Cyrodiil, Greenwood

 

Aeliana: Hi Mum, Hi Dad!
Kalogar: Talos's blessing on you my daughter, I'm glad you came!
Calvina (whispering): I already asked you to be careful with this...

 

Calvina: I'm happy too. I see you brought someone with you.

 

Shannia: I apologize, I don't wanna impose. I'm Shannia, Liana and I work together.

 

Kalogar: If my daughter trusts you, so do I. We welcome you both. Lunch will be ready soon, Liana will show you around.
Aeliana: Of course.

 

Later

 

Aeliana: Our revenue this year has doubled and we have a lot of orders from the province and beyond.
Shannia: I'm glad that your family's investments are finally paying off, you told me that the beginning was not easy.

Aeliana: Indeed, but now everything is finally going the way we wanted. It is true that I imagine my future elsewhere, but I am very proud of them and what they have achieved.
Shannia: ...and they can be proud of you for having such a resilient, precious daughter.
Aeliana: Come on, you're exaggerating.

 

Aeliana: This is my room. I know it's not very big, but I needed to have some privacy.
Shannia: I understand, I never had one at home. Liana, can I ask you something?
Aeliana: Sure.

Shannia: Is that guy you told me about really important to you?
Aeliana: I like him, but I don't think he's right for me.
Shannia: Did something happen between you two?
Aeliana: I thought about it, and I felt like he was just holding me back from my plans... I told him that too.

Shannia: Did you break up?
Aeliana: We can say yes.

 

Shannia: Then maybe there's nothing wrong with that...
Aeliana: I...
Shannia: Shhh, please don't resist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day

 

Shannia: This place is amazing, I wish I could live like this one day.
Kalogar: It took many years of work to get here. Tell us something about yourself, since you've been here, we've barely heard your voice.
Shannia: Oh, because there's nothing interesting about me, but I don't want to be disrespectful...

Aeliana: Dad, let it go, Shannia has a lot of painful memories in her past, she doesn't like to recall them.
Kalogar: Don't be angry my dear, I just want to get to know her, as you seem to get along well.

 

Kalogar: Oh, now I remember it, Hadrien finally found you?
Aeliana: Yes, but I don't want to talk about it...
Kalogar: I always said that boy is not for you...
Aeliana: I know, now I think so too.

 

A little later

 

Kalogar: My daughter, I know you can take care of yourself, but I can't let you go unaccompanied on the way back. Two pretty women like that alone can attract anyone's attention, and it's not just the Thalmor you have to fear.
Aeliana: I know dad, but because of them we didn't come by the usual route.

Kalogar: I won't open a debate. Since I cannot accompany you myself because I have to go to Cheydinhal this evening, and Lucas is in the Imperial City, so wait for the merchant caravan tomorrow, which is going to Skyrim. They have bodyguards with them.
Aeliana: Alright, we'll go back to Bruma with them.

 

A few weeks later

 

 

Father Harthir: Liana!

Aeliana: Yes, father?
Father Harthir: I may speak frankly something is concerning me...I...(sigh) I recently spoke with a farmer who has land south of Greenwood. He said he went to your house because he wanted to talk to your father, but he didn't find anyone there, but everything was covered in blood.

Aeliana: This can't be true! Are you sure about it he said the truth???!!!
Father Harthir: I..I don't know if the authorities are dealing with the matter, so I told you right away. Don't worry about your salary, if you want to leave, you'll get your share for the time you missed.
Aeliana: Thank you father, I'm rushing!

No, no, no, they can't...

 

 

Hey!!! Thief! Someone do something!!! Stop!!!

Hours later

 

He was right, there's no one here and...

 

Oh no, blood... Lots of blood...

 

Mother???!!! Father???!!!

 

Oh no no no noooo...

 

What happened???!!!! No...!

 

A little later

 

Aeliana: You... What are you doing here?!

Shannia: They're dead right? Say they aren't!

 

Aeliana: Both of them...
Shannia: I didn't mean this... I thought...
Aeliana: What are you talking about?!
Shannia: I thought if I led them to your parents, they would just blackmail you and then leave me alone. But I swear to the Gods, I didn't want that...! 

Aeliana: DID YOU DO THIS???!!! ANWSER ME!! I WANT TO HEAR IT!
Shannia: N..No, I just wanted them to leave me alone, and they promised I would if I helped them... But not at this price! Aeliana please... I'm begging you...

 

Aeliana: YOU DID THIS! YOU ARE THE CAUSE!

 

Shannia: Liana no, I love you Liana... Please trust me I tell you where they are...(gasp) They...they are near the Cyrodiil-Skyrim border. Please Aeliana trust me, I didn't want to do this...

 

 

Aeliana: I trusted you... And you betrayed me...

 

That night, near the Cyrodiil-Skyrim border

 

Aeliana: Here are the worms!!! I will hunt you all down one by one!

 

Khajiit: You came to take my skooma, right?

 

 

I can't leave this!!! No, skooma is all mine!!!!

 

 

Thalmor soldier: Look! Smugglers!

 

 

Thalmor Justiciar: The Khajiit fled to the rocks! Get him! We'll take the girl!