29 Last Seed, 3E 433
Morning
Yesterday was quite busy for me, and I learned a lot. However, at the same time, I am now more confused than ever. In the morning I wandered town for an hour or two until I stumbled upon an armor shop. The lady who ran it did not have much to sell, though, which I thought was odd. Perhaps I had caught her right before a new shipment? Regardless, I bought myself a nice leather helmet to go with the rest of my leather armor.
After that, I followed the pathway through to the Talos District, where I admired a statue of, I presume, the Dragon God Akatosh, in all his glory. I didn't stay for long, however, as getting to the Priory was of the utmost importance. After passing through a graveyard, I made it to the other side of the city and left it behind. My journey to Weynon was rather uneventful for the most part. I was attacked by a wolf very early on, and then after that, it was almost dreary, what with the constant rain that lasted all day.
I came across a fort that took up the road, and decided to risk it and sneak through. It was rather small and rundown, and it ended up being occupied by a single highwayman, who took me completely by surprise. He was not in the fort proper, and appeared suddenly to the right of me as I exited the other side of the fort. He had been hiding himself, it seems, behind the outer wall, waiting for me to appear. He immediately demanded I pay him 100 gold. Normally I would have done so, and just been on my way, as I don't really want to trouble myself with bandits. However, I'm a little short on septims at the moment, so I told him no, and, of course, he attacked me.
The battle was actually quite difficult for me. He was carrying a large two-handed axe that, while easily dodged (because it swings so slowly), does hit very hard when it meets its mark. I had to backpedal plenty of times to heal myself, which was both frightening and frustrating. At one point, I was so desperate I ran away and chugged a healing potion. In the end, though, it wasn't I who killed the highwayman, but a giant rat! Would you believe that? And afterwards, I was perfectly willing to leave the rat alone, but the thing had other plans for me, it seems, as it immediately began attacking me the moment the Khajiit hit the ground. The rat I took out in just a few hits, and then I was on my way again after looting the highwayman, who didn't have much on him.
I was completely miserable at that point, trudging through the rain. Though, I couldn't help but notice that, had it not been raining, the trip would have been quite lovely. I can tell by the green of the forest how beautiful it is when the sun is shining, and I hope it is not raining outside right now, as that would just make me more miserable for the trip to come. But I am getting ahead of myself.
I happened to stop at a small inn on my way to the Priory for lunch, and had a nice conversation about wine with the barkeep. I bought some food and drink from her to cover the rest of my trip, and then I was off again, through the absolute downpour. Eventually, I found myself at the Priory and immediately went inside to see if I could find Jauffre. And find him I did. I explained myself as best I could, though it took some time. He was suspicious of me at first, especially when I told him that I was in possession of the Amulet of Kings, which I willingly handed over. He did come around to me, though, once I went through everything the Emperor had told me.
And then came the surprise. Jauffre urged me to go to the small town of Kvatch, to the shrine of Akatosh, to find Uriel Septim's illegitimate son, Martin. Yes, Emperor Uriel Septim apparently has another son. The other three, his legitimate sons, were all murdered yesterday, as well, or so I hear. Honestly, I'm not sure how the news traveled so quickly, as Baurus and I were the only ones left in the prison, and I didn't tell anyone anything when I left that place. Anyways, Jauffre offered me some assistance before I bedded down for the night, so now I finally have some leather greaves, as well. He told me I could sleep in their lodge, which, strangely enough, only has one bed in it. And this is where I am now, having just eaten breakfast. I need some more food, but that will be quickly remedied.
I am going to go back the same way I came, back to that inn I stayed at for lunch yesterday. There I will buy more food, and then follow the road down 'til I come to the fork I passed before, and this time go down the opposite path. Then I will follow that road past Skingrad to the small village of Kvatch, to find Martin Septim, Uriel Septim's illegitimate son. Tamriel needs an emperor, after all.