The Guilds Dealings.
Ellia sighed as she was focusing on the finances of the guild, Mercer had taken everything, but it was steadily building back up. Taking out her pen, something she engineered herself, she took a note of the progress when a pair of hands softly landed on her shoulders. "Easy lass, it's me. Have you eaten yet? Or taken any form of break?" She shook her head, Brynjolf sighed, "of course, put down the ledgers and follow me. I'm demanding you to take a break"
Ellia gave him a frustrated look then quickly scribbled on her notebook "Bryn.. you know I can't just leave my work like that.." he gave her a knowing expression as he said "I know lass, but I'm still demanding you to take a break. It's for your own good" Ellia sighed again and motioned him to lead the way.
Sitting down in the bee and barb she felt very self conscious of the big scar on her throat, a parting gift of the Nord she tried to rob in windhelm, she rubbed at it. Only to stop when she noticed Brynjolf was looking, "lass, you're worked up over something. What is wrong?" She shook her head and took out her notebook "..it's nothing.. just old memories.." he had a tender smile on his lips as he said "old memories usually mean bad ones, has Delvin been poking around in your personal life again?" Her eyes widened for a second, why was he so good at guessing everything? Ellia thought to herself as she scribbled "..he didn't ask me a personal question, he just gave me a job.. a job at the house of the man that made me a mute.." Brynjolf choked on his mead as he read the little note.
"Gods!" He cursed as his thumb caressed her knuckles, "I am so sorry, I'll tell Delving that you can't do that job, or any other job involving that address. Alright?" Ellia smiled faintly and nodded, now visibly more relaxed at the prospect of not having to go back to Windhelm. "...thank you Bryn... could you order me some food?.." She quickly scribbled, her hunger now returned as her stomach wasn't held in a vice like knot.
Brynjolf chuckled and said "of course lass, just a second" she watched him as he walked to Keerava, after a quick talk and an exchange of septims he returned. That damnable warm smile on his face as he said "I ordered your favorite, honey glazed chicken tenders. I hope you don't mind" Ellia shook her head and returned the smile, eventually Talen brought two plates, and as he set it down on the table he said "hope it tastes well, enjoy" Brynjolf thanked him and turned to you saying "hey lass, if you want I, or Delvin can take over the ledgers for a while, take a break from the guild. Visit Karliah, or go do some jobs of your own making"
Ellia nodded, "..I'll take you up on that offer, thank you Bryn.." he smiled, knowing that this bosmer girl was extremely thankful, "no worries lass, I'll tell the rest of the guild that you'll be off for a little while." He watched as Ellia scribbled on her notebook with a smile, eventually passing him the note "..I'm almost nervous to ask Bryn.. but would you like to join me? I'd appreciate it.." he looked up at her, admiring her wood elven features for a moment before he said "I'd love that, give me a moment to gather my things lass"
An hour later they rode away from Riften.
"Hey lass, I don't mind if you fall asleep. I got the horses reigns after all" Brynjolf said as he noticed Ellia dozing off, she nodded and laid her head against his shoulder. He smiled, one of his hands went to her knee and gently rubbed circles on top of it. *"Gods what am I doing? I can't let my feelings get the better of me, Gallus did, and he ended up dead for it"* Brynjolf thought before removing his hand from her knee, but as he did Ellia grabbed his wrist and guided his hand back to her knee.
"Lass, I thought you were asleep" he said as she looked up at him with a lazy smile.
"I can't sleep" she motioned to him, he chuckled softly and said "I'm sorry if I woke you up, lass. I figured with how you slumped onto my shoulder that you were far gone.." She chuckled and blushed as she moved his hand to her thigh, "lass, we're on a horse. I'd be happy to indulge if you're feeling the bosmer heat, but not on a bloody horse" Ellia chuckled and motioned "alright" Brynjolf smiled and said "there should be an inn nearby, so please lass, hold out a little longer for me" she nodded and nuzzled her head into his shoulder, being careful to not have her antlers hurt him.
"Sheesh lass, is that why you're acting so frustrated as of late? Because you're in your bosmer heat?" He said as he gently squeezed her thigh, Ellia nodded. Her blue eyes wide with want as the inn came into view, Brynjolf sucked in a breath and said "well, here we are lass. Are you sure still?" Ellia nodded and grabbed his hand, feeling his warmth through the leather of his nightingale armour. "Than I'll help relief you, let's get a room, eh lass?"
He quickly paid for a room, and once the innkeep left he said "come here lass" Ellia had a mischievous smile on her face as she took out her notebook and scribbled "and what if I don't? Are you going to punish your guild leader~?" Brynjolf growled as he pulled her against him, his hands roaming her leather covered back before settling on her ass. "Yes lass, I will punish you. But before I do any of the sort, I need to both confess as well as ask a question.."
