My name is Akatosh,

I'm keeping an eye on a few members of the Dark Brotherhood who are going to enforce their pact.

—4E, 201, Last Seed, 30th, 15:37—

"Oh? So you're Brychenchev's new apprentice, and you don't look like that. ”

A sturdy Nord with half-bald hair and studded chain mail barricaded the passage and a double-sided axe in his hand, his defensive stance made Palasos clench his sword.

"Alright, Tachi, we're not being followed, and I can guarantee that this Mr. Parry is reliable enough." Blinkov's expression was much more relaxed at this point than he was on the surface and against the boxer, and it was clear that he was very comfortable with the safety of the stronghold of the big flask.

"Hmph." The brawny man known as "Tachi" put away his axe and turned sideways to get out of the way, only to find that there was a small depression in the wall of the corridor beside him, and that it was impossible for anyone passing through to notice him if he shrank inward slightly, while Tatsuchi could easily swing the axe to split the malicious intruder in half.

Obviously he himself is not like a thief......

"Even if you become one of us, you are not allowed to act recklessly." As Parasos passed by Tachi, he added warningly.

"This is just one of the entrances to the guild," Brinchev said to Palashos as he led the way, "We'll change the entrance and exit path from time to time, after all, everyone in Rift City knows that our headquarters are in the Rat Passage, and if we can easily find it, Marven Black Thorn won't miss the opportunity to kill us." ”

"I thought we were in a partnership." Palacos looked at the narrow, mossy passage that was obviously not commonly used and said to Bryenchov.

"It's actually more like a rhinoceros and a hornbill, if you know that kind of animal." Brychenchev did not elaborate, but Palacos still understood what he meant.

The rhinoceros is a strong and sturdy creature, it has almost no natural predators, the only problem is that the teeth may be plugged with debris after eating, so it will open its mouth after eating, and wait for a bird called "hornbill" to fall into its mouth to pick its teeth, these birds are in a very dangerous situation to outsiders, but unless the rhinoceros has not eaten for a long time, it will not close its mouth.

So in the same way, Blinkev's so-called "one-pot end" does not mean that the Black Thorn Family wants to eliminate the Thieves Guild, but that it will be "completely controlled" by it, as a big nobleman who can actually control the entire Rift City, it must be a bad feeling that there are always a small number of people who are out of control.

This, it's troublesome, Parasos thought while following Brychenchev, the princess has that kind of stealth talent that is out of specification and doesn't need to worry, but she just changed her clothes, if the Black Thorn family strictly investigates the origin of each member when targeting the thieves' guild, it is likely to recognize him as the scout captain of the sharp-eyed eagle, and then launch a search operation, and thus expose the fact that Her Royal Highness the princess is in Rift Valley, although it is completely impossible to be caught, but it can be ......

"Hehe, don't worry, I know that although you 'adventurers' dare to mix in anything, you hate trouble the most, since we can hold on for so many years without collapse, there is still something to rely on." Blinkhov sensed the silence of "Parry" and looked back, then said to him.

——15:42——

"This is the statue and altar of Nocturnal, the Lady of the Night." In the corner of the broken flask, Sapphire and Little Vex are introducing Emile to the various facilities of the guild, due to her excellent actions in the Golden Manor last night, Little Annoyance has a lot less whispers about Sapphire rashly pulling people in, but she is still not enthusiastic enough for Emile, and just follows silently.

“…… Oh. Dressed in a cyan leather skirt and a black plush scarf, Amir looked up at the huge female statue that was more than three meters long, and she didn't go into a looming stealth state, after all, only Sapphire could see her.

The statue is a woman who looks very temperamental, dressed in a gauze robe, but because it is a sculpture, it cannot express the ethereal feeling of the sari and is a little dull, she maintains a posture of raising one hand, and in the palm of her hand is holding three birds of unknown species.

"That's the 'Nightingale', the spokesperson of the Lady of the Night in this life, it is said that the former triumvirate of the Thieves' Guild were all Nightingales, and after they disappeared inexplicably, no new Nightingale was born, and if it weren't for the Lady's blessing still existing, we almost wonder if they were punished for provoking him." Sapphire notices Amir's gaze and explains.

“…… Blessing? Emile tilted her head in confusion, the doubt in her eyes evident as the plush scarf covered half of her face.

