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My name is Akatosh,
The so-called three monks without water refers to this kind of thing.
——4e, 201, Hearth Moon, 22nd, 10:21——
Dugu City, Blue Palace.
As the empire's agent in Skyrim, "High King" Toig is usually very busy, such as reading and commenting on reports from various places, meeting with visiting nobles, holding meetings with major ministers, and formulating plans for the next few days or even weeks. production schedule, and enduring the disgruntled rants of some of the guys who deserved to be in the Blue House.
"The missing one is the Imperial Princess! Not some kitten or puppy! Why don't you all mobilize to find her!" Esgail Snowhoof's loud voice made the windows of the conference hall buzz.
The second son of the Snowhoof family in Rift Valley City seems to be a little confused. After the "Thalmor Embassy Incident" happened, he would come to the Blue Palace to pressure Toig to intensify the search, and Toig was motivated by Even the courtesy towards nobles could not drive him away.
It seems difficult to explain the truth to him: the manpower currently available is already at its limit. If the influence continues to expand, it will only involve mobilizing civilians from various territories to participate. Not only is it meaningless, but it will also destroy the residents of Dugu City. The embassy incident that had been almost forgotten has been revealed again.
If the princess is really missing, they can still dispatch the sharp-eyed eagle, but now they already know that the person who was kidnapped is just a substitute, and they all say "the princess will make the kidnapper look good" and refuse to take action - you people are specialized in Are you responsible for cleaning up after the princess gets into any trouble?
If you think about it carefully, when he was yelled at by Ulfric, the guard named Parasos did not stop the princess from running to block him, which shows that this is a tradition.
"If you, as the supreme king of Skyrim Province, can't solve this matter, go and ask for help from the imperial royal family! They will definitely value the princess more than you do!" Esgail was still roaring.
"Oh?" Toig raised his head from the document in surprise and looked at Esgael: "Don't worry, we have already passed the news back."
This big black man seems to be a little quick-witted, and he even thought of asking the Capital Province for help, but he is still not smart enough, and he still has not figured out why the imperial princess is willing to marry him, the son of a local noble.
Speaking of which, the message he sent back in the name of the Supreme King was just "the princess was accidentally kidnapped" without any hints, but those sharp-eyed eagles must have secretly sent the message back to explain, such as the one named Palaso Sri Lanka's.
——14:32——
Riften City, the roof of the Snowhoof family villa.
Since there is an inland river in the city and there are rat tunnels underground, most people in Rift City basically have their eyes downwards. Even those organized or unorganized thieves usually want to enter the ground when they escape. God.
Parathos on the roof looked at the two "princesses" who were eavesdropping on the conversation of the Snowhoof family below with great interest, and he didn't know what expression to make for a moment.
He was originally tracking Mercer Frey, who kidnapped Eddie, but somehow he got involved with the God of Thieves [Nocturnal], and then met some members of the Dark Brotherhood, and then ended up in a dark annihilation. There was an inexplicable fight in the field.
After the chaos ended, Mercer disappeared, and Xiaofan, Sapphire, and the red-eyed girl named Ilia became the new Nightingales. They have now returned to the Big Jug to discuss the next plan, and there seems to be a gap between the old Nightingales. Some past events need to be resolved, and they don’t know where they went. The weird and mysterious Cicero and Joan of Arc rushed back to the sanctuary near Falkreath.
Speaking of this, [Nocturnal] created a passage between the "Twilight Tomb" and the "Nightingale Hall", allowing free travel. Therefore, the two princesses Eddie and Emilia made a whim of "Look at it." What is the Snow Hoof Family like?" plan was successfully implemented.
However, it is understandable that Eddie wants to see his future family. What does Princess Amelia want to do by joining in the fun? Could it be that you want to serve as a reference for yourself when you get married in the future?
No, it is impossible to get married. No matter who the princess falls in love with, that guy will have to change his surname to Septim and join the royal family. The Snowhoof family encountered the "princess getting married" purely by accident. Plant good things.
"Princess, look, those are Ace's parents and brothers," Eddie pointed to Ulf Snowhoof, Noura Snowhoof and Amide Snowhoof, who were sitting at the head of the family meeting hall and introduced: "Sure enough, he has extraordinary appearance and great momentum."
"……Uh-huh."
Although the princess had already seen them when she played in Rift City for a few days, Parathos would not ask for trouble at this time to remind them.
"She must be Ace's sister, the most powerful person in the Snowhoof family." Eddie continued.
Wearing a red and white priest's robe, Lilith Snowhoof looked out the window as if feeling something, but naturally it was impossible to spot the two princesses and guards who were in stealth mode.
Parathos listened carefully. The topic of this meeting was whether the Snowhoof family should go to Dugu City. "If they go but the princess is not found, they will be angered and punished as members of the Stormcloaks" faction and "If If they don't go but the princess is found, they will be considered by the empire to be two sides and lose trust." The faction was arguing endlessly.