Ellia nodded and he continued "well first of all, I need to confess that I have feelings for you. I've known for a while, I just ignored it because those types of dealings between guild members rarely work out... and secondly.. why are we going to Whiterun? Last I checked we hit that city pretty hard" she chuckled and scribbled "were going to Whiterun because the court wizard might have something that allows me to whisper, and Bryn? I've known about your feelings.. for at least since me and karliah stepped in the cistern with Gallus' journal.."
Brynjolfs eyes widened as he said "lass, that's nearly a year and a half ago! And here I thought I was smooth with it, damn.. what gave it away?" Her mischievous smile returned as she scribbled "won't tell" Brynjolf sighed and pushed her on the bed, "being clever with me isn't good for you lass" he said as he bit her neck on the place where it met her shoulder, leaving a visible mark. Leaning back he admired his handiwork and said "damn lass, you look absolutely gorgeous like that" she chuckled and gasped as he pressed his knee inbetween her thighs, her mischievous smile returned as she pushed him off of her, alongside her her eyes now having a feral look about them.
"Is this really how you want it lass? Rough and harsh? I don't want to trigger your bad memories" he said as he pinned her down with her hands above her head, Ellia's breath became ragged and she nodded. *"damn those feral eyes of her, those will be the death of me"* Brynjolf thought as he started to strip her armour and clothes off.
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Once he had her naked he flipped her over on her stomach and used her belt to tie her hands to the bedpost, now laying prone with her ass high Brynjolf smirked *"it's a good thing I left her hair in that braid that she always puts it in when we're on a mission, that's going to make it a lot easier to grab and hold on to, but first..."* he thought as he spread her legs a little, exposing her sex to him.
Probing her with a finger he heard her gasp, soon he withdrawn his finger, finding it slick with her juices. Holding the finger in front of her face he said "suck it clean, lass" doing so she bit him softly as he pulled the finger out.
Brynjolf chuckled and said "lass, what did I say about being clever with me?" He raised his hand high, and let it come down on her ass with force, causing Ellia to let out a strange sounding yelp. "It's not good for you" he said as he spanked her ass four more times.
Ellia's breath was heavy, she looked at him over her shoulder and the need and lust in her eyes was very noticeable, he himself couldn't hold back any longer and slid into her wet folds. *"damn she's tight, and wet, little ferret didn't say she was a virgin.."* Brynjolf thought as he set a decent pace, Ellia was meeting each thrust with fervor, and soon his groans and the sound of wet flesh slapping together echoed through the room.
Brynjolf let his hands roam her back, his pace now slow and hard, each thrust accompanied by a groan. He felt how close she was, "divines lass, you sure do have stamina.. hah, I'm close though, and you are too, I can fucking feel it. But don't cum yet, not yet, if you do I'll spank you again.." he said as he grabbed her braid and pulled her head back, drawing a gasp from her throat as he did so. Brynjolf sped up, his thrusts becoming sharp and fast, then drawing all the way out til only the head of his cock was in and slowly pushed back in. Hilting himself and cumming.
Untying her hands he said "lay down on your back" Ellia did as he said and spread her legs again, making sure that he could see it all. Brynjolf was on her in a heartbeat, kissing her passionately as he slid in again, this time setting a much gentler pace. One of his hands went to her clit and gently rubbed it, making her clench up. Brynjolf smiled and said in a husky tone "cum for me lass" that did her in, Ellia came hard, her body shaking in orgasm while her wet pussy clenched down on him.
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Rolling off of her Brynjolf let out a sigh of relief and said "by the divines lass, I'm pretty sure we just fucked for nearly three hours! How are you?" Ellia looked up at him with sleep filled eyes and motioned "I'm tired" Brynjolf chuckled and said "Aye, I can imagine. Before you fall asleep though, please tell me what gave my emotions away back in the cistern"
Ellia smiled faintly and grabbed her notebook, "when I got to the flaggon I overheard Vekel that he cut you off from the mead supply, then when we entered the cistern I noticed your dead eyes. Only for them to light back up once I pulled my hood back, and to be fair.. I half expected you to ruffle my hair like you usually do.."
Brynjolf chuckled again and ruffled her hair saying "sooo... are we a thing now?" Ellia grabbed his shoulders and propped herself up, kissing him gently. Backing away for air she lowered herself to lay on his shoulder, Brynjolf smiled and said "I'll take that as a yes, sleep well lass.." She huffed and yawned before falling asleep.
