Stratos's people, on the other hand, have all too many of the blood-drinking fiends willing to try and make a meal of them. Word might get around if they keep winning those encounters, but it's hard to imagine they'll ever seem like a tougher target than Harkon's slayer.

Of course, Stratos being ignorant of all that, the tribune simply puts it down to 'the Dragonborn has larger and scalier problems to focus on'.

"I fear you're all too correct in that. I'll return in a while and see how you've fared - assuming no-one with a greater need appears in the meantime, I'll request a few phials to distribute among any residents who've taken ill."