Skyrim - Blood and Honor

[SinnerShadow]

A perk was a perk in Sonja's mind and it wasn't wise to look a gift horse in the mouth, or in this case a gift jester. "My stealth could use some work." she admitted while putting the ring onher finger to see how it felt, and depsite it's seeming simply and somehwat heavy apperance it was light as a feahter and seemed to wrap itself around her finger securely. Or she was simply imagening things.
"I've been to two weddings in my life, both were horrid afairs though I think the second was the worst." 'Because it was mine and I was handed off like a sack of meat to a butcher to use as he pleased.' She did her best to not think or try to remember those days.

Farkas was convinced that he oculd hear dragons in the distance now days, it was beocmign mor ecommon and though the idea of facing one was thrilling it made one wonder what was brining the ancient creautres back. "You hear them too?" He asked while looking up as the distant roar of one of the beasts was heard, miles away form the sound but still .. it was a humbling sound that made one remember how fragile they were.
"Try to not let Vilkasbother you to much. He isn't a bad guy and if he's harsh it's because he has something to protect. He'll treat you like crap for awhile don' t get me wrong but it's for a reason." Farkas had seen how Zev retreated form Vilkas and he agreed that Zev was smarter for it there were times to stand up to Vilkas and times to stand down wind of him. Zev was quickly leanring both.

 

[anubisgirl]

"Oh yes Cicero always found weddings to be...Murder" Cicero laughed a little "Good food though. Cicero would admet that they bring out the best food and wine for a wedding" He Had been to some ofcorse, Though He himself was never married. Why would anyone want to marry a b*****d, He sapost that was one good thing he had when he was young, that his father like some of the mades that he kept around.
That was all long ago in the past though and he really didnt care much about it now. That was his old life and this was his life now, Keeping Mother and the Listener safe What more could a mad fool want. Well getting rid of Astrid would help a lot.

Zev nodded "whats worse im starting to understand some of what there saying" He figured that was part of the hole dragonborn thing. He wasent sure and it was not clear at all but he knew they were some kinds of words sometimes. "Iv seen that black one a few times as well since Helgan...i wonder if he has anything to do with it" Given what Aela said Zev thought that he might very well have something to do with it.
"Ha Iv killed two dragons and your brother still scares me more then they do...no offence" He jest didnt like that cold icey stare and he did know now that he could kill them and it was fun to kill a Dragon. "I wouldent be suprised if we start getting more jobs to go out and kill dragons soon." With how they were popping up it was bound to happen.

 

[SinnerShadow]

Two weeks had come and gone faster than any of the assassins had excpeted but they were all so excited and they always said time flew when one had fun. Plans had been made revised remade again and than made offical. Her clothing for the event had been organized and was ready for use.
"Kill her when she adresses her guests and a reward will be waitign for you" Astrid said. "So long as it's loud and messy."
"That'll be easy." Sonja could do that easily enough Gabriella and Bobette ahd both offered up very interesting idea of how to deal with Vici. Her clothing was elegent enough to pass as a visiting upper middle class guest but not enough to where she would be outwarldy spotted. She inwalryd prayed no one reconized her if any guests were from High Rock, her father and his ... whore of a new wife came to mind. "She'll be having her honeymoon with Sithis sounds os much better than her husband." 'wished osmeone killed me on my wedding.' She thaught somewhat bitterly.
She had forgotten how much she acutlaly hated dresses but she needed ot leave the Sanctuary and arrive in her dress for it be realisitic. At least it was red to mathc her eyes, might make her stand out somehwat less hopeuflly anyway. "Last minute advice before I head out?" Everyone had there own ideas of what to do as such eveyrone had a job Cicero had yet to offer up his own opinion on the take down.

 

[anubisgirl]

The hetic two weeks were the most exicting that anyone has seen for a long time. It was a little stress full and two weeks was bearly enough to get everything done but still it had been so long since a job like this had been pulled off. Cicero liked the crazyness of it all though. At one time they could pull something like this off in a week but given that this was so unexoected, and that they would have had more time if Sonja had gone when they first got it. But no this was a little more fun in his mind.
Though last minuet advice, always a good thing "the shadows are everyware, make good use of them" he said. "And sometimes making it look like the groom did it is fun to." He laughed. THough they couldent do it this time that had been a favret of his when he had to kill eather a bride or groom on there wedding day.

