Chapter 322: The Assembly (5) (1/2)
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Jon left the King's study and returned back to the throne room where the assembly would continue in an hour He looked around and wanted to sit in souard came to him
”Thane Jon of Winterhold?”
”Yes”
”A Dunmer lady says she is your Captain of Security Detail is looking for you in the garden of the palace”
”Oh! Jull is here… fine, thank you”
Jon nodded and looked around the place again until he found someone
”Headmaster Viarmo”
”Oh! If it is not Thane Jon?”
Viarh Elf who is quite popular between the Nords, recognized Jon right away Both of the Jon was a Fireh Elves about Jon is that he is always a tad taller than the we could talk A ards” Jon said
”A mutual friend between me and Thane Jon? Must be quiet the character Oh! By any chance, is it student Jon Battle-Born or student Lynly Star-Sung?”
”No, it is neither Jon nor Svidi Why don't alk to the Garden?”
”Well gladly! Excuse entlemen”
Jon and Viarmo acted with etiquette and walked out the throne roo at each other with total ease
”Will Thane Jon participate in the Tourna for you to coain” Viarmo said
”Really? I would love to entertain but sadly if I joined the tourna I already won once and noon't even struggle Also,his honeymoon on vacation while Wulfur is on a trip to Orsiniu contest”
”Oh! The Annual Forge Tournaet easily invited to that one”
”So that's its name? Why so?”
”As you know, Nords and Orcs are not the greatest friends throughout history especially the Orcs of Orsinium They have a cult of Trinimac that considers the Nordic God Shor or Lorkhan a mortal eney Orcs”
Jon and Viarmo were both birds of a feather They knew each other's intentions from the very start and their forces have collided s around Skyrim by the by?” Jon asked
”I would have asked Thane Jon the sa you would know better than I?”
”Than you? Heado where others cannot and I aar than Winterhold” Jon said
”Really? And here I thought bathhouse wenches would do a way better job than bards” Viarmo said
”As I said, you overesti about their spy organizations They were tossing words at each other because their interests went into a conflict lately Anyway, the two of thearden outside the palace and sao for them
”Headmaster Viarmo, let me introduce you to my Security Captain, Jullanar And this one here is surely our mutual friend! Say hello, Lisette”
As Jon pointed to the other woent Lisette, the one he planted in Winterhold a fewto him
He looked between Jon and Lisette
”How long were you captured?” He asked
”… A few months” Lisette replied
”Thane Jon, you captured a bard of e is an official guild that has the right to protect its people in a court of law We are in one right now and I implore you to let release al way to escape her captors
He looked at Jon with cold eyes Jon brought Lisette to the Blue Palace where he has no shred of power and Viarmo has many friends around the place He was simply in a better position
”Really? Is that how are you going to play it?” Jon understood what he wanted to do and looked at Lisette
”Lis, tell hiether”
”Seven”
”How did it feel?”
”Very good”
”What were the orders you took from Headmaster Viarmo?”
”To find information about Thane Jon Dare and relay it to Solitude coded in the book I a”
”What are the motives of Headmaster Viarmo?”
”Find out inforiance?”
”No one Headood for Skyrim and widen the network of the Bards”
”Fine, ENOUGH!” Viarmo lashed out and stopped Jon
Jon nodded looked at Viarmo with a wide smile The latter seemed disturbed by Jon's action but forced himself to calm down
”By the way, Lisette lost the ability to lie You can ask her anything and she will ansith complete honesty” Jon said with a proud look at Lisette
”Yeah, truth… Wonderful!” Viarmo was still in a sour ot even wider
”I aht one is, what can I do for you, Headmaster Viarmo?”
Viarmo's eyes narrowed as he looked at Jon and tilted his head a little
”I am afraid you will need to be a bit clearer here”
”Simple, you sent Lisette toYou saw so within me and I am also indebted to you that you took care of ones and let's start anew” Jon said
”… I am afraid that is not possible” Viarmo said ”Lisette is one of e Will you trust anyone like that?”
”Her mind? I am afraid you misunderstood Lisette is completely free from any hypnosis or Illusion or any of that, she has her will intact and she can do whatever she wants She just can't lie, that's all”
”How is that even possible?”
”The minds of us mortals havethe idea of ju wild beasts, telling truths that may hurt us All I did was to si about truths and lies Lisette's instincts can't lie anymore… of course, I can fix that”
Viarmo was silent still He looked at his student and shuddered froned up for thisthe risks and he was bitten by foes scarier than Jon but Jon ay too ruthless and his methods were all shady and secretive