Sunrise and the Assassin

 

At the Blue Palace in the city of Solitude 

 

 

Solitude Court normal daily life continued normally until. An lady, with an fine dress colored like a good Cyrodiilic brandi, approaching the throneroom of the Jarl.

 

Lady: I'm feel I'm late a bit....but getting back my immortal steed was necessery...

 

 

She was in the highest quality clothes what the Heartlands of the Empire can offer, an dress what is unknown or even strange for the local nord nobility. Her hairstyle reflected the fashion of the nobility back Cyrondiil, and she weared an unusual amulet.

 

Lady: Approaching the Nordic kings, should be done as formal, with an appriote clothing what is worthy to even approach the Emperor himself.

 

 

As she stepped outside of the entrance, she was interrupted by an man, who weared similarly quality clothing what is common in the highest of the Cyrodiilic nobility.

 

Noble man: Greetings! I did not expect the meet you in the far north of the heartlands.

 

 

She was suprised, she didn't really expect anyone who knows her, her expression changed to an smile to welcome him.

 

Lady: Lord Carandial Sunrise, what an suprise...its good to see an familiar place in this cold rigid kingdown of north..

 

 

Carandial: Lady Alyssa Valeria Augustina Its been a while, why don't we talk a bit?

Alyssa: It would be my pleasure Lord Carandial..

 

 

They started talk casually about things, until Carandial started noticing her clothing.

 

Carandial: You are bit overdid with the clothing, that amulet is a bit suspicous, I know back there Cyrodiil its nothing, but the people in Skyrim are not used seeing nobles like us. I suggest be a bit more subtle, (whispering) the necromancy is a bit shunned here...so are us..

Alyssa: Its an family heirloom Lord Carandial, folks here collect skulls and remains of their enemies, having skull amulet is not really get attention... Don't worry about that, we are different from the "barbarians" in this region, we cannot be detected that easily...

Carandial: Ahh yes the "barbarians" in this region are no better than the mongrel ferals back there, they might be divert the attention..but do not rely too much on them, they are worthless as is the main clan of the province.
 

 

Carandial switched the subject to the local rumors he heard of, what got his interest.

 

Carandial: You know I heard, some intriguing things from the rumors, some of them was interesting..

Alyssa: Is that so?

Carandial: I heard rumors from Falkreath, some woman had an sexual intercourse with an horse, red eyed one, she mouned that loud the entire village heared, unbelievable, after many Eras people in the place where, Lamae risen is doing things like that.

Alyssa.....

Carandial: I really hope that was not you...the description was suprisingly matching you..

 

 

Hearing the rumor, Alyssa was a bit shaked, but she immediatly pushed away for such claims..

 

Alyssa: While it was true, I was there to get an worthy steed, it not happened such act while I was there, its nothing but the local folks stranger hostility, they spread while rumors to made them pay for entering their town.

Carandial: I thought so..

 

 

Carandial switched an much more serius subject with Alyssa.

 

Carandial:(whispering) I heard the Volkihar started to move on some idiotic plan...if their stupity start getting into the way of imperial war preparations, we should get rid of them.

Alyssa: What do you think how should we approach them?

Carandial: Subjugate or Purge, that is what I think.. Either they bow to the will of the Empire or get perished..

Alyssa: Maybe we could get first an diplomatic approach and decide what to do with them... I think.. 

 

 

Carandial Sunrise, an ancient vampire from the times before the Septim Empire, he joined the Vampyrum Order for benefits, now he is most influental and strongest member in the order, the one who everyone fears in the order. He was accepted for simply reasons, for his might and the wealth. Carandial is loyal to the Empire first, second to the order wich caused him a bit of dislike, he thinks order should help the imperial influence highest as possible while others care about themselves. He is a closer "friend" of my, the one vouched me to join the order, he teached me the dark arts of necromancy.. Despite being normally diplomatic, when things are standing into the way he choose rather aggressive methods withouth noticing..

 

Carandial: Why the Vamyprum Order hasn't offered an plan for them?

Alyssa: There are some events in Cyrodill and some foolish plans, they are currently care about their own than the influence of the Empire as you think they should. Crown Prince may thinking for a refreshing in the order get rid of the useless ones..

Carandial: Pathetic...

 

 

Hearing the order's disinterest about the situation, Carandial started thought a bit why Alyssa is here then. To him it was unusual someone from Cyrodiil even came to Skyrim withouth any official bussiness.

 

Carandial: Why have you came in Skyrim? If the order is occupied with their usual threacherous trash, and they rarely send even people outside of the province, whats brings you here?

 

 

She was relucant to tell him, why she came in Skyrim and simply said to him.

 

Alyssa: Its private matters, why don't we talk about that in a more pleasant place, it is start becoming dark folks may get suspicius...

Carandial: Fine then..

 

 

They were about to leave the castle at the start of evening.

 

Alyssa: There are a really nice bathhouse here as I heard, we could go there and speak the matter.

