Rescue Mission Pt. 2

Entering the jail, I was stopped by a guard.

"What are you doing down here?"

"Oh, um.. It's okay, I'm allowed to be here."

"Oh, my mistake then. Sorry, you can go on ahead."

In the first room, there's another note on a table.

It was a note from the warden talking about a depressed Khajiit that paid money to be put in a cell. It said the key was in a strongbox above the fireplace.

Which indeed it was.

Heading to the cell, I was greeted with.. A blue Khajiit?

I decided to unlock the door and talk to him.

"Come to kill me at last have you? Thank the Gods, I can bear the guilt no longer.."

"Excuse me..?"

"I know I must die. Beware though, my new found honor demands I defend myself."

"Do we.. know each other?"

"I am in no mood for jokes. Strike me down! Take your revenge!"

"I have no idea what you're even talking about."

"You don't remember? Ah.. That is my fault also. I am your so called "friend" Inigo.. I was the one who killed you. I tried anyway. I am guilty! Kill me!"

"It looks like you didn't do a very good job.. So why are you here?"

"After I shot you I finally realized my mistake and tried to turn myself in, Your body was gone, the guards did not believe me. They said I was wasting their time. I had to pay them to put me in this cell! It is where I belong. I needed to repent. I need to repent."

"Wait, if you thought I was dead then why were you here waiting for me?"

"I heard rumors of an ambitious adventurer arriving in Whiterun matching your description. I knew it was you. It had to be! I knew you would be coming for me. So I waited. Are you going to kill me or not?"

"First tell me why you tried to kill me."

"I see that I must relive it again. Your memory is not what it was. We met on a job."

"What kind of job?"

"The killing kind. We were hired by a lord called Dupan to kill his brothers. With them gone Dupan would inherit a great fortune and promised us much gold in return. Do you remember none of this?"

"I..I'm not sure.. Keep going."

"Before we left, Dupan told me that if only one of us returned from our mission, that one would get the other's reward also. I was hooked on Skooma at the time and I had a bit of a debt problem so..."

"You tried to kill me for my half of the reward."

"I tried. That is what matters. It was not an easy choice. We only knew each other for a short time but I had grown to like and respect you. We got on well and fought bravely side by side. I threw all that away for gold and skooma."

"Did you even get the reward?"

"No. Dupan was murdered by his sister before I made it back to his keep. Our deal died with him. Money is an evil like no other my friend. It is only just that I die at your hand."

"Are you still hooked on Skooma?"

"No. I am done with the stuff. I want to die with my senses intact. Kill me now. I am ready."

"No. You're not the only one who has made mistakes. I failed someone, but it's not too late. You're no good to me dead in this cell anyway. Come with me. Fight by my side."

"I.. Fight with you?"

"Yes, Inigo. Repay your debt with the blood of my foes."

"Or die defending you! Yes! I accept! I feel lighter in my heart now you have given me this opportunity. It will be like old times."

"Just watch where you aim that bow of yours."

"Do not joke about such things, my friend. The sadness I feel for what I have done is brutal enough.. For now."

He then grabbed an ebony bow & sword, and some fur clothes, and we left the jail.

On the way out walking through Riften, he asks me where we're going.

"So erm.. I don't mean to pry but.. Where exactly are we going?"

"I'm representing the Companions of Whiterun. We received a missive saying a citizen of the Rift had been kidnapped. I failed to rescue them and was knocked unconscious then nursed back to health at the temple, but it's not too late. We can still save them but I'll need your help."

"I am with you my friend."

"Good. Let's go."