Elder Scrolls Blood and Honor

[anubisgirl]

Zev didnt question that they were going to burn the body, better to burn it and let the beast rest and not become some trophy. " I agree with you, i still feel bad for the guy though. " He knew that this was better for who ever this was but at the same time he still felt bad, he didnt know if this werewolf could have had a family, or if he was courting someone but he knew that Farkas was right in that ferals are better off getting killed by people that will respect them.
Atleast hunters and trophy hunters wont deman this beast any more. so he used his flint and let the fire rage over the beast. As well this would mean that anyone that was thinking about it wont be able to rise it from the dead. people doing that to corps are bad enough but they didnt need an undead werewolf.
"....i wasent joking when i said id push you in the nearest river" he responded since yes Farkas was starting to smell from the blood that was still covering him, that and it would be a lot better since predaters would be able to smell it as well.

Cicero smirked stayed on his face, mostly because he knew that he was right still and they were stuck in there for a few more hours before they had another chance to sneek out. This time Cicero didnt give Sonja the chance to snoop around hence they lose the little window once again.
it was dark and snowing when they were outside and got a fair amout away when Cicero started laughing "Cicero was right cicero was right, should have left the first time" he sang and skiped threw the snow. he knew that this was annoying Sonja but he didnt care, he was right, and if she didnt look around then they would have been home before the sun set and before the snow started falling.

 

[SinnerShadow]

Despite the protests of the villagers they manged to work out that the beast had been to damanged by the battle to be restraivable. However they relented after they had seen Farkas covered in blood and visra, appy to dorp the topic after that. They even let him clean himslef off with some hot water, which he happly jumped on.
Rea and Zev were sitting int he Inn enjoying some food on drink, on the house while Farkas cleaned up. "Figured they were going to start throwing rocks at us for a while there." She snickered into her drink, the snowfall outside wans't heavy yet but ti was dark already, with how much blood Farkas had on hims he'd be urpised if they saw him at all tonight. Rea noted Zev seemed somewhat off in thought and smirked. "Werewolf hunts to borign or you after all those dragons eh?" She teased.

It was only be the grace of Sithis that she hand't throttled him ont he raod, right or not! Astrid and the others were surprised when they fianlly came in, everyoen was eating dinner and it only took a a look at the two's different expressions to have a guess. "Job done, the pmpeus pig is dead in poison and I had to spend more time than I care to admit trapped with him!" She snarled not caring about her demour as she stalked out of the room, hearing that god damned laughter behidn her.

 

[anubisgirl]

Zev gave a hallow laugh "not exactly, just i guess i feel kind of bad for the thing, who knows who he really was. for all we know theres a family out there somewhare missing one of there members" he said taking a long drink out of his mug "im not saying that we shouldent have killed him, its better that we did" He knew that the beast was in a much better place and a lot of other people will be safe now.
After getting back, and getting the rest of the sent off of Farkas what took longer than any of them thought. The incadent was put to the back of Zevs mind. Though he tended to want to go out every few days and it seemed there was not much going on though. A word wall always was a good way to kill some time. There should be some fun things to kill so he had found Farkas, since he seemed the only one that wanted to go, and went out to learn a new word of power.
He did not expect that there would be a dragon there as well. But Zev did expect that the dragon was mad once they showed up. And dragons were not exactly that easy to kill, despite the fact that he had killed some on his own, they tended to fly and breath fire and or ice. Farkas seemed to be having the best time of his life.
ofcorse hours later zev panted as he felt the soul of the flying beast enter him. " Well...that was unexpected..."

Cicero knew that Sonja was upset with him, but he was right all along and he was having fun in that little fact, Ofcorse he would never tell her how to do her job but still she should have taken his addvice. so for a while he went on to tending to the night mother, and trying to keep Astrid annoyed, and just keep things around the shanturay nice and neat. He was also offering more advice to Sonja though the listener didnt seem to have the time or want to take it after the cramped incadent where they were in the wine barrel togather.

