Jonathan

Jonathan was now horrified and raced up the stairs to see if it was true. And alas, it was. There was no blood, whatever cause it burned the edges of the wound shut, however was right through the chest and it ruptured everything.

"Who would do this.." He growled at himself, forcing back the tears that were encroaching his face. While he was about to return down the stairs however he noticed a small sheet of manila colored paper hanging out of his father's pocket. Oddly enough it was addressed to him..

To: Jonathan Constantine

My son, when you receive this letter it is a good possibility that I am dead, and thusly I write this with a heavy heart. It pains me to continue but I must, for your sake.. and for Altec's sake.

Long ago, under the reign of the Septims I was chosen to undertake a program of.. engineering. However the subjects of the project were my own children. I was so caught up with the idea that I didn't care what befell of my two boys. However now it feels as though daggers are peircing mine heart each time I recall the memories. Altec, and yourself, were supposed to be a new line of magically enhanced being capable of spreading the emperor's power far and wider then it already is. However your brother was the first to undergo the operations. Days of intense.. torturing and magickal absorption were laid upon him while in his infant stage and he survived! We were amazed by this and repeated the process. We found however that this burnt up any memory that you or your brother might of had as a child, but this was good for the project.

The second part of the "training" came when you were each around the age of five, but I was becoming more resistant to the program. I started to realize that I was tampering with the lives of MY children and in an attempt to stop it I hid you from the project. I was unable to recover Altec though and they took him off to experiment with him more off in the Valrus Mountains.

I only learned recently of his escape, and the carnage that it ensued. Several of the projects leading scientists have already been slain, and I fear I could be next. I don't what is driving him toward that violent goal but I fear we cannot stop him. You are the one that could however Jonathan! You share a special bond with him that only you two share.. Your eye! They were horridly replaced as a youngster but they serve to link you two together.

Don't let him get the amulet either, he has one half, you have the other. Keep it safe.

The letter just ended there.. Jonathan was unsure what to feel, for to many emotions were building up. Love, fear, hate, malice, compassion all. However he made his way downstairs reguardless and looked at the collection of the group with sad eyes.

"We should get going.. I know its late but.. Please.."

Altec

"There shall be peace yet.. But not now.."

He began to call upon the energy and purposefully slowly called the spirit sword into this plane of existence.

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Flint Ironwood, standing outside.

,,So no burial? I understand, there's a lot at stake now. May the Divines watch over his soul." The Breton replied and got up from the ground. He cast one last look at the Imperial city in the distance and then began to walk away, towards Leyawiin.

Two men stood a bit further away on the road. Flint was still too far to see any details. The shape of one of the two looked familiar though.
,,Issac?"



(I'm not intervening...yet.)

Rann

"Let's go then." he said, reading the signs that said he didn't want to talk about what just happened.

OOC: three day fastforward?

Green-Root, Leyawiin chapel.

The Argonian shifted his eyes from the corpse to the man and the woman.
,,What were you doing in the water?" He asked bluntly.

Water still dripped from his scaly hide, revealing his identity as the Argonian that had slain the sharks earlier.
,,Swimming during a storm is nothing for you smoothskinned people. At the surface, the water is wild, untamed. A few metres deep, where the sunlight starts to fade, it is calm, like a breeze."


(Got enough to work with, Fuzzy?)

Arezt ‘Arco’ Colerion
Leyawiin

Arco noticed the argonian entering the chapel right before he was about to head downstairs, Arco's hands still holding a tight grip around the hilts when he saw the argonian.

"I'd like to ask you the exact same question, Argonian." Arco replied, stepping closer the argonian.

Green-Root, facing Arco.

,,During times like these, I don't travel the land. It is too dangerous. The water is much safer. As for why I was in the water, I was merely saving your smooth skin from the sharks. That and I needed something to eat anyway. Sharkmeat is very nutritious. Now why were you in the water?" The Argonian pressed on, seemingly undisturbed by the blades held in the Dunmer's hands.

Sadril

"Well it may be important to find her to protect her from Veric's grasp," Sadril said, looking towards Brianna as he saw Rahvin did.

(sorry, i didnt see this as needing a reply from me.)

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Arezt ‘Arco’ Colerion
Leyawiin

"Saving our smooth skin from the sharks, believe me - I've encountred way worse creatures than big fishes." Arco replied stepping up besides Serene and leaning on a nearby pillar.

"Our ship sank outside the coast..." Arco added and raised his head, looking into the eyes of the argonian whilst carving some random pattern with his blade tips in the stone ground.

Green-Root.

,,Perhaps you have, yet challenging the masters of the sea is foolish for those who dwell on the land. Dark times are coming. If you wish to live, do not go near the cities. The force that claimed Leyawiin will likely strike at the heart of the empire. Such a blow, the empire cannot survive."

Having said that, Green-Root turned around and began to walk away.
,,There is nothing left here, only death."




(Wanna follow him?)

OOC: I just figured it would be a waste for me to post because all I would've said is that Rahvin decided not to say who the father was

Rahvin

"Good luck with that." he said, deciding to keep Brianna's information to himself. No need to give too much to the double-agent. "She was taken by Telina's sister not long after her birth. No telling if she's even alive."

