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Oi loiked 'ow you maed Devin Mallory sound an' behaive wen 'e tawked, wheeled and dealed wit Rathe....Oi nevah was quite shure if 'is accent was ayethah "Cockney" or "Aussie" naow....maeby a bit o' baoth?
Fleur and Darius actually possessed the brains to keep their big mouths shut during this little business transaction...good for them for wisely avoiding causing "problems" that Rathe definitely doesn't need now!^^
I wonder what was written in that mysterious letter that Adulterous Astrid sent to Mallory for Rathe??^^
DAMN! I really WANT that lovely and lethal bow! Is it a mod? NVM, I just found it....Woohoo!
"Bow to end all bows" indeed^^....if there may be Dragonbone and Stalhrim versions of it...that would be most cool!
Why would Fleur concern herself about Rathe acquiring that beautiful bow? It will MOST definitely come in very handy for him in both the near and far future^^....Wait-a-minute: Daedric arrows NOT included? What a rip-off! Whaddya expect from a freaking THIEF?^^
Endorsed. Warm and kind thanks, Jess, and cheers, dear!
You found the bow? Make sure you get the ENTIRE scoped bow pack not just the daedric bow; there's an iron, hunting, dwarven, Nordic... and I think a few others in the pack. I CANNOT play the game now without this mod. I don't use crosshairs and sniping was always a bit of a gamble. Now I can get dead on hits every time.
Thanks again sweets!
Seriously good job of making him despicable which is what that dens of thieves is really about. Really nailed that seedy, run-down, small and dirty aspect of the guild ... at least as it is now. How far it has fallen from earlier days. Mercer that scum bucket. I expect in Rathe's world it will continue a slow sad death till nothing remains (Grim is saving it I suppose but it won't be the TG anymore, it will be more of a roguish adventurer/mercenary guild under the joint management of two Black Wolf Company members, two thieves guild members and one Nightingale - their forces referred to as the Night Wolf Special Operations Corps).
Delvin is very shifty so Rathe is probably getting himself into trouble dealing with him and Astrid but its doubtful they will kill him. On the other hand the guild is known for getting people into jail - that is how Maven likes it - and similar trouble. Plus it just makes more ties to the underworld for Rathe - something he is probably better off avoiding.
Another great chapter and looking forward to finding out where this all leads!
I like the idea of what's going to happen to the TG in your story. Very romantic and kinda honourable. Unfortunately it won't nearly be so venerated in mine. At best it'll continue the way it is now.
This was a 'scene setting' chapter so hopefully it wasn't too slow being all talk!!
Thanks as ever my dear for your continued support in Rathe's tale.
Not slow at all - I admit I am very drained writing so many intense chapters lately for Grim. It is FUN and I enjoy it but at the same time I will be glad when I can take a break and go back to simpler "filler" chapters as well. You do a FANTASTIC job of pacing Jess, seriously, and it is the filler that makes the big chapters stand out as you well know. It is all about contrast and opposites that create the dynamics in a story.
As for a darker, scummy world which I write my skyrim as, I think that's because I've been heavily influenced by that in the books I love to read. Some of my fave authors (Martin, Brent Weakes, even Marillier in some of her novels) delve into the darker side of fantasy and that's what it always has been (and will be) to me. I adore Tolkienesque high fantasy but I just can't write it - I make a noble pure-hearted good elf... and promptly have him kill or be killed! Just too much of a headcase maybe!
I applaud your descriptions of Ragged Flagon, I think you captured brilliantly its unsettling, dreadful atmosphere and the impression it leaves on everyone who enters this tavern. Loved Rathe's display of humor about the smell there that scares away even guards, I can't imagine how anyone would live there...
I see that Delvin Mallory becomes quote popular shady doublecrosser, first he appeared as such figure in Grim installment and I see that in Rathe's tale Delvin became even more slimy and totally undeserving of any trust. His past dalliance and tie with Astrid sire did mot improve the impression that Rathe now made of him. I loved their dialogue with barbed words with forever present conflict between assassins and thieves. Among their talks however I sensed that most important thing, namely Astrid's letter which made Rathe even more broody passed through his companions attention, though there might be something important there...
Interesting how Rathe grabbed that bow, willing even to make a deal with Delvin to get such beauty and somehow I doubt that such awesome bow arrived in Thieves Guild by mere coincidence in exact time when Rathe arrived, though it might be just my paranoia about Regan|ZuZu and Astrid and their ever present schemes... And in Rathe place I would never take anything of credit from notorious thieves like Delvin or being in debt to them...
I am looking forward to see the continuation and thank you very much for sharing your awesome work!
Glad you enjoyed my description of the Flagon. It's interesting how all us writers in skyrim can interpret that place (and others in skyrim) in such different lights. Typical that mines the bleak gloomy one though huh?
I think Delvin's connections with Astrid leant him credibility to be a shifty sort. At least that was what was going through my head when I was writing this scene. However, he hasn't ACTUALLY double crossed anyone in my chapter. He did what he was ordered. Interesting what you picked up on from Astrid's letter...
I seriously wouldn't have been buying any bow that Delvin Mallory had for sale, but if there's one weakness our Shadow-Walker has it's that he loves his beautiful things... and has to have them. As for being in debt to the TG I guess he figures he's more than capable of meeting anything they throw at him... or maybe he's planning to kill Astrid, loot her hidden stash of coin and pay for the now outright! How cool would that be?
Anyway, thanks again hon for your support and comments!
I am impressed
that would be a great bow to have .... i really never thought of the slimy walls of the flagon but that was a very good description .... boy rathe sure can haggle
Wonderful chapter dear!!