Elvali Ramarys/Hunt for Vengeance

Part I
At the Winking Skeever, Jo'Khar was sitting across from Elvali Ramarys. They have been traveling together since he captured her in one of her organization's smuggling hideouts in Skyrim. They had dinner at the inn using the money that the Khajiit priest gave to them as a reward for retrieving his battleaxe, to pay for it. Elvali had spent numerous years in the College of Winterhold studying alongside Jo'Khar, so she knew when he had something on his mind. Elvali asked him what was troubling him. He asked her if she knew where he was. The Dunmer knew whom he meant. She said that he moved around a lot, not even she knew where he was. He asked her if she could at least help him find Morgan. Knowing that if she told him the truth she would serve no purpose to him anymore and would therefore be expendable, she lied. She said that it would be difficult, but yes. There were some in the smuggler organization that knew where he was, and she could find them for the Khajiit. He said that tomorrow they would leave to search for them, and asked where they would start. She said that her organization had contacts in Riften. After they finished their meal, Jo'Khar gave her a key to the room he had rented. Elvali retired to the room given to her.

The following day Jo'Khar told Elvali about J'Dhannar and how he joined up with them. She didn't seem happy about it, but didn't complain. The three of them left Solitude to Riften and traveled for a few days across Skyrim. They journey was uneventful. Though during that time Jo'Khar exchanged stories of adventure with J'Dhannar. He told the priest about his days at the College of Winterhold while J'Dhannar told him of his adventures with his Skaal friend. J'Dhannar pointed out that Jo'Khar remembered his college fondly after the Khajiit were done swapping tales. He supposed so. Elvali was a bit surprised at how foundly the mage remember their days at the college. She didn't exactly share his opinions. She didn't hate her time there but didn't love it as the Khajiit did. They arrived in Riften a few days after leaving Solitude and left their horses at the stables.

Once they entered the city, Jo'Khar asked the elf where the contact was. She said it would be best if she met him alone. He would be anxious if he saw more people, especially non-smugglers. Jo'Khar scowled. He accepted it and said that he and the priest would head to the inn. He asked she was going. She said she would be heading to the Ratways. Her contact worked for the Thieves Guild that called the place home. He told her not to take too long or he would go after her. Elvali scowled and said she wouldn't run away. She was not that kind of person. He retorted, saying she was the kind of person that worked for murderous vampires smugglers. The elf grunted and went off. She understood why he didn't trust her, but he didn't have to be a dick about it. Leaving the two Khajiit behind she traversed Riften and entered the Ratways. She headed straight towards the Cistern, where the Thieves Guild resided and went to speak to her contact.

As she walked into the Ragged Flagon and sat at one of the tables she received a few glances, but they quickly turned away when they seemed to recognize whom she worked for. She didn't have to wait for long before a Breton sat at the table across from her. He asked what brought her there and mentioned that word was that her smuggling caravan had been attacked by the crazy Khajiit, her boss' organization was in tough times. Elvali told Etienne that she was searching for Morgan. She was sure he knew where he could be, since he was the one in the Thieves Guild that was sent on the deliveries to their smugglers. He was a bit surprised that she had changed sides. Rune had mentioned seeing her with two Khajiit when she entered the city, Etienne assumed that one of them was the one causing Morgan trouble. She explained that she was traveling with Jo'Khar, but was in fact on an assignment for Morgan. He wanted her to get close to the Khajiit and kill him. He realized that she was playing the game of deception. It was a dangerous game. He had tried it with the Thalmor but ended up captured and tortured. Though luckily for the guild the elves were not interested in them, only an old bum that lived deep in the Ratways.

She said that the Khajiit would not torture her, but he might kill her if he found out. So she needed to get him to trust her enough to drop his guard, else she would never get the chance to end him. So far it had been working, but if she didn't bring him closer to Morgan he would catch on to her triple agent job. Etienne agreed, but said that the information would cost her. They would be even on the favor that the Blackhearts did for him. Elvali agreed. He let out a sigh, owing the Blackhearts a favor had been keeping him up for weeks. He told her that his last drop for Morgan was in a ruined fort in southern Rift. He marked it on her map. Elvali pulled out a map of Skyrim from her pouch and Etienne marked the location. She thanked him and he wished her luck on her mission. He would have if the Blackhearts ended up dying, business with them was always lucrative.

