It was a cold Frostfall night, or was it a late afternoon? It did not matter. The Ratways were always cold, day and night. It mattered not the month of the year or the weather of the day. All that was certain in the Ratways Warrens is that it was damp, sodden, and nippy. There were men outside of his room, Stormcloak men. It's been years since he had held a sword for the Legion, these Stormcloaks weren't concerned about his past service, that was certain. No, these men didn't just come to gawk at poor old Salvianus.
"Are you Saerlund Red-Bear?" one of the blue-men asked.
"Saerlund..." Salvianus whispered to himself. "No one has called me Saerlund since..."
"Seize him." ordered the other.
There was a quick skirmish between the two blue-men and the ex-Imperial. They subdued him fairly easily and fitted his hands in bindings.
"What is the meaning of this!? I have done nothing to you Stormcloaks! I'm just an old soldier, nothing more! I'll have you know that I am..."
"We already know who you are, Saerlund Red-Bear." interrupted a man clad in a blue fur-trimmed coat emerging from the shadow, his face half-obscured. "That's why Skyrim is in need of you."
The shadowed man fully stepped out of his dark corner to reveal himself as none other than Ulfric Stormcloak.
Salvianus falls to his knees and weeps at Ulfric's feet.
"Aye, I have missed you too, Brother..." murmured Ulfric.
Author's note: I wrote this little story during my free time just for the heck of it. At first I wanted to make this a shorty, but midway through writing the second chapter I decided to make this a long one. I have already written down Chapters 3 to 5, so I'll upload them in the following days.
I don't plan on updating or adding new chapters regularly since I only write during my free time. Expect 2 new chapters per update though.
Hope you enjoyed. Comments and criticisms are welcomed.
PS: Didn't really know how to categorize this fic since it wasn't entirely focused on Adventure or Fantasy. But after 2 seconds of contemplation I decided to list this under Drama and Fantasy. Might change it later.
PSS: This is my fourth ever fanfic. And I've only ever started writing fiction recently. 3 weeks, I think.
