“Is there any good news?” he asked, suspecting he could guess the answer.
“Depends what you mean by good,” Galmar shrugged. “But rumours the Dragonborn was involved have reached Solitude, and General Tullius is down in Markarth now with Rikke, investigating just what happened and how Igmund could have the Jarl of Solitude in his city, have her get arrested and then abducted by the Forsworn. They say he'll be lucky to keep his Jarldom.”
Which wasn't the best news in the world – Igmund's father had been a good man, and the Empire would likely find some puppet Jarl to replace his son. About the only use to the Stormcloaks that would be was if the new ruler proved utterly incompetent or harsh and half the Hold pledged their support to him in protest. Somehow Ulfric doubted this.
“It seems like your insane plan to rally popular support is finally sounding like a good idea,” Ulfric sighed. “All right, fine, we'll go after the Crown. Send for Njada. She must have delved a few ancient ruins in her time. About time we put her talents to use, hmm?”
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A/N: So there you have it, the Companions and Guild swap missions and everybody's happy! Next chapter, Elisif's on the road again, trying to learn Dragonrend, a job that proves harder than she thought.
Re: The Wolf Queen Awakens 19.10
“Depends what you mean by good,” Galmar shrugged. “But rumours the Dragonborn was involved have reached Solitude, and General Tullius is down in Markarth now with Rikke, investigating just what happened and how Igmund could have the Jarl of Solitude in his city, have her get arrested and then abducted by the Forsworn. They say he'll be lucky to keep his Jarldom.”
Which wasn't the best news in the world – Igmund's father had been a good man, and the Empire would likely find some puppet Jarl to replace his son. About the only use to the Stormcloaks that would be was if the new ruler proved utterly incompetent or harsh and half the Hold pledged their support to him in protest. Somehow Ulfric doubted this.
“It seems like your insane plan to rally popular support is finally sounding like a good idea,” Ulfric sighed. “All right, fine, we'll go after the Crown. Send for Njada. She must have delved a few ancient ruins in her time. About time we put her talents to use, hmm?”
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A/N: So there you have it, the Companions and Guild swap missions and everybody's happy! Next chapter, Elisif's on the road again, trying to learn Dragonrend, a job that proves harder than she thought.