Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5824038-20141217155427/@comment-5583506-20150120115631

The hideout above the alleyway overlooking the slums had proved to be useful the past few weeks Wraith had been active in Daggerfall. It was much more harder to conceal the identity back in Brightwall, most of all with Valkyrie Ghost-Wolf actively looking out for criminal masterminds. The authorities never dared to enter the slums out of fear for mob uprisings. It was therefore both a practical hiding place as well as a fortress to keep the unwanted far away.

"You still want some answers, don't you? Victorius?" said Wraith and leaned back in an armchair far away in the darkest reaches of the room.

"Uhm... perhaps?"

"Well then? Questions?"

Victorius didn't really know if he dared to ask. The wolf helmet was imposing enough to even make the most bravest question their own courage. "Why are you so willing to bring down the nobles if you are a noble yourself?"

Wraith seemed amused. "What gave me away?"

Victorius raised his shoulders. "Your clothing? The way you talk? You don't really seem to have grown up in poverty..."

The masked character shrugged. "Hmph. I guess you are right. No, I am not a commoner. I am indeed a highborn. I was born as a noble, but I was never one of them, if you catch my meaning?"

The young Imperial nodded a little unsure. "I guess..."

"But does it really matter whether I am a highborn or not? Isn't my motivation to bring equality into this wretched world of far more importance?"

"Sure, but I don't think other commoners would be as eager to join in when they learn that they serve a noble."

"Serve?" Wraith seemed insulted. "Since when do you serve me, Victorius? If I remember correctly it was you who followed me. Out of free will, I should add. I never ordered you. You are free to leave whenever you want."

"Don't take it the wrong way!" replied Victorius. "I am honoured to follow you. You speak for the common man."

"And so I shall continue to do... until my dying breath", said Wraith. "Something which might come all too soon, if the Ghost Wolf finds out where I am."