Ellie looked up from her book on Dragon lore and history before pinching the bridge of her nose. She was getting tired of doing nothing but reading when she should be working on shouts. The smell of cooking made her stomach growl and she closed the book before setting it on the table. Lunch was now cooking and she was hungry.

Amgeir met her out in the hall while she walked. He seemed to be agitated with something but Ellie didn't really care to ask until there was stew sitting in front of her. She quietly started eating while Amgeir stood at the window.

"When you're finished grab your cloak. We're headed up the mountain."

That meant they were going to see Paarturnax and she had a feeling why. She finished up her meal before grabbing her cloak and meeting Amgeir in the courtyard. For some reason she felt like she was in trouble.

Heading up the mountain made her feel exhausted. Amgeir kept having to clear snow storms so they could get through and it did a number on their stamina. Not only was there snow storms but the snow was deeper on this part of the mountain and it reached Ellie's knees. She was going to have to sit in front of the fire for a while when they got back so she could defrost.

When they reached the top the wind and snow finally stopped. The snow wasn't as deep either and Ellie looked around to find they were alone.

"Amgeir, why are we….?"

The ground shook behind them as a large dragon landed. Ellie jumped slightly and turned around to look at it to find that it's nose was inches from her face. It breathed in her scent before looking at Amgeir in question before looking back at Ellie.

"Him lost dovahsos mal gein. You have dragonblood little one. What can I do to aid you?"

Amgeir sighed, causing Paarthurnax to look at him.

"We need a question answered. Is there a reason why she cannot learn Shouts even though she has dragonblood?"

Paarthurnax thought about it. There was nothing stopping her from learning it. He eyed Ellie who was now trying to bury herself in her cloak to keep warm.

"I think dez, fate, has other plans for you. It may be that you have another role to play instead of fighting."

That made sense to Ellie. She really didn't want to fight dragons. In fact she wanted to learn about them and hopefully understand them enough to stop another war. She didn't want to see people die needlessly.

"I will do what I can to aid your studies, mal gein. Let's hope that you aren't forced to fight my brother."

Ellie glared and tried to pull long strands of her brown hair out of her face as the wind picked up again.

"You mean Alduin is your brother?"

"My troublesome older brother, yes. Maybe you should head inside where it's warmer."

Ellie had to agree with that. She was really cold but she enjoyed the warm breath that Paarthurnax blew into her face.

Amgeir lead her back down the mountain and she sat by the fire in her room. It seemed to take forever for her to get the cold out of her bones and dress. She stayed there until it was time for dinner using most of her time to study.

At dinner no one really said anything. Usually Amgeir drilled her about her studies but even he didn't seem to have the energy. He probably wouldn't be too happy if she told him she wanted to study herbalism and potions on top of her current studies. She decided to leave it for another time.

She spent the rest of the night studying before heading to bed early.

Breakfast the next morning was quiet and that's when she finally told Amgeir about her plans. He seemed indifferent about it so after her morning chores she headed out to talk to Paarthurnax again. She made sure though that the other's didn't know where she was going. They didn't know about her abilities when it came to magic and for now she preferred it to stay that way.

She reached the top and watched as Paarthurnax landed a few feet in front of her. He didn't say anything as she told him of her plans but he still stayed with his decision to help her if she needed it. The sound of his growling/breathing was slightly comforting.

"Just curious but does Alduin enjoy anything besides hunting souls and killing humans?"

Paarthurnax tilted his head

"What are you going to do?"

"Nothing yet; I was just curious."

He gave her a bit of a glare before perching himself on a large rock. She looked up at him as he brought his nose down to her; she was starting to feel incredibly small. Paarturnax's head shot up when they heard the Greybeards call for a new Dragonborn.

Ellie headed down the mountain almost immediately to find out what was going on. Amgeir filled her in during lunch and she went back to studying, making sure to keep an eye on things so she didn't miss out on seeing the other Dragonborn.