Zev Over the past few weeks was glad he was able to do some jobs and got some gold for himself. Though illing bandets and taking care of little disputs dident get him much of a cut he was still glad for it. He jest wasent to sure what he wanted to spend it on. He was able to get food and drink there so he didnt have to worry to much about that.
He figured that he didnt need to rush to spend it, After all he could save up a little more and wait for one of the Caravans to come by, they always had intersting things.
He didnt expect Vilkes and Farkas to offer for him to go with them for some drinks. After all there were drinks there, and when he asked why couldent they jest drink there the answer was simple, sometime you jest needed to get out and have a change of senery. He expected an offer like this from Farkas maybe but he was still convinced that Vilkes didnt like him to much despite what Farkas had told him. "I guess it couldent hurt anything." he shrugged. Why not it wasent like anything was going to happen if they had a drink or two.

 

[SinnerShadow]

"Assuming I can propelry hide in this hting." She jestered vagually to her outfit which made her feel far to out of place and vonerable, she had gotten mor eused ot the slick, tight black leather of her uniform over these garments. "Though hidding in plane sight always was good. My scars though aren't helping me feel conspicous." Before the indicent at the Mill this would probalby have been a farely easy dress up now though .. her blackend scars, espcially on her face, were very hard to concel, Gabrella mentioned she would pack her somethign extra for such an occasion to help with that. "Perhapes I'm becoming to accustomed to killing in the shadows or night killing in braod day light .. tad nervous wont lie." Beign caught and her skin burning were the two most prominet fear she had.
For jobs like this though she had been assured that she wouldn't be alone and that was conforting if only for the backup the chaos of the deaht would cause. "In my experiance weddings have never been happy affairs their always a prelude to misery and suffering. I suppose Vici will be spared form that." The Night Mother had been silent and there were times Sonja wondered if perheps she had even lost her mind but than she'd look at the coffin once more and realzie. 'I"m not crazy she spoke to me fo whatever reason. She picked me.' She was still tyring to understnad why though.

"Exaclty." Farkas for one was feelign cooped up in Whiterun as they hand't had any big jobs of late, researhcing the Witchs on their off hand hours meant mos to f them were to tired for such things, evne with the beastblood.
"Aela picked up the trail of some big game so that's her outting. So she wont be joining us." Vilkas said his arms over hsi chest, a normal stnace he took around others. "Besides whenever there's a big noble wedding of some kind all te holds bring out there best ale and mead for the occaison evne if they aren't acutlaly envovled. What better time than go for a drink." At first he had some reservation with bringing Zev, soly for the reason of him accdinelty transforming while durnk and thus ... causing a small scene.
The three had gone out of Whiterun and were at the stables in fornt of the city. "Just cna't decide which to go to riften or Soltiude, both have drink .. and woment." Farkas added in. Admiddlty it had been awhile and yes all men ahd needs evne more so a werewolf. "But even than which hold riften or Solitude? And on't worryBrother we'll be travelign fast." He refered to zev as Sheild Brother and the others begna th e treand, his little way of makign the others know 'He's one of us' and the ones outside the Circle knew better than try him.

 

[anubisgirl]

It was true that they had considered that Nazir be the one to do the killing at first. Since he wouldent have stuck out as much as an Albino with a scared up face. But High Rock was closer to Solatude than Hammerfell. And thought it would be beliveabul or some Redguard nobles to be there Sonja had been the one spoken to and in the long run it was her that would be best for it.
"Oh Listener, If it helps than the way you look will help you" Cicero said "After all they wont think its you because you stick out, Sometimes getting that kind of attition is good" It was almost like its to oveous that the most notticed person could do it that it was impossabul they did it. Ofcorse that was always good to used as a destraction as well. He had pulled that moove off many times when he could get help from someone in the past before he became keeper.

'well that sounds alright except for the women part' Zev thought to himself. He figured that he didnt need to go to a brothel and he could jest look around. "Well iv never been to Soltiude" he said. "I was heading there to tell the general of the leagon about the dragons, but then you found me and i guess i jest forgot about it" He was sure that they knew already anyway, It wasent exactly heard to miss reports about dragons flying around.
"Then again Riften those really good Argoien drinks" Meaning that the choise was still a heard thing, Since he knew both would have decent drinks. and he was only thinking about the drinks, He tryed to avoide brothels as much as he could, Yes he did have needs but his needs wernt amed tords women so that made it a little heard to find a man that could satafuy his craving.
"I guess i should see Soltuide, For all i know i might find something I like there"