The Dunmer left the Cistern and returned to the surface. She assumed that the two Khajiit would likely be at the inn, so she headed there. She thought maybe she could convince Jo'Khar to rest for the night here in Riften instead of heading straight to the fort. They hadn't slept in a decent place since Solitude. When she entered the Bee and Barb she didn't seen any of the two Khajiit. Going over to the Argonian sweeping the floor she asked if he had seen two Khajiits come in that day. The Argonian said that two Khajiit did rent some rooms there today, but they were out now. Elvali asked him where they went. He shook his head. They didn't say anything, though they did exit the inn after an Argonian con-artist. He also mentioned that they left didn't appear to be on friendly terms. He guessed that they went after him to settle a dept. The Dunmer asked about the con-artist. The innkeeper said that the fellow showed up in Riften every once in a while. His name was Tanan or something like that. Most times he left the city after conning a traveler out of all his gold, before the guards could catch him. Though with how things were there, the guards being practically useless at catching criminals, that Argonian had nothing to worry about. Elvali nodded and exited the inn. She figured that Jo'Khar must have some kind of history with the con-artist. It didn't take her long of searching to find the three of them in an alley in the Market District. The Argonian said that it was good to see Jo'Khar, that it had been a long time since they last saw each other.

Part II
Elvali asked what was going on, joining the three of them in the alley. The vampire told her that he ran into an old friend, whom gladly agreed to help them take down Morgan. She pointed out that he didn't look so willing. Jo'Khar dismissed her claim. Saying that the Argonian only needed time. He then told the Argonian that he was a part of the group now, whether he liked it or not. The con-man sighed and followed. Elvali told them what she learned from her contact. Before she had met with Etienne she had known about that base, as she knows about pretty much all their bases all over northern Tamriel, but she wasn't going to share that with Jo'Khar. She asked the Khajiit if he was planning on heading there. The mage said that even if Morgan was not there, it was our best lead. With all four of them, they should be able to take them. J'Dhannar nodded with confidence, saying that Jo'Khar would have his battleaxe by his side. The Khajiit and his party left Riften and headed south to the ruined fort. The Khajiit kept a close eye on Tanan, the Argonian, so he didn't try to escape.

Elvali pointed to a ruined fort and said that it was Darklight Tower. The Blackhearts had used that tower as their base in the Rift, but it wasn't as active as other locations since it stood out more than the reclusive caves they usually operated from. Jo'Khar warned to keep their eyes opened. They wouldn't want the Nightblades to get the drop on them. He readied his spells. Elvali drew her dagger while the other Khajiit gripped his battleaxe. Tanan took out his bow and loaded an arrow. The group approached the tower, trying to mask their presence. However, the Dunmer knew that the Blackhearts inside had already realized they were coming. Jo'Khar had them all sneak in. The inside of the tower looked decrepit, abandoned. The Dunmer whispered to Jo'Khar that it was there they stashed their supplies. She figured that a caravan must already have come by and gotten them. Upstairs they heard footsteps. J'Dhannar pointed out that they weren't alone. The mage nodded and stood up. He assumed that they also knew they were there. So there was no point is sneaking. He told the others to get ready for the fight, they were going all the way to the top of the tower.

As he said that, a Nightblade lunged out of the shadows and attacked the group. The Nightblade lunged directly at Jo'Khar. He would have landed at hit if it had not been for J'Dhannar who saw him coming and hacked at him with Icestone. The priest pulled his battleaxe from the dead Nightblade's corpse. He pointed out that the enemy indeed knew that they were there. The group started up the tower, on their guard now that the Blackhearts were attacking them. They had to fight their way through numerous Nightblades as they climbed the stairs. They just kept coming out of the shadows and attacking them. Tanan was trying his best to stay out of the fights. He just stayed back and shot at the enemies with his Orcish bow.

Eventually the group made it to the last floor of the tower. They had to fight through numerous Nightblades and were a tad exhausted. J'Dhannar had received been stabbed in his left arm and was having trouble holding Iceblade. The Argonian was pretty unscathed as he had let the others take the blunt of the attacks for him. The room at the very top of the tower was large and circular. There were a few crates with the smuggler's supplies stacked nearby and a table with a map of northern Tamriel and a stack of papers. At the table were three individuals. All of them wearing the same leather armor as Elvali. One of them, a Nord, looked up from the map. His voice was harsh and aggressive, he said that finally the Khajiit showed his face. Like that of someone with the urge to kill.

Jo'Khar asked who the Nord was, as obviously none of them were Morgan. He still remembered that bastard's face from when he killed his family and infected him with vampirism. The Nord asked if he was expecting someone else, then answered his own question. He said that the Khajiit had been hunting his boss for years now, but only recently got very aggressive. They weren't expecting that. Really caused their organization quite a problem. He looked over at Elvali and muttered that the rumors were true. She had betrayed Morgan. The Dunmer confirmed this, trying to sound sincere. She said that she would help Jo'Khar get justice for his family, she owed him that much. The Nord laughed. He said that he would bring Morgan her head and take over as his second-in-command. In seconds he transformed into his Vampire Lord Form. J'Dhannar prayed to the gods when he realized that he was a vampire. The man said that he was much more and turned into a cloud of bats. He appeared behind the Argonian grabbing him. Tanan demanded that he let go. J'Dhannar tried to swing at the vampire but he was too far away and too late. The man dug his teeth into the Argonian's neck, cutting through the scales with ease. Tanan began choking on his own blood and died agonizingly in a matter of seconds. His body went limp in the vampire's grasp.

