My name is Akatosh,
The defense of this embassy is leaking...
——4E, 201, Hearth Moon, 14th, 18:05——
Alanwen Shadowsong is one of the nine envoys sent by Thalmor to Skyrim, and she is also the only woman. She has the same beautiful blond hair and blue eyes as High King Toygg's wife, Alisif, and her age. It's similar - or so it seems.
In terms of beauty, the two are comparable, but whether it is her dignified standing posture, elegant gait, elegant clothes, or her solemn eyes and arrogant attitude when speaking, Alanwen reveals an overall look. This kind of indifference to strangers gives people a completely opposite impression from the friendly and smiling Alisipher, so they rarely appear in the same social situations, even though they hate each other.
Unlike other stupid envoys who immediately commanded their guards to arrest "heresies" and force the local lords to "cooperate" as soon as they arrived in the sky, Alan Wen did not rush to start work in Dugu City. She first spent a lot of money in Dugu City An exquisite garden villa "Alanwen's Light" was built on the hillside in the west. After the work of special envoys from various places encountered obstacles, he changed his status from "special envoy" to "ambassador" through political means, and "Alanwen's Light" The Light then became the Thalmor's "embassy" in Skyrim.
The so-called "ambassadors" and "embassy" are diplomatic personnel and institutions sent to each other's capital in the name of the country. In theory, they should be unique, but outside the capital province of the Septim Empire, Dugu, the capital of Skyrim Province, A second embassy has actually appeared here in the city, so no matter whether it is legal or not, and what the emperor and the supreme king think specifically, for the nobles in the city, attending the cocktail party hosted by "Ambassador Alanwen" is a matter of course. It's very respectable and something worthy of boasting.
In this way, as long as she briefly mentioned Thalmor's attitude towards Talos' faith and her troubles about not being able to do anything about it at a few banquets, the nobles who didn't care about it would naturally take the initiative to complete those tasks for her. As a matter of fact, in terms of the result, all faith in Talos within the scope of Dugu City completely disappeared on the surface, and even Toig, the supreme king, had to pray to Talos secretly.
Compared to all the other ambassadors, she did nothing but did the best.
"Ms. Alanwen, long time no see, you are still so beautiful..."
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Baron Erekul. I hope you can forget your discomfort and enjoy today's cocktail party."
"Ah...about that..."
"I am greeting the guests, Baron Aricourt. If there is anything you need to discuss in detail, you can wait until the reception officially starts."
"Hmph...okay."
Of course, there are still some side effects of doing so. Those nobles who have contributed all regard themselves as meritorious officials. They believe that each of them has contributed more than others and deserves special treatment from Ms. Alanwen. Even Ericu, who is always doing harm to others, Baron Er also looked confident.
Putting aside other matters, this impromptu evening reception was held to celebrate the engagement of Imperial Princess Emilia Septim and Baron Esgail Snowhoof of Rift Valley City. Due to the haste of the event, most of the guests were identified based on their identities. None of the nobles who were supposed to be present arrived in Dugu City in time, so the two did not hold an engagement banquet, and finally decided to hold it together with the wedding banquet after the emperor arrived in Tianji.
This approach made the nobles of Dugu City who paid more attention to etiquette very dissatisfied, as well as some nobles of other cities who came early after getting the news. At this time, Alanwen's invitation to the cocktail party seemed very timely. As a result, her reputation among the nobles of Tianji Province was once again Elevate.
If this marriage really takes place, Ulfric Stormcloak's power will be completely collapsed, and then the civil war in Skyrim should gradually stop. With just one Windhelm City, it can be solved by directly pressing the army on the border, and if Some Skyrim nobles did not object, and Thalmor's army could directly participate in the war. In this way, she was the biggest contributor to quelling the civil war.
Alanwen Shadowsong thought so as she greeted the nobles in rich costumes who entered the embassy in carriages at the main entrance of the banquet hall.
——18:20——
"So, why do you always catch someone in your trap?"
Xiaofan jumped off the roof of the carriage together with Emil, and Xiaofan glanced sympathetically at Baron Aricourt who was gritting his teeth in the car because he was ignored by Ms. Alanwen.
Not long ago, he failed to frame a certain ship owner, and had to pay out of his own pocket to compensate the ship owner for the goods that Emil used his nightmare mount to transport without any explanation. This time, he served as a means of transportation for them to enter the embassy. Although the chance was very small, but If she and Emile were discovered and escaped, and the Thalmor began to trace how they got in, the unlucky baron would be left with nothing to eat.
"...He is very annoying." Emil replied after thinking for a while.
"Okay." Xiaofan once again expressed sympathy for the unlucky baron. If a girl thinks he is annoying and starts to target him, there will be no reason to explain.
However, the purpose of sneaking into the embassy this time was not to deliberately trick him. The two girls agreed that Mercer Frey would probably sneak into this reception to achieve his goals. According to the Eastern Empire Company account books they checked, although [Persuasion Mask] The record of being "taken away by a dog" is too ridiculous, but the record of the other [Bloody Rose] being bought by a noble and transferred to Ambassador Alanwen should be true. Mercer, who is looking for various magical artifacts, naturally Won't let it go.
The defenses of the entire embassy were tight on the outside and loose on the inside. The Thalmor soldiers were very wary of the walls, but the inspection of the embassy itself and near the banquet hall was relatively formal until Emil and Xiaofan sneaked in. When he came to the second floor of the banquet hall and began to observe the guests attending the reception from a high position, no alarm was triggered.
