The Collection of The End

My name is Akatosh,

...You nightingales really know how to play.

— 4E, 201, Hearthfire, 12th, 6:12 —

At dawn, most of the residents of Skyrim are still in a state of half-dream and half-awake. They don’t pay much attention to the sudden clearing of the originally gloomy sky. Only those who look up can see the short but bright straight beam of light rising into the sky.

And earlier, Arthur and his companions, who were surrounded by Thalmer soldiers because they created a similar beam of light, had already taken the opportunity to rush out from Sgrammer's Tomb, but most of the soldiers only chased after them symbolically. Some distance away, they abandoned the capture after they had fled far, returned and continued to encircle Sgrammer's Amour.

"Obviously," Wilkas said, "their purpose was to prevent the 'Ursrad' from being reforged, or at least not taken out of the tomb, and we, who obviously did not carry the 'Giant Two-Handed Axe', did not What is the value of hunting."

The statues and murals handed down from Sgrammer all clearly show the appearance of "Ursrad"-it is a huge square double-sided ax whose length is equivalent to the height of an ordinary person. If it is not for Sgrammer himself, it is also far beyond the ordinary The size of a person may not necessarily be able to play.

Due to the influence of this ancestor of mankind, most Nord warriors would choose two-handed or one-handed axes that can achieve good results with brute force before they can flexibly use sword weapons. Therefore, warriors wearing armor and swords in the south There is nothing to be called a savage.

"When the 'Wuslad' was reforged into the 'Sword of Oath and Victory', the burst of light was not as strong as the beam of light in the west just now. Their commander probably suspected that the person holding the 'Wuslad' had already He escaped from the secret passage, so he took half of the staff to investigate, which gave us an opportunity." Arthur responded as he hurried on the road.

"The light is actually very far away, and it's only because of its huge scale that it gives the elves the illusion of 'it's on the other side of the mountain'." Septin expressed that he had blessed himself with some enhanced spells, and he was able to run in the snow. The speed is not inferior to the members of the comrades-in-arms group: "Those idiots will only make a trip for nothing, completely, in vain."

"So what is that light? The birth of the artifact? The coming of the Holy Spirit?" Farkas looked at the western sky with some expectation, but the beam of light had long since disappeared.

"No matter how you look at it, it's the hinterland of the empire's controlled area. Don't even think about it." Wells took the initiative to pour cold water on his brother.

"Wow!" Babas trotted along, "Before you chat, can you find a way to get rid of or clean up the pursuers behind?"

"There is no way. It just snowed yesterday, and the weather is pretty good now. We have no way to eliminate the traces after passing through the snow, and the tracker is very far away from us. Once we reveal our intentions against him, we will definitely I will turn around and run away early." Arthur looked behind him, and then responded.

After breaking through and leaving Sgrammer's Tomb, the Thalmor soldiers still had a few scouts following them far away, but as time went by, it felt that the members of the Comrades did not carry the "Uthrad", and the number of scouts gradually decreased. Reduced, until now there is only one person who is still perseveringly tracking.

"Why don't we just take that scout to the Drifting Shadow Shelter? Those vampires don't care how far away she is. We only need to let her go one or two times, and it's enough to teach her a deep lesson." Ella snorted. Said.

"Her?" Arthur asked suspiciously, even if he looked behind carefully, he could only see a small yellow dot on the snow.

"As an archer, your vision is completely substandard, Arthur," Ella said inexplicably proudly: "Not only can I see that it is a woman, but I can also confirm that she is the one who tried to sneak into the tomb and shot us coldly." hand."

"I will defend you from the cold arrows behind you at any time,

baron. "Lydia interrupted suddenly, making Ella, who still wanted to brag a few words, completely forget what to say next.

"No, we can't let her go to the headquarters of the 'Silver Hand'," Arthur shook his head: "Under the pressure caused by at least two princes and a large number of vampires, we can't fight with our hands tied. Informing Somo's senior management of the situation, the comrades-in-arms group and Xueman will be in great trouble."

The comrades-in-arms are all werewolves? Is the new Baron Xueman a dragon? Even if this kind of news is difficult to confirm, it is enough for the Imperial Legion, which is greatly influenced by Thalmer, to make a decision to send troops.

"In that case," Septim nodded tacitly, "Ms. Lydia, when you pass the corner ahead, please unfold your 'Barrier Barrier', and I will cast a spell to hide it. After that, we can hide inside Wait for the scout lady, approach, subdue."

Lydia looked at Arthur, and after seeing him nodding in agreement, replied: "Okay."

— 6:36 —

Naturally, there is no "corner" made of rocks on the relatively flat snowfield. Septin said that the location he chose was behind a gentle slope formed by ups and downs, which was far from the standard of camping and sheltering from the wind, but It's okay to temporarily block the line of sight.

After the "position" was launched in Lydia, the bluebeard mage used magic to gather the nearby snow without a trace to cover the position, making it look like a part of the gentle slope, and faked a group of people passing by Due to the influence of magic, the members of the comrades-in-arms group in the position could clearly see the outside of the footprints left in the snow, and unexpectedly did not feel cold.

