Chapter 4: The wedding

30 First Seed 202: A beautiful spring day in Skyrim usually has many residents out and about having fun and working the fields and farms to prepare for the winter harvest. This particular spring however is much more beautiful to the resident men and mer than most, mostly due to the Dragonborn prolonging their life a little longer by defeating the World Eater Alduin. It was also on this day that Skyrim's and the Empire's hero Olaf was getting married to a former Vampire turned human. It was decided by both Olaf and Serana to give up their gift and fully human again so that when they both die, they can embrace in Sovngarde, which Olaf knew that Serana was invited by Shore himself after the defeat of Harkon and the help she gave the Dragonborn in defeating Miraak.

Olaf: Olaf was currently in Castle Dour getting prepared by several of his Legionnaires and was getting briefed by General Tullius about some last minute security concerns of him.

"Olaf, with the Emperor here in Solitude, you will more than likely would have noticed the higher guard patrols." General Tullius said while looking over the map of Skyrim as if he was expecting Stormcloak extremist to come from all their camps and besiege the city.

"Yes sir, I noticed it and was wondering who those men were? I have never seen a uniform for the Imperial Legion like that before." Olaf said while also looking over the map, though he was expecting some dragon to pay him a visit.

"They are the Penitus Oculatus Olaf, and they took over protecting the Emperor after the Blades disbanded." General Tullius said getting a nod from both Rikke and the other Legate in the castle.

"Are they loyal to the emperor General Tullius?" Olaf asked kind of concerned as he knew that a betrayal from them could mean disaster for both the empire and emperor.

"That is what I am worried about Olaf, but I suspect that you have a plan of your own already in place." Tullius said looking straight at Olaf and studying his face to see if he could tell the answer without having Olaf explain.

"Yes I do indeed General; however, I cannot explain who or what they are right now for reasons that I cannot explain to you as of yet. I will tell you when the time is right." Olaf said getting more of an infuriated look from Tullius, but Tullius understood what this probably was.

"Ok Olaf, I believe we are done here. Let's head on over to the Temple of the Divines." General Tullius said while also motioning to the other Legionnaires to follow them.

"Yes General." Olaf said almost excitedly as he was practically skipping out of the door.

"Oh General, one other thing. Isran is also putting some Dawnguard on station so they should be the backup we will need should anything happen." Olaf said getting a silent acknowledgement from the general.

Blue Palace: Serana, Delphine, Elisif, and Sorine were in the Palace getting prepared for the weeding. Unlike many of the other Dawnguard members with Olaf being the exception, Sorine did not have much hatred for Serana at the beginning as many other members did, especially Isran. However, their friendship at the beginning was rocky to say the least, but with time they came to become fairly close with one another. Delphine and Elisif on the other hand were talking about the Civil War, Torygg's murder, the Thalmor, and last but not least, the Dragonborn. It was their talk about the Dragonborn that got Serana to use some powers of her former vampirism to listen closer.

"Delphine, we have a major problem." Said Elisif almost frantically.

"What is it Elisif?" Delphine asked almost knowing that whatever had the High Queen on edge was serious enough to have problems with whatever was causing it.

"During the moot, some of the Jarls made a demand." Elisif said knowing that Serana was listening on their conversation.

"What was that demand?" Asked Delphine knowing that whatever it was, it wasn't going to be pretty.

"They made a demand, and it was that I was to marry the Dragonborn." Elisif said frantically while looking at Serana who immediately went red in the face from rage.

"WHO DO THOSE HORKER SHIT SNIFFING JARLS THINK THEY ARE!" With an outburst like that the entire room stopped what they were doing and was looking at Serana as they heard that her temper was equal to that of a Legendary Dragon, but to see it for themselves, they would rather take on a Legendary Dragon than be the poor sucker who her rage was directed at.

"Serana, believe me, I had nothing to do with it." Elisif said almost frantically as she was trying to diffuse the ticking time bomb whose name is Serana.

"I know it wasn't you Elisif, I just want to know who the idiot is who thinks they can get in-between Olaf and me." Serana said while calming herself down so that Elisif wouldn't have a meltdown. It was at this time that a messenger came in and told asked if Serana was ready as the men were ready. The answer was given by Sorine as the others did not want to say anything for fear of angering the already upset Serana.

"Serana, I understand why you are upset, but remember that today is your day and that you only get married to the love of your life once." Sorine said with obvious results as Serana was calming down.

"Come now Serana, let's make our way to the Temple and get this weeding underway." Delphine said nudging Serana forward and with that, the entire group made their way to the Temple. As the door closed, both Elisif and Sorine let out a sigh of relief as somehow they managed to avert disaster, if only for the meantime until they found out who the Jarl in the moot was that made that proclamation.