Part III
Jo'Khar muttered Tanan's name. J'Dhannar yelled with rage and charged at the vampire lord Fenrig. He swung his battleaxe at him feverously. While he had only known the Argonian for a couple hours he was still upset at having watching him be killed by a vampire. With little effort, the vampire flew back to avoid the attack. He looked over at his two subordinates. He told them to step in, he was merely toying with the mortals. The other two men that had been at the table drew their weapons and charged at the group. The Khajiiti priest was engaged by one of them while the other went after Jo'Khar. Elvali Ramarys was left without an opponent, until the Vampire Lord flew and her and tried to slash her with his claws. She blocked the attack with her dagger and swung at the vampire. He whispered to her, asking her what she was waiting for, why Jo'Khar wasn't dead yet. She whispered back, making sure that Jo'Khar didn't hear her, telling him that she hadn't had the right opportunity yet. Fenrig called her out. He stabbed at the Dunmer with his claws. Elvali jumped back to avoid the hit and told him not to question a superior. The Nord warned that that wouldn't be true if she failed Morgan. The two exchanged blows.

J'Dhannar and Jo'Khar were both having trouble fighting their respective opponents. Jo'Khar wasn't too good at close range combat, as he was a mage, but he slashed at his enemy with his claws. J'Dhannar swung his mighty axe, but his opponent was fast and managed to avoid most of his hits, only receiving superficial wounds. He managed to land a blow on the smuggler's face, giving him several cuts. Elvali affirmed in a whisper that she would not fail Morgan as she and Fenrig clashed. She said that the Khajiit would die soon. Though there was hesitation in her voice, she didn't seem certain of what she was saying. Fenrig picked up on that and stabbed her with his claws in her leg. He said that soon enough he would be Morgan's right hand. He was going to attack Elvali again, but stopped midway. He looked back, at the door to the chamber. He said aloud that they had more company. He told his men that they should retreat for now. The vampire disappeared in a swarm of bats, the two smugglers broke off from their fight and retreated through a window, jumping out disappeared in the mountainside.

Seconds after the vampire and his men were gone, the door was busted open. Through it stepped a squad of Dawnguard members led by a young woman. The Dawnguard saw the dead Argonian on the ground and the three standing in the middle of the room. One of the Dawnguard asked if they were the three suspected of being vampires. The young woman shook her head. She said that with all the bodies they encountered on the way up, she said they were enemies of the vampires. Besides, the reports said that the three were human males. Those two were Khajiit, and the third was an elf. She looked at Jo'Khar. He asked her what he could do for them. The woman charged a spell and cast it. One of the men asked her if she saw anything. She nodded and pointed her war axe at the mage. She revealed that Jo'Khar was a vampire. She had cast Detect Dead.

J'Dhannar retorted, saying it was preposterous. Jo'Khar was no vampire. The Dawnguard didn't wait for a reply from Jo'Khar. They each got into their battle stance and begun surrounding Jo'Khar slowly. But they awaited for the woman's orders before striking. There were 7 Dawnguard, and 3 of them. Jo'Khar threw up his hands, which nearly made the hunters attack him. The woman was the one that called them off. She asked him what he was doing.

J'Dhannar said to end this madness. He insisted that there was no way that Jo'Khar was a vampire and told Jo'Khar to confirm this. The mage merely shook his head. He told his friend that they were correct, he was a vampire. The look on the priest's face was that of pure shock. He moved back, tightly gripping Icestone. Jo'Khar turned to the woman and told her that he surrendered. The woman lifted an eyebrow. She said that it that was a first. She had never seen a vampire surrender before. They all chose to fight to the death. He said that he wasn't like most vampires. He felt a hand on his shoulder and saw that it was Elvali's. She asked him what he was doing, they would kill him. He looked back at her. He told her that he had a plan and for her not to worry. He was not planning to die before Morgan did. He the turned back to the Dawnguard, saying that he wouldn't resist. The woman agreed and told the hunters to restrain him. One of the Dawnguard asked why not simply kill him right now. The woman sheathed her crossbow. She said that the Khajiit was very interesting and she was sure that Isran would want to speak with him before he was put to the sword. Maybe he had something interesting to say.

