Chapter 4: Shopping

The Morning sun was shining bright over the province of Skyrim. The two moons, Masser and Secunda, have just crossed the horizon and colored the sky orange. The town of Riverwood was already up and running. The Merchants opened their shops, the birds are chirping and the woodmill is cutting wood.

Mabel and Dipper had already woke up and ate breakfast. Mabel made a new sweater for herself. Her old one was completely ruined from the last day.

Her bunny was still sleeping. Dipper on the other hand stood outside and watched the town. Mabel left the house and stoodnext to him. "Mornin'."

"Morning."

Alvor approached them from his smithy, holding two sacks in his hands. "Here you go. That's the armor you requested."

He gave them the sacks, and they looked inside. Mabel got a leather armor, the cheapest light armor. Dipper however got the cheapest heavy armor: A iron armor. They put them on and were surprised. They fitted perfectly. Although Dipper thought that his one was a bit heavy, it would have to suffice. Alvor told them that they should wear their normal clothes under it, since armor can rub pretty badly.

The brownish leader armor covered Mabel's legs, body and arms. A helm, or hat, kept her head save while still having room for her hair. Dipper's armor covered hime entirely, except for his face. They thanked him and wanted to make their way to Whiterun, but he insisted that they should buy some supplies for the way. Although they had a good meal this morning and a good dinner last evening, they didn't know when they would get their next meal.

The twins looked around the town and came across a general store. The name "Riverwood Trader" was painted on a sign above the entrance. They entered and saw the owner of the shop standing behind a counter. It looked (and sounded) like he was arguing with a woman.

"Well, one of us has to do something." She yelled.

"I said no! No adventures, no theatrics, no thief-chasing"

"Well, what are you going to do then, huh? Let's hear it!"

The owner rubbed his temple. "We are done talking about this." He noticed the twins standing at the entrance and shifted his attention to them. "Oh, customers. Sorry you had to hear that." The woman sighed and sat down at the fireplace. The Pines walked up to the counter.

"What was that all about?" Dipper asked.

"Nothing. Some bandits broke in here and stole an artifact."

"What kind of artifact?" Mabel asked and raised a brow.

"A claw made of massive gold."

Mabel's and Dipper's Eyes widened. This thing seemed expensive.

"Whatever. What do you want to buy? Or sell?"

"We wondered if you sell food?"

"Oh no, I don't. If you search for proviants, go to the Sleeping Giant Inn. They will happily serve you. I have other useful stuff however. Interested in lockpicks? Or materials to vreate armor and weapons? Or maybe a spell book?"

"What spells do you have?" Mabel asked intrigued and nearly jumped on the counter.

"Not many. To be honest, I don't even know for sure which spells these are."

"And how much does one cost?"

"700 Septim." Mabel looked in her bag. They had around 45 gold coins. She put one out and showed it. She was sure they had to be worth a lot of money, they were made out of gold afterall.

"How much is this worth?"

"1 Septim." he deadpanned. At least they now knew that this coins are called septims. A bit sad, the siblings left the shop and moved to the inn.

Once inside, they walked over to the bar. Dipper noticed an alchemie station standing at a wall to their right. Several people stood and sat around in the inn. At least one of them was already drunk.

"Hey. Can I help you? We have food, drinks and access to ingrediants to use in alchemy."

"What can we buy for 45 Septims?" Mabel asked.

"Some apples, a loaf of bread, wheat, blisterwort and some water."

The twins shrugged and handed over the money. He gave 25 of them back and gave them a bag with the proviant in it. Both thanked him and wanted to go outside, but Mabel noticed Dippers interest in the Alchemy station.

"Everything alright?" She asked.

"Yeah, I just would like to try out brewing sometimes."

"You are interested in alchemy kiddo?" The bouncer asked him.

"Yes, why?"

"Well, with the wheat and blisterwort I gave you, you can make a potion of healing."

"And how do I do that?" he replied.

"Just put them in the bowl and crush them into dust. Then put that powder into some water and heat it up." Dipper nodded and tried it out. Ten minutes later, the potion was ready. It shimmered red and he put it into the bag. Dipper felt great. He just made something that could potentialy save their lives.

As they wanted to leave, the twins noticed the bard arguing with some weird guy. He had pointy ears and slightly redish skin.