The following day.
Farengar scoffed as he said "Thane, I didn't know you'd bring company.. but I'm glad you came, now then, stand still. Magic can be fickle." Brynjolf stepped in front of Ellia and said "before you do anything to the lass, why don't you explain what exactly you're about to do?" Farengar gave him a frustrated look then said "I'm casting a spell that allows her to whisper, it mends her vocal cords. And if she uses her magicka she can even speak normally, but that can be quite draining." Brynjolf nodded and stepped back, holding the hilt of his dagger he said "just know that if you pull anything funny I'll rearrange your intestines to be on the outside"
Farengar nodded and focused on the spell, once he was done he said "alright, I'm done. Before you speak you'll want to smear your throat, a beverage with honey should be good."
Brynjolf chuckled and said "that can be arranged, thank you wizard." Farengar nodded and watched them walk away.
After Brynjolf brought her a honey filled drink he said "well lass, here goes nothing.. can you say my name?" Ellia nodded and took a swig then said "Brynjolf.. Gods, you have no idea how long I've wanted to say your name.." His eyes went as wide as dinner plates, "Talos be damned! Your voice is smoother than silk lass!" Ellia smiled, leaning in she whispered in his ear "you didn't call me silver tongue for nothing last night~" Brynjolf shivered at the sultry tone that emanates through her voice, "alright lass, I'll get us something to eat. I'll be right back"
Ellia nodded and took another sip of her drink, watching as Brynjolf walked towards Hulda. "Hello Hulda, can I get two plates of honey glazed chicken?" He said as he dropped a bag of gold on the counter, Hulda smiled and said "alright, you two are some honey fanatics, aren't you?" Brynjolf laughed and said "it's a little bit necessary at the moment, my lass just had her voice restored by the court wizard." Hulda smiled and said "well then, to celebrate it you can have it free of charge" Brynjolf smiled and said "why thank you, I'll give her your regards." As he turned around he saw Mikael was flirting with Ellia.
"Come on babe, one night with me and no man will satisfy you again~" the bard said as his hand slid up Ellia's thigh, Ellia however looked past him to Brynjolf. The look of discomfort apparent on her face, he quietly set the plates down and said "lad, it would be best if you fucked off, right now" Mikael turned around and said "piss off, if she didn't want me here she'd say so" Brynjolf heard Ellia whisper something and he said "you S'witt, she tried to tell you to back off. Now I'm giving you three seconds before I make you shit out yer own teeth"
Mikael was hesitant, he heard the seasoned tone in Brynjolfs voice, but overconfidence got the better of him. "Enough of this, prove it stranger" he said holding up his fists in an awkward attempt at being intimidating, before Brynjolf could reply Ellia used the dragon language. "DREH NI KRIF KO ZU'U!" the Bannered Mare shook by the force of her Thu'um, and both Brynjolf and Mikael looked at her dumbfounded. "Lass, I'm sorry, but I've got no idea what you just said" Brynjolf said as he gently grabbed her chin and caressed her cheek. Ellia sighed as she leaned into his palm before saying "I said don't fight over me.. sorry for my outburst.."
Mikael was as pale as snow as he said "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.. i- I didn't know.." he ran off, leaving the smell of piss in the air. Brynjolf laughed loudly then said "by oblivion! What a milk drinker!" Ellia softly knocked on top of his head and said "Bryn, shush" he turned to her and said "you could talk to me in that silky smooth voice all night and I still wouldn't get enough of it~ but before we head to our room, I brought us some food" Ellia smiled and whispered "what would I do without you?"
Brynjolf chuckled and said "well, you'd be going crazy due to the season that's for sure~" Ellia chuckled and whispered teasingly "I'd find someone to help me~" Brynjolf grinned and said "like the bard?" Causing Ellia to scowl and say "ew, absolutely not. That man has bedded half of Whiterun, so who knows what he's subtracted." Brynjolf chuckled at that and picked her up, turning to Hulda he said "we'll be upstairs, you might not see us tomorrow. As we need to be back in Riften soon."
Dropping her down on the bed he chuckled and said with a purr "let's sleep lass, we're going to be gone before sunrise. Preferably with more gold than we came here with" Ellia looked up at him, her signature mischievous smile dancing on her lips as she said "sounds like a plan, once we're back though I need to start planning a heist. It's been too long since we've brought in a large sum of coin" Brynjolf nuzzled his face into her hair and said "Aye, I'll help you out. As long as you keep on wearing that nightingale armour, it looks too good on you for you to swap it out lass~" Ellia leaned upwards and captured his lips in a gentle, but needy kiss before laying her head on his shoulder. "Sleep well lass, you're right where you belong.." Brynjolf said as he fell asleep, his hand holding hers.