The Dawnguard moved closer to Jo'Khar and cautiously bound him. The Khajiit didn't resist, as he said, but they were still distrustful of the vampire. The woman looked over at the vampire's two companions. She asked them if they would be a problem. J'Dhannar didn't respond. Elvali, however, did. She said that they wouldn't try to stop them. The leader of the unit appreciated it and motioned for them to move. The squad of Dawnguard escorted Jo'Khar out of Darklight Tower.

Part IV
As the Dawnguard members took Jo'Khar away, Elvali Ramarys thought that Jo'Khar was wise to surrender, they outnumber them 2 to 1. Even with their skills, those odds meant that they weren't all getting out of this alive. When they headed down the stairway, the Dunmer looked over at the other Khajiit, who was still processing the revelation that Jo'Khar was a vampire. J'Dhannar stood there in silence, still shocked at the news. She told him that they needed to get out of there. Fenrig, that Vampire Lord, might send men back there to finish them off. When the Khajiit didn't reply, she walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. He snapped out of it and agreed. Elvali sighed. She revealed that it wasn't Jo'Khar's choice to become a vampire. Morgan turned him against his will when he killed his family. She already knew, but he probably didn't tell the priest because he feared this was how he would react.

J'Dhannar looked at the Dunmer. He said that he understood. He picked himself up, snapping out of his state of shock. The two then left Darklight Tower and put some distance between them and the structure before one of them brought up the subject. He asked what they were going to do now. Elvali said that the Dawnguard no doubt took Jo'Khar to their fort, so they were going to head there. She was having conflicting thoughts about why she wanted to go there. She must make sure that he died and didn't escape from the Dawnguard, she needed to fulfill her mission from Morgan. Was her initial thought, but she kept feeling worried about the Khajiit's safety. It was that worry that made her question the reasoning behind her decision. For now she pushed those thoughts aside and along with the priest began heading to Fort Dawnguard.

When they got close to the fort, Elvali and J'Dhannar became more cautious. The only way to the Fort Dawnguard valley was through a cave, that no doubt would be guarded. For the Dunmer it would be rather easy to make it past any Dawnguard, but she had the Khajiit with her so she had to take it slow. They sneaked their way through the cave, waiting for the Dawnguard guards to pass them by before continuing. After plenty of effort they made it to the valley, but now they had the issue of infiltrating the fort. While they thought of a plan they hid in the surrounding trees. It was dark outside, which helped them to stay hidden from the Dawnguard.

She asked herself what they were going to do. Climbing up might work, but that would make it easy to spot them. The only other way inside was through the front gate, but that would alert them to their presence immediately. The Dunmer cursed. She couldn't think of any way to get to Jo'Khar, let alone get him out after they found him. After a while she figured something out. She turned to the Khajiit that was crouching next to her and told him that she was going to need him to cause a distraction to attract as many of the Dawnguard to the front of the valley as he could. Only then would she be able to sneak in. He agreed. Jo'Khar was his friend, being a vampire didn't change that. The Dawnguard would not kill him. With both of them on board, Elvali sneaked off to get closer to the fort. The priest used some flint and steel to start a fire in the bushes, trying to catch the attention of the Dawnguard. It took until the fire began to grow more wild until the Dawnguard finally took notice. A group of them, led by the same Nord woman as before came running to lake with buckets to get water.

Elvali knew that it wasn't enough, but the fire would at least keep them distracted long enough for her to sneak in. When the Dawnguard charged out of the large double with the buckets, she sneaked in before the doors were closed. Once inside, she looked around, trying to find any sign of the Khajiit. As soon as she entered, however, she encountered more Dawnguard. Luckily for her the fort wasn't too well lit, despite the torches that were mounted on the stone walls, so in the dark of night she was able to stick to the shadows and avoid the hunters.

An old Redguard demanded to know what was going on. One of the Dawnguards reported to him about the situation. Elvali ignored them and continued through the fort. She wondered where they were keeping Jo'Khar, guessing a dungeon. She searched around quickly and couldn't find any stairs down to a dungeon. She wondered if they didn't have a dungeon and if so, where they kept their prisoners. It was then that she remembered that the Dawnguard were not ones to take prisoners, which is why she was surprised when they didn't kill Jo'Khar back at Darklight Tower. Though she knew that they must be keeping him somewhere. She decided to look elsewhere and stumbled into the wing containing the quarters. There she was extremely careful so as to not run into any Dawnguard. Near the end of the hall she spotted him. Jo'Khar was just standing around peaking out of a room, not in chains or anything. She wondered what in Oblivion was going on, why he wasn't locked up.

