Once again we return to Alma's story. If you'll recall, she'd recently arrived in Riften. On her way to visit her friend Ignun Blackbriar and try to pedal some of the ingredients she'd collected, she caught the notice of the Daedric Prince Sanguine and his Dremora servant Aza. While checking in on Ignun, she also drew the attention of her mother, Maven Blackbriar who offered her an opportunity she couldn't pass up. Despite Ignun's warnings, she agreed to concoct a tasteless additive for Maven's BlackBriar Mead, which would increase the libido and hopefully help to drive business at a brothel Maven had acquired. After learning what might happen should she cross her new business partner, Alma resolved to finish this job quickly.

A few days have passed and it seems she's ready to test her brew as a fierce storm brings back memories of a defining encounter from her youth...

The summer months have been extremely busy for me, and I apologize for the time between chapters and the short length of this one. The length owes more to the flashback expanding, and deciding to break it into a couple of parts because of the size though.

As always, thank you for reading my little story, and I hope you enjoyed it.

 -Lexy