 

[SinnerShadow]

Solitude

The ride to Solitude had been,fortuantly, uneventful considerign she was wearing a bloody dress. The public ceremony hadn't begun yet, her target, and while it woldn't be done for a time they were settign up the public reception for when the Bride and Groom would be done with their private one. Solitude was massive, understandablly and and made Sonja breifly hoesick if only for a fleeting second.
The red shaw Gabrella gave her would keep her from the sun but also match her outfit so she woudlnt' look rediculous, the Dark Elf also insisted apon doign her heair and make up for her. Good thing sense Sonja didn't recall how to exalctly dress herself up to such high standards. The concelt she was givne along with the make up at least made her seem sligtly less white and just very fare. She almsot wanted to bark out laughing at how sickeningly happy everyone was, a marriage to end the Civil war eh? That was laughable.
Everyone was all smiles and laughter wihtout a current care in the world. 'And if a dragon lands and burns you all and Vici I can say Sithis and the Gods apparnelyt decied your emrreiment sickened them.' She thaught wiith humor smilng to herself.

The three Circle members had arrived at Solitude quuickly and wihtout insident. "Ah Solitude .. big." Farkas said as the three of them walked into the city gates, gaurds obviiusly happy to see them.
"Aye weddings make people a tad forgettful of things .. can't compalin of the revelires though." Vilkas admitted even with such a royal affrai it hadn't stopped the whores from working, in fact htey seemed to be haivng better buisness because fo it. "Careful they'll like you even more when they find out your a Compaion New Blood." He told Zev, Vilkas still was one of the few that called him New Blood and that wans't liekly to change anytime soon.

 

[anubisgirl]

"They really make a place look nice for a wedding dont they" Zev said since there were decrations everyware and people were all dressed for the occation. He made a note to watch himself though, he didnt want to have anyone come up to him and to have to refuse only to look stupid. "Iv never been in a place this big before...Well maybe windhelm but this is much nicer" he said No one has accused him of anything like in the other city. He would not be sad if he never went to Windhelm again.
Though part of him thought it was a bit risky to hold a wedding with a civil war and dragons about. But then again he guessed that love can bloom anyware. Or in this case maybe it was some political agreement he didnt know he dosent understand nobles at all. "Ill be sure to watch my gold then. wouldent want some whore walking away with it" Well he didnt want to hire anyone anyway. Looking around and having a drink would be good enough for him this time around.
"So ware can I get a drink. Its not like i know the way around here" He was fallowing the two Nords this time around because he knew that he would get lost very easely. and though he could jest find his way back using his sence of smell he didnt want to risk being alone incase and urge came up.

 

[SinnerShadow]

"The Winking Skeever is the normal tarvern and the Bard's College has been known to throw a good party when the occasion comes up. Weddings are no exception escaiplly one like this." Vilkas said sense the Tavern seemed perhapes for the moemtn the best place. "Good enough place to settle for now."
"We'll head over to the College when the acutal recpetion kicks off. The good food is out than." Farkas persoanlly couldn't care less aobut all this but good ale, food and women well he woudlnt' say no to that. The three got settle at a table while the place wans't cramped but had enough poeple for a warm atmoshpere.

Sonja took her time to quitley check out the courtyard where the public recption would tak eplace. Lots of oepn room hihg walls with gaurds patorlings and ... oh that's what Bobette and Gabriells meant as she cuaght the two spots both woment hitned apon. A small hideaway housed the present Gabrella gave her as were some other essentials for the work. Dropping may be good for a show but offere dher a massive problem in escape .. snipping woudl more than liekly be her bes tbet.
'Least I cna move feely in this.'
Gossip indicated it shoudln't be much longer save an hour at most maybe alittle less even. She made sure to keep herself distnat from groups of people but remin close enough to blend in while looking for exacpe ways and places she coudl hide, even in this acursed dress she was garneteed full ability to ifght if the need arose.

