I didn’t know what to expect coming to work today. I knew it was my entire fault that Adrianne’s killer got away. Darien, Divines bless him, said that he would keep my secret. Our assignment for the day was to partner up and patrol the city’s outskirts. As soon as we were alone, he started to explain what had happened. As far as I can remember, he seemed to be telling the truth.
Last night, I was assigned to guard the main gates on the inside. At around 10PM, a scream emerged from the Warmaiden, Whiterun’s best shop for weapons and armors. I immediately rushed over to investigate. Inside the shop, a man was standing over Adriane, who was on the floor. He had on a black and red robe. On the robe, there was a symbol of a hand. He had only dagger in his right hand and a glowing bright orange light in his left. From that, I gathered that he was a mage. He seemed calm and collected, even after taking a life and on the brink of being arrested. Surely, he knew what he was doing.
Just as any other guards would do, I shouted at him “Stop right there, criminal scum!”
This is where it began to get fuzzy. I only remember the man raising his left hand, this time with a lime and transparent light. “Calm down, boy” he said.
Apparently, this was where Darien came in. He was on patrol through the city. Darien saw that I was missing from my post. So he looked around and saw an old man leaving the shop. Nothing about the man indicated a murderer. He was still calm, walking towards the gate. Darien was only suspicious because of the man’s dagger. The dagger was neither sharp nor lethal. Instead, it had a brown and rough texture. Why would a man leave a blacksmith’s house with a dull blade?
Darien entered the shop. He found me standing over Adrianne’s body. Just standing, and doing nothing, he assured me upon scrutiny. Adrianne was on the floor. Her body was charred beyond recognition. This could’ve been done only by the fire of a mage.
The next thing I can recall is Darien shaking me violently. “What in Oblivion are you doing, Faustus?” he panicked. Both of us realized what has happened. Darien knew what would happen to me if the truth is leaked. He told me run and alert the Captain and say that he was the one who found the body.
3rd of Last Seed, 4E 201
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