Scarlett's Point of View
On a cool day in the middle of The Last Seed Kodlak the Harbinger of the Companions told me that The Jarl of Windhelm, the leader of the rebellion, Ulfric Stormcloak, was going to stay in Jorrvaskr for him and his men to rest before they went onto Riverwood.
Hence my current situation, where I am currently sandwiched between the Twins and Ulfric sitting across from us. Vilkas and Farkas were starstruck at the moment and every time I tried to get up and get some mead one of those two idiots would get excited and pull me back down to the bench.
"Will you two idiots let me get up!" I finally yelled out after they pulled me down for the fourth time. They both visibly flinched at my outburst and quickly let me stand. Ulfric was just laughing quietly while the Twins shook in fear.
I just rolled my eyes and went over to Torvar who was trying to drink three bottles of mead at the same time. I scowled at him and took one of his bottles and walked away before he could protest.
I walked over to where the other Stormcloak soldiers were sitting and sat next to a blond headed Nord named Ralof.
"You don't seem like a very cheery person tonight, Scarlett." Ralof said
"Well you haven't been stuck between those two." I motioned to the twins, "For the last hour, while they act like a couple of school boys."
"Haha, well I suppose you have a point there!" Ralof chuckled.
Suddenly I heard the booming voice of Ulfric saying, "So the members of the Circle are all gathered here tonight for my arrival? I don't suppose you four youngsters would like to have a friendly brawl to see who is the strongest among you?"
Farkas immediately jumped up and said, "Let's do this!" Vilkas soon stood up and just nodded his head. I groaned when everyone turned to look at me expectantly.
Ralof kept nudging me in the side until I stood up and said begrudgingly, "Alright fine, but we do this outside, got it." Everyone started to cheer as we all filed out the back doors of Jorrvaskr.
Once everyone was outside Kodak announced the rules, "Alright no weapons and no magic! Ladies first so Aela, Scarlet you're going first, winner moves to fight whichever Twin wins."
I could tell Aela was excited by the way she started to pop her neck and knuckles. I just rolled my eyes and prepared myself for the fight.
I would be going up against Aela, I had fought her in the past and she had proved to be a worthy opponent. The other Companions and Stormcloaks sat at the patio while Aela and I made our way to the training yard. Since Kodlak said no weapons I set my Skyforge steel battleaxe and both of my daedric daggers down next to him.
As I walked over towards Aela I could hear Torvar and the others already placing bets on who they thought would win, I just chuckled and rolled my eyes. Once I was standing in front of Aela she said while grinning, "I am not going to go easy on you Scarlet."
I chuckled and said, "I wouldn't expect anything less than your all."
Suddenly the booming voice of Ulfric, slightly slurred, yelled, "Alright ladies you may begin!"
The first one to throw a punch was Aela, I easily sidestepped it and took her arm and flipped her on her back. Aela gave me a wolfish grin and jumped back up to her feet. Once she was back up I kicked her on her right side then quickly brought my leg down to trip her when she hunched over. I then jumped on top of her before she could get back up and sat on her legs and pinned her arms above her head.
Aela thrashed about like a bucking ox trying to get me off of her but I held firm. Kodlak then stood up and said, "Well it seems that Scarlet wins this round!"
I slowly got off of Aela and helped her up off the ground. As we walked over to sit on the patio I noticed Torvar cackling like a madman while most of the Stormcloak soldiers handed him a few small coin purses.
I walked over to him, held out my hand, and grunted at him. Torvar groaned and then handed me two small coin purses. I then went over to my weapons, and tied the coin purses onto my battle axe, I grabbed my daggers and sheathed them back at my thighs.
As Vilkas and Farkas were passing me to go to the training yard to start their brawl, Farkas said in a teasing tone that was slightly slurred, "Always have to have those with you don't you Scarlett." I just grunted at him, got a bottle of mead and sat down next to Torvar to make sure he didn't cause any trouble.
As the Twins were circling each other I could already tell Vilkas was going to win because Farkas was clearly drunk. Now Farkas was charging at his brother like an angry bull, I had the decency to stifle my laughter while Torvar was belly laughing next to me.
Vilkas easily evaded his brother's attack by side stepping and sticking his arm out effectively knocking out Farkas in the process. I chuckled as I watched Vilkas situate Farkas on his back and take him over to an empty bench to lay him down on.
Vilkas then made his way over to Scarlet with a wide grin, but she could just make out a glint of fear in his eyes. She grinned back at him, Vilkas was a skilled warrior, and although she would never admit it, she held both him and his brother in very high regard. "Are you sure you're ready to take me on?" Scarlet said teasingly.
"Of course." he replied as he rolled his muscular shoulders, she gave an amused grunt before taking a fighting stance, and watching Vilkas do the same. Ulfric nodded, "Begin."