 

[anubisgirl]

Zev took a look around and smiled only slightly seeing the warm aroura the place gave off. Though it was kind of a strange name for a tavern, but then agean he guessed that only ment that people would rembure it more in the long run. If he had the coin he wouldent mind having a house here. "I never thought i would a tavern this nice" he said. The bannered mare was nice enough but it was small, this was large and almost felt more like jest a big party someone was throwing.
He wondered for a moment if they were serving anything spiceal for the occation. seeing as it was a wedding then he would think so but that still ment he would need to figure out what he wanted to get. Or the tavern girl that came with three mugs could decide for him "A round of our best spiced mead from High Rock" she said with a chearful smile that could eather be because she has to treat all guests like that or she was jest like most Nords glad for the excuse to have a party and drink.
Still Zev wondered why she had brought it when they were only there for a few minuets. The girl must have seen the look and smiled "Complaments of the Wood Elf at the bar" she said before going to serve another table
"...If people give us free drinks on a normal bases then i could really get used to this" Zev said taking his mug and took a sip of it. It wasent as strong as Nord mead but it was still thick and ritch. and he detected a hint of strawberrys that must have been mixed in when they were making it. Over all it was very good.

 

[SinnerShadow]

"And another perk to being a Companion." Vilkas said taking a quick look at the wood elf the bar main had menitoned before tkaing a careful sniff of the drink first. It smelled well enough, no posen anyway. "high Rock for all it's strangness can make good drink." He admitted after tkaign a large swig. The mead had an excellent after taste that left a light tnagy taste in one's mouth.
"Common enough to where traveling cna be well enough." Farkas told Zev before tkaing hiw own dirnk of the mead and yes it was in fact very good. Well for a Breton drink anyway. "If these lazy nobles got marries more often and threw thse parties just as often I might start thinking htey were less annoying than normal."

She had her route planned and had at least three back ups, hopefully they werne't needed. 'Ranged atack than head back threw the temple using the small window behidn me and slip out the courtyard. Easy one.' She thaught as she lighlty walked about the courtyard sipping carefully at the win, she didn't risk accidnlty having her skills beign inpared by drink.
Soon.
A man alittle younge rhtan her had taken an annoying interest in attmeptign to get her to socalize with him, Lord Something Or Other didn't interest her in fact she ofund him more meat shield material than anything. Though she outwarldy palyed polite if only in the hopes he would leave her be. No such luck sadly.

 

[anubisgirl]

Zev could deffently get used to this. "The only thing that could make this better is something to eat" Mead and food what better way to have a party. Though he didnt really know much about these noble classes or why things like this seemed so importent but food and drink always made up for that.
Well and possabuly finding a good looking guy for the night, he had addmetted to himslef already that he wouldent mind having a round with eather twin, though he was leaning more to Farkas because Vilkes scared him to much and he was sure if he asked he would die jest for that alone. He wasent going to ask eather of them ofcorse, He hoped that he could keep it it himself for a long time. Besides he had hurd both of them clearly, they seem to bot prefure women over men so he knew when he had no luck what so ever and he was not going to make the wolfs mad so to speek.
He was even thinking on buying a suvenare while he was there, Why not he had the coin so he could spend it how ever he wanted and he could use some decrations in his room. That was if he didnt spent it all on food and drinks first that is, Partys tend to get out of hand he knew that much.

 

[SinnerShadow]

The hour had flown by.
Sonja noted that Victoria and her husband were positivly in love with one another, sickening. Public receptions were always over endulged with food and drink and Sonja foudn herself havign to avoid the same loard from before. 'Your far to presistent for your own good.' She kept on politly as she coudl declining a dance with him along with his attmepts at spekaign to her pricavlty. 'Not interested.' Sithis only knew when the women would begin speakign to her adoring public and threw the hour Sonja thught over many different ways of killing the bride, a throwing knife wold add such excitment to the wedding. But that was her excitment getting the best of her, again a long range kill would keep her safer when the time for fleeing was apon her.
Sonja felt unaturally nervous but she chalked it up to this beign her first public kill. All her kills even before the Brotherhood had been stealth the cloak and dagger behavior.She carefully slipped into one of the far gardens of the party and slipped threw the doors before anyone saw her. Veezara was keeping a look out for her, her bakc up, as she casually made her way to the hidding place. She trusted Veezara to watch her back Shadowscales were renowned for their loyalty if nothign else.
Fianlly, the balcony that over looked the wedding, and just as Gabrella promised, her gift. The large rose bushes that doecorated the rails of the balcony kept her covered as she carefully removed the bow from the hidden place, along with some arrows and poison just for the occaison.
Spying Vici and her husband beginnig to stand she began applying the posion to her arrow while carfully drawing the bow string.
'Victoria Vici..'
The bride appeared on the balcony adjasent to her smiling brigh tas the sun and waving with her husband. She began speaking.
'The Dread Lord Sithis invites you to the Void ....'
She looked so happy so carefree that Sonja almost wanted ot laugh allowed. She pulled the string back till it reached its full length. aimed ...
'And He has commanded your death.'
The arrow flew and Vici's speech suddnely halted. Red bloomed on teh ride's perfect white gown as the crowd screamed and she fell.