 

[SinnerShadow]

Wedding of Victoria Vicci

Wedding were dull affairs, evne when an assassination was being planned. For the plan to work all of them were needed, and to be posted in varies areas of the weddng in order to make sure both execution and escape were duable. Due to it beign a public ffair and thus guards beign heavily in presence all guests were searched hwich made any attempt to conceal weapons inside nearly inposible, much to the aggrivation of everyone save for Sonja, Gabrilla and Festes. There had been enough time to assassinate Victoria before she was married in the private ceremony but a public kill was what they wanted, a bigge more bloody statmeent.
Despite the slowly, painfully slow, finale of their opperation Sonja found ehrself more bored than excited, evne in the smallest fashon. The fake smiles and flase interest were needed of course but she was so tempted to tear omones eyes out wiht her nails, or her iced over nails which would be even better.
"If one didn't know etter it would seem your looking for a match." Gbrilla smirked coming to her side.
"O hardly, barley attmepting to hold in my .. annoyance with all this." Teh two woman of a like mind and though both could manuver seduction and manipulation easy equal to brute force, sadly lackign all manner of interest in the present sitaution.
"Careful than Astrid is watchng, with great interest might add." Both hadn't failed to notice, Astird gaze had been one of a hidden dagger aimed at Sonja seemingly for days on end latley. Muc to the Bretons growin irratation, she was TryINg to eave all that behind her!
"Her issues are harldy mine, maybe she should learn to dela wiht them like the leader she claims to be." The words came without thaught, trufl but she had been making painful attempts to watch her tongue of late.
"Careful my dear, if her eyes do not catch it her ears will and they came with large teeth." Garbrille warned warmingly in referance to Arbjon, one whom Sonja was debating if he was an ally or a pleasent physical distraction that was a potential enimy.
"And the Clown watchs Astrid with an equal hate. Tempted to lock them ina room and see what happens." Sonja mused taking a sip of wine to hi her smrk in the cup. Garbillas small snicker was all the answer she needed.

 

[anubisgirl]

Cicero had no idea why there needed to be so many of them there, well he knew but at the same time any REAL brotherhood members could get this done with half the numbers. It just proved to him all the more that astrid was not the leader she says to be and he also knew that she was up to something, and if he had to guess it was that she was going to try to turn over Sonja and act like it was a accdent.
Luckly he had set his own plans in action for that, He trusted Sonja enough to be able to get out of that kind of jam but Astrid in doing this would end up losing everything Getting the pretender out of the picture would be easer than he first thought now, she was doing all the work for him and there dear father just had to come and collect the pieces.
Ofcorse that didnt mean that he had to enjoy this wedding, honestly he thought it would be better to get some trolls loose in there and let them have there way in killing everyone but no his ideas were just thrown aside. Though he knew that he could still do this hole thing on his own if he wasent crazy and half insane. Yes to him there was a deffernce ofcorse that could just be the insanety talking.
Though one thing about weddings the food was always good, and he did make a note to sneak some of the food out when they needed to get out of the city, no use in letting it go to wast after all.

 

[SinnerShadow]

It was one thing distracting the guards to which she found herself have little objection towards, as the time was nearing. The two woman had seperated to begin their divide and conqure and though she she should feel disgusted allowing some brutish pig to slid his ahnds all over her, she held in the urge to snap his neck. Part of the reasons e evne agreed to touch the wine was ot make herslf less inclined to vomit feeling the pig placehis moutha nd tongue on her neck if shed been a weaker in constituation and less sure of her own abilities she been dreading this however she was merly disgusted. The plan was to keep as many guards distracted and away as possible and as much as she dislike having open her legs for it, Sithis demanded a soul. So she would bitterly do just that.

"Cicero if i didn't know any better I'd think you were bored." Astrid slid up beide the Clown haveing wathced the two woman seperate for their part. Her and the Clown were doing their own dance amongst all this and she'd be damned if she allowed the laughing idiot to ruin eveyrhting she'd worked years to build. "A momentues and memorible day and you seem .... so distracted. So very unlike you." True he dropped the giggling and dnaicng for now and the stillness he now possesed as as aburd as it was beocmign unsettling however she refused to allow him evne a sliding edge over her. "Before everythign begins perhpes we should clear the air ona few things," She cuahgt th look he threw her way, if she'd not known an better it was a challenge a demand to see if she had enough to stnad in frotn of him. ******** imperial! "Sonja may or mya not be your apparnet Listner, it doens't matter. She's mine and your in My family. Your my guest soley becuase the laws of this family demand it. I don't need you confusing her or whaever little game your plying but she is mine, ask me nicley though Clwon I'll you barrow her."  

