"Oh, I am so sorry to hear that." Colors responded sympathetically towards Sabine. Being Argonian himself, he was perfectly familiar with Naming Days, so he made no comment on Kaj-Julan. He was able to put together the pieces in his mind out of the context. "Well, and at least Peiter is still safe and sound. And you I know to be a very strong, and might I say, ravishingly beautiful woman. Hopefully we will all have time to meet together and catch up after this very strange mission. Really, Talos worshippers? No one has explained to me yet why that makes any sense."

Kaleeth shrugged. "I think that's the point, right? For us to figure it out. I don't think anyone in the clan has been able to make it make sense. Even Meesei didn't understand when she learned."

Colors nodded. "Maybe they're all just on skooma. Or touched by Sheogorath. Either way, I know of some people in the city we can talk to. That is my job, after all. We might need a bit of coin to pay off a few people, but I already had my good friend Malithus here take care of that. I guess now I know why they approved the expense so quickly. If the Champion wants a mission done, it gets done."

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Following the initial confrontation with the intruders, the warriors guarding the entrance followed all of the steps of their instructions. They went through the motions of debating with each other on what to do, until the commander agreed to take them, under guard, to a place where they could talk. They sent a runner ahead to collect Saras, as well as more warriors to guard the intruders. They were taken no farther than the first chamber of the caves, which they had styled into a room where hunters would take their kills to be skinned and the meat stored. There was currently a skinned elk hanging from the ceiling on one side of the room, and no proper furniture. They had only animal hides laid out on the ground on which people could sit somewhat more comfortably. 

In only minutes after they were brought into the chamber, two more packs worth of warriors and mages filed in as well, meaning that the Imperials and their Justicar were severely outnumbered. Saras entered the room shortly afterwards. He looked no different from many of the others around him, so he felt the need to say something to indicate he was the leader they wanted to speak to.

"So, your descriptions were not...inaccurate. You are Imperial, or at least you bear their armor. Forgive me for being blunt, but I know you can understand why I would want to know, right away, why you have come to our home. What is your purpose here?" Saras asked.