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@soulsofnirn​ said: ❝ stay .  please ? ❞ but maybe from like young Bryn?

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     Well, he certainly hadn’t expected those words to come from Brynjolf, of all people.

     The breton pauses at the base of the ladder, one hand already gripping the wood and a bag slung over his shoulder. He was supposed to go stake out a mark, but...

     He glances at the nord over his shoulder and offers a smile and a slow blink. Mercer supposed he could hang around the cistern an extra day or two. (Surely Gallus wouldn’t be upset with him.)

     “ What’s all this about? ” he wonders, coming to sit next to Brynjolf. “ Wouldn’t have expected this from you. ”

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❛ i have to know, i have to. ❜ from Brynjolf.

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     “ I told you everything I know, Bryn. ”

     Mercer had stumbled back into the cistern, evidence of a fight written in the cuts that littered his torso. On his face was a particularly nasty gash - he could taste iron every time he opened his mouth, and it almost makes him choke. This was his chance to start weaving his web of falsehoods, to pin Karliah for something she hadn’t done. But Mercer was the guild’s second; surely they’d believe his word.

     He coughs harshly as the poison continues to ravage his system – it was honestly a miracle he’d been able to get back to Riften without collapsing. “ Karliah attacked Gallus, attacked me. I consider myself grateful that I managed to get away with my life, but… if only Gallus had been so fortunate. ” Another cough, both from the poison and the lump in his throat. He can see the questioning look in his friend’s eyes as they wander over his wounds, and the breton is quick to come up with an excuse. “ I got jumped by bandits on the way back. Thought I had some coin on me, thought I’d be an easy target seeing as I could barely walk. Managed to give them the slip once we hit the forest. ”

     He doesn’t want to lie, but he doesn’t have a choice. T̗̬͔͇̥̹̠h̷͍̻͉ͅe̱̣̪͔̩͚͇ ͓̹K̢̞̜̺è͖͚̤̥y̻ won’t let him come clean.

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“ the feeling’s mutual . ” from Brynjolf.

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     “ If we don’t practice, how are we supposed to get better? ” The breton’s voice carries a teasing chime as they spar, wooden weapons clashing harshly in the otherwise-silent training room. As they part, chests heaving, Mercer offers a mischievous grin to Brynjolf.

     Then he rushes forward, aiming his strike at the nord’s ribs. “ Come on, try and keep up! ”

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" friend ? excuse me ? " from Brynjolf.

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     “ Sorry, is that too far-fetched of an idea for you? ” Mercer lets out a laugh, gaze flickering from the nord across from him to the coin spinning across the tabletop. The breton had just come back from a good mark with Brynjolf, and the two of them had decided to stop by the Flagon first to enjoy a drink before reporting to Gallus. “ Scared of the idea of friendship, are we Bryn? ”

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@raggedflagonregulars:

The constant drone of Mercer diddling around with his blades was maddening before but at some point in the past months, it had dialled down to a white noise. “You can keep it up, doesn’t matter to me.” Little creepy how he treats those things, though.

He rested his elbows on his knees and his chin on his hands as he gave his first question a serious bit of thought. “Alright, let’s start with an easy one. How long were you on your own, before Gallus tossed you in with this lot?”

     There’s a low hum, deep in his throat, as he ponders over the question. He sets the whetstone aside for a few moments, running calloused fingers over the blade to test the sharpness. “Only a few months, actually. I came to Skyrim at the tail end of Second Seed; Gallus brought me to the Guild in the middle of Frostfall. I’d been hiding in the Ratway until then.”

     Setting his sword aside for the time being, he turns to Brynjolf, giving the young Nord his full attention. “I can’t imagine he just took you from your family. How’d you end up joining a band of thieves?” Probably in a similar manner to himself, but there was no way of knowing until the other told him.

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