Sapphire thought for a moment, took out 10 gold coins from his pocket, and gently placed them on the altar directly below the statue of Noktunar, and as a result, the gold coins disappeared in front of their eyes in an instant, and the sapphire that had just put down the money became somewhat transparent.

"That's it," Sapphire's voice was a little more ethereal, "and for the next hour, it's almost impossible for me to sneak, pick the lock, and pickpocket." ”

“…… One hour. Emile said thoughtfully.

"It's because of the time limit of this 'blessing' that we can't expand our business to other cities, but again, as long as we are in Rift City, we can't be completely defeated." A slightly hoarse but kind-sounding man's voice sounded behind him, and Sapphire turned to see Blinkhov and his new recruit, who was supposed to be named "Parry".

"Hello, I'm Safir Malloy, you can call me Sapphire," Sapphire greeted the newcomer, "This is Xiao Fu and Amir, we are both masters of the guild." ”

Sapphire has seen a lot of this kind of "adventurers" who join out of curiosity, and only Bryncev will regard them as the new blood of the guild, this kind of person may be very interested in participating in some tasks at first, but soon they will leave voluntarily because they are dissatisfied with the cumbersomeness of the tasks and the many restrictions, and some people even organize their own nondescript thieves' guilds, such as "Summer Twilight Shadow" or something, but because they are purely selfish, it is only a matter of time before they are exterminated.

"Master? Oh. Brinchov, who was also a master, was a little surprised, but his professionalism prevented him from getting to the bottom of it, and Sapphire threw an appreciative look at him.

"Master" refers to the title awarded by the guild to members who are very skilled or have made significant contributions, of course, it can also be jointly recommended by two or more masters, and after obtaining this title, there are some privileges in the guild that are better than nothing, such as giving priority to choosing tasks, or increasing the score or something, but also receiving more difficult tasks.

"Malloy, what is your relationship with Glover Malloy and Dalvin Malloy?" The newcomer didn't seem to know much about the meaning of "master", nodded to the three women and asked Sapphire.

"That's my father, and his brother." Sapphire's voice gritted his teeth a little: "They're fighting again?" ”

"When I passed by the tavern, I heard them arguing, should there be a fight?" Parry said uncertainly.

"I'll take a look, and you can continue to show her around." She rushed straight past Parry.

The two men were not finished, and Sapphire angrily walked towards the tavern.

Glover Malloy, her father, a former thief, is now a blacksmith, he went undercover in order to cooperate with the thieves to ransack a wealthy village, but accidentally fell in love with the village chief's daughter, Sapphire's mother, and then he managed to make the thieves dispel the idea of looting, and stayed in that village to spend a sweet time with Sapphire's mother, but shortly after Sapphire was born, he developed a fear of "living as a farmer for the rest of his life", He threw all his savings away from his wife, and the largest of those savings was the blue gem.

Without Glover's admonition, the village chief was no longer as obscure as he had been before the robbers, and was once again targeted by the bandits, and Sapphire was barely ten years old at the time, and if it wasn't for some mysterious mage who rescued them, Sapphire could hardly imagine what would happen to the villagers and herself.

As she grows up, she uses clues left by her father and the dagger with magical powers to search around, and finally joins the supposedly well-informed Thieves' Guild in Skyrim Province with her new friend, Xiao Fu, and then meets her uncle, Dalvin Malloy.

Originally a builder, Delvin was hired to renovate all aspects of the jug, and it was love at first sight that he became a thief, but unlike his brother, he didn't shy away from him—few girls would be interested in an old man who was twice his age.

Originally, Sapphire still saw the confrontation between the two of them as a joke, but through the channel of the Thieves' Guild, he finally found his father on Southam Island and brought it back and recognized him as a brother - his uncle fell in love with his best friend or something, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to die.

The most important thing is that now that the two of them have obviously become important members of the Thieves' Guild, but they have nothing to do and quarrel and even fight, should they be worthy of being brothers?

"You two guys who 'abandon their wives and daughters' and 'old cows eat tender grass'!" Sapphire rushed into the tavern, slapped the table vigorously, and yelled at two middle-aged men who looked very similar and were scuffling together: "Do you know that we have new people joining us today?" You've lost all your face! Stop it! Sit down! ”

"Hmm...... Do you want to tell Safir that the newcomer she is talking about is looking this way? "Forget it...... Unless you want to be read by her for an extra hour......" The Malloy brothers, who had been sitting down obediently, muttered to each other.