Devas might have fooled you, but you didn't have to kill him, %PCName. Go away.

Yes, we lied to you, but I swear it was all Devas's idea! He said we'd need to sacrifice a third guy if we wanted to get the Soul Anchor. I'm sorry it had to be you.

Devas is out to sell the Soul Anchor. It's worth quite a fortune, you know. He took off to Nivalis to find potential buyers. I really don't know where exactly he'll be, but if you ask around maybe someone there'll know. Look, %PCName. I know you must be mad at us with a Daedric creature after you and all, but I'm begging you not to harm us.

All right, I'll talk. As you might have already guessed, Devas isn't really a scholar of Daedric artifacts. Devas and I run a small... business that sells rare treasures to the highest bidders. Usually Devas does all the research and I fetch the items. But this time we knew there'd be a guardian of some sort assigned to the Soul Anchor, so we needed a third person to do the dirty work. You, %PCName.

I might know where Devas is, but I'm no snitch.

He's downstairs. Try not to cause any trouble, okay?

I guess you must be the buyer he mentioned he's waiting for. You can find him downstairs.

Hmm, now that you mention it, I think I saw a shifty-looking Dunmer that matches his description enter the Black Ogre Tavern. If you're quick enough, you should still find him there.