Turdas, 26th of Last Seed, 4E201

Dear Diary,

I woke up early, not feeling well rested as I had slept on a hard, stone floor. I ate some bread and then continued on my way through the barrow. There was a puzzle to let me into the next room, but I whirlwind sprinted past the fast moving gates to easily complete the puzzle.

In the next room, the floor was booby trapped so that if I stepped on the special plates on the floor, it would set off a spray of flames that would engulf me, as I found out in a horrible fashion. I whirlwind sprinted past this too, killing a few frost spiders on the way. Only then did I make it to the inner sanctum.

Inside, there was a powerful dragur, but I killed him fairly easily before going to where I expected the horn to be located. I say expected to be because there was no horn, only a note telling me to go to the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood. It was simply signed, a friend. Frustrated would be an understatement. I was livid.

I calmed myself as I went to Whiterun. I passed the Kjenstag Ruins, Stonehill Mining, and I whirlwind sprinted back through Labrynthian which is still full of frost trolls. On the other side, close to Whiterun, I met a woman named Salonia Carvain. Her body guards attacked me. I easily wasted them. She did not seem to care but did immediately begin running. I caught up with her to talk, hoping to discover why they had attacked or at least who she was. She told me to speak to her husband. I never saw her husband. I followed her for a while, wondering if he was ahead of us, and we were both headed toward Whiterun. She continued toward the Pelagia Farm, and I decided I was not that interested, so I headed toward the city.

I saw Lars, the little boy from before. He told me Braith no longer bothers him. In fact, she does not even look at him. I hoped I had not scared her too badly, but at least he was not getting bullied anymore.

Resupplying was much easier to do in Whiterun when compared to Morthal. I had to visit the Warmaiden and Belethor's, the best shops in town in my humble opinion. Upon doing so, I realized I had more than enough money to upgrade my home and get that child's room. I went to find Proventus in Dragonsreach. I looked around the keep and did not find him. I waited an hour. Still nothing. Finally, around dinner time, he made an appearance. I was able to fully upgrade my home. Then, I went to find Lucia.

Outside Dragonsreach, I ran into Ysolda. She told me she trades with the khajit. She is saving up to buy the Bannered Mare from Hulda. I asked her a little bit about the khajit because I wanted her opinion to compare it to that of the book I had recently read.

They are the catfolk of Elsweyr, which is a land both tropical and covered in desert. No one wants them in the city because some of them are smugglers and thieves. It seems they would only become these things because they cannot get a job in the city limits. The distrust is simply for the khajit being extremely different. I wonder now how Argonians are treated in Skyrim. Thinking back on it, I have not seen but the one Argonian assassin.

I found Lucia next. She was more than excited when I told her the good news. She ran all the way home. She was already sweeping and doing other household chores by the time I came inside the house. She would be a big help to Lydia. Lucia also finds things for me, pretty things. Some are valuable, but it feels as if all of them are valuable to her so I leave them in her treasure chest. She is a sweet child. Her room, I noticed, was furnished with two beds, so if I see another orphan, likely during this time of war, I will bring him or her back here. It would be nice for her to have a sibling.

It was not late, but I decided to stay in and read. I found a book on the Amulet of Kings by Weregrus Monhona. Since this amulet has to do with being dragonborn, I was very interested in what would be said. This is what I have understood.

During the first era, there was a group of elves called the Ayleids. They were High Elves which lived in the central areas of Tamriel. They relied on the Daedric lords for their power.

Saint Alessia, the first in the line of the Cyrodils, asked Akatosh, the Dragon God of Time, for help to lock away the Daedric lords. Akatosh gave blood of his own and blessed Saint Alessia. By being true to the dragon blood, the Oblivion Gates will be kept sealed, and the Daedra will be kept at bay. Akatosh gave them the Amulet of Kings and the Eternal Dragonfires. Saint Alessia is the first gem in the amulet, the red diamond in the center. It has become the symbol of the Empire and the Septim line. This stone is surrounded by eight other gems which represent the eight Divines.

This book was helpful in understanding Akatosh and the pact with Saint Alessia. However, it did not really explain much about the amulet except that Akatosh gave it to Saint Alessia as well as the meaning of the gems. I suppose the amulet is more ceremonial in design then having power in itself. Regardless, it is all good to know. For now, I will prepare for bed, perhaps speak to Lydia, and say goodnight to Lucia. Goodnight for now, Diary.