He wondered if the third child possessed as much natural magical talent as her father. If so, she would be a person not to be taken lightly. At least his own line had a natural protection from the same...

"I figure if Telina's sister actually raised her instead of killing her, then she's not going to be the friendliest of people."

Sadril

Sadril snorted, "That's it? 'Good luck with that'? No 'last I heard she was in Summerset' or anything? Well you're no help. It seems I got the impression anyways. I thought she was raised by you, but it seems she wasn't so I have wasted my time in warning you of Veric.

"No matter, do you have any idea of where she might be found?" he pried, not giving up on gaining at least a little bit of a lead.

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Arezt ‘Arco’ Colerion
Leyawiin

"The Empire means nothing to me, but it does mean something for my friends - now... Why do you warn us about this?" Arco questioned instantly as the argonian turned away.

Green-Root, acting weird.

,,So you know what to expect. It is no use to choose your fate without knowing the consequences. Now if you excuse me, I'm off to the Imperial city to observe the outcome of these events." The Argonian increased his pace, moving directly towards the harbour. He had no intention of sticking around with those two. They were dangerous and unpredictable, two things he didn't appreciate.
,,If you believe you can stop those who were responsible for this, be my guest. I last saw their ship heading upstream, towards Bravil."

Ian

What is going on? His thought might have been strong enough for Satyana to hear, but it didn't stop him from being annoyed by these sudden and unexpected events. He followed close behind Flint, and realized Issac's absence. He cast his eyes over the area, but didn't spot the two men until he noticed the direction that Flint was facing.......

Issac, bracing himself

The man before him began to summon some sort of weapon, I don't think that's a bound sword either..... Issac answered in kind by bring his magika to bear, he was blanketed with the silver aegis and unsheathed Pyrorend and its brother to a defensive position.

Well, I intend to put up a fight, and getting killed isn't high on my list of things to do....... he thought to himself. "If you wish for battle, then so be it, I do not aim to be easy prey."

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Arezt ‘Arco’ Colerion
Leyawiin

"I do not choose my fate." Arco said, speaking more to himself than replying to the argonian. He didn't control his fate, at least he believed so - as he was endeavored to Azura, which he'd been for so many years - without choosing his own direction.

Arco quickend his pace as well to keep with the argonian, reading him like a book, Arco knew he wasn't comfortable around them.

"And whose side are you on?"

Arco and Serene got up besides the argonian, awaiting an answer.

Green-Root.

,,My own. Now leave me, I have matters to attend to." Having said that, he jumped into the water.
,,Just think about what I've said. It would be foolish to dive into trouble without thinking." There was a slight splash and then Green-Root swam away, as fast as a horse.

,,Those pirates will waste Bravil like they've wasted this city. That will prove to be unfortunate for both sides and therefore, unfortunate for me. If those two want to stop the pirates, they won't be able to catch up. Unless I slow the pirates down."

Several hours later, one of the pirates heard a soft thunk. Going belowdeck, he saw water rushing in through several holes.
,,Captain! We're sinking!"
The captain looked more annoyed than frightened. The river wasn't deep enough to fully submerge the ship.
,,Send out people with axes to claim wood. We'll fix up the hull and then remove the water with buckets. I want this ship floating again in two days!"


(Bedtime)

Arezt ‘Arco’ Colerion
Leyawiin

Arco could only but watch the argonian dive into the water and swimming up river quickly.

Looks like yet again a shadow covers this land, causing disaster when I arrive - just like last time and now I just got involved again. Should I even care to anything about this? What do I fight for?

Arco sighed with the thought of yet again fighting for something that didn't mean anything to him.

Serene will stand up against this. Helping her and keeping her from getting killed is the only reason for me to stay

Unaware at the moment that Serene could read his mind, Arco sheathed his swords and turned around - facing Serene.

"You'll take the decision on what to do, Serene. Do we stay here in Leyawiin or should we head north towards the imperial city?"

Rahvin

"No clue. Telina's sister took the kid, and then Telina herself followed. I don't know if Telina found her or not. Hell, I don't even know if Telina is alive, much less the other child." he answered. "Why do you care so much all of a sudden? You've never been the type to do things out of altruistic feelings."

Sadril

"I care because I'm smart," Sadril said, pointing to his head with a wide-eyed look of disbelief that suggested otherwise, "I know that Veric doesn't show an interest in a person for no reason and I know that he has a keen interest in Brianna's children for whatever damned reason. Veric's got big plans. No one seems to realise it yet but once the Imperial City has been burned to the ground, which has already begun I might add, maybe it will it hit you: he means business."

Sadril, at this point wasn't lying. He wasn't sure what he was going to get from his little rant, but he was getting frustrated at the fact that Rahvin didn't seem to grasp what was going on; that, or he just didn't care.

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Rahvin

"I think that's the first whole truth I've ever heard from you." he said with a grin. Maybe those hundreds of years of practice didn't pay off as well as he thought.

"Alright then, what were you planning? I know you didn't come all this way without a course of action." Rahvin figured that Sadril had more information than he, so any plan that Sadril came up with would be a good starting point, at least, if not the set-in-stone course of action.