Arrow of Extrication ( Quest ) Arrow of Extrication is a quest in . Amusei will meet the Hero in a major city and ask them to meet the Gray Fox at the home of Malintus Ancrus in Chorrol . The Gray Fox wants them to steal the Arrow of Extrication from Fathis Aren ' s room in Castle Bravil . Walkthrough . It is advised to bring many healing potions and lockpicks or the Skeleton Key that is gained from the " Nocturnal " quest , as this is a long quest . Bravil Castle . After speaking to the Gray Fox , head over to Bravil and enter the castle . From the Great Hall , head up the stairs and into the Lord ' s Manor North Wing . It will be hard to gain undetected access to it at night , since two guards stand by the door at all times . Either use invisibility when picking the lock , go away and sleep , or wait until morning . Go down the hallway a bit and enter the first room on the left ; this is Fathis Aren ' s room . The Hero won ' t find the Arrow in his room , but they may notice that there is a movable pillar straight across from the door one entered . Activate it and enter Bravil Wizard ' s Grotto . Bravil Wizard ' s Grotto . The Grotto is a long winding set of tunnels and rooms that are filled with Conjurers , Mudcrabs and enemies scaled to the Hero ' s level , like Spider Daedra , Frost Atronach . Head straight ahead and they ' ll be confronted with a leveled Dremora . Kill him and keep going straight through the gate . Follow the water - filled tunnel until one get to a deep pool of water . Kill the slaughterfish and swim down ( past a few rock ledges . Looking to the left ( roughly north ) , one will notice an opening in the wall . Swim through that and back onto land . Swimming too far down one will pass it and they ' re underwater , so watch out . If one desires to confront the Giant Slaughterfish further down , swim to the bottom and through the large hole . The fish will be waiting on either side . There is a secret exit after a small tunnel ( roughly west ) that leads to a trapdoor . The fish will drop a large loot with an enchanted item . The trapdoor comes out underwater in the southern end of Niben Bay . One will need some form of water breathing potions , the Rumare ring the Hero got after doing Go Fish or the Fin Gleam that can be found near Anvil , to reach the trapdoor and to reach the surface when going through it . After going through the opening , follow the tunnels and rooms ( there ' s only one main way ) to the Bravil Wizard ' s Lair . On the way they will pass the Nirnroot . The Hero may come across more Conjurers , rats , or Dremora . In the Lair , here again it ' s one main way , follow the hallways and rooms , fighting or sneaking past Conjurers or other enemies . Fathis Aren ' s Tower . Once entering the Tower the Hero will be met with multiple Oblivion - type monsters depending on level , along with anything else the Daedra conjure and often at the same time . Kill them all and get up to the third floor where they ' ll find a small room with a chest containing the Arrow of Extrication and the tower key . Fathis Aren will be here if he hasn ' t attacked earlier . If the Hero has already reached the rank of Arch - Mage in the Mages Guild , he will not attack . One can pick all the contents of the chest ( the only chest that does not belong to Fathis , otherwise they ' ll be suspended from the Mages Guild ) and walk out of the tower ' s large door using the key from the chest . If the Hero is spotted , Fathis will attack ( note that killing him will result in suspension from the Mages Guild ) . An alternative solution to sparing Fathis is if the Hero is the Arch - mage , as he will not even look up from his work and ignore the Hero or simply run towards the chest , plunder the contents and run out of the tower . Return to the Gray Fox in Chorrol for the reward . He will give the Hero 500 gold .