JoS/Lyra/6th Journal - The Investigation
Evening Star, 6th, 4E 201
Today was absolutely insane and this investigation has started off worse than I could have ever imagined.
Yana and I made it to Markarth and started investigating the attempted murder as soon as we got a room at the Silverblood Inn. Margret, the lady I saved when I first entered Markarth was drinking an ale by the fire and waved me over as soon as she saw me. I introduced Yana and then started asking her a little more about why someone wanted her dead. Now I may hate Imperials, but I think I can make an exception in her case because she seems really cool. With a little convincing, she told me she's an Imperial spy, trying to buy the Cidhna Mine, or steal the deed so she thinks the Silverbloods are behind the attack. That made sense to me, but I'm not sure why she thought it was a good idea to say that right in the middle of the SILVERBLOOD Inn!!! Literally anyone could have overhead her. She didn't know how the Forsworn could be involved like Eltrys was talking about, but that was at least something I could take back to him.
When I left the Silverblood Inn to keep investigating, a guard stopped me and warned me to stay out of other people's business. It was kind of scary, but I'm not going to let some stupid guard tell me what to do. I found out the man I had shot had been a mine worker living in the Warrens and that was the next place I was headed to see if I could find any clues to why he attacked Margret. I swear I hate looking for anything in this city. It's the most confusing place to get around. When I finally found the Warrens though, I wish I hadn't. It's this old run down slum that is apparently full of diseases, too. We're too pretty to be hanging around there. That's what a beggar down there told us when we started wandering around. Later, we found out it was true.
There's a guy in the Warrens who introduced himself as Garvey. Apparently he's the man who keeps all the keys to the place, so I tried getting a key to Weylin's room from him telling him I was investigating what happened in the marketplace. He just laughed at me which made me a little mad. So I threatened him instead. But that made him laugh even harder. It sucks being a little kid sometimes. I decided to teach him a lesson he wouldn't forget. I quickly drew an arrow and shot him right in the foot. He immediately stopped laughing. Instead, his scream echoed throughout the Warrens. He also gave in and handed me the key before nursing his bloody foot.
Weylin's room was small and easy to search. Sure enough, there was a letter there with instructions to carry out the murder and it was signed by someone named, "N". Whoever, N is, I guess it's my job to find out. Yana and I were both tired of traveling and it was getting a little late, so we decided to head back to the inn for the evening. On our way out of the Warrens though, that's when things got bad.
We were ambushed. Two hands grabbed us both before we could even think about drawing our weapons. At first, I couldn't even see who it was and I thought it was probably some beggar we could easily fight off. If only we had been so lucky. The man was a Breton and it was clear he wasn't just some weak beggar. He told us he was there to teach us a lesson to stay out of other people's business. With both of us working together, we might have had a chance to actually fight him; but the trouble was, there were plenty of horny beggars and other poor souls living in the Warrens who were more than happy to help as long as they got a shot at us, too.
It seemed like he had let go of Yana because the Breton had me pinned good. I thought maybe she could lend a hand with her magic, but when I looked over, I saw two men holding her arms and starting to rip off her clothes. That's when I knew there was no chance we were getting out of this unscathed. The Breton started ripping off my clothes, too. I tried to fight him, but I was completely at his mercy on the floor of the Warrens. As I expected, he undid his pants and forced himself into me. I cried out as I felt his cock enter me and I began wishing I had never agreed to investigate any of this and thinking that damn Eltrys guy had better pay really well.
I cried as he started thrusting into me. Yana was actually faring much worse than I was at first, being forced to suck one of the beggars while an Argonian took her in the ass. My mouth didn't stay empty for long, though. A dark elf came over and quickly filled it with his cock. We were traded around the Warrens for several hours, both of us being taken at both ends nearly the entire time by the unsavory residence.
It was Garvey, the man with the keys I had shot in the foot that got the most pleasure out of raping us. By this time, he had wrapped up his bloody foot and was eager for revenge. He plunged his dick into my mouth the first chance he got, making me gag and choke instantly. He was forceful, but as his cock was buried in my mouth, he promised me he was going to take his time and make the most out of his shot at revenge. I wined in response. To my dismay, he managed to last a good while switching back and forth from my ass and mouth. He finished in my ass and before too long, he was hard again and forced himself on Yana just as hard as he had on me. He took a break after he was finished with her, but managed to come back a third time, too. The last time he switched back and forth between the two of us, using whatever hole was currently unoccupied. As soon as one of our rapists had finished one of our holes, he moved to occupy it and allowed someone else to take the one he'd been using.