"Ms. Marwen! When did you arrive in Dugu City? I should go and greet..." In the corner of the banquet hall, one of the protagonists of the reception, Esgel Snowhoof, looked at Marwen Blackthorn, as if he had seen a ghost. appearance.
"Haha," Mawen ignored Esgael's slip of the tongue: "The Snowhoof family and the Blackthorn family are close friends. It's such a big event for you to marry the princess, how can I not come?"
"But my parents aren't here either?" The stupid man scratched his head.
"Heh..." Mawen stopped answering and turned to "Emile" beside him: "This is our princess, right? When we first met, you are as cute as I expected."
"Thank you for your compliment, Mrs. Blackthorn," "Emil" smiled at her: "Esgeir must have caused you a lot of trouble in the Rift Valley. Thank you for your continued care."
"That's what it's supposed to be," Mawen showed a smile that showed she had everything under control: "I'm looking forward to the 'days to come'."
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"It's over," Xiaofan, who was hiding on the second floor, held his forehead tightly, and then said to Emil in a voice so subtle that it was almost inaudible: "I don't know what kind of agreement this purely polite response was taken by the old lady - I can't even say that. Your stand-in doesn’t even know that you ran to the Rift Valley?”
"...Yeah." Emil responded in the same voice and nodded.
"Although I told Sibili Staunt, it seems that she thought it would be better to hide it from Eddie." A somewhat familiar voice sounded beside her, and it was this familiarity that kept Xiaofan from pulling out immediately. Swords facing each other.
"Pari?" Xiaofan frowned and looked carefully at a certain Rift Valley Baron who was in stealth mode.
"Let's get to know each other again, Raj Parathos, who belongs to the 'Sharp-Eyed Eagle' and is the princess's exclusive guard." Parasos, who had already changed into the uniform of the Sharp-Eyed Eagle, said in a low voice.
"Hey, I probably guessed it," Xiaofan rolled her eyes at him: "The 'exclusive guard' who always leaves the princess alone."
"Isn't this back? What I want to say is that Ma Wen did not come with Esgael, but followed me." Parasos looked at the nobles socializing below and said: "She should have already had a crush on me. I’m suspicious, this mission to frame Erikul is probably a test, and I might not be able to return to the Rift Valley in the future—eh?”
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"If I get married to Esgail, I will most likely have to go back to live in the Rift Valley with him. Then you can't think I'm causing trouble to you." Emile's stand-in, Eddie Septim, was pulling Esgail. He held your arm and spoke to Mawen in a coquettish tone.
"Of course," Mawen narrowed her eyes: "The Blackthorn Family can help you choose a good place to build a new house, but if you want to live in the 'old house', of course there is no problem. You can also bring His Majesty the Emperor to prepare it for you. 'Guard'."
"You are such a kind person, thank you so much~" Eddie responded from the bottom of his heart.
"hehe……"
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"Well... to put it all together," Parassus smacked his lips: "Maven said first: 'I recognize you, the little girl from the Thieves Guild.' And Eddie responded: 'Although you were rude to the guild before. , but now it’s written off, I’m going to pull the Snowhoof family onto the Thieves Guild’s chariot, and don’t come and cause trouble if you know what you’re looking for.” Marwen responded: “What you want to do is none of my business, whatever I gave you before is fine.” Keep it, but if you want to take action against the Blackthorn family, I will not be soft on you because you are a princess."
"The most important thing is that the stand-in princess has no intention at all..." Xiaofan pinched her forehead: "Does this mean that she is smart but she is misled by her cleverness?"
"...Mercer." Emil interrupted the analysis of the two smart people with one word.
"Well, it's possible." Xiaofan looked towards the corner of the hall. Sitting there was an empire businessman who called himself "Lazelan" when he entered the banquet hall. He said that he had just come to Tianji from the empire and wanted to participate in this reception. Develop contacts, but again, no one here will be able to reveal his identity.
This middle-aged man's appearance, body shape and clothing have no memorable features at all. At the same time, he has not drank or eaten. He is constantly patrolling the hall with his eyes, looking at Alanwen, Mawen and Ai. Di stayed on the body for a relatively long time.
"Could it be that his target is not [Bloody Rose]?" Xiaofan asked doubtfully.
"Not necessarily." Although Parasos still doesn't know what Emil and Xiaofan are doing here, his initial judgment is that it is about the magic weapon: "Although Ambassador Alanwen does hold the [Bloody Rose], he once defeated There are also rumors that Her Royal Highness Princess Poit possesses the [Dagon's Razor], and as for Ms. Marven, the legend that the Blackthorn family has an inherited magical artifact has been circulating for many years."
At least it was certain that Emil did not hold the [Dagon's Razor], and Xiaofan, who knew exactly who had that thing, shook his head slightly.
"You idiot, you can fail such a simple task!" From the embassy living area separated by a wall from the banquet hall, a deliberately lowered voice could be heard. Because there was a band playing music and a minstrel singing in the hall, people who were talking to each other It was almost impossible for guests to hear.
"That's an irresistible reason. Please give me another chance! Lord Lulindil!" Another pleading voice was slightly higher.
"Shut up, Sujir! Do you want to disturb the guests in front of you? Ms. Alanwen has promised to lend me the [Bloody Rose]. If you have its help, you will fail again—"
"I promise with my life that I will complete it——"
"Hmph, that's best. Come with me."
After the subtle sounds stopped, Xiaofan noticed that "Lazelan" also disappeared silently.
"Let's follow." She signaled to Emil and Parasos, and then sneaked towards the living area from the hidden place on the second floor of the banquet hall.
