User blog comment:Blood Reaper/Next Update accidentally revealed?/@comment-2.127.9.57-20120306202229/@comment-3428817-20120309010905

@Anon: It would only be taken if it was stolen. If you pick it up before the events of Alduin's Bane, then it won't be considered stolen. If you pick it up after the events of Alduin's Bane, then it will be considered stolen.