@knockout709 I bet it was the goddamn elves!. Ironvar spat out whilst examining the two corpses of the poor travelers. they had bloody cuts in random area's and had attracted a small swarm of flies.
Ironvar picked around some more, rummaging through a poor Breton's backpack.
Hmm. I think the Thalmor killed a bunch of Blades and piled there corpses around where they captured the Dragonborn, If they even kidnapped him in the first place, for all we know they could've made a replica to goad us into a trap, bloody elves. These traveler's must've witnessed the whole damn thing and the Thalmor decided they didn't want witnesses so they gut them like rats. He found a small shiny Dagger, which reflected his view and was transparent. it was made of greenish glass. just like the ones the elves use.
See, they even planted this dagger here. I think they knew we would blame them instantly and are busy camping at wherever they keep the Harbinger, waiting for the first Human to walk through the door.