Carandial: Sounds good..there might be some civilized parts of the nords it seems...

 

 

They went to the Winking Skeever, the local inn in the city and one of Skyrim largest one, the inn itself has an public bath in the basements, Leonora and Carandial went there to clean themselves and talk about other matters.

 

 

Warm water, smoke of the candle, pleasant lights and musical playing of the bard what welcomed them in the bathhouse of Solitude, Skyrim's best one. The combination Itself made a romantic mood in the place. However bard when started singing the mood itself was destroyed...

 

Bard: Talos!! Talos!! Why are you leaved us!! Why!! You became an mail express why!! Yeah !!! Thalmor took you from us!!! Evil!! Huaarghghgh!!!

 

Carandial: Huh?

Alyssa: Ohh dear, this is just horrible...

Carandial: These bards getting too much Skooma in this days..

Alyssa: You there bard stop singing its just horrible, continue play the calming musing!!

 

 

 

After the bard stopped sing, the mood returned into the previous one, they started talk about bit more private things... She stooped being formal with Carandial..

 

Alyssa: You looks pretty well compared how you usually appear, more like living than a festering corpse you like looking...

Carandial: Mere a slip from the greatest redwine can made the rotten corpse look lively as a fresh one..

Alyssa: Interesting, if that is the case this means you drank a bit of blood..

Carandial: It was necessery to keep myself concealed... you became a bit rude...

 

 

Carandial: So How did you afford the clothing and jewelry? Your holdings are rather less prosperous to afford expensive clothing like that...

Alyssa: My holdings are indeed less prosperous compared the others in the order, how did I manage to get that amount of coin if my holding are just an cottage with a fancy ruin? Assassinations...

 

 

Hearing that Carandial was suprised and wondered what kind of she mean or for who's..

 

Carandial: Assasinations? What do you mean?

Alyssa: I have ties with the Dark Brotherhood, I do contracts what the "wraiths" gave and kill, they pay well and its source of my funds...

Carandial: Dark Brotherhood? "Wraiths"? What kind of wraiths?

Alyssa: In the service of the Dreadfather maybe? They not really talk, just gave a letter where the details of the contract and After I done they leave a payment of septims.. But after the Bruma incident I not really meet any of them for a while...

Carandial: Be careful who you deal...Sithis is not the thing you should be deal with it..

 

 

Carandial: So the horse was the mighty Shadowmere then, wait the rumor was true?

Alyssa: Yes..

Carandial: You should be a bit more cautious doing those, its pretty easy way to destroy your reputation if you have sexual intercourse with your mounts or your undead minions do it just with controll, but to the point why have you decided to came in Skyrim?

Alyssa: I came here because Cyrodiil is not that safe due the upcoming events as you know, since I here, I decided why not bring some influence from the Vamyprum Order, building up here the Order of Virtous Blood to keep the trash out the picture, I heard the dark brotherhood has their last sacuntary here, might work check it, Crown Prince would gladly integrate their assasination methods into the Penitus Oculatus...  if nothing else they pay well enough to fund my goals..

 

 

Carandial stood up, he finished the bathing..

 

Carandial: Interesting..

Alyssa: Before we meet I was about to go to the jarl to represent the Order of the Virtous Blood, much better than the fanatic vigilants...

Carandial: Forget that..

Alyssa: Why?

 

 

Carandial expression was full of his confidence. as he stand naked in middle of the bath..

 

Carandial: The so called Dawnguard and Vigilants of Stendarr is enough for the "nordic kings", they prefer the mob with pinchfork rather proffesional hunters.. I did tried to bring the them here when I arrived, withouth any success, not waste too much time on that.. Priority for now should be exterminating the Volkihar along with any trace of them, this count the lesser strains too..

 

 

Leonora standed up too, and listened Carandial's plans for Skyrim.

 

Alyssa: By this you mean removing all vampires of Skyrim who are not one of us?

Carandial: Indeed, after then we simply put a weaker version of ferals, who will terrorize a bit of the villages, they will be weaklings. We should also need make the rival vampire hunter organisations less competent and disorganised, with no other reliable choice people would go for the Virtous Blood's professionals and with the weak ferals, vampire hunting will be a triving business and source of the vampire dust..

Alyssa: So you decided to assist me?

Carandial: Some of our goals are common, why not ally then. Can you train assassins?

Alyssa: If I find someone worthy yes why?

 

 

Carandial: Just in case. If there are a slight chance to you ovetake the Brotherhood, you should do that if not then having some assassins always is benefital for cut throat politics of the nobility..

Alyssa: Listener of the Brotherhood, not sounding bad..but the Dark Matron chooses one, so I doubt I could be one.

Carandial: Leave Harkon and Volkihar to me, you can free to decide what you are going, assassinations for fund, training one or even try get some influence in holds or doing your other enjoyment thats up to you. I will send messages about the situation...

 

 

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