolf's, it was a woman's. She stood there for a moment trying to figure out who it was. 'Maybe it's someone from the guild..' She hoped.
She put her back to the wall and slowly peaked out, what she saw made her heart drop and her stomach ache. She saw a woman, a woman with blonde hair and her back against the wall, Brynjolf was standing close to her with his hands pressed against the wall above her. He leaned in and whispered something into her ear, what ever he whispered it made the woman giggle. June thought she saw the woman from somewhere but couldn't remember.
She didn't care about that right now, all she saw was someone who she cared about flirting with another woman. June than saw Brynjolf lean in towards the woman as if he were about to kiss her, she quickly turned away and closed her eyes not wanting to see anymore. June grabbed her chest as she felt her heart begin to break. 'It's like he doesn't even notice I'm gone..' She thought to herself as she bit down on her lip again. 'What should I do?' She wondered.
She slowly opened her eyes up and looked down at the ground, she felt her stomach ache more and more every time she heard the woman giggle. 'Should I just come back anyways? These people are... Are they?' June began to doubt the people she thought she knew. She stood there trying to decide what to do. 'Should I stay or should I just go..' She kept thinking to herself only making the pain worse. June was stuck in thought and didn't know who to choose.