 

[anubisgirl]

Zev wouldent say he was full on drunk, it would take more than two mugs of mead over an hour while also eating to get him drunk. He could go for a while longer and he did plan to. From the Tavern they had moved to the bards collage for the food and more drink. He wouldent mind being able to eat like this all the time. Those meat pies were some of the best he had had in a a very long time. And though jest by walking around he was aprotched sevral times by deffernt kinds of women he turned them down comeing up with some kind of excuse.
Or pointing them to ether Farkas or Vilkes, if he could see they might be intersted he would help his shild brothers out. It was a party and most men would take up the chance but he kept saying that he would wait to see what was in the brothels before he made up his mind. He wasent drunk enough at this time anyway to even think of paying anyone for a one night stand.
And with his hearing he hurd yelling, and a people in a panic. "Somethings wrong" he said more to himself wondering what could have happened on a day like this to cause a uprore like what was going on. He somewhat wanted to check it out but he didnt know if that would be wise, after all for all he knew it could be nothing but a bunch of drunken idiots. still he got a bad feeling in the pit of his stomic that this wasent that.

 

[SinnerShadow]

Sonja didn't sit and wiat for Victorie's body to hit the ground before she made her dart of escape. Veezara was her back up as she wans't exactly dressed for full on combat. People were screaming, the Groom demanding someone to help hsi wife as held her dead body in his arms. The word assassin was screamed far more times, which she found very funny. She kept herself at a brisk pacewhile doing her best not ot draw attention to herself. If the gaurds grabbed her now she was goign ot have to start adding bodies to the pile, which given the massive numbers of them she wans't sure how long she would last.
Women were scremaign and gaurds where shotuign ordes as she immedlaty decdied bolting was her best chance. The arrow she had sunk into Vici's heart would give them all the info they needed. She was out of the courtyard of the main wedding the main swuare in her line of sihgt when ...
"Get back with the other guests women!" A gaurd had grabbed her and roughly yanked her back. Wihtout evne thinking she reached for the blade onn her thihgt as it was suddenly slahsed across hsi throat. Tearign herself form him before he evne hit the ground and breakign into ta full on run.
She knew where to meet Veezara and the chaos was gettign louder and more out of contorl as the her last body count was discovered.

Vilkas and Farkas both heard the screaming and comotion and where out in seemignly a heartbeat. They knew what htey suddnely smelt, blood freahs blood more accurnelty. "There's blood on the wind here and it's veyr freash." Vilkas said could hear the screaming and fear that was dripping from everythign aorudn them.
"Well least the weddign got disturbingly more interesting." Farkas admitted though after thinking it over he felt that had been a comment made a bit to soon.
Thre three men showed up where they heard the scremaign comign form and it was mass pandimonium. The gaurds though reconized Vilkas and Farkas and seemed to lmost be more at ease with them there.
"He's with us." Farkas told a guard that tired to prevent Zev from goign wiht them to see jsut what happened ... and heonslty the scene was bloody.
It took some small level of force to get the man away form the body of his dead wife for the three Compaions to actually take a look. Vilkas knelt down next to the body and other than the smell the arrow did draw his attention. It reeked of a powerful posion and it was pure black with blood red feahtering on it.
"She died fast enough." He uttered while carfully remvoing the arrow, saldy with force due to how far it was inbedded, the husband vomitted at the sight.
Everyoen poeple were syaign it was Stormclocks or Imperials which was maign almsot another riot break out. Vilkas did his best ot ignore while looking at the arrow .. cleary not a common soldiers or mercnaries.
"Farkas ... look at this." He handed the arrow carefully to hsi brother who, depsite what many thaught of him, knew commona nd rare weapons when he saw them Aela knew bows and arrows but they all knew a professional rrow when they saw it. "Serated edges so it shreads when pulled out also to help bury furhter in. The two small hook like spear on it ...." He looked at the malicious bloodeis arrow that sitll drippd with blood but made sure to have his hands now where near the blade. "Double serated and duel pronged meant to bury fast and deep, clena entry desotyrs the insdes and mutatles when removed. Not easy to make ehtier and only professional use them."