The children were all lined up and looking so adorable with their neatly brushed hair and their recently washed clothes. Cassie smiled at each and one of them as Brynjolf crossed his arms across his chest. A shiny gold ring on his left hand.
“Children, this lovely couple has decided to take care of the orphanage and take care of you too.”
“Really!?” The cute, Nord blonde girl asked with excitement on her face.
“Whatever.” An Imperial blond boy murmured, crossing his arms and looking at the floor.
Brynjolf turned to Cassie and stared at her pointedly. She shrugged and looked back at all the little heads.
“Francois, please be respectful. They are nice people, they are willing to feed you, clothe you and teach you... useful skills for when you get older and leave this place to fend for yourself.”
“What’s your name?” A Nord brunet boy asked, smiling up at Cassie.
“My name is Cassie, and this is my husband Brynjolf. We’re going to teach you so many cool things.”
“My name is Runa. The rude boy is Francois, that is Hroar and over there is Samuel. I want to know what we’re going to learn!” She pointed at herself, then at the Imperial blond boy, then the Nord brunet boy, then to an Imperial brunet boy standing quietly at the end of their line.
“You’ll learn how to become a thief.” Brynjolf spoke up, looking down at each of the children.
“Hey, I know how to do that!” The boy identified as Samuel spoke up, his eyes brightening as he spoke. Cassie nodded in acknowledgement. If some of them knew the basics, maybe it might not be as hard as she thinks it’s going to be to train these children.
“Yeah, Samuel steals things from town all the time.”
Cassie lifted an eyebrow and looked up at Brynjolf who kept staring at the kids.
“Okay children, I know you’re excited about this but don’t be making up stories. I have to go to town and get food for everyone, so please behave. Cassie and her husband will let me know if any of you misbehave.”
With that, Cassie and Brynjolf moved out of the way to let Constance leave.
“We’re not lying.” Runa said, walking up towards Cassie and smiling up at her.
“So you do go into town to steal things?” Brynjolf spoke up, uncrossing his arms and crouching down to their eye level.
Samuel nodded and shoved his hands in his pockets, pulling out septims. Both the redhead and Cassie turned to look at each other and smiled mischievously. This was even better than she thought.
“So, are you part of the group of thieves that live here in the city?” Both nodded and the kids’ eyes gleamed.
“Wow!” The glee in their voices made Cassie giggle with happiness. Turning around, she pulled Brynjolf down for a hug and kissed his cheek.
“Thank you so much for doing this.” She whispered as both stepped back from eachother, looking back at the kids.
“So, when do we start our training?” Runa asked , her smile never faltering. The children seemed more excited about learning the ropes of becoming professional thieves than having a famous thief for a mother.
“As soon as we all eat dinner together as a family.” The redhead turned back at her, a frown on his face.
“Lass, you know we can’t be wasting too much time here, we have a Guild to take care of.”
“You’re right. We’ll have to come up with a solution to the new problem.”
“Divines save me.” Brynjolf slapped his forehead with his hand , and Cassie wasn’t sure whether he wanted to laugh or cry.
“Don’t worry, husband, I always have a solution for any problem.”
“And that’s what worries me.” The kids laughed at them. The sound was so harmonious and cute it warmed Cassie’s heart. She couldn’t help herself but to bend down and cuddle them in her arms.
Mistfit Chapter ~ 5/5
The children were all lined up and looking so adorable with their neatly brushed hair and their recently washed clothes. Cassie smiled at each and one of them as Brynjolf crossed his arms across his chest. A shiny gold ring on his left hand.
“Children, this lovely couple has decided to take care of the orphanage and take care of you too.”
“Really!?” The cute, Nord blonde girl asked with excitement on her face.
“Whatever.” An Imperial blond boy murmured, crossing his arms and looking at the floor.
Brynjolf turned to Cassie and stared at her pointedly. She shrugged and looked back at all the little heads.
“Francois, please be respectful. They are nice people, they are willing to feed you, clothe you and teach you... useful skills for when you get older and leave this place to fend for yourself.”
“What’s your name?” A Nord brunet boy asked, smiling up at Cassie.
“My name is Cassie, and this is my husband Brynjolf. We’re going to teach you so many cool things.”
“My name is Runa. The rude boy is Francois, that is Hroar and over there is Samuel. I want to know what we’re going to learn!” She pointed at herself, then at the Imperial blond boy, then the Nord brunet boy, then to an Imperial brunet boy standing quietly at the end of their line.
“You’ll learn how to become a thief.” Brynjolf spoke up, looking down at each of the children.
“Hey, I know how to do that!” The boy identified as Samuel spoke up, his eyes brightening as he spoke. Cassie nodded in acknowledgement. If some of them knew the basics, maybe it might not be as hard as she thinks it’s going to be to train these children.
“Yeah, Samuel steals things from town all the time.”
Cassie lifted an eyebrow and looked up at Brynjolf who kept staring at the kids.
“Okay children, I know you’re excited about this but don’t be making up stories. I have to go to town and get food for everyone, so please behave. Cassie and her husband will let me know if any of you misbehave.”
With that, Cassie and Brynjolf moved out of the way to let Constance leave.
“We’re not lying.” Runa said, walking up towards Cassie and smiling up at her.
“So you do go into town to steal things?” Brynjolf spoke up, uncrossing his arms and crouching down to their eye level.
Samuel nodded and shoved his hands in his pockets, pulling out septims. Both the redhead and Cassie turned to look at each other and smiled mischievously. This was even better than she thought.
“So, are you part of the group of thieves that live here in the city?” Both nodded and the kids’ eyes gleamed.
“Wow!” The glee in their voices made Cassie giggle with happiness. Turning around, she pulled Brynjolf down for a hug and kissed his cheek.
“Thank you so much for doing this.” She whispered as both stepped back from eachother, looking back at the kids.
“So, when do we start our training?” Runa asked , her smile never faltering. The children seemed more excited about learning the ropes of becoming professional thieves than having a famous thief for a mother.
“As soon as we all eat dinner together as a family.” The redhead turned back at her, a frown on his face.
“Lass, you know we can’t be wasting too much time here, we have a Guild to take care of.”
“You’re right. We’ll have to come up with a solution to the new problem.”
“Divines save me.” Brynjolf slapped his forehead with his hand , and Cassie wasn’t sure whether he wanted to laugh or cry.
“Don’t worry, husband, I always have a solution for any problem.”
“And that’s what worries me.” The kids laughed at them. The sound was so harmonious and cute it warmed Cassie’s heart. She couldn’t help herself but to bend down and cuddle them in her arms.
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