Key NPC keeps running away from me

So in my mischievious ways i knocked out Brother Nicodemus to steal his things, the problem here is that i now want to finnish the Pestilence sidequest and i need him for the cure but everytime i try to talk to him he just runs away immediately he sees me.

Anyway i can solve this problem without loading a previous save?

You need to go to jail to atone for your crimes. Then Nicodemus will still be distrustful of you (zero rep) but not in fear of you.

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And do i need to get in trouble again? Cuz the guards dont have a problem with me

Punch a guard, don’t stab him.