They were on the move again after a few days. Maurmon's condition had improved (Thanks to the healing spells used by Doria), so Doria was able to remove the bandages that were wrapped around his torso. While this did make it easier to move, he still was injured, shown when he went to swing his sword experimentally, causing him to hurt his shoulder, so they were taking it slow for now.

As they began to move, they weather began to change. Being out in the tundra, they noticed this quickly. The wind began to pick up, which made the once silent landscape filled with the howls of hollow wind. As they moved on, the sky became darker & as the wind picked up even more, it became clear they were in the middle of a full blown blizzard.

'Ronan!' Sonia shouted over the howling wind. 'We gotta get out of this blizzard! We'll die if we don't,'

'I know!' He shouted back. 'I saw a cave up ahead. Follow me!'

Ronan lead them into the cave. As they entered, they noticed that it wasn't occupied. It also wasn't overly large, but it was large enough to set up bedrolls & a small fire towards the entrance, allowing the smoke to escape & the heat to remain inside the cave.

'How far is Dawnstar from here?' Baurest asked, sitting down on his bedroll.

'About five hours,' Ronan replied. 'We would of been there by nightfall,'

'Or earlier,' Cormer said.

'When do you think this blizzard will die down?' Zenia asked.

'Who knows?' Doria said. 'It could be anywhere from a few hours to a few days. All we can do is sit & wait,'


Several hours had passed. The blizzard had died down, but by the time it did, night had fallen. They had decided that the best descision would be to wait until morning before moving on.

They slept. The night was cold, but the heat from the fire was comforting. However, Zenia couldn't sleep. She sighed, sat up & looked around. The first thing she noticed was that Maurmon wasn't in his bedroll. She frowned & looked towards the entrance. He was sitting there, looking out at the sky.

She got up & walked over to him. As she approached, Maurmon looked up to see her sitting next to him.

'Can't sleep?' He asked.

'No,' Zenia said. She looked over to him & realised that he was still in his sleeping clothes, which was only a pair of pants. She could feel her face getting hot as she saw his bare chest & several scars.

'How did you get these scars?' Zenia asked.

'Mostly sword fights,' Maurmon replied. 'Though on the occasion I was attacked by animals or ambushed,'

There was a pause. Maurmon began to watch the Aurora above them. Zenia looked up & watched the northern lights above. She watched as they danced across the sky, lighting it up with it's beautiful light.

'It's a beautiful night,' Zenia said.

'Yes,' Maurmon agreed. 'We never get the Aurora in Hammerfell,'

'We don't get it either in Cyrodiil,' Zenia said.

'What's life like in the Imperial City anyway? Is it any different to here in Skyrim?' Maurmon asked.

'Very. For a start there isn't many places where there's a lot of vegetation,' Zenia began. 'Occasionally you'll see a tree or a bush in a few areas, but most of the city is shops, taverns & homes,'

'Sounds different from Hammerfell,' Maurmon said.

'What's it like? Is it true that it's a large desert?'

'Well, you certainly don't see forests like the ones here in Skyrim,' Maurmon said, chuckling. 'It's a very hostile environment. Sentinel, the city Baurest & I are from, is the trading port of Hammerfell, so there are several markets set around the docks,'

'Are there any plants?'

'A few. Mainly cacti & other plants that need little water, although there are tales of oasises in the desert. They are said to have one or two trees,'

There was a brief silence. Zenia shivered.

'We should probably head inside,' Zenia said.

'Yeah,'

As they went back inside the cave, Maurmon turned to Zenia.

'I'll see you in the morning,' He whispered.

'You too,' Zenia whispered back.