Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29461586-20150302024219/@comment-5583506-20150303205731

"Where have you been?! And..." Rikki quickly covered her nose. "What is that stench?!"

"Doesn't smell more bad than they usually do", chirped Babette.

"Shut the hell up", growled Nazir.

"Listener, we really should get moving", said Belgarath. "We need to get back to the horses. It's pure chaos inside the palace. They will be issuing a lockdown in the entire city if we aren't out of here as soon as possible."

"To the horses then!" said Rikki.

However their erratic movements quickly drew the attention of the city watch that had heard the commotion from the Imperial Palace.

"You there! Halt!" shouted one of them.

"Not fucking likely!" responded Nazir. "Run!"

The group began to run to their horses posted outside the Tiber Septim Hotel.

The guards started to come rushing after them with rattling armor. "Stop in the name of the Empire!" shouted one of them. "Alarm! Alarm!"

The group quickly mounted their horses and began to set off at full gallop towards the city gates. There were guards at the gates as well and Kin'Jiro only saw it fit to remove them by slamming one of them away forcefully with the broad blade of his giant cleaver. Rikki was caught up in the middle of the action as one of the guards turned to her. Her horse reared in terror, causing the guard to shield himself on impulse by throwing the torch against the rider.

The Khajiit barely had the time to react to what happened. All she could remember was the blinding light of the torch coming soaring in towards her face, then there was some pain... indescribable pain...

In the background she heard vague voices.

"By Sithis! RIKKI!"

"LISTENER!"

"Protect the Listener! Kill the followers!"

"Kin'Jiro, kill that man! No! Bring her up on the horse again! Ride! Ride back to the Sanctuary with her! We will follow when we can!"

After that everything went black...