Letine Arese Letine Arese was an assistant to minister Hierem . She secretly worked as an spy for Emperor Titus Mede I . Appearance . Arese was a petite blond woman of thirtyone years . She had a small frame , turned - up nose , and short blond hair that made her seem almost like a little girl . Her blue eyes held a cold intensity that was quite unchildlike . She had a black tattoo of a wolf ’ s head , the Emperor ’ s personal brand , on her hip . History . Umbriel Crisis . Every time prince Attrebus decided to embark in a dangerous adventure , Gulan reported to Arese and she informed the Emperor to avoid bringing risk to the prince ' s life . Hierem had plotted to become Emperor , and he needed Attrebus dead . Despite Arese ' s refusal to use criminals to ambush and kill the prince , Hierem hired Calvur and his men to do the job . When Attrebus planned to secretly march on Umbriel , Arese informed Hierem instead of the Emperor . She could not have warned Titus without revealing herself to Hierem . Colin discovered that Arese was responsible for not warning the Emperor about Attrebus ' plans . Colin had sent some letters blackmailing Arese saying that he knew what she had done . Arese thought that the author of the letters could be one of Calvur ' s men , so she met them in their hideout . Colin followed Arese , who after walking through the alleyways of the Imperial City knocked the door of a house . Someone opened the door , and she entered the building . Colin discovered a window , so he climbed and casted a spell to open it . Colin hid in the shadows and overheard the conversation between Arese and Calvur . Arese accused Calvur or one of his men of being the blackmailer . Calvur offered to deal with the blackmailer at no extra charge . Arese summoned a daedra who killed all the thugs . Arese felt that someone else was in the building , but the daedra could not find Colin . The house caught fire , and Colin scaped the building . Arese ' s men discovered Colin spying on her , so she sent her thugs to kidnape him . The thugs covered Colin ' s head and brought her to Arese . Arese killed her men and unbound Colin . She explained Colin that she had been put in the minister ' s office ten years ago by the Emperor to spy on Hierem . Arese offered Colin to work with her to gather proof of Hierem ' s involvement in Attrebus ' attack . The inspector agreed to help Arese . Colin contacted Arese to inform her that some documents dealing with Black Marsh had been censored in Hierem ' s office . Arese knew that Hierem had done a secret trip to Black Marsh . Delia Huerc had accompanied Hierem in the trip , but she died of an illness a few days after her return . Colin offered to inspect Delia ' s old home for clues . Colin waited Arese outside her home to report his discovery . Colin realised that an assassin had infiltrated Arese ' s house . Arese entered the building , and Colin broke in breaking a window . Arese realised that she was being attacked , so she summoned a daedra . Colin killed the assassin , but a second assassin approached him from behind . The daedra killed the last assassin . Arese tried to heal Colin , but the tension of the situation led them to give free reign to pasion . Colin informed Arese about his discovery , and asked her to contact the Emperor . However , the Emperor needed solid evidence . Arese ended up revealing Colin the password to contact the Emperor . Titus could not risk confronting Hierem without solid evindence so he provided Colin a key to Hierem ' s chambers . Umbriel approached the Imperial City , and Letine needed a safehouse . Colin guided her through the sewers to a secret room where she could stay . In addition , it led to the ministry . Colin intended to infiltrate in the minister ' s chambers to search for proof , but Arese thought that the Emperor wanted Colin to kill Hierem . Colin refused to kill the minister unless he was explicitly ordered to do so by the Emperor . Colin came back with some sort of a map . Letine said that she knew of someone who might be able to tell her what the drawing meant . Colin was afraid that the Dark Brotherhood might still be searching for Letine , but he allowed her to leave the basement . In the meantime , Colin discovered Attrebus might be captive in Hierem ' s chambers . Arese came back a few days later , but she told Colin that she could not find out anything about the diagram . Colin informed her about his discovery , so they headed to Hierem ' s chambers . They discovered Attrebus and Sul locked in cells . Colin managed to open the locks . Once the prince was free , they designed a plan . Hierem was in Umbriel , when he was teleported back the his chambers , Sul and Attrebus would in turn be sent to Umbriel . Colin and Letine would attack Hierem as soon as the saw him . When Hierem appeared , Colin thrusted his knife toward the base of his skull . Yet , he did not intend to kill the minister , he wanted to interrogate him . Colin felt a sob heave up from his chest , then he slumped down to the floor . Arese summoned a daedra who attacked Hierem . The daedra wounded him severly , but he managed to defeat it . Hierem asked Letine whether she had discovered what he was up to . Letine told him what she knew . When he was about to kill Arese , Colin threw a knife at Hierem . Hierem noticed Colin ' s attack , and he dodged the knife . While Hierem was distracted with Colin another daedra butchered Hierem ending with his life . Colin was confused about Letine , he asked her why she had told him she did not know what the diagram meant . Before ending the sentence , Letine slipped her knife under his ribs and left the room . Colin managed to rise . He found a secret door open , so he walked up the stairs that he encountered . He discovered Letine performing a ritual at the very axis of the White - Gold Tower . She had discovered from Hierem ' s diagram how to steal the tower ' s power . She could now have enough power never to be afraid again . Letine loved Colin , and she offered him to join her , but Colin could not leave her perform the ritual . Letine started to summon a daedra , but Colin yanked the knife from his chest and aimed it at Letine . The knife hit Letine in the eye , instantly killing her .