OK! New chapter. Krosis for the wait but I had a bit of writers block and had no idea what to put in this chapter.

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On with the story. :)

Opening my eyes, I winced at the light in the room before quickly shutting my eyes again to escape the blinding sight. My head hurt and was pounding around my skull. Sitting up, I braced myself and opened my eyes again. I had no idea where I was or what had occurred the night before but, thankfully, as I looked to both my sides, I found had no-one with me in the bed. A thought occurred to me though. Ralof.

"Ugh... Never again am I to drink so much in one night." I said aloud to the empty room.

I swung my legs over the side of the bed and, as my feet touched the floor, I swiftly brought them back up on to bed, realizing the floor was almost blisteringly cold.

"Of course. No-one has warm floors here in Skyrim." I rolled my eyes and steeled myself for the feeling of the floor again.

As I stood up, I looked down at myself to find I was not wearing my armor as I was the night before, but a long white nightgown. Pretty. I thought as I crossed the floor to where my armor was resting messily on the table and chairs in front of a fireplace which was still burning, oddly.

I put my armor on as quickly as I could while harboring the head ache I had gained. Leaving the room I remembered I was in Windhelm and did not know my way around. I found a male guard on duty just around the corner from my room.

"Excuse me. Could you please direct me to the main hall?" I asked with a deeper voice that I was used to. I assumed it was because of the morning hangover.

"Of course miss. Please follow me." He began walking before he had finished his sentence, causing me to jump as he turned. I jogged to keep up with his fast pace.

Suprisingly, I was not far away from the main hall as it took a mere minute for the guard to guide me there before he swiftly turned and walked back the way we had come.

"Thank you!" I shouted back after him before turning back towards the large hall to find Ulfric, Jorleif, Galmar, Yrsaralad and Wuunferth all sat eating breakfast.

"Good morning." Jorleif said to me after noticing I was stood in the doorway. Ulfric turned to me and beckoned me to a seat next to him on the bench by the table.

"Where's Ralof?" I asked loudly enough so that all five men could hear me.

"Right here Aeyai." I started at the voice and turned to find Ralof stood in the doorway I had just vacated, fully clad in Stormcloak armor.

"Ah. Good morning Ralof. Sleep well?" I asked with a slight smirk on my face.

He did not reply for a few moments but walked to the table and sat down next to Galmar. "Yes" was the only response I received.

"Did you?" I heard Ulfric ask at my side.

"Yes thank you." I smiled but my smile swiftly morphed into a frown as I looked around and found five of the men, excluding Wuunferth, all chuckling quietly. "What?" I demanded of Ulfric.

"Nothing." He regained his composure quickly and went back to eating the leeks on his plate. "Eat." he gestured briefly at the table filled with food.

"Hmm. Did I do something to make you all laugh? Am I a jester now?" I stood abruptly, pushing the bench backwards and almost knocking Ulfric out of is spot. I slammed my hand down on the table before turning and walking through the heavy doors to the cold air of Windhelm. As I closed the door behind me, I heard a loud outburst of laughter from the men and Wuunferth yell.

"I can not believe you did not tell her! She will not be pleased with any of you when... if she returns."

"... Alright. Well.. When did she leave?" Thorin demanded of the Jarl of Whiterun.

"A few days ago. I know not where she went to. I apologise." Balgruuf kept his head down as he address the King under the Mountain.

"Why are you keeping your head down. What did you do!?" Thorin shouted at the terrified man.

"I don't know! No-body will tell me! Please don't hurt me!" The Jarl cowered in his throne, wishing he had not dismissed his staff from the room.

"I know what they did." a soft voice spoke from the shadows.

"What happened!? And why are you here and not back in your home!?" Thorin shouted at the space, knowing exactly who was listening to their conversation.

"It is not for me to say. You had better ask Aeyai. She left for Windhelm a few days ago, wanting to talk to Ulfric Stormcloak with a man named Ralof. And as for your other question. She left in a rush from Erebor and, as you know, me and her were close. Anyway, I left shortly after her and came to Skyrim wondering why she would come back here. I had hoped to find out what had made her leave so abruptly, but I haven't been able to ask her yet." the dwarf said before stepping out of the shadows and making his way to his old friends.

"Fine. Show me where Windhelm is. I assume you know?" Thorin asked the younger male before turning and leaving Dragonsreach and it's Jarl stunned as to why the odd-haired dwarf had sneaked into the palace and how he had done it without detection.

As Thorin and the dwarves left the building, he turned to the new arrival and said. "If you left at the same time as her, why, in the name of Durin have you not been able to talk to her yet?"

"I wanted to see what she would do in a place like this. Now, follow me and I will take you to Aeyai.. Well.. If she is still there." the dwarf turned and sauntered across the bridge, with the other dwarves in tow.

Thorin stayed back for a few moments and thought. Why is he here.. How did he get out of Erebor without being questioned.. I shall have to question Dori when I return.. If I return. Then he spoke aloud, confusing the guards who were leaving Dragonsreach to begin their watch over Whiterun. "I will figure you out one day Nori." he said before running to catch up with the elusive dwarf.

YEY! :) There you go! Didn't think it was the best it could have been. But there you go.

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