After infiltrating the Thalmor Embassy, return to Riverwood and inform Delphine of what you learned from the Thalmor records. Now, you must retrieve the archivist Esbern from his hiding place in Riften, and you're given a code phrase to say to him.
The journal will direct you to talk to Brynjolf. You may speak to him, Dirge, or Vekel the Man inside The Ragged Flagon. All three give an option to persuade or bribe them for information on Esbern's location, although this is not necessary if the player has already joined the Thieves Guild. They will tell you that Esbern is located in the Ratway Warrens. As the location is accessible before this, you have to the option to proceed directly to Esbern without talking to them. Speaking with Keerava, the Riften innkeeper, also advances the quest. The quest continues as normal and will update with both finding Esbern and talking to Brynjolf. Thalmor are still present in the Ratway regardless.
The sewers and tunnels beneath Riften are inhabited by a number of thugs and three or four Thalmor warriors searching for Esbern. When you reach the door to Esbern's room, he is very wary of Thalmor agents and initially refuses entry. You may persuade him by saying Delphine sent you, you can tell him the password "Where were you on the 30th of Frostfall?", or you may explain that you are the Dragonborn.
Once Esbern is convinced that Delphine sent you, he tells you what he knows: Alduin the World-Eater's return has apocalyptic implications, and Esbern's warnings of this threat have been consistently ignored. He agrees to follow you to Delphine's base in Riverwood.
As soon as Esbern leaves his hovel, more Thalmor agents show up and attack. Esbern is a capable mage, summoning atronachs whenever engaged in battle. In the Warrens, the retired soldier Salvianus will attack the first Thalmor that appear, shouting "No, you cant be here! You're all dead! I already killed you over and over!" Exit back to Riften through the Warrens. While escorting Esbern through Riften, watch out for Gissur and Shavari (hired informants for the Thalmor), who will likely attack.
Leave Riften for the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood. You can fast travel if he is following you. Note that if you asked him to show you the way out via the "Do you know the way out?" dialog option, he is not actually following you and you must have him wait and re-follow; otherwise, he will potentially get stuck on the way out and will not automatically show up with fast travel.
Once he is reunited with Delphine, the next quest begins.
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