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Soon I was to become the Thane of Solitude. I had enough money to buy a house, and I had assisted the town in getting rid of the Wolf Queen, Potema.

Also, as a Legate in the Imperial Military I was faithful to my Imperial brethren. Everytime I saw a soldier I would salute him.

Yet in the streets of Solitude, I was walking around, and a strange Argonian named Jaree-Ra muttered something about 'a quick coin'. Instantly, I was hooked. Curiosity got the better of me, and I found myself agreeing to shut off the Solitude Lighthouse to allow a ship to wreck. Little did I know it was an Imperial ship.

Jaree-Ra promised me that the sailors on board would not be harmed, and I would even be credited with saving them. I liked the sound of that! So I headed up to the Solitude Lighthouse and extinguished the flame. I went back to the Solitude docks and Jaree-Ra gave me the location of the wreck. I walked over there, and found Blackblood Marauders walking around and in the ship wreck.

As I was promised, I expected to see happy sailors, grateful that the Blackblood Marauders had saved them. But to my horror, I found 2 dead Imperial Soldiers and one dead Sailor on board. I was shocked. The Blackblood Marauder in front of the ship let me pass to see Jaree-Ra's sister to get my share of the ship's loot. As I walked by the dead bodies, my heart started pumping. By causing this wreck, I had, in theory, killed my own men. I entered the ship to see Blackblood Marauder's happy faces of their new conquest. On the wall, an Imperial banner. My banner. More dead Imperials and Sailors.

I walked up to Deeja (Jaree-Ra's sister) and did not initiate conversation. Using my Thu'um, Fire soon engulfed her. I finished her off by stabbing her in my stomach with Bolar's Oathblade, (one of the survivors of the Thalmor's attack on Cloud Ruler Temple, who was soon found and killed by the Thalmor). Soon, Blackblood Marauders swarmed me but I slaughtered them all. In my mind, the dead bodies of the Imperial soldiers and Sailors I had caused the death off needed revenge. I cleansed the ship, and searched Deeja. I found out the location of Jaree-Ra and the ship's loot.

I made my way to Broken Oar Grotto. I entered it. Stealth was not an option. I ran up to the first Blackblood Marauder and gave him an old fashioned FUS RO DAH! He plummeted downwards and landed on some rocks near the cave's lake. That was the end of him. I killed everyone single one of the Blackblood Marauders. I would not let the killing of the ship's crew go without punishment. The last Blackblood Marauder started to run from me. I caught up to him and decapitated him. I kicked his head down into the water below. Out of a room came Jaree-Ra and his right hand man, Captain Hargar. It was a tough fight, and using some potions, killed the Captain.

Jaree-Ra, now wounded, tried to get away. I prepared my Thu'um, and sent a shout of fire his way. Unfortunately for Jaree-Ra, he was standing on some oil. He burned alive while I watched. I found the loot from the 'Icerunner' Ship, and deposited it into the water. It was blood money; I wanted no part in it. I left the grotto, hoping I did the Icerunner's crew some justice by slaughtering the mercenary group that had killed them.

But I was ashamed, everytime an Imperial Soldier greeted me with the words "Legate, Sir."