Only then as Cronic mentioned burns, did Aria notice that.. she didn't even get a lick of flame. That was lucky! Lucky, or would it be more feasible to say her destructive proficiency in battle hadn't worn off after only one year. And at his following words on not getting any credit for their part last night, she raised an eyebrow. They were probably in the same boat - you didn't have to dwell on matters of insecurity long to realise it: the Thalmor had a massive "to kill" list. Skyrim was full of Talos worshipers, prominent people who'd fought the Dominion in the Great War, and there was definitely Resistance and Blade remnants lying around. That, and everything interesting that happened in Tamriel's northernmost country caught the attention of those Altmer bastards.

"...Yeah, let's hope. So you're not on good terms with the supreme overlords either, are ya'?" Aria chuckled.