He wasn't the only one that came back at least a second time, but everything else was such a blur. There was a group of poor beggars lined up for their turn. Maybe it wasn't as bad as being a captive for weeks at a time with the Stormcloaks, but neither of us have been raped so many times in one day.
When it was over, they had taken everything we had from us, too. All our clothes, our weapons, the food we had with us, everything. They left us completely naked on the floor of the disgusting Warrens. All I was left with is this journal, somehow. The Breton who started it all told us we were lucky he wasn't told to take us to the city brothel. I don't know what a brothel is, but I've made a mental note to stay away from it if I see it.
We were able to find scraps of our former clothes we could cover ourselves with. I found a rag I was able to tie around my waist. I didn't bother trying to cover anything else. It's not like boys don't look the same when they go around shirtless. Yana dressed in a few rags as well. She was a little more covered up than me, but looked like a complete mess. There was cum caked in her hair and running down her chest and thighs. I know I didn't look any better, but there wasn't any chance we were going to hang around and get cleaned up. We left the Warrens as quickly as possible before any of our attackers decided it was time for round 2.
By the time we left the Warrens, it was dark out and the streets were mostly empty. There's a lot of water running through Markarth which came in handy. We washed up in the little river on our way back to the Inn. We weren't exactly presentable, but at least we weren't covered in a concoction of cum from the various species in Tamriel. We ran into the Silverblood inn, still dripping wet and more or less naked, but we made it to our room before anyone could ask questions.
That was by far the worst rape I've ever been the victim of and even worse, it's left us without hardly anything. Thank Talos we prepaid for 2 nights at the Silverblood Inn and left a little bit of our food in the room, too. There's that reward for my Dark Brotherhood contract that I haven't collected yet. Also, there's Eltrys and were definitely getting a reward from him tomorrow whether he's satisfied with our investigation or not. So at least not all is lost. Hopefully getting paid from both of them will be enough to buy us both new clothes and weapons. We definitely can't go around unarmed for too long.
Evening Star, 7th, 4E 201
We slept in today. It's probably not hard to understand why, but our bodies were sore from yesterday evening. My legs hurt from being forced open for hours, my jaw hurts from being forced to suck so many men and my ass and pussy are sore from being pumped with their cocks. We weren't moving anywhere fast today. Not that we had any reason to. As far as I was concerned, the investigation is done so there's not much to do. Eltrys didn't exactly see it that way, but he did pay well. He heard about what happened in the Warrens and said he was sorry about it. He seemed more interested in finding out who this N guy was, though.
The worst part about today was having to run around the city basically naked until we got paid and could afford new clothes. We were still only dressed in the rags we'd salvaged from our clothes yesterday and I felt twice as naked without my bow and arrows. Yana was a little more bothered by it than I was, although several of the guards made nasty comments towards us. There's also this one really annoying guy who asks anyone who passes by if they've heard anything about some stupid house in the city. Like, we're literally just visiting here, shut up and leave us alone! I caught that guy staring at my bare chest, too.
Once we met up with Eltrys and got paid, we went to one of the shops in the city and bought some decent clothes. They didn't have the best selection, but it would do for now. I got a new bow and arrows and picked up a dagger for Yana. It felt good to be both dressed and armed again.
Back at the inn, I ran into the lady who hired me to kill that bandit and that lady in Windhelm. She paid me for killing my target and gave me something extra for killing the lady. Between that and the payment from Eltrys, I had just as much gold as I did before we were ambushed in the Warrens.
Speaking of gold, Yana and I are hesitant about continuing our investigation into the Forsworn. Eltrys paid so well, though, so we decided to keep looking into it as long as we're extra careful. So tomorrow we're going to continue our investigation at the Silverblood Treasury house. We're going to see if we can track down that Breton that attacked us first. He's our only lead to discovering who "N" is. We also like the idea of catching him off guard and getting a little revenge.
Evening Star, 8th, 4E 201
So, we asked around a bit and ended up tracking that Breton back to the Warrens. He moved into the vacant room since I killed that Weylin guy. Going back there after what had happened just 2 days ago was not pleasant. Beggars were leering at us, taunting us that we'd come back for more. I had my bow at the ready just in case anyone decided to try anything. Fortunately without that Breton sneaking up and disarming us, nobody down there had the guts to mess with us.
We were the ones that did the sneaking this time. That dirty Breton thug was not ready for us at all. We made our way silently to his room in the Warrens. He was just sitting there eating some stale bread, completely oblivious to our presence. His complete incompetence probably made what he had done two us 2 days ago even worse, but either way we were there for revenge.
