Emilia was not able to arrive at the Rift Valley in the morning as planned, because those "blade warriors" had to entertain her well.
As a former royal guard, the Blade Warriors branch of Skyrim Province has not seen the royal family members of the empire for a long time after lurking. They can only understand the surrounding situation through intermittent contact with the empire. After hearing that Her Royal Highness
When they came to Tianji to "quell the rebellion", although they had doubts about the princess's ability to do such a big thing, they also expected to meet her one day and continue to perform their duties, so it was normal to be a little excited.
Perhaps due to the influence of Delphine, the leader of this team, many members of the Blades used disguised identities related to taverns and hotels. When those drunkards were chatting, it is very likely that the waiter who was cleaning quietly not far away had already transferred those words.
Keep it firmly in mind.
The other part occupies some mines that produce "ebony mines" to provide minerals for making weapons and equipment for their comrades. They are not taken seriously. Needless to say, there are no mines that are not officially mined. If there are wild beasts or robbers who want to occupy them,
Magpie nests will only turn into corpses, and in registered ebony mines, the blade warriors will pretend to be ordinary miners, such as the "Red Belly Mine" near "Shul Stone".
The name of this mine comes from the "red-bellied frost spiders" entrenched in the hollows deep inside it. This "pest" is not enough for the lord to send troops to eliminate them, but it is not something that the miners can do with their mining hoes.
It can be solved. In the end, the mine owner ordered the miners to bypass the spider's nest and continue mining. But he must not have thought that there was an underground base of Blade Warriors deep behind the spider's nest. Of course, they had the strength to deal with those spiders, but they obviously still left them.
It's better to use it as a natural barrier.
The way Emilia and Parasus entered this underground base was that they didn't have to dress like miners and drill into the mines, and chop down a few spiders with short memories when passing by the spider lair.
"The spiders got out of the way to enter the base, and like Delphine, they walked directly through a hidden passage.
From Parasos' point of view, although this underground base disguised as a mine is not suitable for Her Royal Highness to live in, it is enough if it is only used as a base for secret troops.
"So, why did Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Sharp-Eyed Eagle Scout Captain come all the way to the Rift Valley? If you want to overthrow the city on the sewer, I can give you my full help." Delphine said at the time.
"...Overturned?" Emilia was looking at the piled ebony mines and asked in confusion after hearing this.
"Yes, more than half of the nobles who support the Stormcloaks live in Rift City, and the Blackthorn family also provides a large amount of military support for their army. If they can control Rift City, it will be equivalent to controlling the Storm.
The neck of the cloak, this war will be over in just a few weeks." The female blade captain became more and more excited as she spoke, and almost took action immediately.
"...No." The princess shook her head.
"Ah, indeed, if the empire's direct armed forces directly occupy and control a city in Skyrim Province that has a legal lord, no matter what their true purpose is, it will have a bad association with the lords of other cities. If they really do this
, what we will face after capturing Rift City will probably be a unanimous siege from the other seven territories." Delphine sighed.
"Aren't you very clear about this?" Parasos shouted: "And in the two paragraphs before and after, I have no doubt that I can 'control' Rift Valley City."
"If you have participated in the war between the Empire and Thalmor, you will know that I am not exaggerating. We have contributed to many major battles, sometimes even as the main force." Delphine said, changing the topic: "So, if Her Royal Highness has anything
Please be sure to make your request and we will do our best to fulfill it for you.”
"...Please make Pari an ebony armor." Emilia thought for a while before answering.
"Huh?" Parasos, who was caught off guard, only uttered a confused onomatopoeia.
Ebony is an ore that is harder than steel but only as light as wood. Although the armors and weapons made from it are better than steel in terms of protection and attack, many of them require their own use due to their light weight.
Weight cannot be used as an auxiliary fighting method. The most suitable weapons for it are bows, arrows and daggers. So, why does the princess want to wear ebony armor now?
"Ah...I see." In contrast, Delphine's eyes sharpened instantly. She looked up and down at Parasos: "It seems that although you were ordered to protect the princess, you have no idea what she wants to do."
As far as I know, this hideous leather armor is a complete failure."
That's easy to say, Parasos thought. He would save the condemned prisoner if he had nothing to do. He wanted snacks at any time. When General Tullius took away the donuts, he chased them all the way. When he heard that Toig needed treatment, he took the initiative to collect them.
materials, and conveniently disrupted the summoning ceremony of Queen Wolfheart. After learning that Ericul was once a member of the Thieves Guild, he came straight to the Rift Valley. Who knows what Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to do?
"Haha, you can go slowly. Our blacksmith will make you a suit of armor that fits you well. Until then, I will entertain the princess." Delphine took Emilia and left straight away.