Temple of the Divines. The weeding attire for the day was formal wear provided by Olaf's friend at Radiant Raiment for a total of five-thousand Septims. The veterans were wearing their Legion armor with Delphine and Esbern with the Blades recruits wearing their Blades armor flanked by the four masters of the Greybeards. There were also many former Stormcloaks at the weeding wearing their former Stormcloak attire as well standing with many Legionnaires symbolizing that the country was whole again. To the left entrance of the Courtyard was Ralof and Hadvar who both settled back down in Riverwood and even opened up a store; to the right entrance was Delphine and Rikke. Not many people knew what the armor of the Blades agents were, but Tullius and Rikke certainly knew from their experience in the last war and were briefed by the Emperor himself not to try and apprehend them as he personally pardoned them without the Thalmor finding out, and sent the Thalmor a message that they were caught in the crossfire of Imperials and Stormcloaks fighting when a dragon showed up and ate them before flying off. The apparel for the bride and groom however was different from everyone else. Olaf had created a set of Ebony Armor that had the Dragonborn crest on it in red and named it "Dragonborn's Armor" while Serana was wearing white dress with amethyst green trimming to match her flawless green eyes. Olaf was already standing parallel to the alter with his best man Arngeir when they noticed that the weeding was about to proceed. Because Harkon was dead, Isran offered to walk Serana down the aisle as a surrogate. While she was walking, she noticed something that she thought she would never see, her own mother at her weeding. Within seconds, Serana was standing at the Alter hand in hand with Olaf as the priest of Mara began his eulogy.

"Blessings of the Eight Divines plus one to you all today as we come together to celebrate the bonding of two people in love and ready to start their life together." Marmal said getting an applause from the audience that was loud enough to make anyone guess that all of Solitude was in attendance with many other people from around the provinces including the Thieves guild and companions.

"Today we are here for the sacred tradition of marriage in which two people are forever bonded together in holy matrimony as afforded to us by Lady Mara. Today we have two fairly young souls who are ready to be wedded. We are here today for both Olaf Bluetooth and Serana Volkihar as they made the decision to be married. Serana, do you take Olaf as your husband and promise to love and care for him in sickness and in health?" Marmal asked ready for the anwer

"Yes, and to the ends of time." Serana said as she fealt a tear form up in her eyes, something that she was not use to.

"Olaf, do you promise to love Serana forever, to stay by her side in sickness and in health?"

"Yes, and to the ends of time and traveling into the halls of Sovngarde." Olaf said flashing Serana a big goofy grin.

"Than by the law given to me by Lady Mara, goddess of love and compassion, I pronounce the two of you wedded." The priest proclaimed as he got very loud cheers from the audience and the crowd in and around Solitude. It was also during this time that Serana and Olaf shered their first kiss as fully fledge humans.

"Hey, if you two are going to go that far into kissing, I suggest you get a room with a large bed!" Shouted Hadvar getting laughter from the guests, and it was this time that Serana and Olaf broke their kiss to address the crowd starting with Olaf.

"Friends, today is a special day for Skyrim. It isn't every day that two people are wedded to one another, and I wanted to thank you all for coming to my wedding. I know that there are probably many people who are still upset with Ulfric's betrayal to the Aldermi Dominion, but I assure you that his betrayal will be avenged, not against the Empire, but against those who caused this tragedy to happen in the first place, the Thalmor." Finishing his speech, Olaf got applause from many former Stormcloaks and Legion soldiers alike, along with the civilian population who knew full well that a second great war was imminent because the Thalmor pulled out of all the provinces and returned to the Summerset Isle's.

"And I for one will be there to avenge what those dirty stinking elves did to Jarl Ulfric. Even though he himself might be beyond help and will not stop his unholy war against Talos and the Empire, those of us who once supported him pledge our allegiance to the Empire in destroying the cause of this tragedy in the first place." Should Ralof as he got many applause from many former Stormcloaks who knew very well that their only chance of having Skyrim restored to her former glory was through both the Empire and the Dragonborn. Many former Stormcloaks viewed the Dragonborn's alliegence to the Empire as further proof that Skyrim and Cyrodiil were meant to restore the Empire to her former glory with the Dragonborn at the helm. It was also during this time that Valerica came to address both Serana and her new son-in-law Olaf.

"Serana, I am happy that you have finally found someone who will care for you and give you the love that neither Harkon nor I could have given you. I am sorry that I have not been there for you when you needed it the most, but I promise you I will find a way to make it up to you. As for you Olaf, I am surprised to see that you managed to talk Serana into giving up her gift. I trust that seeing how she is now mortal, that you intend on taking care of her, but tell me, how you intend on keeping Molag Ball away once the both of you die." Valerica asked as she approached both her estranged daughter and her new son-in-law.

"I have already planned that out, especially given the fact that all the Daedric princes will be fighting over my soul, I made some allies with both the Aedra and Daedra. I have both Merida and Lady Nocturnal at my back along with Tsun and the Heroes of Sovngarde, and I believe that if any deadra come to either me or Serana, they will get more than they bargened for." Explained Olaf as he was getting many silent acknowledgements from Valerica who was obviously impressed by the amount of foresight that Olaf displayed when it would come time for both him and Serana to die.

