Castle Volikhar: Reinforcements

Marcus walked towards the dark and overshadowing Castle Volikhar, he smiled, an almost genuine smile, as he walked across the bridge and into the castle. Upon his arrival into the court of Harkon he walked onto the balcony overlooking the feast that never ends in the court and sees Harkon who stands up when he sees Marcus and says, "Marcus!" astonished to see him.

Marcus responds with, "In the flesh,".

Shadock walked up with Marcus and stood on the Balcony with him. He look at the Lord Harkon of who he would now be allied and began to walk down the stairs. " Tis a pleasure to finally meet you Harkon. I am Shadock Akivari."

Harkon nodded and said to Shadock, "It is a pleasure to meet you as well and an even greater surprise to see Marcus awake,". Marcus nodded grabbing some flesh on the table eating it as he was quite hungry from the trip.

Shadock walks down the stairs and takes a seat in a chair near Harkon, "lets get down to business shall we?"

"Yes, let's," says Harkon sitting down in his main seat, "So, a letter from Marcus said you need troops for something big, what is it?" asked Harkon leaning over towards Shadock.

Shadock smirks "we are planning something big indeed. We plan to take the lands of Skyrim for ourselves."

Harkon nodded, "An ambitious goal indeed and no better time either with the men of the land being so divided," said Harkon stroking his goatee.

"Yes, but if we were to strike as they battle then we take them all by surprise," said Harkon

Harkon chuckles as he looked at Marcus, "One of my clan turned him, he's a Volikhar, and he was a good vampire and an even greater Lord he inspired fear and respect more of the latter from his fellow Lords, he stayed with us when he was being chased down by those mages that imprisoned him, as his own clan home in Cyrodil had been destroyed, but now let me ask you this you are not Volikhar which bloodline are you?," said Harkon.

Harkon nodded and asked, "Is your bloodline contributing to this little war of yours?"

Harkon nodded, "Then we will throw our support towards you," said Harkon as Marcus walked over and asked Harkon, "So will you be joining us, Harkon?" asked Marcus and Harkon nodded.

This is where Marcus spoke up as in his life he was a leader of men, "Neither we need to strike at Markarth, man the roads leading into Markarth cutting it off from the towns and other cities this way we can move in without having to worry to much about reinforcements, we move in during the dead of night while all are asleep, take the Jarl's home and kill the guards, capture the civilians for blood farming and set up in Markarth so that we can launch assaults from there, but all the while we need to silence the city no word in or out Skyrim can not hear about what happens," said Marcus as he unrolls a map pointing to several locations.

Marcus nodded, "Enacting some sabotage getting through that gate without someone on the inside would be tough," said Marcus, Harkon agreed nodding.

"What time should we be doing this, it may take time for the other vampires to get in place and come to Skyrim" asked Harkon to Shadock.

"Yes, with our current numbers though we could move on Markarth if we have some help from inside the city," said Marcus

I will go to Markarth and begin to set up I have contacts in the city