Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-101.103.30.52-20140208005740/@comment-67.171.204.231-20140227062838

Skald is the one who gives the bounty quest. I'm on my way back to collect on it right now. I had completed Waking Nightmare and went to buy property when he told me to kill the giant. Other than that option all I could say were the two other dialog choices the OP asked about. (I'm at level 137, but I recall getting the quest previously at around level 40 or so.)