"Very we, I trust that you that you know that Molag Ball now knows that he no longer has any control over Serana which means that he will be making attempts during your life time. There is also no doubt that Hiricine will try to reclaim you as well for his realm, but if you really do have Tsun and some of the Aedra on your side, than I see no problem in you two dying when it comes for you two to be reclaimed by the planet." Valerica stated getting nothing but a nod from both Olaf and Serana.

"Mother, please, don't worry about me so much. Besides, don't you have to go tend to your garden?" Serana said getting more or less a respectfull nod from Valerica.

"I suppose you are right serana, but be sure to visit me sometime. I'll be working to restore the castle to her former glory with the remains of clan who withdrew to the older portions of the castle when it was attacked by the Dawnguard. Also, be sure to visit me after you have plenty of children as well." Valerica said as she was heading back home leaving Olaf speechless and Serana blushing so heavily that someone could of mistaken her for a lantern and getting a few whistles from the crowd.

For the rest of the afternoon and evening, everyone was having a good time eating, drinking, and overall talking to one another. One thing that definitely surprised many Legionnaires and Olaf was the fact that many Stormcloaks made their to the weeding with their proclamation which got a Smile from Rikke as she knew Olaf had the uncanny ability to make many people believe in him and his "cause" which was that the Empire needed Skyrim as much as Skyrim needed the Empire which got the attention of a few Stormcloaks who also told their allies and in turn over two hundred Stormcloaks threw their lot in with Olaf and the Empire to stop the civil war and rebuild Skyrim to destroy the Aldermi Dominion. Many people knew that with Olaf leading the Empire in its second war against the Dominion, and that they would be victorious this time leaving the Aldermi Dominion devastated and worst off than Cyrodiil was after the Oblivion Crisis.

Evening: An hour after the last of the guest left, Serana and Olaf were seated in their house for a very important discussion. Olaf was finally going to tell Serana how he came to Skyrim, and who is parents were.

"So Serana, where do you want me to start?" Olaf asked not sure where to start his tale.

"Why not at the beginning, who were your parents?" Serana asked taking a seat next to Olaf in their house in Solitude.

"Well, I was born to both a high elf father and a Nordic mother. My father was Elvan of Valenwood who was escaping the Thalmor's racial purification. He came to Cyrodiil in his early thirties and meet my mother. My mother was a Nordic women by the name of Sigurd the brave. Ironically enough, my mother's name stands for "Dragon slayer" in the ancient Nordic tongue. Well, when she was twenty-five, she meet my father and the two instantly feel in love, and a year after their marriage I was born. At a young age I was naturally talented with magic and with my father's help, I learned how to heal myself, and how to control both fire and ice. My mother taught me the skills that would be needed for a warrior who would one day join the Imperial Legion; of these skills that she taught me, I learned how to wield a blade and shield, and how to duel wield. However, by the age of thirteen the Thalmor had tracked my father to the family farm one dark and foggy night while we were eating dinner. My mother hide me in the basement underneath the false chimney which had an emergency escape route and my mother told me to run as fast as I could and not look back. I did exactly as she told me and I came to a hill overlooking the farm about a mile away and I watched those wretched elves execute my father and rape and murder my mother. It was after their murder that I decided to kill as many Thalmor that I could. For the next ten years I traveled with a former member of the Blades who further trained me in one handed weapons, shield warfare, and also started my conditioning for heavy armor. By luck he was also traveling with a High Elf whom was also a Blades agent and he taught me illusion spells that would later save my life on a number of occasions. Ten years after my family's murder, I traveled to Skyrim and blundered into an ambush and was mistaken for a Stormcloak. After Alduin attacked Helgan I went straight to Tullius for answers, and he apologized for my wrongful imprisonment and allowed me to sign up with the Legion and also pardoning me of any crimes that might have been made when I escaped. Well, you know the rest Serana." As Olaf finished his less than pleasant tale, Serana hugged him for what seemed to him like an eternity.

"I am so sorry to hear that Olaf, do you know where they are buried at?" Serana asked getting a nod from him.

"Yes, my parents are buried outside of Kvatch and when we head to Cyrodiil I intend on visiting them. It will also be good to see Kvatch back to her former glory after her destruction during both the Oblivion Crisis and the Great War. But now my love, let's us have some fun." Olaf said as he started spreading Serana's legs for what both of them knew was going to be a very fun, pleasurable, and unforgettable night of romance and sleeping in until the afternoon the next day. Serana also knew that this was the first time in many centuries that she would be fertile and able to bear children, and the idea of being pregnant scared her, but also turned her on as well; something that Olaf was sure to take advantage of to make his new wife feel like a goddess. His only concern would be how loud she would moan, and if she would keep the entire city up, and he concluded that there would only be one way to tell, and that was to test it for himself.

Authors note: I apologize that this chapter took longer than two weeks and five days as it was a lot harder to write than I suspected it to. Also, please inform me of your thoughts of my new writing style. Be sure to read and review, no flaming reviews though.