Authors Notes: A new chapter, and I must say, the plot certainly does thicken, slightly. It's not like a paste yet, more like canned cream, but it'll get to toothpaste eventually. Just you wait.

All Errors are my own. I would love a beta.

I found Lucien lounging on my bed at the Tiber Septim when I got back, his hair was covering his face and it appeared he was naked but underneath the silken blanket.

"No sex right now, go fetch Vicente, we need to head back to the University." I said briskly and tossed his robe over him, and he responded with a deprived sigh. Ugh, is it all he thinks about?

He was dressed in under ten seconds, I swear and out the door quickly without even a kiss. Oh by Sithis, I certainly hope I didn't hurt his feelings. If he's gonna be a baby about it, or if this is just about sex, just – ugh!

Pushing the thoughts from my head, I flipped open the book and waited for him to come back with Vicente, I didn't need to get all emotional right now, if my emotions cost me to lose time and in favor, lose Anny, I will never forgive myself.

Although, I still think its funny how I'm the only one who can get by with ordering him around.

The tome was barely readable before I wanted to burn it, it wasn't really a book, just a stack of paper filled with rambling bullshit, although I did seem to sense a reoccurring theme.

He kept readdressing the reader as if the reader was a Daedra, not like as if the reader was learning, but being preached at, like he was being told what to do, not merely a cryptic suggestion.

Lucien and Vicente had entered and they both looked rather upset. What, did I do something wrong? They both have that look like when my mother had found my stash of Bosmeri erotica.

"Yes?" I asked flipping the heavy book closed and stared back with a glare.

"Since when do you take orders from a short Bosmer girl, since when do you help The Blades?" Vicente's eyes narrowed on me, and I suddenly felt the shimmer of magicka in use. It was Lucien's flavor, and he should know trying to sequester me would only hurt him.

I forced the spell back on him, changing it into a heat snap. His forehead broke out into a sweat and I stood, looking very Nirvane.

"Are you accusing me of being in league with the Traitor. That because I helped one of the Brotherhoods enemies to help find one of our own, I'm a traitor." Lucien's eyes seemed downcast, but Vicente stared right back at me.

His gaze's magical properties didn't faze me but it still took a steel backbone to meet my fiendish glare.

"It wouldn't be the first time a Dunmer has betrayed us." His voice was cold and I resisted the urge to kill him. I had helped this Brotherhood more then any of these people would ever now. I saved Lucien…and I've completed every contract with flying colours.

"You have no grounds, you life-draining leech." I knew my remark slapped both of them across the face like an ogre but I would not be considered a traitor.

"Both of you shut up, we need to find Antoinetta." Lucien's voice was now distant and reserved, not the usual slightly friendly, slightly cocky tone he always used.

But I complied with him – "Book is just a bunch of rambling, fanatic type of stuff, we need to get to the University and let Mylina do her thing, you two may not trust her, but I would trust her with my life. She's been my best friend for longer then you've been in the Family, Vicente. She may not be some Supra-genius sage, but there's a reason the Arch-Mage keeps her around." I tossed the book at them and Lucien caught it.

"Do whatever you have too, just find her. I'm going home, Vicente, stay with her and make sure no one kills her." And with that Lucien disappeared under the affect of a recall. Leaving the book with Vicente

I just shook my head and left the room quietly, tears brimming in my eyes. Did I really just make him so mad, he had to leave? I wiped the tears from my eyes and kept walking. I wouldn't start losing it now. I could scream and cry myself hoarse later, I could clamber up to him and beg him to forgive me later.

I don't really know what I did, but maybe, he just doesn't trust me.

But then, why should he? I am a Nirvane, I'm a Dunmer. That's reason enough. No one ever trusts us. And with good reason, everyone's heard the stories, most of them caused by stupid Telvanni but still.

I walked out onto the street, the cold evening air wafted about me and I just started to walk, not wanting to wait for Vicente, if the traitor attacked now, he could have me. It's not like he could really kill me, I'd go down the cosmic drain and end right back up in Oblivions waters.

And then I would be reborn.

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Mylina told me everything she could, it all ended up with Green Emperor way at noon, she didn't need the fourth book to figure it out.

My breath seemed frozen every time I exhaled. The winter wind seemed to flutter about me. I had just told Vicente he might as well leave, I would just stay at the University until I managed to learn something.

He had no problems with leaving and I felt all the bridges I had built with Him and Lucien had been burned and washed away.

I couldn't help the tear that escaped.

My cloak wafted about me while I waited for the sun to move into the right position. I was standing before the Imperial Palace. The sun was almost where it was supposed to be. And then I felt it, a dim whisper of Daedric magick off to the right.

I had followed it and found a glowing map on some Princes tomb. I did a quick etch over it and found it was…Lake Arrius, north of Cheydinhal.

With a dim hope I could prove myself and save Anny, I started off towards the stable to get Shadowmere ready.

Chapter Finish: I hope everyone enjoyed. Please tell me what you thought. I'm trying to meld part of the Main Quest with the Brotherhood, and I think I'll succeed where so many others haven't. But let's not get cocky.

I'd love to hear people's thoughts.