Hilda Stormcloak has always dreamed of freedom away from her father, and one day, she gets it. After quickly finding herself in trouble, she is helped by Mercer Frey, the leader of the now falling Thieves Guild based in Riftens sewers. Hilda joins the guild to repay the debt, as well as keep her secret safe from the public, having to take a new alias as Shadow Storm. Just as she starts to settle down though to her new life, she discovers that not only is her father searching the land for her, but that the Imperials AND the Thalmor are doing the same. Will her new found freedom be free for long, or is someone else waiting in the shadows to pounce on the jarl's daughter?