Finally! Shadowmere Is Mine!

Returning to the sanctuary after completing the last contracts rewarded me with my old flame Lucien! I was so excited to finally be seeing him again and used him right away! He would stay by my side and fight with me until killed. Little did I know he wouldn't last that long in the field.

I was asked by Astrid to follow this soldier from Solitude and kill him within the property of another city if I wanted my bonus. I had intended to get the bonus and so patiently waited while the soldier had a last goodbye chat with his son in Solitude before he set off across the bridge to the rest of the world. I intended to patiently follow him along the way and into the next city, keeping him pleasant company as it were.. but ..

He walked, and walked, north of solitude (what? There's no towns or cities up here...) for hours. The sun finally began to set and it grew dark and we were still wandering around just north of Solitude. I began to think this man was crazy.... and got fed up wandering in the dangerous wild with him, and just slew him there. No bonus is worth this.

The second part of this newest contract asked me to slay royalty. I had two options, suggested to me by my dark brotherhood sisters and brothers, I could rig the statue at the very top to fall ontop of them and make it look like an accident... or I could hide from afar and shoot them with a poisoned arrow that was left there for me by a dark sister. I chose the latter because I had no idea how to get up on the roof by the statue, and I feared if I tried to figure it out, by the time I did the ceremony would be done and over with.

 The shot was easy.

Chaos ensued! I suddenly found myself unable to see to find the exit! Then there was a voice in the darkness, of a stranger standing right next to me somewhere!

Great, a chance! I turned to make my escape... only to realize for the second time I couldn't see to leave! Shoot! Stupid ENB/weather mod conflict! It makes the shadows entirely too dark for me.... yet I can't bring myself to change either one of them!

To put it bluntly.. I blundered my way down to the streets and totally screwed up my grand escape. I ended up streaking through the city streets chased by a mob. I finally did eventually escape however, but not without getting all banged up with bruises.

On the way back to the sanctuary I took some pictures of some beautiful landscapes.

I returned to find the sanctuary in an uproar! It was Cicero who had gotten fed up with Astrid's foolishness and thrown a fit before streaking off into the night. Good for you Cicero!

I was asked to go after him and happily agreed. I was met outside with the gift I had been waiting for! Shadowmere!

Overjoyed with Shadowmere I hopped on him and took off toward Dawnstar and the ancient sanctuary after Cicero!