

Malborn will not provide a description of the supposed assassin, just that he is standing outside the city gates. Convinced that the Thalmor have sent an assassin to kill him, and still blaming you and Delphine for putting him in a tight spot, the scared Malborn is now stuck in the Cornerclub and will request your assistance to get him to safety. Due to his treachery, Malborn is obviously blacklisted by the Thalmor, and has decided to flee to Morrowind however, every time he tries to sneak out of Windhelm, he sees a suspicious Khajiit outside the gates.

If you manage to get Malborn out of the Thalmor Embassy at the end of Diplomatic Immunity, he will run all the way to Windhelm seeking shelter in the New Gnisis Cornerclub, a Dunmer tavern located in the Gray Quarter. Talk to Malborn after the quest Diplomatic Immunity.

An assassin waits for his prey outside Windhelm.