As for "went and found" and "not going but not found" are not within the scope of discussion at all.
"If they decide to go to Dugu City to attend the wedding, I will follow the car quietly," Eddie said. "If they decide to give up on Esgal, I will go back to Dugu City with the princess."
Parasos had no intention of analyzing Eddie's intentions at the moment. He vaguely felt that he had forgotten something.
It seemed that when he passed through Dugu City this time, he only had a quick meeting with Ms. Xibili and did not return to the Sharp-Eyed Eagle station. If they took the princess's disappearance seriously, the consequences would be very serious.
However, that guy Tacilius will definitely report the true situation to the empire.
——18:43——
Xuemanbei, Cowanjonde ruins.
Although they were on duty near the big pit for nearly five days, Rui Ji and her elite men did not lose much morale. On the one hand, it was because of Governor Rui Ji's personal prestige, and on the other hand, because this kind of duty was not without gain.
Since the last bloodline of the legendary pioneer of the Companions [Scrammer], King of Winterhold Bogas has chosen this place as his burial place, all kinds of confidentiality work has naturally been done quite well. Except for the big hole, there is no trace at all. At other entrances, the fake ruins on the surface were visited many times by various tomb robbers, but they failed to discover that his tomb was underneath.
However, now that Ruiji has confirmed that the following is the destination, it is a very simple matter to find clues from the surrounding ruins. Even though Bogais concealed himself well, the workers and those who supervised the project His subordinates were not that smart, and many items that were worthless and even tomb robbers looked down upon were now used as evidence to verify the details of the age of the tomb.
In this case, there would be enough evidence to convince Supreme King Toig to send an archaeological and excavation team to go deep into the "big pit" - this is the disadvantage of Dugu City's system of separation of military and political affairs.
"Rikki—Sister Riggi—" A rich, rough voice came from the direction of the entrance to the ruins.
Bang, Rui Ji accidentally broke a digging tool.
"Tacilius—younger brother." The female governor asked the strong man who walked in swaggeringly with a few guards and wearing a sharp-eyed eagle uniform: "Don't you have to guard the Dragon Bridge?"
"Well... the princess was kidnapped again, and for some reason, the incident was a bit big this time. We can't pretend that nothing happened, so we just went out for a walk." Tasilius Si scratched his head and said: "By the way, you don't need to continue to guard here. According to the scouts' information, Ulfric has obtained the 'Jagged Crown' and is recruiting troops to prepare for the expedition."
"Tsk." Rui Ji did not doubt the Sharp-Eyed Eagle Captain's statement. Their intelligence system is independent and covers a wider area than the Empire Legion's intelligence network, and the feedback is faster. In this case, the other party has already found it. Take another exit and leave.
"Then, let's evacuate?" Hadawa put down the clay pot in his hand with some disappointment. These days of work allowed the secretary to find his personal hobby besides fighting - archeology.
"Ah, that's not necessary," Tasilius waved his hand, "We are going to the east of Skyrim Province to find the princess. By the way, we have brought you supplies and General Tullius's new order - 'It won't happen near Xueman. Set up camp at the location that triggered the conflict in anticipation of a possible Stormcloak attack, and follow-up forces will rendezvous with you once the movement from Windhelm's side is confirmed.' Well, that's it."
"Okay, Hadawa, go and convey the order to the boys to stop excavation and prepare to leave," Reggie said to the archaeological scribe, and then turned to Tasilius: "By the way, Parassus followed the princess and you left again. , then who is responsible for adding to the report to the empire that the person who was kidnapped is not the real princess?"
"Hmm... I think those in the Imperial Province know the princess's strength, so no one should be worried. And if I want to add some explanation, Toig will definitely do it." Tasilius scratched his head.
——20:19——
Sea of the Dead, Katariel.
"From this point of view, it can be confirmed that Princess Emilia has really been kidnapped." Even though the weather was relatively cold, Lieutenant Cervelas, who was in charge of the intelligence, was still sweating on his forehead: "None of the four intelligence reports specifically specified the person who was kidnapped. Whether it is Eddie or Princess Amelia who is tied up, this can only prove..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly looked up as if he noticed something, and found that the previously bustling intelligence room had become empty, and all the sharp-eyed eagle soldiers who had been assisting him in sorting out intelligence had quietly slipped away.
"A bunch of cowards." Cerveras laughed and scolded: "How could I let you report this kind of bad news to the eldest sister alone?"
Sighing, he picked up the collected information and walked outside the cabin.
The sharp-eyed hawk uniform he wears is not much different from that of Parasos, but it has some silver dragon-shaped decorations on the collar, cuffs and other inconspicuous places. The meaning it represents is - royal Guard.
