Joining the Thieves Guild IX

We take turns using the room to change before going over the plan.

"Alright, there are about 14 mercs, 7 inside and 7 outside. The plan will be to silently take out the ones outside before, lighting three beehives on fire and making our way through the sewers to clear out what loot is there and then to make way our into the Main House and slowly take down each guard before I confront Aringoth alone and then we clean the place of everything not nailed down. Before making our way out and back to the guild. Though, if possible I want not a single casualty, I plan to make the Guild have a great comeback and what better way than to start a legend? Like an unnoticeable shadow clearing out an entire compound, for example?" I say laying out my plan for them.

"It sounds like quite the plan my friend. I hope we will be enough to accomplish it. And do not worry Mr. Dragonfly, I will protect you from those nasty bees." Inigo says holding the jar.

"She hopes her fur will not get too wet and this hood pushes her ears down." M'rissi whines.

"Don't worry, if all goes well, we'll be back before you know it, cuddling up by a fire." I say with a smile before starting to sneak out of the Inn with M'rissi mumbling something about flattery not winning her over.

We slowly slink through the shadows of Riften's alleyways before getting into the docks and getting submerged in the water to swiftly swim over to the northernmost island sneaking into the brush around the island, watching the guards as they transition between their positions. There would at most be 4 on this island switching locations every 5 minutes or so, with the lowest dropping down to 2.

I motion for M'rissi and Inigo to come closer to tell them the play, "Alright, Inigo, when two are left I want you to stand in the middle of the island in their patrol path to draw them towards you, where me and M'rissi will come up behind them and knock them out and dragging their bodies into the tall grass, where we'll repeat it with the next patrol. Everyone got that?" I ask whispering to them, to which they simply nod and get into position.

As the seconds tick by, the guards make their rotation and Inigo steps out from the shadows of the tall grass, like a specter highlighted by the moons and the stars over Tamerial, not even his face was visible within the shadows cast upon it.

The guards almost didn't comprehend how someone snuck in right behind them, but the 2 on the island were quick to take up arms and surround Inigo, shouting, "Halt! Who goes there!" both drawing two-handed heavy axes.

Inigo remains silent, only raising his hands as if surrendering but only buying me and M'rissi time to slip in behind the men's guards, quickly locking them in chokeholds and forcing them to pass out and dragging their bodies into the grass as the two remaining guards on this route come back in a hurry.

"Who's there? I know I heard something!" One guard says before the other notices Inigo who has yet to move from his previous spot.

"Who're you?! What did you do to Bundër and Hüngile?!" He shouts as they near Inigo, leaving their backs unguarded like their colleges had done so moments before. Allowing me and M'rissi to take those two by surprise as well knocking them both out and hiding their bodies. I improvised some ropes from their clothes to bind and gag them all while striping them of their valuables, arms, and armors.

"Alright, with that taken care of lets sneak around to the hives to lure the rest of the guards with the fire as a distraction to take them all out at once. Are you guys ready?" I ask taking all the mercs coin for myself.

"I am ready my friend. You can count on me and Mr. Dragonfly." Inigo whispers quietly.

"She will follow." M'rissi replies equally as quietly.

We make our way to the island with the beehives before they take up position while I start a small flame at the base of three of the beehives and take up position behind the farthest beehive that wasn't scorched by my flame.

And no sooner had I got in position myself did I hear the three remaining mercs charge across the bridge, "Damnit! Someone hit the hives! Quick get a bucket and put it out!" Their apparent leader shouts.

Sending one of the men right by my hiding place allowing me to trip him and jump on him, pining him to the ground, choking him while I hear the other two being taken care of just out of my view. Once we secure these three like the four others, we make our way into the sewer outlet to begin clearing the skeevers and taking what we can. I quickly unlock a set of bars and a chest to grab a few babbles and a book on lock picking… Which was quite unfortunate for the skeleton who had been locked down there.

We quickly worked our way back up to the main house, where I pick the lock after snapping a lock pick or two, thankfully there were no guards around outside to hear this fumble… But I defiantly swear I heard Inigo snicker.

After giving him a glare, I finally crack the lock and slowly open the door to let us into the house and begin to sweep it for the remaining 7 guards. We slip into the dining room to avoid one of the patrolling guards before I motion to Inigo to take out the one making their rounds while me and M'rissi go to take out two remaining guards that we passed getting into the dining room. We dragged the three into the dining room, tying them to the chairs, relieving them of the valuables before further searching the premises.