EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth rubbed the back of her neck, obviously conflicted. "I would be willing to go in. I don't really need armor or weapons if a fight breaks out, and Sabine could give me one of those shield spells if a fight happens to give me time to transform. But, my accent might give me away. I know I am very obviously a Black Marsh native."

"It is worth pointing out that both people that go to see him don't need to pose as Talos worshipers." Colors interjected. "One of you could pose as a close friend, or even a servant. I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time that a Talos worshiper has had a friend throw in to help them. With Kaleeth, Argonians have their reputation for being loyal to friends, and not exactly being friends of the Thalmor."

"I could go instead, if you think that'd work." Shurgrag added. "I'm a mage, and there's some Orcs out there that follow that Talos nonsense."

Colors shrugged. "It could work. Her accent is local anyways. Though, what do you all intend to do if the proprietors of the business get annoyed at a few non-paying customers loitering while you're waiting for Viper?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Time for me to get to bed again. Goodnight.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

As usual, Colors was one of the first to give his opinion. "To be honest, I think the only one of those that would work would be posing as Talos worshipers ourselves. If he isn't part of the cult, then selling out Talos worshipers is probably only a small part of his business. There aren't nearly as many of them here in Evermore as there are in a place like Skyrim, after all. None of those other options would have us even being on the same topic."

Malithus nodded in agreement to Colors before giving his own input. "We do not all need to meet him. It would probably be best if he did not know how many of us there are, actually. Perhaps one or two of us who can pass for Talos worshipers can go in? We don't have any Nords among us, but there are Talos worshipers from many parts of Tamriel."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It would be important to investigate Viper in some manner, either by spying on him or talking to him. Colors wouldn't uncover anything completely game-changing, so he can just be investigating while the others do other things.

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Colors was uncertain, but he gave a nod to Fendros regardless. "I can try to see what I can find, just...don't expect too much, okay? If Viper is just some criminal with a side deal with Vile's people, then even those that know him might not be aware of it. No guarantee that he's a part of their cult. I can talk to a few people in that time, see what I can figure out. You might want to go ahead and see if you can make contact with Viper, though. Otherwise, that day and a half might just be wasted. The shopkeeper said that he knew someone who just waited around in the place until they saw him. He's a Colovian Imperial, so I guess he stands out.

"If we do find him, how would we introduce ourselves?" Kaleeth asked. "If we say the wrong thing, it might cause us not to be able to use him at all."

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Colors shrugged. "It could be dangerous, yes, but it is worth pointing out that they probably wouldn't attack us in the city. Far less dangerous to get us out of the city and ambush us along the road. Could make it easier to turn the ambush around on them." He commented. Though, when asked about the possibility of spying, Colors scratched his head as he thought on what options came to mind.

"Um, well...I honestly don't know. Like I said, I don't actually know these people. They won't trust us, or have any real reason to work with us unless we pay them. If they know about Viper at all. Might be able to try one of his rivals, but with these people, that could be more of a risk than just doing an ambush. It's really honestly hard to say. A lot of unknowns." Colors answered.

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Colors nodded to Fendros. He kept his eyes on the crowds around them, making sure it was safe before he spoke. "Yes, a few. It's probably not going to do any good to interrogate this 'Viper' guy. If he's part of Vile's little cult, then he might be willing to die before saying anything. If he's just a contact they use, then he might not even know enough to make it worth it. Doubt the enemy tells criminal contacts where they're hiding. But, we do know that this guy probably turns over Talos worshipers to Vile's people, right? Why don't we just trick him into turning us over? We can act like Talos worshipers, then turn their inevitable ambush against them. All your call though, of course." He suggested.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Time for me to head to bed, goodnight.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The Breton waited until all three of them had left his bedroom before he even started to follow them back down to the main shop area. He put on a pleasant face for the rest of his customers, but a quick look that he gave Sabine showed that he wanted them out of his shop sooner rather than later. Fortunately, there was nothing stopping the trio from complying right away.

Heading outside, Colors started to look around to spot Fendros. There were not many Dunmer in Evermore, so he would not be hard to spot. "About as good as we could have hoped, I think. We didn't make any friends, but we have an alias and a location. Already have some ideas in mind of how to use that information, but I guess we'll need to talk to Fendros for our plan. You have any thoughts?"

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While he had been cautiously willing to share information about this "Viper," the man quite firmly shook his head once Sabine became more bold with her questions. "No, I'll not say a single word more about him. Do whatever you want to Viper, but if there is even a small possibility of Hjorvand, or any of the others still being alive, then I'm not going to risk them. If you want to know any more about Viper, then you'll just have to find him yourself. Not much more of worth I could say anyway."

Colors looked at Sabine and shrugged. "It's something to go on, at least."