Faced with the obstruction of several strong blacksmiths with big muscles and round waists, Parasos could only smile bitterly.
However, that was half a day ago. At this time, Parasos was wearing a newly made but deliberately aged ebony armor, carrying an ebony bow on his back, and hanging a curved ebony long sword on his waist.
Walk towards the main entrance of Rift Valley City not far away.
Her Royal Highness is naturally nearby, as you can tell by the faint aroma of donuts. She did not accept too many things from the Blade Warriors. Apart from snacks and some sundries, she only had an ebony dagger. Parathos was very happy about this.
Agree, although according to the princess's ability, it is the same to use a dagger of any material, but an ordinary iron dagger is really inappropriate.
Riften City, Crossed Dagger, City of Thieves and Crime, City on the Sewers, Land of Blackthorn Mead, the capital of Riften Territory has many names, but none of them are related to hospitality. At the same time, it is also the province of Skyrim.
The only city that collects city taxes. Seeing the reaction of the two guards to his approach, Parasos somewhat understood the princess's intention to change her armor.
This city doesn't care at all whether you are a spy for the Empire. It only cares about the money in your pocket and whether you have enough strength to keep it or even increase it.
If a guy who is obviously a battlefield scavenger wants to enter the city, although he does not have to pay much in the city entry tax, he will encounter all kinds of trivial and troublesome things that suit his identity, such as theft, fraud, frame-up, etc. Instead of
At that time, it would be better to show your strength openly and openly from the beginning in order to gain recognition. In any case, a powerful adventurer wearing ebony armor is not someone who is bold enough to provoke.
As for Princess Amelia, she almost never appears in front of ordinary residents, and her whereabouts are even more of a mystery, so even if the Stormcloak spies in Solitude reported that there had been no news about the princess for a long time, it would not attract any attention, and no one would have thought that she would run away.
Entering the heart of the Stormcloak controlled area.
Although it is just speculation, if Her Royal Highness can really control this city, the second most important city among the Stormcloak forces, Ulfric Stormcloak's face will definitely look good.
Da da da—whoosh—there was the sound of running in the woods beside the road, and then a bush was parted, and a man wearing worn-out inlaid armor rushed out, holding a handful in his hand in a completely unprofessional manner.
Although it was only a glimpse of the long sword, Parasos could confirm that with the exquisiteness of the sword, it was definitely not something this guy could afford to use.
Seeing Parasos, the man's eyes lit up and he rushed over, directly putting the sword into his hand: "Take it for me, I will reward you when I come back!"
Although Parasos has more than a dozen ways to avoid taking over the sword, he is now playing the role of an "adventurer". This kind of person has no such characteristics as "being afraid of trouble" and will only seek for anything.
To maximize the benefits, Palathos took the sword and watched the man cross the road and rush into the woods on the other side.
"...Give it to me." The princess's voice sounded beside him, and at the same time there was a weak pull on the sword. Parasos let go and then saw it disappear into the air.
The scout captain was guessing what kind of trap the sword contained. The mystery had been revealed directly by those who planned it - three men wearing steel armor and looking like mercenaries stepped out from behind the bushes. They were all staring at him.
He even shouted in vain, "The guy who stole the sword is coming this way."
"Sir, have you seen..." Although they seemed to be chasing someone, several steel-armored mercenaries vaguely surrounded Parasos. The leader glanced at his attire and spoke slowly.
.
"No, get out!" Parasos directly pulled out his ebony sword and pointed it at the mercenary leader: "You dare to play this kind of trick in front of me?"
"Friend, pay attention to your tone. We are tracking a despicable thief. He obviously passed by here, but you said you have never seen him," the mercenary leader said proudly: "We have reason to suspect-"
Obviously, this is the style of conduct in Rift Valley City. Even if it is an obvious crime, as long as there is a good excuse at the time, the guards will choose to sit on the sidelines. If there is a fool who goes to the guards afterwards, they will not get it.
Any result, such as the gate guards of Rift Valley City not far away, they are watching here as if it has nothing to do with them.
Plop! “Ouch!”
The "despicable thief" who originally rushed into the woods on the other side suddenly rushed back and fell to the ground with the exquisite long sword on his back. The mercenary leader was speechless for a moment.
"Oh? What do you suspect?" Parasos pointed the tip of his sword at the mercenaries one by one: "Continue?"
Although I don't know how Her Royal Highness the Princess did it, it seems that she wants to let them go, Parasos thought boringly.
"——I suspect he didn't run far!" Several mercenaries rushed over, picked up the "thief" and turned around to leave. Obviously, their operation failed.
Perhaps he was swayed by something displayed by Parathos in this farce. When he entered the city, the two gate guards had no intention of collecting city fees.