I knocked an arrow, aimed right in between his legs, and fired. He was caught off guard and dropped his loaf of bread. Before he could do much else Yana was already behind him, holding her dagger to his neck. I told him we had some questions for him and he spilled the beans about who hired him real quick. The name was Nepos the Nose. That also fits with the "N" we'd found on note the murderer had.
While we were there, I looted anything of value that I could find. Not that there was much, but I did manage to steal back a few of my possessions he had taken from me. Yana still had her dagger to his throat when I turned my attention back to him and decided to kick him hard right in the balls. I kicked as hard as I could and he yelped in pain. I swung my leg back and struck him three more times. When Yana let him go, he fell to the floor and began writhing in pain. She had her turn, too. I guess we could have killed him, but that was probably more than he deserved. We'd probably have been doing him a favor since he was living down in this disgusting dump. Instead, I grabbed an unlit torch I found among his things and told Yana to pull his pants down.
He screamed as I forced the blunt object up his rectum, not the least bit concerned with his comfort in the process. He tried crawling away, but Yana quickly put a boot on his back and stepped on him. He was too weak from our torment to shake her off and he gave in. I kept pushing it further, getting the torch in as far as I could go. Yana poked her dagger through his clothes a few times, too and definitely broke the skin at least twice. By the time we left, he was literally bawling and begging for us to leave. It felt good to hear him start crying after what he'd done to us. No doubt, he deserved it.
Eltrys was happy to hear we'd made more progress and he knew Nepos the Nose. He said the Forsworn respect him a lot, so I guess things are starting to make a little more sense now. Once again, Eltrys paid us well for the information and we headed for the treasury house to follow up on what that Imperial Spy had told us about Thonar Silverblood likely being behind everything. That's where things got interesting.
When I walked in, I got a weird feeling from one of the people who worked there. She was sweeping the floor and told us to let her know if we needed anything. I didn't know why at the time, but she kind of gave me the creeps. Anyways, I tried to persuade the lady at the counter to let me go see Thonar. But she wasn't buying anything I had to say. That's one major downside to being a little kid, nobody believes anything you say. Not that I blame them, I probably only got this gig because I shot the attacker in the marketplace. Why else would Eltrys have entrusted a little girl to do all the investigating? In the end, Yana and I just walked to the back and I picked the lock. Thonar wasn't even that mad that we broke in. But almost as soon as I started asking questions, there was a noise coming from the main room of the treasury house.
I walked out to see two of the workers wielding blades and a lady lying on the ground. She had been stabbed and there was blood all around her. Yana and I acted quickly, killing the assailants without too much trouble. When it was all over, Thonar was yelling, they'd killed his wife. That's when he basically admitted everything. That he was controlling the Forsworn and making them do his bidding because he had captured their king, Madanach. It was all a bit much for me, I still barely know who the Forsworn even are. Anyways, Thonar was obviously really mad about his wife, but somehow he blamed me for it. Even though I had killed his wife's attackers, it was somehow still my fault that she was dead. What a loser.
Yana and I had originally planned on visiting Nepos the Nose today, too. But this little investigation had turned out to be a lot more than we bargained for. Eltrys had paid us well enough already. We're staying at the Silverblood Inn again tonight and meeting with Eltrys tomorrow morning for our final reward. Then we're leaving town. I need to head back to the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary anyways.
Evening Star, 9th, 4E 201
Well, I'm a captive again. This time it seems like it's for good. Plus, I don't even know where Yana is right now. Hopefully she was able to get away and make it out of the city.
We went to meet with Eltrys for the last time for our reward, but instead we ended up finding a group of guards and there was no way out. I'm so scared, I don't know what's going to happen. They've decided to pin all the murders on me. Apparently they don't have how stupid that sounds that a 7 year old girl just goes around killing people. Of course, I'm a member of the Dark Brotherhood now, but I've never actually had a contract to kill anyone in Markarth. The guard told me I'm going to be serving a life sentence in Cidhna Mine, the prison where everyone mines for silver and nobody has ever escaped from. He laughed when he told me all the prisoners would probably enjoy my company, too. I hope he is wrong, but given everything I've been though so far, I am pretty sure once I'm in the prison, anyone around will do whatever they want with me. And worst of all, there's no chance to escape. Even if I somehow could, I'm serving a life sentence, so they'd probably just throw me back in.
I'm being held now waiting to be taken into the prison. I keep hoping someone, anyone will walk in and clear things up; tell them that I didn't do anything and I'm not guilty. But it's the Silverblood family that is behind this, I know there's no way they'll let me out. And I pretty much saved Thonar Silverblood's life, too. But I guess he doesn't care. As long as I know his secrets, he would rather see me become a sex slave for a bunch of prisoners. What an ungrateful piece of skeever dung.