The Khajiit asked what was going on but before any nearby Dawnguard could react, Elvali grabbed him and brought him into the room. Inside he came face to face with Elvali. She quietly shushed him and told him that she was going to get him out of there. He began to talk but she interrupted him. She told him to be quiet and follow her. She informed him that J'Dhannar was distracting the Dawnguard outside. She let go of the Khajiit. The elf then crouched down and motioned for him to follow her outside. Jo'Khar stood there, not going. She urged him not to delay. The vampire still didn't budge, which irritated Elvali. She got up and poked him in the chest. She said that she came all this way to help him and he doesn't cooperate. She asked what was his problem. Jo'Khar was going to say something when they heard footsteps outside. Elvali lunged at the Khajiit and covered his mouth. She shushed him. They could hear a little bit of the conversation happening outside. An elderly man, the same Redguard from before, asked if it was the same Khajiit from back in the tower. A woman, the same Nord from before, confirmed this. She said that she suspected that it was meant to be a rescue of sorts. Elvali drew her dagger as the footsteps got closer. The door to Jo'Khar's room opened and the woman and the old Redguard were standing in the doorway. Elvali tried to attack, but Jo'Khar grabbed her.

Jo'Khar told her to stand down. They needn't fight them. He had made a deal with the Dawnguard. She asked about the deal, confused. The old Redguard confirmed this. He said that the Khajiit won't be killed as long as he helped the Dawnguard track down those other 3 vampires and kill them. He assured them that he knew where they were. Elvali looked over at the Khajiit. She knew that Jo'Khar had no clue about the whereabouts of Fenrig, but she did. She figured out that he lied to them because he figured she would tell them. She asked herself what made him think she would sell out my fellow Blackhearts She was tempted to refuse him the information, but found herself saying that the Khajiit did know their location. The vampires were not far. She was confused at why she was saying this. She wondered if it was because Fenrig was that much of an ass, or something else.

The Redguard was pleased. He told the Nordess, Runa, that she would be assigned a unit to go with the Khajiit and the Dunmer to deal with the vampires the next day. He then told Elvali to leave. Jo'Khar would stay with them but she and the priest would need to stay outside the fort. He didn't want them running around inside freely at night. The vampiric mage told her to leave and do as they said. Tomorrow they would leave to hunt down Morgan's minions. The Dunmer nodded. She wasn't going to try anything with the Dawnguard present there. She said that her and J'Dhannar would be camping outside. She left the fort and headed outside. The priest was being restrained by two Dawnguard members, but they let go of him when she approached. He asked what happened. She explained to him the deal that Jo'Khar made with the Dawnguard. The khajiit nodded. The two set up a camp at the edge of the valley and stayed there for the night.

The next morning, Elvali woke up early and laid in wait at the camp for Jo'Khar and the unit of Dawnguard to arrive. An hour after the sun was up they did. Runa led them to the camp. Runa said that Jo'Khar mentioned that Elvali would be the one to guide them to the vampires. She nodded and revealed that they were held up in Autumnwatch Tower, in the mountains in the western part of the Rift. Runa placed a hand on her hip, telling everyone to move out as they were burning daylight. Elvali agreed. She stood up and grabbed her things. The priest did the same. The group left the valley and headed west, towards the tower.

They arrived sometime later. Runa was leading the operation so she ordered everyone to get ready. She drew her axe and took out her shield. The others grabbed their weapons, while Jo'Khar readied his spells. Elvali said to expect traps inside. The vampires would be expecting them. She wasn't so sure about that, but Blackheart bases usually had traps set up near the entrance just in case someone stumbled in. She hoped it was just Fenrig and his subordinates in there, else she might get in trouble for helping the Dawnguard. If Morgan heard of this he might never forgive her. Autumnwatch Tower was in fact, a pair of towers. The southern one being the smallest of the two. A decade ago the place had been the lair of a dragon, but he had long since been killed. The group had followed the dirt road all the way to the front of the southern tower. A Dawnguard member asked Runa if they were going to be splitting up to search both towers simultaneously. She said that they would stick together, so they could act cautiously because of the uncertainties in this attack. Jo'Khar agreed. As they walked up to the tower entrance, Elvali Ramarys got the feeling that they were being watched. She looked up at the top of the northern tower and told the group that they knew that they were there.

Part V
From atop the northern tower, Blackheart archers lined up and aimed at the group. Runa Fair-Shield swore and ordered everyone to get inside now. The Dawnguard broke down the door to the southern tower and everyone headed inside. However they were not safe. Jo'Khar warned the others that he could hear footsteps coming down the stairs of the tower. Runa told them to prepare for battle. Two vampires came down the stairs to attack the group. J'Dhannar charged ahead and swung his battleaxe at the first one. The vampire tried to block it, but the Khajiit's attack was too strong. She was cut across her chest and fell to the ground. Two Dawnguard fired on the second vampire, one being able to land a shot on his abdomen. Runa charged at the wounded vampire and bashed him with her shield, then hacked at his head with her axe, managing to break open his skull. With both vampires dead, she ordered the group up the stairs.