[anubisgirl]

Despite that ideot pawing Sonja Cicero knew that she was able to take care of herself, he wasent a babysitter after all. Though others seem to have tricked themselfs into thinking that she needed a babysitter and couldent handle herself.
Astrid really didnt know what she was playing with right now. And the fact that she kept thinking that she was one step a head of him. "Ohh your nearly as crazy as i am...talking about her like shes an object." Sonja was the listener and he respected that, and the look on Astrids face when he didnt have his high pitched voice in talking. "I dont listen to those that so willingly break the tenits"
He smirked, not the smirk he normaly has, this one was one that was knowing, that said he knew Astrids plan and was already three steps a head of her and that despite how he acted, he was smarter than she was. cold uncaring a smirk, and glare of someone that was a real member of the dark brotherhood.
" you already lost...you just dont know it yet pretender" he said with a chuckle that could give dagrea the chills. "But we have a wedding to watch dont we, we wouldent want to dissapoint our dear mother and father...now would be"

 

[SinnerShadow]

So the Cown could play human?
Were this any other setting, at home perhpes where she would be able to disreard with such petty formaitlies this would be a very different conversation. "In cyradil perhpes but here, your tolerated at best as for your Lstner," She glanced over at the young Breton. "She knows her place. If the Night Mtoehr wanted her so baldy than maybe she should have tried ahrder, assuing that is of course that she's the rela thing. Maybe Sonja is playing you, knowing wha tyou want and deciding to have fun with it. Bretons are like that but htan so are imperials." The second creeped by as if each one was a year and though she would have givne anyting int hat moment, Anything, to have that clown strangled and gutted she kept a sweet and serene smile on her face.
The Breon was alreayd causing issues for her beofr eth Clwon arrivla, this nonsense of Dragonborn and the like. She noted Arjron fallowed the girl as if she was a peice fo meat, ntohign new but when she inquired causaully eh seemed to avoid the otpic all together. Than the Clown shows up ....
to much and not enough to answer for, she despised it
"Cicero, we both desire nothing more than this family to succes and survive, only one can be on top. mother is revered yes but an assassin so young chososen? When she's had such ample pickings at her disposal? don't you find that odd?" The apause fo the crowd temperalry distactd her to look forward, tme was closing in fianlly. Listneign with no interest she gave a slightl flip fo her hair before adding soflty. "If your so upset aobut the guard being on top of her, go repalce him."  

[anubisgirl]

One thing was true, Cicero wanted what was best for this family, though he knew that Astrid only wanted power and could care less, she was just putting on an act to seem like she cared about what happened to everyone else.
"You really dont know a thing do you" he said the comation causing a chance for him to mess around a little. The dog was able to see them so why not stur the pot a little. Taking Astrids hand and spinning before it ended up in him holding her in a dip like dance position with him looking down on her as if he was going to kiss her.
"anyone that really cares about the family never secent guesses mother" he said smirking down at her. "and I know what your implying...just so you know...everyone is worth more than you are" The fact that she seemed so upset about Sonja being the listener and brought it up ment she was saying that someone that was worthless was picked when it should have been her. Cicero had hurd comments hidden in words enough to know what someone was really saying.
"This must be very confusing, me holding you like this, well have fun explaning it to your lap dog" with that he let her go gave a poile bow and went to his post that he should have gone to minuets ago.

