Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-768817-20140819022716/@comment-11457306-20140820022132

Aiyanna ran along the docks a Leyawin, shoving people aside and knocking over barrels and baskets, trying to slow her pursuers. A basket of apples caused them the most trouble, with one of the guards tripping and falling into the ocean with a cry and a splash.

One down.

There were two more. She was aggravated--she'd only been trying to get something to eat. She was ready to pay honest Septims too. Then some sneak thief stole a piece of meat from the stand and the merchant had accused her and called the guards. There was no use in denying it or standing on her innocence--she was Nord--and someone in Skyrim had just killed the Emperor. Her very nationality condemned her. (Early instance of racial profiling.)

So she ran. She didn't know the city and had wound up at the docks, trapped by the sea.

When the guard fell into the water, the remaining two began to fire at her with arrows. One narrowly missed, clipping her shoulder and separating the lacing from one sleeve. Gasping, desperate, she turned on her heel and charged. Both men slid to a stop in surprise and tried to draw their short swords. She hit one man running and bowled him into the water. Then she kicked the other in the gut and when he doubled over, she brought both fists down as hard as she could on the back of his head and brought her knee up. His nose broke with a satisfying crunch. Shoving him into the water as well, she ran and hid quickly in a crate.

Unfortunately, the crates were being loaded onto a ship.