"Do you think my experience of living in icebergs all year round is fake?" When asked, Septim answered tacitly.

Not long after, the high elf scout wearing elf armor followed the footprints and slowly approached. It was indeed a woman as Ella said. Judging from his actions, he is also vigilant enough.

But since he has already stepped into the trap, it is useless to be vigilant.

Farkas and Wells suddenly rushed out from the "underground" where the scouts thought it was Xuepo and were not vigilant. Although she jumped back in time and turned around in the air with all her strength to avoid Ayla's arrows, she finally Still losing all chances to dodge, she was knocked down by Lydia's shield waiting at her landing point, and then was firmly tied up by Septim's hint of "rope control".

"I lost, Mercer Frey, don't you take off your disguise?" The elf archer didn't reprimand loudly or ask about "Ursrad" after being caught, but stared at the comrades in the comrade-in-arms group. member.

"Mercer Frey? Who?" Arthur spread his hands to his companions, and everyone looked at each other, obviously no one knew this person.

"What? You tricked your companions against Thalmer again, and finally managed to catch me. Before you kill me, don't you show off how clever your deception is? Isn't this your favorite?" The elf scout also said As he spoke, he stared at the faces of the members of the comrade-in-arms group one by one.

"We seem to have had an oolong?" Ayla's arrows pointed at her vigilantly dropped slightly: "Could it be that the reason she hunted us down was not 'Wuslad'?"

"Stop pretending, Mercer Frey, even if you continue to hide your identity for fear of being besieged by your 'companions', I will expose you—" the elf said loudly to the members of the comrades-in-arms group: "Did someone tell You, he has a way to open the gate of Nord's ancient tomb and take you in? And he is only interested in archaeology and will not take a treasure of gold coins? Is it possible that the door that was originally impossible to open was opened by him just a few times? ?”

"Uh..." Arthur looked at his companions who had the same strange expressions, and then looked at the sky.

Because they were recognized as members of the comrades-in-arms group, the various mechanisms along the tomb of Sgrammer were not activated at all, and various gates and even the Nord riddle door were opened at the touch of a touch. It turned out that Sgrammer had a name named Mo Surrey Frey?

"I think I know what's going on." Septim said silently, then raised his hand directly, and a crimson magic hit the elf scout accurately: "Magic, cancel."

"So it's you—huh?" The scout was stunned halfway through shouting, and then raised his hands in a daze.

"It's a living person, a living elf." Farkas admired.

"Disfigurement?" Ella shouted.

The originally blond, blue-eyed, fair-skinned high elf completely changed after Septim's implied magic hit, with dark skin, blood-red eyes, and short dark brown hair. From the outside, it was simply a dark elf. If you put aside the skin color and only talk about the combination of facial features, she is a slightly wild and very beautiful woman.

"It seems that there is some misunderstanding between us." Arthur sighed that magic is so easy to use while reaching out to the dark elf: "Madam, what's your name?"

"My name is Kalia, and I am a 'Nightingale'." She took Arthur's hand and stood up: "I am tracking a guy who can change his appearance at will and can open any lock."

The ropes that bound her lost control and fell one after another. It seems that the previous performance was aimed at exposing that "Mercer Frey", and she herself could escape at any time.

"We are members of the comrades-in-arms group. We are indeed here to recast 'Ursrad'. Naturally, Sgrammer's Tomb will not reject us," Arthur patted himself on the shoulder, where the oath With the hilt of the sword of victory: "What about you, why did you track down here?"

Since the other party is a dark elf, it is of course impossible to belong to Thalmer, so there is no problem in properly revealing his identity.

"That guy, Mercer Frey stole the skeleton key of the 'Lady of the Night', causing the lady to be furious, and exiled all three of us 'Nightingales', but did not take back the 'Power of the Nightingale', I guess the lady In the hope that we can defeat Mercer Frey and get back the Skeleton Key, so I've been looking around for 'impossible doors or locks opened' rumors, have encountered him a few times over the years, but It didn't work out," Kalia explained briefly.

"Well... I basically understand," Arthur nodded: "So, what was your appearance just now?"

"That is the power of my nightingale, which can 'transform others', so it can be mixed in some organizations that are not closely connected with each other and will not be strictly arranged for everyone. Mercer Frey's is 'transformation' Myself', it is almost impossible to find us by conventional means, and the other 'Nightingale' Gallus, who can easily find both of us, was killed by him at the very beginning." Kalia's voice sank.

"Well... In short, it's good to clear up the misunderstanding. Of course, that person will not be here. We still have important things to do. You should go back to the team as soon as possible." Arthur said to Kalia.

"I want to participate in your operation this time. Although I don't know what you are going to do, but there are no thieves in the team, I will definitely be able to help." Kalia blinked: "And, in case someone in your team It is Mercerfrey, but he is not willing to pay the price of being exposed to kill me?"