Chapter Three

Lost and Found

HIMMEL'S POV

I awoke with the sound of a scream. With a racing heart, I sat up to see a small girl wrestling with a small mud crab. My mouth dropped into a small 'o' as the girl seemed to be trying to strangle it, odd…

I was startled when the girl shrieked,a small gash bleeding on her arm-with a grimace I struggled to my knees. I looked around there was nothing of use around. My stomach churns as another grunts leaves the young girl, I have to help her! I scramble to my feet and dash forward throwing up my hands I hissed at the spike of heat pooling in my limbs from my core,a cry ripped from me and a large blast of flame tore from my palm-FLARE-!

The crab was knocked away leaving only the smell of seared flesh-some part of me gagged at the cooked meat aroma. I swallowed tilting my head to give the girl a better look- she was pretty. Her sapphire blue eyes glimmered hopefully at me. She was pale with waist lengthed black curls her face was fragile but strong, it had a aristocratic flair to it that made her look queenly. The dress did not. It was an oversized greyish sack of clothing and two scuffed shoes completed the vagrant sat on the ground gaping at the crab as if it were a giant flying slaughterfish,with a shudder she turned quite quickly to look at me. I swallow,my breath short and bursting-I hopes she wasn't afraid of me.

"Hi." she murmured with a pale flushed face and a small wave. I almost chuckled, awkward...

"Hail."I lick my own chapped lips

I frown as she scrambles to her feet walking towards me with a pensive look on her face,

"W-what's your name?" she asked with a slight smile.I let my mouth work itself before answering,"Himmel…", she grinned at me and I once again gaped at how pretty she was.I flushed but then realized that as I looked at her I only felt sibling warmth in my chest.

"Um-we should get you some clothes!" she said a, small smile on her lips.

I looked down-heat flooded my cheeks!

"Oh!"

Her smile warmed and she bounced away from me,her face serene confidence and her stride long, and graceful. She skirted by the water and began to rummage inside, soon enough she emerged- in her hands a rough skin tunic and trousers.


Sometime later we had built a fire out of what small amounts of drift wood we could, we relaxed in a small nest of poor scratchy blankets in the driest corner of the temple that we could find.

I sighed as I reclined against her shoulder

She hummed running a hand across my head and stroking the fair locks of my scalp,I leaned into her. We had been sitting quietly preparing to leave and she had only finished dishing out the mud crab a little while ago.

"So...do we really not remember a thing?", I asked shifting my eyes until they peered silently past her shoulder. She smiled and shook her head "It would seem as if we had just popped into a mysterious existence!" she exclaimed with a stunning glint in her eyes, I huffed and shuffled closer taking part in the sharing of warmth. I sighed and snuggled in for a restless sleep.

"Don't worry! We'll get to the bottom of this…" she assured.


The next morning I woke to the sound of movement,I look up to she Aria shuffling around getting our pack together for what may be a long travel ahead. The chest supplied us with all of the necessary supplies for our journey. Food, a full( the pond!)waterskin,two bed rolls and some blankets. I sat up running a tired hand down across my face and yawning.

"Aria…?Wa's you doing" I mumbled, I was only half awake and felt whatever trace of warmth that Aria left behind rapidly cooling-she must have been up for some time…

She turned and gave a sunny smile-she had just tugged the last strap of the pack into place and sealed within all the potion ingredients and left over goods she had found inside their little chamber-their birth place…

"Awake now?" She hummed, she tucked some dark curls behind her ear and got up from her crouching position,she strutted up to me and said"Get up,now! You need to go over there and wash before we leave my pack is finished, just let me get your blankets so I can finish your pack as well!" she ordered with a vague shooing gesture. I blinked before nodding and complying.


It was two more hours until we ambled our way through the temple- the building was a unique mix of ancient nord structure and fine elven stone-the temple much like the chamber before-was falling apart at the base. There were parts of ceiling caved in showing brilliant celestial skies so dearly reminding me of...something…

"Skyrim?" I jumped Arias sudden words pulling from my halfway nostalgic thoughts, "Hmmm?" I mummer letting the question sound slip past my mouth.

She nodded,"The skies are beautiful, but if you look closely you can see snow drifting...plus a light show like that could only ever possibly belong to the north winds of Skyrim!" she exclaimed in a matter of fact voice. I smiled at that-even with the tiny amount of time I've spent with her I find myself quickly become fond of her-she feels like kin...odd as it is.

An hour later we find ourselves stumbling from the grand stone staircase at what looks to be the entrance of the temple. The door was a huge mass of bronze glittered metal complete with faded unreadable carvings and decorations. I look at Aria-she nodded and I broke into a large grin. With only a few steps back we dashed forward and with a grunting effort we door gave open with a loud creaking sound. We slipped past the crack in the door.