Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-110.146.134.32-20130814063646/@comment-66.168.26.209-20141206200249

121.216.171.228 wrote: Also, this quest follows on from an orphanage of >children< being mistreated. The only character of the three who gives any indication of committing an act that would constitute a Dark Brotherhood contract is Fultheim talking (lying) about killing children.

Ok? Now that's all settled for you kiddies by someone with genius level intelligence we can all move along. There was no indication that it was children that he killed. His prior job merely dealt with slaughtering >men< in their sleep. Not exactly a class act, but do you blame the gun for killing someone, or the person who pulled the trigger.

Alea on the other hand is the only character caught in a lie. She indicates having 6 children to take care of all by herself, insinuating the husband is no longer part of the picture. But granted Astrids response to killing both her and Vasha:

"Hmm. The fearless wife and mother, and the underhanded Khajiit. Had to be one of them, right? Interesting choice."

It seems she hasn't been fully honest. Grelda was just as harsh with children under her care, if Alea's already lied about one thing, whose to say she isn't abusing her children as well. Couple that with her prattlings of killing you the second she escapes plus her response to intimidation makes her a clear choice for me. And Vasha is just a seedy character whom I felt needed putting down.