Against the Dominion || Azariel & Ulfric
It had been a relatively slow day for hunting. The deer in the area were wary of people, and always seemed to sense her coming, despite all her best efforts to remain quiet. After several hours, Azariel packed her things and gave up, figuring that she would have to wait until tomorrow to get some new fur pelts. They were best for repairing her armor, but whatever she was left over with could be sold.
The Snow Elf had been heading out of the deeper woods when she heard voices ahead. The area had been clear of people only hours ago, but she didn’t want to assume anything. Carefully, she set her pack on the ground, drawing an arrow from her quiver, she stepped lightly, tense with each passing moment. Someone laughed harshly, and she thought she heard words spoken in Aldmeris... High Elves.
Her pale blue eyes narrowed angrily, for the voices most likely belonged to Thalmor agents. Had they been tracking her? Did they know she was passing through this way? If that was the case, she would have no choice but to fight or find a longer way around them. That latter plan was far less favorable. She tried to get closer, to listen in on their conversation. What she overheard was something about the Stormcloaks. An ambush then...
That wouldn’t happen on her watch. Azariel began climbing the nearest tree, and peered out through the leaves. She could see the Stormcloaks coming up the road, completely unaware of the ambush waiting for them. Quickly, she notched an arrow to her bow and shot it down into the road, aiming carefully and timing it so that the arrow landed in the ground in front of one of them. She couldn’t tell who, but from where she was, she could see some of the soldiers reaching for their weapons.
That Thalmor below became aware of this as well, and cursed their bad luck before they began their own attack. Azariel could pick off a few from her current position, but it was so much more interesting to fight them on the ground. And so she descended the tree, ran back to where she dropped her things, scooping the pack over her free shoulder before she headed back for the road. She could hear the battle now, as she aimed and shot another arrow, catching one of the Thalmor by surprise.
“Dammit, there’s another one!” The agent cried out, turning to face her. He cast a bolt of lightning that struck her in the shoulder before she tackled the bastard to the ground.
Azariel grabbed a small knife from the belt strapped to her right thigh. “Hey, recognize this?” She held up the knife, shaped in the likeness of the symbol of Talos. The mer’s eyes widened before she stabbed the knife down into his chest. But she didn’t get to finish him off before she had to dodge the mace of another, causing her to roll off her target.