Also, WhyTF is it listed as "Stolen" in the description box?

Did you steal it or did Bothela give it to you?

LMAO yea and when he pays you he said "Here's some coin for your trouble... AND your discretion" hahahahahahaha

A lot of quest items appear as stolen in your inventory, even though they were given to you by an NPC. It's still a funny little quest though, including all the 'subtle' references

She gave it to me. I resent the implication! I've never stolen anything in this game in my life...much.

OMFG, I was saying "...and my discretion." right before he did. It was kinda' hilarious actually because when I went up to him the way I stopped I wasn't facing him - I was kinda' standing next to him looking past him like it was a discreet drug deal. Umm...well...like I've seen in the movies.

OK then. In a similar situation I have some Alchemy ingredients that are red in my Alchemy chest in one of my houses. I may have accidentally stolen some of them, but not as many as are displayed red...maybe they were given to me as well.