As they were going up they going up the stairs they encountered another vampire, Jo'Khar acted quickly and shot an Ice Spike at the vampire, impaling him. J'Dhannar then landed a blow above his waist. They were working rather well. They reached the top of the stairs, a vampire lunged at them as soon as they entered the room. It knocked the priest down. Elvali stabbed the vampire in the neck with her dagger before he could bite the Khajiit. Jo'Khar offered his friend a hand and helped him up. Runa and the other Dawnguard engaged three other Blackheart vampires in the room. One of the vampires landed a hit on the Dawnguard and killed him, with the other casting Vampiric Drain on another hunter, so the third could finish him off.

Runa told the last two Dawnguard with her to stay strong. She charged at the vampire casting the spell and was able to break it with a bash. The vampire, however, stumbled back on his feet and dodged her follow up attack. A second vampire came at her, but luckily Elvali parried his blow before it could hit the Nord's back. Runa thanked her. Elvali nodded. She and Runa went up against one of the last two vampires while the two Khajiit and two Dawnguard took down the other. Jo'Khar cast Paralyze on the vampire while it tried to attack one of the hunters, with the fiend stuck in place the hunter hit him with his warhammer, knocking the vampire to the ground. The other Dawnguard member finished the undead off with a bolt to the chest. With the threat momentarily defeated, they regrouped to catch their breaths.

Elvali pointed out that Fenrig wasn't going to let up. More enemies would be there any minute. Runa said that they just needed to take him out first. He was atop the northern tower so the plan was clear, fight their way over to him and slay him. Jo'Khar said that it was easier said than done. After a short rest, the group exited to the southern tower roof, it was connected through a path to the entrance of the northern tower. However, a collection of bats flew in front of them. When they were all gathered the bats transformed into a man, one of Fenrig's two lieutenants. He said that they would go no further. Behind him four Blackheart vampires crossed the path to reach the roof. J'Dhannar pointed out that they needed to get past the vampire first. He gripped his Battleaxe in anticipation and said that he would lead the charge, since he was the strongest of the group. Runa ordered her two subordinates to spread out and equip their crossbows and for Jo'Khar to stick to support using his spells. She, Elvali and J'Dhannar would take them head on. The group carried out her orders, preparing for their confrontation with the vampire. When the four vampires reached the roof, they all attacked.

The Dawnguard fired their bolts, though only one managed to hit their intended target. A vampire was shot in the leg, but that didn't stop him. Though Jo'Khar cast a Lightning Bolt, hitting the injured vampire and staggering him. J'Dhannar charged ahead, with Runa and Elvali at his side. He swung his mighty Battleaxe at the head vampire, who dodged the blow and followed up with one of his own. Runa blocked the blow, saving the priest. Elvali engaged one of the four vampires. She knew all their moves, for she was a Blackheart herself. With that advantage, she was able to predict the vampire's next attack and countered it, then went in with a strike of her own. Her dagger dug into the vampire, right under his left shoulder. Jo'Khar shot an Ice Spike at the first injured vampire, before he could recover from his stagger, and pierced his chest. The vampire went down. The Dawnguard Hunters reloaded their crossbows. The vampire Lord turned into mist and moved away from J'Dhannar and Runa. However the two followed it, not wanting to give it any breathing room. She said to the Khajiit that it would need to return to its mortal form eventually and to keep pressure on him. The priest nodded. When the vampire Lord returned to its human form, the Khajiit swung its Battleaxe at it. The vampire barely managed to dodge it. Elvali pulled out her dagger from the vampire's flesh. The fiend fell to one knee, injured, and she finished it off by cutting its throat. The Lord used vampiric grip to grab J'Dhannar's battleaxe and stop it before it was able to hit him. However, Runa came in from the flank and swung her axe, managing to catch the vampire just above his waist. The Lord's spell on the priest's weapon broke and he swung down, digging into the vampire lord's shoulder. The lord fell down to his knees. Jo'Khar shot a Lightning Bolt at one of the two remaining vampires, Elvali then subsequently rushed the staggered vampire and stabbed him in the chest, tacking him down onto the ground. The Dawnguard hunters shot down the last vampire, one bolt hitting his lower torso and the other managing to hit the vampire in the neck. With the final opponent down, the group took a breather. Elvali looked up at the roof of the Northern Tower, where Fenrig was still looking down on them.

