Loud and Clear Loud and Clear is a quest available in . Walkthrough . The Cistern . First , the Dragonborn needs to follow Brynjolf into the The Ragged Flagon - Cistern . The entrance is hidden behind a wardrobe in the hallway past the bar . Once inside the Cistern they need to speak to Mercer Frey , the Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild . He is found either standing near his desk or wandering the main area . Mercer will assign the Dragonborn the first job in the Thieves Guild , which requires from the Dragonborn to go to the Goldenglow Estate to teach the proprietor a lesson . Before going there , the Dragonborn can optionally talk to Vex in order to discover the location of the secret entrance to the estate . Goldenglow Estate . When the Dragonborn reaches the Goldenglow Estate , they have to burn three hives and empty the safe in the house . Burning the hives . The bee hives are marked on the map . The easiest path to reach them is from the rocks below the northwestern side of the island by jumping on them . The easiest way to burn them is with the Flames spell or to shoot them using a bow enchanted to cause fire damage . If the Dragonborn ' s equipped weapon has a fire damage enchantment , or if they ' re holding a torch , just walking close to a beehive will set it on fire . If the Dragonborn burns any more , Brynjolf will be displeased and the Dragonborn will forfeit any money reward . If the Dragonborn has been detected , it is advisable to jump into the lake behind the house and swim for a little while until they are hidden . Emptying the safe . In order to reach the safe , one must pick the expert locked door first . To reach the door , the Dragonborn can either use the sewers , about which they find out after talking with Vex , or swim around the estate until they reach the door with the quest mark . Once in the house , the Dragonborn must open the expert locked safe . Before going for the safe , it is advisable to get the key held by Aringoth . In order to reach Aringoth , the Dragonborn must sneak past mercenaries to the 2nd floor of the Goldenglow Estate . Once on the 2nd floor , the Dragonborn must again sneak past mercenaries and reach Aringoth , who is sitting on the chair in a corner of his room . He can be either persuaded or intimidated to give the key to the Dragonborn . If both attempts fail , he will turn hostile upon exiting the conversation ; however , killing him does not fail the quest in any way and the Dragonborn will still receive payment . When Aringoth turns hostile , all mercenaries on the 2nd floor are alert and looking for the Dragonborn , still there is no need in killing them , since after getting the key from the owner ' s body and immediately leaving the 2nd floor the mercenaries will get back to their normal patrolling routes and will not leave the 2nd floor in order to chase the Dragonborn . Alternatively , one can jump on Aringoth ' s head and then crouch . Once the Dragonborn is " hidden " , they can pickpocket his key . The Queen Bee Statue on the right of Aringoth ' s bed is a larceny target and the Dragonborn will be rewarded with gold if returned to Delvin Mallory . Once the 2nd floor is left , the Dragonborn needs to make their way to the basement , which is through a steel barred gate , in the same hallway of the patrolling guard . When in the basement , one needs to sneak through the mercenaries . It is possible to sneak easily past all of the guards , except for the last one . For the last one , the Dragonborn must either use a Potion of Invisibility , use the Throw Voice shout to send him away or fire an arrow into the next room . The Dragonborn can also sneak past him by going in front of him , then cut back to the door . If all else fails , the Dragonborn can run and quickly take items from the safe and leave the basement with all guards there being hostile . If the Dragonborn picked Aringoth ' s pockets or looted the key from his corpse , the safe will unlock effortlessly . Returning to Brynjolf . After the Dragonborn escapes the estate , they need to return to Brynjolf . He will be in the Cistern . An easier way to get there is to go to Riften ' s graveyard , and press the button on the large tomb to reveal a secret passageway .