-Meanwhile with Zev-

Zev was sure with that wedding going on that there would ether be no jobs, or some really good jobs. Cleaning out a wolf fighting pit was not something he called a good job. Granted its better than cleaning out skeevers but the people there were mostly just drunks and people that had no idea how to heven hold a sword.
as a resault it wetn fast, though the wolfs were ether already dead or there was no hope for them being so injered they would die. he felt bad but he put those ones out of there suffering, no point in letting them die a slow death.
He was going to just leave and just took one last look in the cages, when he noticed a puppy, a wolf puppy in the back of one. Looked little, to little to be there. "Hey there, was this your pack littly guy" he said letting the pup come to him. He had a jackle growing up, he wondered if a wolf could be trained like he trained the jackle. It was young enouf to imprent on him and he didnt see why not.
Though he wondered what Farkas would think him bringing a wolf pup back.

-back at yourvasker-

"...and so i felt bad just leaving him all alone there so i took him with me" Ofcorse the companions had wanted to know why Zev came back with a wolf pup...a rather large one for being so young no less. he already named him on the way back as well calling him Bane.

 

[SinnerShadow]

Astrdi had decidng ripping the clowns thorat out was poitnless given that things had esscleated quickly, and accoridng to plan. te chaos that fallowed was honelsty as beautfiul as a painting, and gave them the perfect back drop to pull out. Vicci's death had givne them the smallest window to ecape before lockdown was initiated, and they barley made it, the choass allowed the to slip by unnoticed by any later would have caused problems.
It was
"I just wanted to say, nw that we have offically begun on the road to our resurfing that this wouldnt ahve bene possible without you." Astrid soke in ana affectionate tone lightly storkign the side fo her face. "tis here is somehting we havne't had ins os loong and i hoenslty forgot what it felt like."
"A family effort, Sithit s gained his soul and we have some noterriety again." Sonja wans't sure how to exaclty repsonde, wlel she did but chose not to.
"Yes but there si soemthing," Astrid lightl guided her to the corner away formt he others, though it was doubtful they would ahve ntoiced "I understnad things hae been . tense lately between us in particulcar." Astrid began and Sonja wathced her ccarefully. "I just want you to know that there is no ill will between us. My suspisions back than weren't wholly founded and i lashed out but I'm sure youve noticed one person missing."
Sonja knew and she caught on, the Keeper was decidly absent, the thought she glimpses him int he beginnin but the room was lacking hsi ,,,, sound. "Maybe he doens't liek parties." t came out before she was thinking, dangeorus. Evne still Astrid smiled lighlty at her.
"Please go see if our Keeper is feelign well. i would hav htough he of anyone would be here celebrating." She lighlty coaved the young Breon out of the room. after the scattering that they began finding eahc other ont he road again, splitting up had been the order and to meet up back home.
It was later at home where they were celebrating their success. The first real contract the Brotherhood had in years yes spirits were high and thre wa an air of anticipation and celebration. Snja was henslty done with the wine for awhile but felt it only appropriate to have a glass to celebrate, somewhat of an unspoken rule. Though she was also partakign againt o get the feel and taste of the pig off her, or to at least purge him form memory.
"Your first true Brotherhood contract, how was it?" Astrid appeared bheind her than and she had to think about it before she repsonded.
"Considering this is our first form what ig ahte rin many years, rather grand." She kept her own issue out of it as this wasn't a place for complaints.
"Though dont' you find it odd he isn't present." Astrid asked suddnely an Sonja had to wonder what now, now of all times.
"Maybe he doens't like parties." It came unplanned and she had to contorl herself with the inpression it was planned, Astrid mood was deceptivly clam but there was a storm there.
"would you please go see if our Keeper is feeling well. He of all people should be celebrating this with us." She was gently guiding the breton out fo the room and to the hallway. "I remeber," She said suddnely as if a thought occured to her. "he mentioend soeting he wanted to tlak to you about." Sonja coudl begint o have a clue what the clown would want with her but knew it was poitnless to try and not do this, annoyngly so.
It waas as she was turnign to leave that Astrid pulled another card on her, she gave her a bottle of wine and Sonja had a distrinct idea of what sh ewas wanting her to do. "Make him be otu for a few hours anyway." It was as the older woman left Soja begna wondering when she was permoted to the offical bewamrer of the Family, but knew there was little poitn in disobeying.
Thoguh she was figting to urge to Shout the woman to pieces.
The one time she hoped he would be at the Night Motehers coffin he wans't, which made this so much worse. She knew where he slept, ehll everyne avoided the tunnel like it was cursed and now she was being told to go there and more or less .. entertaint he clown because Astrid wanted him out fo the way for a few hours. "Maybe he's asleep." She thought, hoped even as she went to his door. The complete absurdity of this situaiton was starting to hit her than and evne more so after she knocked on the door, praying once more that he wouldnt answer.
sithits clealry ahd other plans!
Just as she was getting ready to scamper away somehwer edakr and isolated the door openedd and her opperuntiy shattered. The look he was giving her was so strange, thogu ti last for only a secnd. "You werne't at the party so .. figured chekc in see if you were alright." She said simply knowign full well what this was looking like and inwalrdy hoping he would be up for it. "beside I heard Inperials are good at dirnking and not getting drunk." She held the bottle up as a peace offering to enphise her purpose, Astrids anyway. "Also you wanted to see me."

