

Krillo will assume that the approaching pair are there to kill him, nonchalantly explaining that he was told to expect a Redguard with eyes like a cat. Nasrin reveals the next target is Krillo, who can be found sitting at the bar of the Silverblood Inn at Markarth. Though outraged at the prospect of only delaying the targets’ deaths, Tikrid concedes that Nasrin is their only lead, and can be killed before he fulfils the contracts. He proposes Tikrid and the Dragonborn take the targets’ names from him, and save them from the Redguard, freeing him to kill them at a later date. He explains that targets are simply taken from a list compiled by citizens, bypassing the black sacrament, but is unforthcoming on who oversees the operation. When he left to freelance, he discovered she had taken the same route. Their acrimony stretches back to guild membership of the Dark Brotherhood, where she steadfastly proved to be a superior assassin. He cites a yellow-eyed Redguard girl, his nemesis for some time, as they are both hired killers and she has beaten him to every target.


As the mob disperses, Nasrin appears in the shadows, claiming to know who’s responsible. Noticing the player, she will disclose somewhat incredulously that the killer was able to escape undetected even though the killing took place within range of the guards. Tikrid will be in the crowd that has gathered. Upon returning to Solitude, the player will be greeted by what appears to be the aftermath of an assassination. In the third part of the Darkened Steel questline, the player learns that Darksteel cult members are being assassinated, and must broker an unusual deal in an attempt to track down the killer. Solitude, Markarth, Silverblood Inn, Nchuand-Zel Excavation Site
