Just a Skyrim fanfic: Extended cut

Gaining and losing

Gabriella: Dear brother. I've been waiting for you. Your next contract awaits, as I'm sure Astrid indicated

Leonidas: She did. What are the details?

Gabriella: With the emperor's arrival now a certainty, his security service, the penitus oculatus, will need to begin it's preparations immediately. Security is being handled by commander Maro. Astrid and I have devised a plan to break the man. And in doing so, crippling the emperor's protection. You are to slay to commander's son, Gaius. And once he's dead, plants false evidence on his body, implicating him in a plot to kill the emperor

Leonidas: Gaius Maro will die

Gabriella: He is set to leave the penitus oculatus outpost at dragon bridge, and inspect the security of each city in Skyrim. Go there now. Observe Gaius Maro's departure, and follow him. Waylay him in one of the cities, and send his soul to Sithis. Once he's dead, plant the incriminating letter on his body, and let fate take care of the rest. Oh, and one final thing

Leonidas: What might that be?

Gabriella: To earn your bonus, do not kill Gaius Maro in dragon bridge, or on the road. Kill him in one of the other major cities he'll be visiting. There, the body will be discovered quickly, as will the letter implicating Gaius Maro in the plot to assassinate the Emperor. Do that, and Astrid has authorized me to grant you a rather unique bonus. It is a special token, to be given to Olava the Feeble, in Whiterun. Olava is an old and dear friend, and a powerful seer. The token entitles you to a reading of your future. It's an opportunity one should not pass up. Walk in Gaius Maro's shadow, and deliver to him the judgment of Sithis

(Leonidas glides to dragon bridge to try and find Gaius)

Gaius: Father, you worry too much. I'll be fine

Maro: I know you will. But all the same, remember everything I said. Stay alert, and when you get to the cities, make your observations and move on

Gaius: I understand, but you're being paranoid. I'm inspecting security, not charging off into battle. There's not a lot that can go wrong

Maro: Son, when the emperor's safety is concerned, anything could go wrong. Off with you, now. And good travels

Gaius: Farewell, father. I'll return as soon as I'm able

Faida: Well, this is it, then. Look after yourself, Gaius. You're doing your duty, and I'm proud of you. But you'd better come back to me. You hear?

Gaius: Oh, Faida. I may travel alone, but you know I carry you always in my heart. I'll see you soon

(Gaius starts to walk on his journey, and Leonidas uses his life detection magic to follow him far behind, as to not look suspicious)

(A while later, he arrives in Solitude, to find a mass of bodies being disposed of from the aftermath of the wedding)

Gaius: By the eight! What has happened here?!

Leonidas: That would be my doing

(Leonidas stabs Gaius with his assassin blades in the back, and out the chest, killing him)

(Leonidas grabs an incriminating letter he got from Astrid and puts it in Gaius's pocket)

Leonidas: Hail Sithis

(Leonidas quickly runs into a guard tower, runs up the stairs, dives out a window, and glides back to the sanctuary)

Gabriella: Ah, at last. I've been anxiously awaiting your return