If the wolf pup wasn't wlecome by an unintential breahc of territory it seemed to want to go out of its way to annoy Vlkas, thats what the Nord was convinced of. Farkas had taken a natural and predicable liking to thing and though yes Vilkas didn't dislike it it bruahgt with it a whole lsit of problems. none fo which Zev was evne aware of.
Vilaks wans't cold hearted and he could respect and understand Zevs actions compeltly however the pups presence was more concenrng due to the unenital intorudction into a predetermiend packs territory. The cocner as the Circle was concerned was the pups safety, though maybe it was becuas ethey had been on hyper alert for so long.
'Bane' as he was called had become the most favord little beast in the hall, thgh considering he was the ony one it was an empty title. "So what are you planning on doing with him?" Farkas asked while he and Zev trained, Vilkas had gone ou shorlty after a private conversation with Kodlak and nothing Farkas did would get hsi twin to talk. The wheather was strnalgy pleasent for the evening and ths gave the two a chance to tlak. "Well adopting the wolf aside, you've been .. uit." He wanst sure how to mention it or evne bring it up but he noticed, he noticed everyone moods and Zevs was now on par with Vilkas's, somehting that was dangerous. "Is it a dragon thing?" He didn't know how else to put it, he was findign the practice dummy a poor excuse of an oppenent and was feeling antsy. The full moon was fast approchng and h was feelign it every days.  

[anubisgirl]

The contracted had been filled yes, the first one inyears and cicro knew that he should be happy about it, but some part of him knew that Astrid would take the credit, she was putting on a good show yes but she felt it was a victory for HER and not the family he knew that much. as such he did not join in in said celabration. using the excuse that as keeper he needed to see to his duties over partying.
ofcorse he knew that the pretender would not belive that, really she should be happy that he wasent there to question her oh so important deloustion on leasership of the family. it seemed that he was wrong though, listening to the Bretion sneaking around, yes listening, she may be good by many others standards but to his she was still very loud.
Cicero still put his smile oh "Oh worried about cicero, always so nice to poor poor Ciciero arnt you" he said with a laugh. though he knew better than to drink anything becauce chances are that Astrid gave that to her to give to him. "No need to worry, the keeper is ready to keep, dont have time to party and celabrate, a keepers job is never done. ohhahah, even in Ciceros sleep hes keeping" he said though it might not seem to make sence that was more or less his way of saying that he was not going to drink anything right now. not with Astrid still alive.

Zev had figured that he would keep bain as a pet, he had a jackle back in hammerfell so why not have something that was just a bigger verson of that. "Well hes going to get bigger, i thoguht once hes old enough i could train him to help be a rather decent hunter" he said as he swung his sword around only for it to come to a stop with a clang as it hit farkes. the question of dragon stuff coming up though, that was one way to put it. He didnt want to burddin anyone in the companions with something that in the end effected him and Sonja it didnt really seem fair. "Something like that you could say. sometimes its like...i can hear words wispering to me...before i know them...and it get loud sometimes is all" he didnt know how else to really say it. it was like his soul wanted to find all these words but he didnt know where to start on some of them.