Dragonborn Saga

ave come to give you an unpleasant task.
We believe there is a traitor in our midst, and as the one who killed Rathir, only you are above suspicion. ” She said.

”How exactly did you guys from Bravil find out? ” Glymet asked.

”The Night Mother spoke to me, of course. ” Alisanne replied.

”And the Unholy Matron didn't reveal the traitor to you? ” Glymet asked.

”What the Mother reveals is her business, my job is to listen and not to speak.
If she doesn't reveal something, who am I to question her? ”

”I understand. ” Glymet stopped arguing.

If the Night Mother can see through every Sanctuary and has some sort of omnipresence ability in the Dark Brotherhood, she should have some idea of his true intentions yet so far, the Listener seems unaware that Glymet is the ultimate traitor.

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But that didn't deter him.
He was committed to ending the plague of the Dark Brotherhood no matter his personal feelings.

But…

No… he can't think that way.

Alisanne gazed upon the assassin and so the conflict was clear in his aura but she had no idea of what sort of dangerous intentions he was brewing at that time.
She just proceeded to the body of the matter directly.

”In better days, we would have purged this entire sanctuary, but after the destruction of Wayrest, our numbers are too few for that.
I've told the others you'll be helping them with their contracts.
Discover who the traitor is, and silence them, permanently. ”

Alisanne finally gave her order.

This was a direct order from the acting head of the organization and a step to further gain her trust and continue with his long mission.
All he needs to do now is to follow each Assassin in their missions and observe them.

Of course it wouldn't be this simple.

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This is not only about observing but also putting pressure on them.
Glymet was betrayed and would cause the traitor to act stupidly especially when they try to shift the blame off themselves at somebody else.
It is then when Alisanne Dupre will strike herself.

And so it began.
A series of interrogations and surveillance was administered to all Dark Brotherhood personnel.
It was all within the Five Tenets but still upset some of them to cause enough stress for the traitor.

From that point, Glymet started to go on quests with the other members.

At first, it was Astrid who cooperated the first and she never spared Glymet of her deathly glares.
What she hinted out was something along the lines of ”I don't know traitors amongst my family. ”

After Astrid came every Assassin.
Nazir, Arnbjorn, Festus Krex, Gabriella, and Veezara.
Still, all of them kept their oath of silence.
The ones that spiker however were Babette, Eliras, and Varlyn.

Babette is a young girl, too young to be an Assassin, or that's what people might think from the looks she gives.
She's at least 300 years of age since she is but a little girl who was turned into a Vampire.
Gruesome? Not at all.
This hag trapped into the body of a child enjoys every moment of the hunt and is a crazed blood maniac of her own caliber.

While the other two left less impression than Babette, Varlyn is a Dark Elf who has been with the brotherhood for some time now while Elirath was a Wood Elf and seemed less friendly than the others.

Those particular three showed a different attitude on their jobs, however, and Glymet managed to take their statements and find out some information from them.

Elirath, the Wood Elf, hinted that the people of the Dark Brotherhood can't all be trusted and he witnessed one of them sneaking in the dark the other day.
The only feature he managed to notice is the red eyes of that individual.

While Babette seemed most cooperative, the oldest member in the brotherhood was but a cold-hearted cruel killer that murdered villagers and people in a show of horror before she casually tells Glymet that she noticed a hooded figure roaming outside the sanctuary a few nights ago.

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Varlyn was the last to be assisted by Glymet and all he said that found a mysterious note in a dead drop.
From the delicate script, he believes the traitor is a woman.

The only lead Glymet has now is a Red-Eyed Hooded Woman which describes only a single member in the entire brotherhood, Gabriella.

The only problem is that Gabriella never left the sanctuary for the past month, eliminating her entirely as a suspect.

With these leads narrowed down, one of the three who gave the leads should be lying.

If it was Babette, then she is neither Red-Eyed nor someone who wears hoods.

If it was Elirath, then he is neither Red-Eyed nor a woman.

But if it was Varlyn, he has Red Eyes and is usually hooded.
Also, the lead about the traitor being a woman is his which means he is lying.

That night, Glymet met with Alisanne under the moonlight outside the Sanctuary to discuss the matter and how to end it.
To make things better for him, it seemed that Alisanne was also investigating on her part and had some results.

”I've learned something about our traitor.
Apparently, Rathir was spotted meeting someone with pointed ears near the Sanctuary. ” She said.

”So we're talking about an Elf. ”

”Any ideas which one of our favorite Elves can be the traitor? ” She asked.

”It is… ” Glymet was about to reply but she raised her hand.

”Don't tell. ” She said and handed him a dagger, ”The traitor will be on the lookout so approach them before they can feel anything and pass the judgment of the Black Hand silently.
Deliver them to Sithis. ”

The words were clear, Glymet obeyed with a smile.

The dagger he received was not just any blade but something that gave a lot of power.
He felt rather powerful when he wielded it and when he moved, he felt light and as if he was unseen.

With a target on his mind, Glymet took the actual first step of being a genuine Dark Brotherhood Assassin.

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