She said that he wanted them to go up. She could see it in his smug face. One of Dawnguard hunters suggested they go up there and kick his ass. Runa reminded him to have caution. They still needed to get up the tower in order to reach the vampire. Jo'Khar shook his head. He suspected that they wouldn't try to stop them from going up. Fenrig wanted to fight them himself. J'Dhannar nodded, he wanted to give him that fight, he was ready. Runa ordered everyone to cross the bridge and not keep their enemy waiting. The group headed across the bridge connecting the two towers and entered the northern tower. Surprisingly they didn't encounter resistance inside. Runa told them to keep their guard up. They headed up the stairs and eventually up to the roof, where they came face-to-face with Fenrig, the other vampire Lord and over half a dozen other vampires. Jo'Khar muttered, saying tehy found their enemy. J'Dhanner pointed out that they were waiting for us there, clearly polling their strength in order to try to overpower them. Runa said that it didn't matter, it was their duty to take them down

Fenrig said those were touching words, but utterly meaningless. They would all die here. He gestured with both his hands for his subordinates to charge. The 9 vampires all came at the group. The two Dawnguard fired their crossbows, both hit their mark. One bolt hit a vampire on the leg, while the other hit the lord in his shoulder. Though the lord seemed to shrug the hit and went in to slash at Runa with his sword. The huntress raised her shield almost a second too late, which caused her to stumble back and nearly lose her footing. J'Dhannar charged ahead and swung at two vampires, hit managed to him one and caused him to fall to his knees, but the other jumped back and dodged in time. Jo'Khar sent two Ice Spikes at an enemy, piercing his torso twice and downing the first of the vampires. Elvali was about to attack one the vampires, when he changed course and went towards the Dawnguard to her right. She tried to chase after it but a swarm of bats flew in her way. Fenrig materialized in front of Elvali. He said that she would fight him, he was going to kill her with his own two hands. She said that he had a high opinion of himself, preparing for his attack. Fenrig, instead, chuckled. He spat on the ground and said that she was a mere mortal, no match for a noble like himself. He found it insulting that Morgan made her his second-in-command when there were those such as him in their organization. That would all change when he bring Morgan her corpse. She said that he'd need to kill her first, something stronger men than him have tried before. That hit a nerve as Fenrig transformed into his Lord form and flew at the Dunmer with the intent to kill.

Runa raised her shield again, blocking another strike from the vampire lord. However, she was pinned down, unable to get up while the vampire attacked her relentlessly. The two Dawnguard hunters were forced to draw their melee weapons as the vampire underlings met them. They were put on the defensive as they were pushed back, outnumbered by the underlings. J'Dhannar finished off one of the vampire underlings, then charged at the one that had retreated. He kept up the pressure with his battleaxe, not giving the fiend any breathing room. Jo'Khar went to aid the Dawnguard, throwing an Ice Spike at one of the underlings attacking them. He managed to draw the attention of one of the vampires, though he missed his attack, and gave the Dawnguard hunters enough of a chance to counter attack. The hunter hit one of the 4 vampires in the leg with his warhammer, breaking it and knocking the vampire down and finishing him off with a hit to the face, breaking his skull.

Elvali just barely managed to dodge Fenrig's attack, his claws grazing her skin. She blocked his second attack with her dagger, just inches from her face. He said that it was funny, if she had killed the Khajiit long ago and not betrayed Morgan they would still be allies. Elvali said that she never betrayed him. She jumped back to dodge Fenrig's spell. In her head she said that she hadn't betrayed him, but she couldn't kill Jo'Khar. She thought that she could, but he was still her friend. No matter the current circumstances, they shared a bond that couldn't be broken. Fenrig said that Morgan would decide that when he brought him her corpse. The vampire flew at Elvali and grabbed her arm. He dug his claws into her flesh. She stabbed his arm with her dagger, trying to make him let go. He did, but when he dropped her her dagger remained stuck in his flesh. He grunted and pulled out the dagger, then threw it off the top of the tower. He said that she had no weapon now, no way to defend herself. Now she died.

Runa kept retreating until her back was to the battlements. She used the stone walls to slowly lift herself up as she blocked and parried the vampire's onslaught of blows. She missed one of them and received a slash to her side and a couple on her right arm. J'Dhannar bashed the vampire and sent him over the battlements, making the vampire fall to his death. He charged in and tackled the vampire lord, finally freeing up Runa. 3 against 3, Jo'Khar and the two Dawnguard hunters went up against the underlings. The two hunters held the vampires back while Jo'Khar provided support with his spells. He used Paralyze on one of the hunters then cast Chain Lightning on the other two, weakening them. The hunters pressed the attack, bashing one underling and hitting another in the stomach with a warhammer. The vampire lord turned into mist under J'Dhannar and reformed standing over him. He was about to strike at the Khajiit when Runa came in and blocked the attack with her axe and twisted the vampire's wrist enough that she was able to disarm him. The priest got up and joined Runa as she attacked the vampire.

