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The Sun - Crobalt Nicholas "Cronic" Crystalis

As the evening rolled by, Cronic was presently sat in a sort of study, a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other. Quietly scribbling away, the brown-haired man was simply writing up his notes on the individuals who he'd just finished helping on their way to a better life, though he marked one down with "Weekly contact required to check progress and arrange additional support if necessary."

Once that was done, he then closed the book and stashed the pen away before checking the time.

"Seven hells, it's that late already?" He said to himself, the clock hands saying 11:00 PM. Having a quick stretch and letting out a yawn, Crobalt stood up from his desk and proceeded to his bed room to get washed, changed, and ready for bed, and was asleep half an hour after he'd checked the time in the study. His hair always looked a spiky mess in the morning, but some of his lady friends found it attractive, so he scarcely bothered to fix it.

In the runup to midnight, he was having a simple dream; All the folks he'd helped thus far had come to give him their thanks, and allow him to see how they'd gotten on. He was garbed in his usual attire when he was out and about; His dark blue suit jacket like trenchcoat with matching trousers, a dark grey shirt with a light grey tie, and black, brown soled shoes. All of that pleasant dreaming ended when he got dragged through the glass at Midnight though. The sudden change in scenery had caused him to faceplant the ground though.

"...Well. This was certainly unusual. First time I've had a dream where I get dragged through a glass window after a sudden blackout." Crobalt said as he got up and dusted himself off, gazing around at the people around him... His attention caught soon after by the talking White Rabbit, and listened to all those talking. He then slapped his cheeks to see if that would wake him up, to no avail.

"...Okay... Not sure what's going on here, but I hope it wasn't that cheese sandwich I ate today." Cronic said, walking over to the White Rabbit and the rest of the people around him. Unlike the others, though, he didn't reach down to pet him. Rather, he was simply observing it from a distance.

"So, uh... Anyone have any idea what just happened?"
"Right. Better get this right first time. As much as I'd like to guess, I'd probably end up just getting the measurements wrong." Cronic said to himself, as he searched downstairs for a spindle of thread.

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"Not the kind of comfort I needed. I just needed something to hold during the night. I get pretty restless otherwise." Serena said as she stood up.

"And I have absolutely no idea. I didn't see any library-like buildings on the way in. We'd need to check in with Cronic and Aria for that."










"We can't just leave Yuki on her own though; She could easily run afoul of the wrong crowd here, given her childlike innocence. Some people are actually quite considerate, but others, well... The bandit locals will have a field day with her." Cronic said, having snapped back to his usual self, though he was also plotting his vengeance on Aria.

"And her "Borrowed" Thalmor garb is just going to attract unwanted attention. It's a bit of a stretch, but for the time being, I'm going to focus on making some more appropriate clothing for the climate. Otherwise she's just going to freeze to death out here. We can't all be Nords." Cronic said, having finished doing all the dishes now.

"A general idea of her size will suffice for now. I'll fine-tune it later. Probably going to be busy all day at Warmaiden's forge though."

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"Ah, don't be. I just needed some comfort during the night, and it was either him or you." Serena said as she stretched, before standing up.

"Besides. I can handle myself, even without my sword."
Serena was awake and sat on the edge of the bed... And from the looks of the expression on her face... Was trying her hardest not to burst out laughing.

"You should've seen the look on his face...!" Serena said, a faint smirk plastered onto her face, before she took a deep breath to try and compose herself.

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Cronic, meanwhile, was doing all the dishes from last night's feast, and rather speedily too; He was trying to do something, anything, to take his mind off of what just transpired.

"Aria. Not. Another. Word." Cronic said, the tone of his voice saying she should drop the subject before Cronic snapped.

"You'd think I'd wake up from being hauled upstairs!"
Once Serena had filled her tank, which had taken a sizable chunk out of the food on the table, she retired upstairs... Albeit slowly as to not upset her stomach. Cronic meanwhile, laid out his bedroll once he'd cleared a little space for it. After chasing down his food with some water, he then lay down and proceeded to nod off himself. "Might need to regulate the quantity next time..." Cronic thought to himself as the embrace of sleep welcomed him.

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The following morning, Aria would awaken to the same state the place had been left the night before... Except for one minor detail; Cronic's bedroll was on the floor as per the previous night, but Cronic himself was nowhere in sight.

"WAAAAAAAAAGH!" An all too familiar voice screamed out before something hit the ground upstairs, and Cronic immediately bolted down the stairs, his face practically red from ear to ear. In truth, Serena was having trouble sleeping last night... And chose to see if the comfort of another person would aid her slumber... So she hauled, albeit carefully, the sleeping Cronic upstairs... And subsequently resulted in the ensuing surprise.
"The brotherhood will convene a meeting and figure out how best to handle the deed based on the shared intelligence, though if he were still around, the Assassin who usually handles the contracts in this hold would be more than willing to handle the task. It's somewhat concerning he's gone missing. I fear he might've suffered a reprisal at the hands of Vampires." The Assassin said, briefly reading through the documents in front of them before they left just as quickly as they came with the documents in tow.

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"If you're feeling tired as well, Serena, you're welcome to use my room. Aria rarely uses her bed and I'm going to be cleaning up for a while down here." Cronic said as he began to gather up the empty plates and cutlery in preparation for washing. Serena just simply nodded in acknowledgement as she continued to devour one item of food after another.

"...And I thought we had huge appetites." Cronic said, watching the display out the corner of his eye with a raised eyebrow.
"I say we give Yuki and Serena a few days to get their bearings before we shove off. Yuki will probably need more suitable travelling clothes anyway, which isn't going to happen overnight." Cronic said, having finished his plate. At this point Serena was the only one still eating... And showed no signs of slowing down.

"Glad I cooked excess..." Cronic said, before noticing Yuki on the verge of dozing off.

"Think someone's ready to call it a night."

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"The Assassin usually assigned to this area of Skyrim has gone missing ever since that Vampire contract. The kill was confirmed, but he hasn't checked in since." A voice said as a figure clad in the standard Dark Brotherhood garb approached from the shadows.
"Just can't help yourself can you? Luckily for you I expected this." Cronic said, giving the cat a soft petting before passing it a fish before returning himself to Aria.

"...Well, it sounds like a nice enough place. Though we've literally only just got here." Serena said, gesturing to herself and Yuki.

"And we've essentially already hiked through Skyrim's wilderness to get here... And I'm not exactly keen to have another Giant encounter like the last, no offense." Serena said, looking at Yuki as she finished her sentence.

"We'd probably need to prepare supplies for the trip anyway." Cronic said, looking at Aria.
"All things considered, with the Civil War going on between the Empire and the Stormcloaks, the Thalmor being the Thalmor, and freaking DRAGONS attacking, we probably won't be going beyond the borders into warmer climates. I guess we'd just need somewhere so far out of the way no-one else would think to look there. Just some time to kick back and relax by ourselves. Not a lot of people would go out into Skyrim's mountains for the hell of it. Well, some people do, but they're either drunk on mead, they're a 'fearless' explorer or they're up to no good being the most common examples." Cronic said, eating a piece of steak soon after.

"Anyone know any good local retreats?" Serena asked before resuming her onslaught on the food in front of her.
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