Phantom Hollow The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly...

She was dead.

And so Miraak's quest came to its end. He had found the sect Meldresi had set up, and he had found his sister as well; cold and dead in the ground, her soul in Sithis' embrace. Miraak clammed up then; he was not afraid of death, neither was Meldresi, but that still didn't ease the pain of losing his older sister. The Dark Brother's face was impassive as he processed the information. How did she die? He eventually asked, though several questions went unasked behind it: Was it painful? Was it quick? Did someone kill her? How long ago did she die?

Yes, He answered quickly. This was why he came; to see how this sect of the Dark Brotherhood was doing. It was the tail end of summer; autumn was beginning and winter would be quick to come. He would stay with them through the cold months; what he would do after the ice broke was still murky.