#told y’all he was manipulative to get his way 👀 he has good reason to as well

[wellthebardsdead]

Henwen: *Killed Grelod out of pure anger and hatred that someone could treat children so cruelly, no clue of any contract involving the dark brotherhood, only to wake up confused and lethargic after being drugged by Astrid and waking up in the abandoned shack in the middle of a swamp. Still in his pjs, aware he’s in danger and instinctively putting on the blind snow elf damsel act* m-my head- k-Kaidan- Kaidan my love where are you? I f-fell out of bed again- I can’t- I feel dizzy- where are you?

Astrid: Sleep well?

Henwen: *jumps and snaps his head in her direction but purposefully avoids looking directly at her but rather around her like he’s pretending he can’t see her* H-hello? Whose there? Who are you? Wh-where’s my husband? M-my guards?

Astrid: *falls for it immediately taking in the pitiful fragile bodied and seemingly blind elf before her, thinks Nazir gave her the wrong target* I’m in front of you… I’m here because you took a contract from the brotherhood. You killed Grelod the kind, the old woman who ran the orpha-

Henwen: K-killed?! N-no! My husband and I adopted our daughter Sissel from there! We- what- what’s going on here! Where are you?! *reaches out weakly and fumbles about like he’s one of the few blinded falmer who may or met not have survived only to stagger back in a ‘panic’ upon touching one of the hostages* WH-WHERE AM I?! KAIDAN?! KAIDAAAAAAN!!!

The hostages: *confused panicking*

Astrid: *now fully believing there’s been a horrible mistake and now she needs to clean up the mess* I’m so very sorry for this. This has been a terrible misunderstanding… *draws her dagger and walks to him towards him to cut his throat, fully believing he’s blind* Let me fix th-

Henwen: *suddenly launches forward and grabs her by the throat, filling her with electricity as he grabs her dagger and stabs her In the chest*

Astrid: *gargles and gasps for breath looking at him with terror in her eyes as she realises she was deceived* y-you…

Henwen: *smirks watching her body go limp* That’s payback for drugging me you bi- *pauses hearing Kaidans soft voice in a panic from behind the door*

Kaidan: My love?! Stand back I’m going to break down the door!

Henwen: *drops to his knees and pretends to be scared all over again, shakily holding the knife still in Astrid’s chest as the door is suddenly broken down* K-Kai? Is- is that you?

Kaidan: *disheveled and distressed as he stares at his blood stained husband* Wendy?! My wendy are you okay?! My darling answer me! *drops to his knees and takes the knife from his hands shoving it further into the assassins body only so he can pull his beloved safe into his arms* I’m so sorry, they drugged me! I woke up days ago! I tracked you here, I was so scared I’d lost you!

Henwen: *no longer pretending to be blind but keeping up his helpless little prince act* I- I was so scared- I woke up and everything hurt! I thought- I- and she- she tried to kill me… I- *looks at the blood on his hands and hugs into him as he starts to cry* t-take me home…. Please…

Kaidan: yes… but… *realises all three hostages may be privy to his husbands act of murder, provoked or not* … *picks Henwen up gently and sets him outside* one moment… my love…