A Fool's Blade

Chapter 15 - Alain Dunfont

         "You should be more careful with the man you pick, dear."

        "He said he loved me..."

        "Real men prove their love. Words are as empty as the air they run through. Stop moping about, girl. Tears won't change what you've done."

        "I was such a fool. How could I let him use me like that?"

        "We all get used, dear. It's living with it that makes you a woman."

        Jade went to the younger one.

        "Why are you looking at me like that?"

        "The Dark Brotherhood has come, Muiri."

        "The Dark Brotherh...Oh. Oh! I...my goodness, you're really here! The Black Sacrament. It actually worked?"

        "Obviously. Now tell me what you need."

        "What I need? What I need is for Alain Dufont to die! I want him hunted down and murdered like the dog he is!"

        "I'll need more to go on than that..."

        "I didn't know it when we were...with each other...but Alain is actually the leader of a band of cutthroats. Bandits. They're holed up in some old dwarven ruin - Raldbthar. It's near Windhelm. They use it as their base. It's where they stage their raids. I want you to go to that ruin, find Alain Dufont, and kill him. I don't care about his friends. Do whatever you want with them, but Alain has to die!"

        "It will be done."

        "Excellent. Once Alain is dead, I'll pay you. In gold. I've saved up a bit. I hope that'll do, but...well...There is one more thing. If you're interested?