Tiki woke up to Lydia saying "My thane! Time to get up."

Tiki angrily muttered "Damnit Lydia and I was having such a nice dream…"

"What was it about?"

"Uh… you don't need to know that…"

"And why not?"

"Because, it was uhm… inappropriate."

"Divines now I really am curious"

Tiki quickly got up and started to get ready to leave "none of your business."

"You ARE my business, thane. It's my duty to protect you."

"… Shut up."

As they wandered, Tiki occasionally closed her eyes and listened to the sounds of nature, a pleasant smile on her face. Lydia got curious about this and asked her "why do you keep stopping, with that odd smile on your face?"

"Because life is beautiful, and it could all go away with one hit. So, I enjoy what I can when I can."

Lydia suddenly picked Tiki up and hid behind a tree, whispering "Quiet! I heard a giant."

Tiki was struggling in Lydia's arms "Let go of me! Please?"

"Sorry." Lydia set Tiki down beside her as the giant walked past; leading a herd of mammoths "I just needed you to be out of sight quick."

"Its ok, just warn me next time. I almost punched you on instinct!"

"Uhm what instinct is that?"

"The one that makes rapists fear me."

"Ah."

Tiki leaned away to check if the giant was gone, and then said "hey Lydia, he's gone. We can go! Unless you want to stop for the day"

At this point, they had been walking all day. The sun was starting to go down, and so Lydia looked at Tiki "sure, this seems a good place to camp."

After a while, Lydia was done setting up two tents, and she sat down to think. She saw Tiki starting to yawn, then lay down without saying anything. /Lydia then walked over, picked up Tiki, ad lay her down in her tent to sleep. Extremely tired, Lydia decided to lay down with Tiki and fell asleep there.

-Insert SpongeBob timecard reading "the next day" here-

Tiki woke up, her head on Lydia's chest, a small bit of drool coming out of her mouth "wha-" she sat up, and realized that Lydia must have fallen asleep there. She woke Lydia with a small poke to the side of the head "morning!"

Lydia woke with a groan "morning Tiki."

Tiki grinned "we should be in Riften by tonight. Well have actual BEDS!"

Lydia looked confused "I thought we were going to Dawnstar."

"Small detour."

"'Small' detour!? That's half of Skyrim!"

"Meh. Do you want a comfortable bed or not."

"True. Let's go."

Today, Tiki seemed agitated occasionally, her bound weapons were almost constantly in her hands, and she seemed very tense "something wrong, my thane?"

"Nothing, I just feel something's about to go terribly wrong."

And, she was right. A dragon flew out of the sky and smashed down, breathing fire at Lydia "DAMNIT! WHY AM I ALWAYS CORRECT ABOUT BAD THINGS!?" Tiki screamed as she attacked the dragon, quickly cutting it down with bound weapons.

Lydia remarked "you're getting good with those."

"Thanks."

They approached Riften at about dusk, and a guard walked out. "Visiting tax."

"Pfft. This is obviously an official abusing power to get money for himself."

"Ok, you got me. Don't tell anyone, but any visitor tax funds the thieves' guild"

"Really? In that case… let us through or I tell the jarl when we get in."

"Oh shit. Ok, just let me open the gates."