My name is Akatosh,
...You nightingales are really good at playing.
——4E, 201, Hearth Moon, 12th, 6:12——
At dawn, most of the residents of Skyrim are still half asleep and will not pay much attention to the sudden clearing of the originally gloomy sky. They will only wake up early due to work or travel and look towards the northwest sky at the right time. Only those who look up can see the short but bright, straight beam of light rising into the sky.
Earlier, Arthur and his companions, who were surrounded by Thalmor soldiers because they created a similar beam of light, had taken the opportunity to rush out of Sgramor's Tomb, but most of the soldiers only gave chase symbolically. After a certain distance, they gave up the capture after they fled far away, returned and continued to surround Sgramer's Mouth.
"Obviously," Wilkas said: "Their purpose is to prevent 'Uslad' from being recast, at least not to be taken out of the tomb, and we who obviously did not carry the 'giant two-handed axe' did not What a hunt is worth.”
The statues and murals handed down by Sgramer all clearly show the appearance of "Uslad" - it is a huge square double-sided ax with a length equivalent to the height of an ordinary person. If it were not for Sgramer himself, it would also be far beyond the ordinary. With a human body shape, it’s really not possible to play well.
Due to the influence of this ancestor of mankind, before most Nord warriors can flexibly use sword weapons, they will choose two-handed or one-handed axes that can achieve good results by wielding them with brute force. Therefore, warriors wearing armor and swords in the south are There's nothing wrong with being called a barbarian.
"The light that erupted when 'Uslade' was recast into the 'Sword of Oath and Victory' was not as strong as the light beam in the west just now. Their commander probably suspected that the person holding 'Uslade' had already He escaped from the secret passage, so he took half of his men to investigate, which gave us an opportunity." Arthur responded while rushing to the roadside.
"That light is actually very far away. It is only because of its huge size that the elves have the illusion that it is 'just over the mountain.'" Septine implicitly blessed himself with some strengthening spells and ran in the snow. The speed is not inferior to the members of the comrades: "Those idiots will only run in vain. They will completely miss."
"So what is that light? The birth of an artifact? The coming of the Holy Spirit?" Farkas looked at the western sky with some hope, but there was no trace of the light pillar.
"No matter how you look at it, it's the hinterland of the empire-controlled area. Don't even think about it." Wells took the initiative to throw cold water on his brother.
"Woof!" Babas trotted along: "Before you chat, can you think of a way to get rid of or deal with the pursuers behind you?"
"There is no way. It snowed yesterday, and the weather is pretty good now. There is no way we can eliminate the traces after passing through the snow. Moreover, the pursuer is very far away from us. Once we reveal our bad intentions for him, we will definitely Will turn around and run away in advance." Arthur looked behind him and then responded.
After breaking out of the Tomb of Sgramor, the Thalmor soldiers still had a few scouts following them at a distance. However, as time went by, it felt that the members of the comrades did not carry "Uthrad", and the number of scouts gradually increased. The number has decreased, and now there is only one person left who is still tracking them relentlessly.
"Why don't we just take that scout to the Drifting Shadow Sanctuary? Those vampires don't care how far away she is. We only need to let one or two go and teach her a profound lesson." Ella snorted. said.
"She?" Arthur asked doubtfully. Even if he looked back carefully, he could only see a small yellow dot on the snow.
"As an archer, your eyesight is completely unqualified, Arthur." Ella felt inexplicably proud: "Not only did I see that she was a woman, but I was also sure that she was the one who tried to sneak into the tomb and shoot cold arrows at us. hand."
"I will defend you against the cold arrows in your back at any time, Baron." Lydia suddenly interrupted, making Ella, who still wanted to say a few words, forget what she was going to say next.
"No, we can't let her follow the 'Silver Hand' headquarters," Arthur shook his head: "Under the pressure caused by at least two monarchs and a large number of vampires, we can't fight with our hands tied. If she discovers If we inform the Thalmor leaders about the situation, the Comrades and Snowman will be in big trouble."
Are all the comrades werewolves? The new baron of Xueman is a dragon? Even if this kind of news is difficult to confirm, it is enough for the Imperial Legion, which is greatly influenced by Thalmor, to make the decision to send troops.
"In this case," Septim nodded silently: "Ms. Lydia, when passing the corner ahead, please unfold your 'camping barrier', I will cast a spell to hide it, and then we can hide inside Wait for the scout lady to approach and uniform."
Lydia looked at Arthur and saw him nodding in agreement before replying: "Okay."
——6:36——
There are naturally no "corners" made of mountains and rocks on the relatively flat snowfield. Septim said that the location he chose was behind a gentle slope formed by ups and downs. It was far from enough for camping to shelter from the wind, but It's okay to temporarily block your view.
After Lydia deployed his "position", Master Bluebeard used magic to gather the nearby snow without leaving any trace, allowing them to cover the position, making it look like it was part of the gentle slope, and pretending that a group of people were passing by. The footprints left in the snow, due to the influence of magic, the members of the comrades in the position could clearly see outside, and unexpectedly did not feel the cold.
