Reigenleif arrived at the gates to the cities prison somewhat later than Zaveed and the Breton girl Elayna. Despite her redguard garb, her utter inexperience with hiding in plain sight and nervousness that she'd be discovered made her stand out rather more than the others. All this sneaking about and conspiring just wasn't her forte. She may be a mage, but she was also a Nord, and Nords tended to deal with their problems rather head on. Usually with a large axe, or in her case, fireballs.

Thus she had waited until the other two had completed this crucial phase of the operation successfully before catching up to them. She reached Zaveed past the gates just as Elayna did, and was just in time to hear his words to her and see the expression on her face. Reigenleif had been entirely unaware that there were some in the party that did not consider the occasional killing a normal thing. Granted she was unused to fighting in a city against men of the law, but right now they were the enemy, just like the many bandits and marauders she had slain in her travels. Zaveeds words inspired some guilt in Reigenleif. She knew it had been entirely possible for her to be the one that dealt with the other guard, and if she had it would've saved poor Elayna another death on her conscience.

The feeling was short lived however, as the trio quickly entered the building, Zaveed leading the way. It wasn't long before a guard stumbled out half-prepared to face them. Reigenleif raised a hand, lightning spell at the ready, but before she could strike the poor man down with magicka Zaveed was on him, quickly taking him down and asking questions. The cat mans speed and prowess continued to impress her, but she kept the spell ready just in case. That preparedness payed off when moments later another two Guards burst into the room, this time fully prepared to fight. Reigenleif’s hand flexed, and a bolt of lightning shot forth to strike the female guard in the shoulder of her sword arm. Her body tensed up as the electricity flowed through it, burning away what little nascent magicka the non-mage had in a sensation the woman would find highly unpleasant and unusual. Even as this was happening, Reigenleif was preparing a powerful fire spell in her free hand. Normally she preferred ice magic, but the climate made it more intensive to cast and she wanted to avoid the more exhausting magic this early on.

The moment the female Guard recovered, Reigenleif cast the incinerating sphere of fire towards her with a flick of her wrist. The woman's eyes widened for a moment before the bolt struck her, flinging her back into the wall where she fell into a crumpled, unmoving heap. Reigenleif prepared another spell for the other guard then, but it seemed the poor man had already been dealt with by the time it was ready. Lowering her hand, she followed Zaveed into the guards communal bedroom. While he acquired the key they needed, she looked around to see if any of the guards had Dwemer baubles she could take for study. She desperately wanted to compare modern Dwemer items to the ancient ones, preferably without them being still attached to an actual Dwemer. Unfortunately, despite her best hopes, the room was quite bare of valuables.

When they arrived in the considerably more expansive than expected lower story, Reigenleif’s head was already buzzing with possible approaches. She could easily unlock all the doors with magic precluding the need for them to retrieve any keys, but if she did that she'd likely expend almost all her magicka on it and the other would need to protect her due to the number of locks. That might be an option normally, but she didn't want to force Elayna into a position where killing a great many guards was her only option. No, Reigenleif was the mage best suited for eliminating the guards, and thats what she would do. First though, she would let Zaveed know her intentions and find out how many people they were actually facing. She looked at the Khajiit with a grin and then raised her hand close to her heart, pink swirls of light already contained within her fingers. The detect life spell flickered into existence, changing Reigenleif’s perception and shading Zaveed and Elayna in a roiling mass of light that signified they were alive. She looked around the room carefully, counting each other pink mass as she saw it. There were quite a few prisoners, but they were sitting still and hiding in their cells for the most part. She spoke then, very softly so only her two companion could hear. “I see three guards at a table in the common area, one up by the desk, and two patrolling. I think. There might be some hiding in front of the prisoners...” With that she released the magicka in her hand and paused a moment. Detect life wasn't the easiest spell for her to maintain, as it was near the limit of her Alteration abilities.

“The three at the table I can deal with quickly, but everyones going to know when I do.” She whispered, a grin forming on her face as she added “It's going to be quite... explosive. So if you are going to do any sneaking, probably best do it beforehand... Tell me how long you need and i'll wait for that count before getting started.” She whispered with a wink at Zaveed. She then began edging closer to the table where the three guards were sitting, keeping very quiet as she moved. She was already mentally preparing to cast a rune spell, a type of magic predominantly practiced in Skyrim. The Ice rune was clear in her mind and a miniature version appeared in her hand, hidden beneath the folds of her cloak to stop the light from alerting the guards, even as she counted down for the others to do what they did.