Breylan slowly looked up from under her hood
"Sofi?" "What are you doing away from the collage?" Sofi said excitedly rushing to hug Breylan before grabbing the back of a chair and sliding it close to her.
"It's REALLY good to see you..." She said taking another swig off the bottle knowing still Wuunferth’s men were out looking for her. The dark elf lightly chuckled
"You know spring break?" She hoped that Sofi wouldn't pick up on the nervous tone in her voice
"It's been awhile since we've seen one another. What have you been up to?"
"This and that, you know me always the good girl of our little group." Sofi winked giggling and tilting back the bottle again before offering it to Breylan.
"Yeah it’s been far too long since, I left the Collage I think." Sofi paused noticing the nervous expression on Breylans face.
"Is something wrong love?" She gave her a weak smile
"No no nothing wrong." she looked around the tavern, she leaned in whispering
"I have the brotherhood after me." "The Dark Brotherhood??" Sofi blurted out loudly, covering her mouth with her hand spilling some brandy as she looked around for anyone ease dropping on there conversation.
"Gods I thought they were all long gone..." She spoke again in a hushed tone.
Pulling her hood further down
"Yeah yeah I thought so too till I got a surprise visit at the college…" “Your still here though, so that has to say something.” Sofi giggled taking another gulp of her brandy trying to lighten the mood.
“What happened?” Smiling at Sofi
"Yeah it's something I suppose just... You haven't talk to anyone else from the college have you?" She continued to look around
“You know what Sofi I don't feel safe here talking about the brotherhood I mean what if they send someone else after me?"
Eyes shifting toward the door Sofi remembered once again that she had pursuers of her own on her trail, some of those oafs were bound to come looking for a drink at some point.
"Good idea, do you already have a room for the night here?" Sofi asked still talking in hushed tones looking through her bag for her coin purse, finding it nearly empty.
Dammit she sighed closing her pack and putting it back at her side. She nodded at her
"Yes I did." she stood up and motioned to her room
"Let’s go." Standing up from the table Sofi pushed in her chair picking up her bottle of brandy almost skipping over to the stairs, the alcohol loosening Sofi up helping her put away her own troubles on the streets outside.
"Warning you I still hog the blankets." Sofi giggled still trying to cheer her nervous friend up some.
As the two headed up the stairs Breylan looked over her shoulder giving Sofi another weak smile.
"That’s ok Sofi, I wasn’t planning on sleeping anyways, was going to pack my things and head out of Skyrim." Her voice got to a faint whisper.
"Just as Buttons wished me too…" "Buttons?!" Sofi blurted out snapping the door to the small bedroom shut behind her, walking over to the bed and sitting on its edge.
"How is she involved in all this?" She asked in a low tone gesturing for Breylan to come sit on the bed next to her.
Looking down at the floor, twilding her fingers,
"Well..." she looked up then looked around.
"Umm... Buttons is the one that came after me for the dark brotherhood" She moved around the room, in circles keeping her eyes to the floor.
"Guess that’s why I’m lucky cause I’m sure if it wasn’t her and someone else... I wouldn’t be here." her eyes finally meet with Sofi
"And I know it was the dark brotherhood.. Cause she was wearing the gear!" panic started to show through on her face
"I mean why would Buttons be a part of that? It leaves me with so many questions as to what happened after college. I know that you and her went your separate ways afterwards" she sat down
"But Buttons never seemed like the killing type to me."
"I would never have thought her capable either..." Sofi sighed thinking back to all the fun the three had at Collage and how close they had been up until graduation.
"Something must have happened between her and her brother, she had told me they were planning on performing again the last time we spoke." She stopped taking a drink of the dwindling brandy.
"Did she say anything else to you other then to run?" Breylan started to quickly pack her things as she answered Sofi.
"No... Just get out of Skyrim as soon as possible." She looked back towards her things.
"If you want to you can use the room for the night i rented it out but I don’t feel safe staying another night in skyrim"
“Thanks I really appreciate that.” Sofi smiled putting down her brandy and getting up from the bed to help Breylan gather the last of her belongings. Her head spinning slightly from the alcohol and all the information she had just learned,
Buttons a Assassin for the Dark Brotherhood? She thought shaking her head. Sofi had taken a good deal of lives before entering the mages collage, being a vampire and living as long as she had killing was a eventual necessity and not something she had shied away from.
“Do you have any way of getting in contact with Buttons?” Breylan stopped dropping the handful of stuff onto the bed and looking at Sofi with a puzzled expression.
“No… I suppose if you REALLY wanted to get a hold of her she once told me in private that she has ties to the Thieves Guild… What are you up to Sofi?”
“Oh nothing…” Sofi grinned widely rolling her eyes as she almost danced around the room grabbing the last of Breylans things and packing them into her bags, still plotting in her mind as she went. Clasping shut her bag, Breylan stood by the door doing her best to smile but showing obvious sadness at the thought of leaving Skyrim forever. Walking over and giving Breylan a hug Sofi wiped a tear from the corner of her old friends face.
“Once your safe promise you will write me.” “I will… Take care Sofi and stay out of trouble.” “No promises there.” Sofi giggled hugging Breylan once more before watching her leave the room closing the door behind her.
Fetching her bottle of brandy Sofi took a seat at the room’s small writing desk, unrolling a blank sheet of parchment and uncorking the bottle of ink before loading and scribbling a short note.
To: Buttons
I request your services on a special assignment,
target and payment will be discussed in person.
Please meet me at the Inn in Windhelm.
From: An Old Friend
Sofi finished folding the parchment before sealing it with some candle wax, picking back up the quill and addressing it
“To the care of Delvin Malory, Riften.” Before corking the ink bottle and draining the last of the brandy from the bottle she tossed it in the waste basket before standing and making her way out of the door and downstairs to the bar.
“Excuse me but I need something given to the courier.” Sofi spoke loud getting the attention of the elderly barmen and sliding him the sealed letter across the table with a few coins. Grunting the barmen nodded taking the letter and gold adding them to a pile under the bar before walking off. Heading back to her room Sofi locked the door behind her, peering out the window for any sign of Wuunferth before diving onto the bed enjoying its comfort as the room continued to spin slowly.
“Now we wait…” Sofi giggled trying to stop the room from spinning as she drifted off to sleep.
), Juggles heard Buttons' light reprimand about his leaving. He smiled and began to disrobe as he slowly made his way to her bed. After removing his boots he climbed under the covers and said, 
