the road toward Morthal was long one. Lord Skyward-Bade thought to himself as he looked at his daughter Diva's corpse inside her pinewood coffin. dam Vampires came home from chopping wood out side of our house Lakeview Manor with her twin Zelda when we found the blood drinkers sinking their teeth into her pulled out her bow and shoot and killed one of them with her bow. the other ran off before I could behead it. she was dry of blood. the next day I tearfully used the wood we made to make a coffin for her. now here we are taking her to be buried next to her mother in Morthal. I look toward my son who has a squad of Imperial troop escorting us on this melancholic ride to her grave. I didn't see what happened next i just woke up in Whiterun with Zelda asleep in a bed next to mine.

"Don't move"

I turn and see a two young men standing across from me.

I move for my Blades sword.

the tall one kicks it toward me.

"Since you and I are both Nords I understand your need to be armed."

"What happened."

Dragon he came in incinerated the box on you cart. the Imperials ran for cover and shot arrows and chased after it when if started flying toward Helgen. we saw the whole the girl was dragging you away form the fire. you looked like you were ready to fight the entire Thalmor army with the way you were shaking and screaming."

we took to our camp near Falkreath."

"but the Empire doesn't have any-oh. your Stormcloaks aren't you"

the tall one nods

"we aren't prisoners are we?"

the short one opens his mouth

"would we have armed you if you were?"

"But were escorting by Imperial troops, I'm a former general for their army."

you were a Nord and you famously defended Solitude from Ondolemar's Armies with half of your garrison assisting Ulfric's troops in Winterhold. Not only that but when you got orders to retreat you not only disobeyed, but ordered more troops to Ulfric when he visited this camp to rearm after his escape from Helgen. not only ordered us to offer you food and shelter but to assist you in anything you need except fighting our fellow Stormcloaks. he also said if you wish to join the Stormcloaks he will make you his chief general and you will become Jarl of Solitude when he wins."

I Pause if I join I will be wealthy the rest of my life. Zelda could even become Princess of Skyrim since Jarl Ulfric doesn't have any if the stormcloaks lose I will be killed as a traitor,Zelda will be Exiled all my property will be sold, and I wouldn't even be able to be buried like a Nord but have my head will be stuck on a spike in the Imperial City.

"Thanks but no thanks. tell Jarl Ulfric I appreciate his offer but I really just want the war to end. however tell him I would be happy to serve Skyrim once it's independent."

"Of course is there anything you need before we send you out on your way?"

"I could use some men to hunt for the Dragon"

"Jarl Ulfric said the same thing. He was about to be executed in Helgen when the Dragon attacked,although it saved his life he knows dragons mean the end times are upon us he doesn't want to waste time on civil war if the worlds going to end."

"The coffin I was bringing what happened to it?"

"We have it outside loaded on a cart we will send some of our best troops to escort you with it."

So I walk out side with the tall one and I find the coffin charred but still intact.

"Open it"

"You sure the corpse may look like the person you knew?"

"Open it"

"Fine" the lid slides off and I collapse.

the coffin is empty

the tall one as on his back in an instant with a bloody nose and Lord Skyward-Blade standing over him. one fist clinching his his armor the other raised near his face.

"Where is my Daughter?"

"What she was in the coffin when we brought you in 3 days ago."

"well then" I say as i raise my fist to his face "I guess you an that other fellow shall come with me to get that corpse back. by the way whats you guys name?"

the tall one "Mikeal the Nightingale"

the short "Cody Blue-Shield"

I let go of Mikeal and I point toward the Stormcloak quartermaster.

"Did you see anything happen to this coffin?"

"Well I did see it move late last night i thought i Saw the lid open then close and a figure in a white dress walked away with something looking in a Blue dress. then I turn around I see glowing red eyes and I passed out. Nero the Pyro woke me up with Bite marks on his neck. I thought they were wolves until I noticed the same marks on my neck. I think Vampires may have visited us"

"I look around and notice Zelda still asleep in the tent and my Hammerfell Garb, boot gloves and Moonstone circlet are on rack next to my Blades daughter's Blue dress, shoes and ruby circlet and Steel sword. I turn and face Cody and Mikeal both of whom were wearing Stormcloak armor. Cody had a Stormcloak Helmet on so I couldn't make out his face. Mikeal however was a young man a small beard was growing in on his chin, his green eyes, complementing his dirty face and his tan skin matching his brown hair. he looks like someone who will listen to orders.

"we will wait until my Daughter wakes up and then we will start searching"