The two brawlers circled each other before spring into action. Scarlett made the first move by taking a swipe at Vilkas's face, which he easily blocked with his arm guard. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, Scarlett brought up her knee aiming for his man hood. But to her surprise Vilkas managed to block her again with his free hand. He grabbed the back of her leg near her knee, and flipped her over so that she landed flat on her back.
Scarlet then did a kick up and grinned while she popped her neck. Vilkas then lunged for her knees, but she jumped over him and kicked him in the back successfully shoving his face in the dirt. Vilkas quickly got back up and punched Scarlet in the jaw knocking her back a step while she placed a well aimed kick at his gut.
Scarlet spit out some blood that had filled her mouth after biting her tongue, while Vilkas was recovering from her kick and said, "Had enough yet Wolfy?" Vilkas growled when she called him "Wolfy" and aimed a left hook at the side of her head.
As soon as his fist made contact with her skull Scarlett started to see little black dots in her vision. She shook her head and gave a low growl at Vilkas before punching him underneath his chin, then kicking him in the stomach making him land flat on his back out cold.
Scarlet spit out more blood before she said, "Down boy, stay." She could already hear most of the Companions laughing at what she had said. When she looked over to the patio she could see Torvar raking in more gold while Ulfric and his men were clapping for her.
Ulfric then walked over to where Scarlet sat and said, "You did very well Scarlet, although I wouldn't expect any less from the next Harbinger. What do you say to a little brawl of our own?" Scarlet grinned at the prospect of another fight. Ulfric noticed her eyes flash from her normal Sapphire blue to a bright orange for a split second while her canine teeth elongated to sharp points.
Scarlet licked her now sharpened teeth and stood up to shake Ulfric's hand while saying, "I would be honored to brawl with you Ulfric, but if you would so kindly give me about five minutes to stop the bleeding in my mouth I would be very grateful." Ulfric just nodded and went over to where his men were sitting to set his cape and gauntlets down.
Scarlet walked over to the wash basin near the Twins to rinse out her mouth. After she was rinsed her mouth out she ripped off a piece of the linen cloth near the basin, and stuck it in her mouth over her cut. Once she was finished she turned to walk away but before she could leave Farkas grabbed her arm and said in a hushed tone, "Are you sure you should be fighting him? I have no doubt you could hold your own against Ulfric on a normal day, but you have already fought Aela and Vilkas tonight."
Scarlet gave him one of her rare warm smiles and patted him on the shoulder while saying, "I'll be fine Farkas don't worry. Besides I am still on my adrenaline high so I haven't actually felt any pain yet." Farkas gave a grunt of disapproval before letting go of her arm and crossing his arms over his chest.
As Scarlet walked by where she had piled her weapons she quickly took off her gauntlets, and adjusted the soft, fuzzy, grey fabric on her arms to where it was scrunched up to her elbows.
As she was walking over to where Ulfric stood waiting in the middle of the training yard, a cool night breeze swept through the the backyard of Jorrvaskr and the clouds parted to reveal the full moon right above the training yard. Ulfric noticed how Scarlet's eyes flashed again while she was cracking her knuckles.
They both shook hands and awaited Kodlak to say that they could start. Kodlak nodded to each of them before giving the command to begin. Unlike her fight with Vilkas, Scarlett attacked as soon as she was clear to do so, attempting to land a right hook on the side of Ulfric's head.
Ulfric simply side stepped and attempted to trip her, but before Scarlet hit the ground, she got her bearings and landed on her feet. Ulfric grinned and nodded his head in approval when she turned to face him again.
Ulfric then attempted a left hook but Scarlett dodged and planted a right hook square in his jaw. Ulfric flexed his jaw and spit out some blood before punching her right in the nose causing it to brake.
Scarlett gave off a low growl of pain as she popped her nose back into place, and successfully kicked Ulfric where no man should be kicked. Ulfric bent over for a second, but as soon as he straightened up Scarlett landed a right hook on the side of his head, dazing him in the process.
Ulfric then shook his head and lunged at Scarlett successfully putting her in a headlock where her upper arm was located across her neck, and squeezed until she passed out.
Once Ulfric set the unconscious Scarlett on the ground, he sat down next to her and watched Aela and the Twins rush over to them and pick her up. Ulfric noticed the piercing glare that the Twins gave him as they carried her inside Jorrvaskr.
Then all of Ulfric's men started to cheer for him once he stood up and walked over to Kodlak. "She was a formidable opponent Kodlak, I would not want to fight that woman when she is at her full strength with her weapons. I have a proposal for the Companions, if you would so kindly lend Scarlett to me for gathering support for maybe a month I would gladly pay you, say 15,000 septims?"
Kodlak narrowed his eyes at Ulfric and studied him for a moment before saying, " Scarlett cannot be bought Ulfric, she will also not be pleased if I make this decision for her. So I will allow you to try and persuade her before you leave, if she wishes to go with you she may but if she does not want to go neither of us will force her. Understood?"
Ulfric gave a hearty laugh before replying, "Very well Kodlak, now if you'll excuse me it is getting late and I do believe I have some persuading to do before it gets any later."