Authors Note: Trying to show a more casual side to the characters that you don't really see in the game, not sure how long Wuunferth has known Ulfric for, anyone know?

Deciding whether or not to finish this, it's polt bunny escaped it's hutch... again. Must remember to fix that hole.


Chapter two

It was nearing late morning, almost 10:00 o'clock. Galmar and Wuunferth sat at the feasting table in the hall, impatiently waiting for Jarl Ulfric to make his first appearance of the day. A few more minutes passed before Wuunferth sighed and stood. "Well, we'd better go and check on him." He stated, Galmar nodded in agreement silently following the Wizard.

"Jarl Ulfric?" Wuunferth called out as he knocked on the door to Ulfric's chambers, a few moments later and a 'come in' was heard from inside. The two men entered the room to find Ulfric sitting on the edge of his bed, it was obvious he had only just woken. "Are you alright my Jarl?" Galmar asked with concern.

"I am fine, just overslept. I am sorry to have worried you." Ulfric replied with a weary sigh, Wuunferth approached the still seated nord one eyebrow raised. "Fine huh, just overslept hmm? I'll be the judge of that." The wizard stated before laying the back of his hand on Ulfric's forehead, it felt only slightly warmer that it should be, but enough to be concerning. "Hrmmm." Wuunferth sighed, clicking his tongue in concern and annoyance. "Here, drink this." He ordered holding out a small vial containing a teal coloured liquid to his Jarl.
Ulfric frowned in irritation and disgust as he instantly recognised the foul tasting medicine. "I don't think it's really necessary for me to take any medicine." Ulfric stated, shying away from the vial.

"It's either this or... you stay in bed for the next two days." Wuunferth stated simply much to Ulfric's chagrin.
"I can't afford to lay about in bed for two days, and there's no way you could make me!" Ulfric barked childishly, becoming frustrated with his court wizard.
"You know as well as I do Ulfric, that when it comes to your health I have final say. Meaning if I order your palace guards to not let you out of this room for heath reasons they would do as I say, regardless of any orders you may give them." Wuunferth replied sternly. Ulfric grumbled under his breath in annoyance knowing he had lost the argument, snatching the vial away from Wuunferth he downed the contents in one gulp grimacing at the taste. "There that wasn't so hard now was it?" Wuunferth said as he took the now empty vial from Ulfric.

Ulfric frowned and shook his head trying to clear it, he looked up at Wuunferth suspiciously and spoke with difficulty. "Wu Wuunferth wha what did y you do to that m medicine?" Galmar rushed forward and caught Ulfric as he started to fall forward. "Ulfric! can you hear me? Are you alright? Wuunferth what have you done!?" He demanded, snarling at the Wizard.
"Well you told me he hadn't been sleeping properly, sooo I added a bit of sleeping potion into the medicine. He needs to rest if we are to stop his fever from developing further. The sleeping potion should wear off near dinner time and he should wake soon after, feeling quite refreshed. So do not worry, now help me get him back into bed."
As soon as Ulfric was tucked up under the warm blankets of his bed, and the fire rekindled and stoked up the two men left him to sleep in peace, both knowing they had no need to watch him as he wouldn't be waking any time soon.


"Stop glaring at me Galmar, it had to be done and he should be waking up soon." Wuunferth snapped at the man who had been glaring at him every time he saw him, as soon as he sat down at the feasting table Galmar spoke. "You'll be lucky if he trusts you again." he stated coldly, a scowl planted firmly on his face. Before Wuunferth could reply Ulfric stormed into the hall.
"WUUNFERTH!" He roared as he made a beeline for the wizard, the guards seemed to shrink into the shadows at Ulfric's rage. "How dare you! You had no RIGHT to do that!" He bellowed at the elder man.
"There is no need to shout Ulfric, I may be old but I am not deaf. And would you have listened to me and stayed in bed today if I had asked?" Wuunferth asked with a raised eyebrow.
"..." Ulfric's silence was all the answer he needed.
"You still had no right to go behind my back like that." Ulfric hissed before turning on his heel and stalking into his war room
"Ulfric aren't you going to eat dinner?" Galmar called after him with concern.
"I'm not hungry." Replied Ulfric as he leaned over the map of Skyrim he had set out on the table in the war room.

"Now you've done it." Galmar quietly snapped at the wizard.
"Done what?" Wuunferth asked in an annoyed tone, becoming sick of being complained at today.
"You've put him in a bad mood, that's what. And who has to deal with it? Me. You can slink back to your chambers but I can't just disappear." Galmar grouched.

"Huh, it's not my fault you have bad luck. Have fun." Wuunferth remarked snidely as he slipped away from the table, heading back towards his quarters.