"Do you think my experience of living in icebergs all year round is fake?" When asked, Septim replied implicitly.
Not long after, the high elf scout wearing elf armor slowly approached, following the footprints. Sure enough, she was a woman as Ella said. Although she looked ordinary, she was very strong and she was constantly observing her surroundings. Judging from his actions, he is also vigilant enough.
But now that we have stepped into the trap, there is no use being vigilant.
Farkas and Wells suddenly jumped out of the "underground" where the scouts thought it was a snow slope and were not alert. Although she jumped back in time and tried her best to twist in the air to avoid Ella's arrows, she finally Still losing all opportunities to dodge, she was knocked down by Lydia who was waiting for her landing point with a shield, and then was tightly tied up by Septim using the "rope control technique" silently.
"I lost, Mercer Frey, why don't you take off your disguise?" After being caught, the Elf Archer did not reprimand loudly or ask about "Wuthraad". Instead, he stared around at the group of comrades. member.
"Mercer Frey? Who?" Arthur spread his hands to his companions. Everyone looked at each other, obviously no one knew this man.
"What? You once again deceived your companions to fight against Thalmor, and finally succeeded in catching me. Before you kill me, don't you show off how good your deception is? Isn't this your favorite?" The elf scout also said As he spoke, he stared at the faces of the comrades one by one.
"We seem to have made a mistake?" Ella's arrows that were pointed at her with vigilance were slightly lowered: "Is it possible that the reason why she is chasing us is not 'Uslad'?"
"Stop pretending, Mercer Frey, even if you continue to hide your identity for fear of being attacked by your 'companions', I will expose you -" the elf shouted to the members of the comrades: "Did someone tell you Does he have a way to open the door to the Nord Tomb and take you in? And he is only interested in archeology and does not want to take a gold coin? Is it possible that the door that was originally impossible to open was opened by him after a few fiddles? ?”
"Uh..." Arthur looked at his companions with equally strange expressions, and then looked at the sky.
Because they recognized them as members of the comrades-in-arms, the various mechanisms along the Tomb of Sgramer were not activated at all, and the various doors and even the Nord riddle door opened with a touch - it turned out that Sgrammer had a name called Mo. Sir Frey?
"I think I know what's going on." Septim said silently, then raised his hand directly, and a crimson magic accurately hit the elf scout: "Magic, cancel it."
"So it's you - Huh?" The scout suddenly stopped mid-shouting, then raised his hands in a daze.
"What a transformation into a living person, a living elf." Farkas praised in admiration.
"Disfigurement?" Ella yelled.
The high elf, who was originally blond and white-skinned, completely changed after Septim's silent magic hit. With dark skin, blood-red eyes, and short dark brown hair, just from the appearance, he was basically a dark elf. If you put aside the skin color and just talk about the combination of facial features, she is a slightly wild and very beautiful woman.
"It seems that there is some misunderstanding between us," Arthur sighed as he sighed that magic is so easy to use and stretched out his hand to the dark elf: "What do you call this lady?"
"My name is Kalia, I am a 'Nightingale'." She took Arthur's hand and stood up: "I am tracking a guy who can change his appearance at will and open any lock."
The ropes that originally tied her lost control and fell. It seemed that the previous performance was just to expose "Mercer Frey", and she herself could escape at any time.
"We are members of the Comrade Corps. We are here to recast 'Wuthraad'. Naturally, the Tomb of Sgramer will not turn us away." Arthur patted his shoulder. There was an oath. And the hilt of the Sword of Victory: "What about you, why are you tracking here?"
Since the other party is a dark elf, of course it cannot be affiliated with Thalmor, so there is no problem in properly exposing his identity.
"That guy, Mercer Frey stole the skull key of the 'Lady of the Night', which caused the lady to be furious and banished all three of us 'Nightingales', but he did not take back the 'Power of the Nightingale'. I guess Madam I hope that we can defeat Mercer Frey and recover the Skeleton Key, so I am looking around for rumors like "doors that cannot be opened or locks that are opened". Although I have met him several times in the past few years, they have always been... It didn’t work out,” Kalia explained briefly.
"Well... I basically understand," Arthur nodded: "So, what was your appearance just now?"
"That is the power of the nightingale that belongs to me. It can 'transform others', so it can be mixed in some organizations that are not closely connected with each other and do not strictly place everyone. Mercer Frey's 'transformation' "Myself' is almost impossible to find using conventional means, and the other 'Nightingale' Gallus, who could easily find both of us, was killed by him at the beginning." Kalia's voice deepened.
"Well... Anyway, just let the misunderstanding be resolved. Of course there won't be that person here. We still have important things to do. You should go back to the team as soon as possible." Arthur said to Kalia.
"I want to participate in your operation this time. Although I don't know what you are going to do, but there are no thieves in the team, I can definitely help." Kalia blinked: "Besides, if someone in your team It’s Mercer Frey, but he’s not willing to pay the price of having his identity revealed to kill me?”