Fenrig flew at Elvali, the Dunmer lunged to the side and avoided the attack, then tried to kick the vampire. Fenrig, however, flew up, avoiding the attack. She had no choice but to fight unarmed, though she was proficient enough to hold her own at least for a while. The two exchanged blows, with Elvali staying quick on her feet to avoid the vampire's grip. The Dunmer, however, had a plan in mind. She moved their fight slowly to where the first dead underling was, to try to grab his sword, but she did it cautiously so Fenrig didn't figure out her plan. The vampire that was bashed fell down, while the one that was hit in the stomach grabbed his lower torso as a reaction and bent a little forward, the air had been hit out of him. Jo'Khar shot an Ice Spike at the vampire as he was trying to catch his breath, piercing his upper torso. The Dawnguard with the Warhammer finished the vampire off, bringing his hammer down on his head and breaking his neck. The other Dawnguard bashed the vampire on the ground so he couldn't get up then hacked at his face with his axe, breaking his skull open. Jo'Khar finally ended the last of the underlings, shooting a dual casted Chain Lightning at him and frying the vampire. Elvali made it to the dead underling and rolled to the side to avoid a slash from Fenrig, then grabbed the sword of the dead underling and counter attacked the Nord. He hadn't been expecting her to use a weapon so she managed to cut his chest. He cursed at her and said that it didn't matter, he would heal as soon as he drunk her blood. Now with a weapon, the Dunmer was able to put up a fight, not only trying to dodge his hits.

The disarmed lord came at the two, then turned into mist and materialized behind them. He tried to slash at their exposed backs but Runa was fast enough to move her shield behind them and block his blow. The Khajiit then hit the vampire in the stomach with the end of his battleaxe's shaft, pushing back the vampire. He then followed up with a diagonal attack and hit the vampire in between his shoulder and neck. The lord fell to one knee and Runa finished him off, decapitating him with her war axe.

Elvali saw that the other vampires were all dead. She told Fenrig that it was over, he lost. All his subordinates were dead. The Nord grew angry and flew at Elvali, faster than she had anticipated. He grabbed her and lifted her up by the neck. He refused to lose and said that he'd kill her and take her place at Morgan's side. He was about to pierce the Dunmer's stomach with his claws when he suddenly stopped. Jo'Khar had paralyzed the pale vampire before he could kill her. He shouted for Elvali to finish Fenrig off. The Dunmer, still being lifted in the air, thurst her sword into Fenrig's chest. The paralysis wore off as the Nord's life was extinguished. Elvali was able to free herself from Fenrig's grip and coughed a bit while she caught her breath. Jo'Khar asked her if she was alright, placing a hand on her shoulder. She said that she was. The Dunmer looked over at the dead Nord vampire, thinking that his mistake was growing too ambitious.

Fenrig's corpse remained in his vampire lord form, laying on the roof of the tower. The other vampires littered the roof. The group rested after their battle, having killed all the vampires. Runa said that they work was done, the vampires were wiped out. She approached Jo'Khar and corrected herself, saying that one vampire still lived. Elvali and J'Dhannar reached for their weapons. Runa told the Khajiit to listen up. He had made a deal with Isran, so the Dawnguard won't kill him, but that if he ever preyed on the innocent, they would come after him and kill him. The Khajiit nodded, saying that he will keep that in mind. The three Dawnguard began heading to the exit. Along the way, Runa stopped in front of J'Dhannar and told him that he fought well for a priest. If he was interested, the Dawnguard might have a place for him. Afterwards she and her subordinates left, leaving the three remaining group members by themselves.

Jo'Khar suggested that they get moving, Morgan still eluded them. Elvali told him that he needed to give up on chasing Morgan. He was gone, no one knew where he was. Not even her, and she was his right hand. He went into hiding over a month ago, he could be anywhere on Tamriel by now. Jo'Khar argued that he couldn't just give up. Morgan killed his family and turned him into a vampire. She knew, but what he was doign wasn't going to work. She asked if he'd just wander around Tamriel forever, with no rhyme or reason. He remained quiet. J'Dhannar interrupted, saying that he once felt as Jo'Khar did, but he managed to calm himself and achieve a certain peace of mind. He joined the church and found himself. Elvali said that she could no longer follow him around, regardless of his choice. She would report that she failed in her mission to kill him and return to her hideout. She pleaded, for his own sake, that he give up at least momentarily. The Dunmer offered her old friend one last look before she too left the tower.