The following day.
They were gone before dawn, taking a lot of valuables from Whiterun's rich. Ellia chuckled as she was looking through her bag, "what's so funny lass?" Brynjolf said as he gently laid his head on her shoulder. Ellia smiled and said "out of all the people that I've robbed in my time as a thief, none were as deserving as that pompous ass Nazeem. Just hearing his voice is enough to give me shivers" he chuckled and said "what did you take from him?" Ellia huffed and said "better question is what did I leave" nuzzling her back into him she continued "I also framed a priest"
Brynjolf chuckled and pulled down her hood, revealing the tanned skin of her neck. "I see you're starting to pick up on my antics, lass. Seems I was a good teacher after all, youll have to tell me that story later" he said before placing a kiss on her neck, Ellia went flush as she said "Bryn.. we're on a horse... we'll soon be back in Riften, where I have my own room in the cistern.." Brynjolf smiled and said "you're cute when you blush lass, did you know it spreads to the tips of your ears?" Ellia shook her head and guided one of his hands to her lips.
An hour later Riften came into view, and Ellia said "I wonder how Delvin is doing, we did kind of leave him on a whim" Brynjolf hummed and said "he'll be fine, besides, we only left for three days" they dropped down into the cistern and heard Delvin say "and I'm tellin' ya that I don't make dealings like that, you're gonna have to wait till the boss' back!" Ellia pulled down her mask and hood with a sigh and steeled herself, stepping up to her desk she said "I'm back Delvin, go get some rest. You look like shit" Delvin smiled and said "what nice timin' ya got boss, see you soon. Nice voice ya got by the way"
Ellia looked at the man on the other side of the desk with cold eyes and said "and who are you?" The man smiled a cold smile as he slid a bottle of skooma to her, "I've come down here with a business proposition, you allow us to sell our.. eh.. contraband, and you get ten percent of the profit" Ellia shook her head, "I'm going to need more than ten percent if I'm going to allow you to get the province hooked on drugs" the man's eyes narrowed as he said "and how much are you thinking about?"
Ellia smiled coyly, her eyes having a glint of fire she said "forty percent, and I'm forbidding my guild from buying your wares, can't have my thieves high when they should be out there stealing stuff"
The man growled and said "not a chance! That's way too big of a cut for me to part with!" Ellia chuckled and said "thats too bad then, because my guild here has its claws deep in every hold, if you start selling your shit anywhere I'll know, and the guards won't protect you in that case" the man suddenly smiled wickedly as he said "I'll step to Maven Black Briar then, she'll help me se-" Ellia stopped him with a hand motion and said "see, if you made that threat a year ago I'd be sweating a little, but you're too late. The guild is no longer under the thumb of the Black Briars, so your threat is empty. Now if you don't mind, I'm tired. I've been on a horse for most of the day and I need rest"
The man spat, "you don't need to tell me you like riding horse cock, you whore. And no, I do mind, I'm not done with you yet!" He shouted as he slammed his fists on Ellia's desk, she was silent for a moment then said "Bryn, deal with him. I'm going to bed, don't be too loud" Brynjolf cracked his knuckles and said "Aye lass, I'll join you soon. This won't take long."
He shoved the man into an allcove before punching his liver, the man groaned and sunk to his knees, begging for Brynjolf to stop. "I'm not going to stop lad, and no one is going to miss some nobody that kicked the wrong hornets nest" Brynjolf said as he punched the man into his lungs, draining most of his air. The man went unconscious, and Brynjolf said "Dirge! Dump him in the streets for me will you? I'm going to bed"
Vex noticed he went to Ellia's room and said "Brynjolf, your bed is somewhere else" Brynjolf turned around, smiled and gave her a wink before entering the room. Ellia groaned as Brynjolf laid down next to her, wrapping her arms around his neck she nuzzled her face into his chest and said "that was more of a headache than it needed to be.. thank you Bryn~" he smiled and pressed a kiss on her forehead saying "no need to thank me, lass, just doing my job" she pressed a lazy kiss on his jaw and said "bullshit, I can compliment a job well done.. and besides, I'm pretty sure you would've done it on your own initiative if it went on any longer"
Brynjolf smiled, "that obvious huh?" He said as he got a little more comfortable, Ellia nodded and said "yes, though only because I know what you're like when you hide your anger. Now shush, we both need sleep... tomorrow it's planning and recon day.." She yawned and fell asleep with a smile on her face, and soon Brynjolf was asleep as well. Dreaming of the bosmer that he held close to him.