"Camilla is mine Sven! Forget it!" He yelled and left the inn.

Sven sat down and laid his head down in his hands. Dipper looked at Mabel, already knowing what she wanted to do. She always wanted to help with romance problems. And this was obviously one. It looked like the bard had a girlfriend called Camilla, but the elf stole her. Knowing that Mabel would feel bad for some weeks, he nodded in agreement. Mabel cheered and sat down next to the bard.

"Hey Mr. Bard, sir. What was that all about?"

"What? That thing with Faendal? Nothing, we are just after the same girl."

"Oh really? Who?"

"Camilla Valerius. She lives in the trader." Mabel and Dipper could already guess who she was.

"Well, and what does she think?" Dipper asked Sven.

"She knows I'm the best man in Riverwood. That elf is kidding himself if he think she would choose him over me. I've seen him sneaking over to Riverwood Trader to speak with her when I'm not around. He's waiting his time."

"And what's Faendal like?"

"This wood elf? He lives at the southern end of the town. Camilla would be way better of with me than a hunter like him."

"Hunter?" Dipper asked.

"Yeah. It's his job. He kills animal in the woods for his money. He seems to be bad at this however. I heard him raging about yesterday, when a bunny somehow escaped a trap he layed."

Mabel's eyes narrowed. She had a bad assumption. "Where was this trap?"

"On the road to Helgen. He even said he saw a dragon. What an idiot." Mabel now was sure. The bunny Faendal was angry about was Squiggels. And he was the one who broke his leg with the trap. She quickly conceived a plan to get a bit of revenge. No one would mess with a cute little bunny and get away with it. "He sounds persistant. Why not do something about it?" She said.

Dipper looked at his sister. He had the same suspicion about the bunny of course, but he did not like what Mabel was saying.

"You may be right. Camilla may see Faendal as little more than a friend, but why take chances?" He searched his bag and pulled out a letter. "Here. Give Camilla this letter. It's full of venomous nonsense. Tell her it's from Faendal." He handed the letter to Mabel who nodded aggressively.

She and Dipper left the inn and headed to the store.

"Mabel? You think this is the right thing to do?"

"Bro, he tried to kill Squiggels and crippled him. He needs some kind of punishment."

"Yeah, but you could destroy his life with it."

"Come on. He can find another girl. Besides, Sven looks like he has the more stable income."

"I can't change your mind about this, can't I?"

"Nope."

Dipper sighed. "Ok, but don't come to me if it turns out to be a mistake."

They arrived at the store. Inside, Camilla was still siting at the fireplace, eating a peace of bread. Mabel walked over to her and pulled out the letter.

"What is this? A letter?"

Mabel nodded and layed on a grin.

"Hm. From Faendal. Dear Camilla. I know I have called upon your house many times, and while we may be growing close, I need you to put the desire you have for me as…" She stopped readying loud and got more and more furios. ,,Oh this piece of sh-"

She looked up as she heard the door shut, and Dipper and Mabel where gone. They returned to Sven and told him the news.

"Now that's what I like to hear. Good work. I think you deserve some tips at the inn." He handed her a small sack of gold cold and began to play his flute, definitely more cheerful than before. Mabel looked into the sack and counted the money.

"Twenty five gold coins. Looks like love can make you money."

"Yeah, but normally it works different" a drunken man responded from a table close to them.

"Okay then. Time to go." Dipper sayed slowly. Creeped out they left the inn and saw Faendal running around in the distance. He looked pretty angry and shot randomly arrows at Camillas house and the inn. "You still think you did the right thing?" Dipper asked his sister.

"Yep. Come on. Lets get Squiggely and get going."

Dipper nodded and followed her. He was sure that this woul come back and bite them in the butt.

They returned to Alvor and picked up Squiggel. Mabel put him into the bag and gave him some salad. The twins said goodbye and thanks to Alvor, Sigrid, Dorthe and Hadvar before they left the town into Whiterun's direction.

Chapter four is officially up now. This one took a bit longer to write, since I actually had to start anew in Skyrim to get the dialogue for the shopowners and the quest with Sven and Faendal. Also, this story will not only focus on the main questline, but also some small sidequests and other questlines, such as the academy and dawnguard.

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