Chapter 3


Awaken once again, Keksis found himself alone, in the forest, all while feeling a wet motion moving underneath him. He could barely move right now. his body was lying on the ground with his limbs lock in place. His head was on its side, his eyes open slightly. He continued to look toward his left, with his body remaining motionless... until a voice spoken

"Well, this is a surprise," A voice said. The Daedric Knight could hear the moving steps moving toward him. He wanted to stand up and face the approaching figure, but he couldn't.

"Look like I was right about something all right" The voice was a female, a mortal, but it wasn't any voice he usually hears. She sounded more like a daedric prince or spirit, but sounded... familiar, and more… living.

Keksis eye continued to look forward until a pair of dark-armored leggings appeared in front of him with one of the armor on the legs glowing bright blue within the crack; the figure crouched down revealing a dark red dress as she turned the daedric head up, facing it toward her face as a bright blue light shined down to his face. There, Keksis sawed her face… but not any normal face. It was like she was wearing a mask or helmet with a hood over her head, but that wasn't the strangest thing he saw, it was the bright blue light in the helmet where the face should be.

"But this is... just sad, You know. You were just beaten by a furry mammal!" The figure laughed "Ah, but... I have plans for you all right, soon enough" she giggled as she let the knight head fall down to his side "Until then, I'll keep a watchful eye on you"

Keksis could hear the mysterious figure walk away as he lay restless on the ground. After a while, he could begin to feel his body move. Moving his fingers as he slowly got up.

Sitting up in an L position, using his arms to support his weight. He looked around as the water from the river bed crossed through his legs while the rest of his dark armor was lying on top of some stone rocks. He quickly stood up from the ground as he moved his hand to his side, where his weapon should be upon seeing the dead wet bear next to him, its mouth open as flies flew around it.

Relaxing only a bit, he let his hand move down by itself but stopped midway when he noticed something missing. Looking down at his side, he quickly noticed his weapon missing. The sword that he kept this whole time. Did that woman took it?

No, it could be under the bear, due to its huge size. Regaining some of his lost strength, he pushed the large brown mammal to it sides… but unable to find his weapon beneath the bear.

It had to be that one person he sawed

But it couldn't have, it could have been in the water

His thought was cleared when he heard a voice, coming from the forest behind him.

"Keksis!"

"How do you know if your friend is not further down?"

The second voice sounded deep and buff, but the first voice sounded familiar, it was softer than the other one. The sound of dry leaves and sticks being crack and crunched came closer as a blonde girl moved a branch out of the way

"Keksis, there you are. We were started to think you went further down" Petra said as two more people came out of the forest

"You were looking me?" Keksis said with a bit of surprise tone in his voice

"Well, yes. You did help us with that bear, and… save my life" Faendal said

"Wait, this is your friend?" A man asked. He wore a scaled best with chainmail underneath. He had a round yellow shield with a picture of a horse.

"Yes, I know it could be complicated- but trust me, he means no harm. At least, that what Alvor said" Faendal explained

"It's true," Petra said

"I don't like the idea of having a Daedra in town, in the town we're guarding," the guard said

"If he wanted to kill us, he would have done it yesterday"

"All right fine, I take your word for it. But if I see one thing wrong, I'll put it down myself" The guard said as he turned around "We need to get moving, this place is used to be filled with bandits"

"Led the way," Faendal said as they followed the guard out of the forest

"I'm going have to send a message to Caius about this when we get back"


Somewhere along the town stone walls, was another guard, leaning against the wall as she looked left down the stone path, Seeing one of his fellow guard coming toward him with three others behind him.

"Marin, what is this?" The guard said as he took out his bow

"Relax, they said that this is their friend"

"I don't trust it," The other guard said

"Me neither, but we wouldn't come back if it tried to attack us," Marin said "Keep a close eye on it"

Keksis and Petra went toward Alvor forge as Faendal thank Keksis for helping him before walking into the Inn.

"Your back," Alvor said as he saw Petra and the daedric knight enter the forge

"Yea, although the guard doesn't trust him-"

"Trust is earned, Petra. That is how it works" Alvor said as he turned toward the dark knight "Keksis, you could help around here in Riverwood, earn some gold coins. You can chop some wood for Hod, he runs the mill over where you met Petra-"

"An, cold welcoming we had with you" Petra interrupted

"or you can help me craft weapons, I give you ten gold coins for each good weapons. If you ever have time, you could help Petra train"

"What? Alvor, I can train on my own" Petra argued

"He has experience, you don't," He said as Petra yelled in annoyance as she stormed off

"Petra-"

"Don't, I'll go talk to her" Keksis said as he walked after the mortal female

Keksis walked out of the town, the same way he first entered as he tries to find Petra. Along the path was Petra, who was sitting next to the river on a campground. She had her legs up to her chest as she watched the river until she heard footsteps coming toward her.

"What you doing here" Petra mumbled, still looking forward as she curled up into a ball

"To check on you," Keksis said as he sat next to her. They both remained quiet with the only sound being heard is the river and the animals near them

"I… never like my lifestyle back then," Petra said, breaking the silence

"What do you mean," Keksis asked as he turned his head toward her

"My parent- no… my family is just a bunch of dumb Dragurs" She said before sighing "They are just- they don't care about anything at all, only themselves and money. They just-"

Petra stopped as a tear dropped from her eye, pulling herself closer together as she closed her eyes. Suddenly, she felt something touching her back, immediately looking up and turning to her back, she noticed the daedric hand on her back, just behind her shoulder. Petra looked at Keksis before quickly hugging him, embracing him as she teared up.

Petra quickly remembered the armor on Keksis, the hard and sharp armor that she was holding against her body, but then she realizes that it wasn't scratching or harming her in any way, instead, she felt a smooth and relaxing feeling, as if she was touching water but without the wetness or the smell. It felt as if her body was phasing through the armor, touching something that felt like water and flesh at the same time. She didn't bother caring at all

She needed someone with her

Someone, she needs alone with

Somewhere nearby, a hidden figure hid behind a tree, watching the mortal and the daedric knight near the river as the bright blue light watched over them. "I wonder what else you would do" the figure whispered before disappearing behind the tree