In the quiet that followed, the soft sounds of the river were only joined by Lunise replacing the document she had just read in order to take out another and read it through. She was still completely withdrawn from the conversation around her.

The lengthy, confused silence was broken by Janius. "Are you trying to riddle us? If [i]killing[/i] Vile was simple, we would have done it already."

"I will admit, Areldril, your words go beyond me, too," Marod added. He turned his sword and slid it back into the scabbard on his hip. "Even Martin Septim, becoming the vessel of Akatosh himself, did not kill Mehrunes Dagon when he set foot in the Imperial City. What are you getting at?"