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Promises to Keep is a quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Objectives

• Speak to Sibbi Black-Briar
• (optional) Steal the Lodge Stash
• (optional) Tell Maven Black-Briar about the plan
• Steal Frost's Lineage Papers
• Steal Frost
• Return to Louis Letrush

Walkthrough

To start the mission go to Riften to The Bee and Barb and talk to Louis Letrush. He will ask you to relay a message to Maven Black-Briar's son, Sibbi Black-Briar, who is held up in Riften Jail.

Persuade or Bribe the guard to let you into the jail. Sibbi Black-Briar will then tell you that he doesn't own the horse, but it is the property of the family. He will direct you to Black-Briar Lodge where you can find the lineage papers you can take. If you persuade Sibbi further you can also obtain the key to the strongbox in the lodge.

You have the option then to inform Maven Black-Briar of the plot. She will direct you to steal Frost and you can continue the same as if you didn't talk to her.

When you arrive at the lodge the guards will attack you if you ignore their warnings to stay away. Ignore them anyway then loot the lodge's key from one of them. There may also be a dragon flying overhead that you can deal with first. The guards outside will fight the dragon as well allowing you to let the dragon thin the ranks while you battle it.

Near the front door you can take the ladder down to the right and find the lineage papers and the strong box. If you successfully persuaded Sibbi to increase your reward earlier, then you should be able to open the strong box with the key the provided. The box holds 250 gold.

Take the papers and then steal the horse Frost outside and ride north to find Louis Letrush.

From here you have a few options.

• Receive payment (1000 gold) and give Frost to Letrush
• Kill Letrush and keep Frost.
• Persuade Letrush to give you Frost and the payment threatening to tell Maven Black-Briar.

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