Chapter 21: Riften

Vicky's POV

The last few days have been crazy. As we were walking back to Dragonsreach we heard a very loud noise that scared everyone. Not knowing what it was we continued on. We were told once got to Dragonsreach that the noise we heard was the Greybeards up at High Hrothgar shouting for the Dragonborn. We had no doubt that Tori was in fact the Dragonborn after hearing her shout. So after taking taking of a few things in Whiterun, we set out for High Hrothgar.

After getting Lydia as a housecarl Simba and Gretchen agreed to meet us with everyone else in Riften after we were done at High Hrothgar. So me and Tori set out alone with Valdis, Rhonda, Jed Jr, and Lydia. That was a few days ago. Currently were are climbing the seven thousand steps after spending the night in Ivarstead. So far it has been pretty quiet. Jed Jr. has been running in front most of the way. Valdis doesn't think it's a good idea but neither me nor Tori would let anything happen to him.

"Ugh I'm so tired." Valdis complains.

"I'm not tired!" Jed Jr. says laughing.

I laugh,"Ha walk faster then and we will get there soon and be able to take a break!"

Valdis gives me a dirty look but doesn't say anything else. Suddenly we hear the roar of a bear ahead of us. "Get behind us!" Tori tells Jed Jr. She then runs ahead and starts attacking the bear who snarls in fury.

"What's that!?" Rhonda yells pointing behind Tori and the bear.

I look and when I see what it is I tell Rhonda,"Stay here with Jed Jr." I grab Valdis's hand and we run up to it followed close by Lydia. "It's a frost troll!"

"Oh my it's huge!" Valdis gasped.

"That's why I told Rhonda to watch Jed Jr."

Valdis and Lydia pull out their bows while I pull out my warhammer. The frost troll is difficult to beat. It knocks me to the ground a couple of times. I stand back up and slam my warhammer down hard on it's left leg. It roars in fury as it is being attacked by Valdis and Lydia's arrows and I'm not letting it let reach them. Tori runs over once she beats the bear and together the four of us finally kill it.

"Wow that was a tough one!" Tori exclaimed while she wiped sweat off of her forehead.

"It sure was." I agreed.

"Yay you did it!" Jed Jr. said running over.

"Of course we did!"

"Can we continue on now?" Valdis complained.

Me and Tori looked at each other and rolling our eyes continued on. Sometime later Jed excitedly says,"Look it's the top!"

"Finally!"

We run the rest of the way up and through the doors of the big building. Once inside we stop to take get breaths and look around. Suddenly as we are looking one way a voice says,"Welcome to High Hrothgar."

Looking to our left we see four old guys wearing clocks.

"Hello." Tori says,"Are you the Greybeards?"

"Yes we are indeed." Said the one who had spoke before. "I am Arngeir the voice of the Greybeards. What brings you to High Hrothgar?

"Hello Arngeir my name is Tori and I heard you shout for the Dragonborn."

"Ah yes. A Dragonborn hasn't been seen in over a hundred years. Arngeir said looking at all of us in turn.

"So I've heard. Tori said smiling. "Well I'm here now."

Before Arngeir could say anything else Tori decided to prove it with a shout.

"Fus!"

"That's so cool!" Jed Jr. said from where he stood next to me."

"Haha sure is." I said in agreement."

Arngeir who had staggered at the shout stood up straight and said,"Ah you are indeed Dragonborn. Stand over here by me."

A few days later.

We are on our way to meet the others in Riften.

"Are we almost there?" Jed Jr. asks.

"I think so." I say. "Hold on a little bit more alright?"

"Okay."

We have done so much walking the last few days that Jed Jr. is completely wiped out. Pretty soon I see a city gate ahead of us.

"Look a city!"

"Oh thank the gods!" Valdis says in relief.

"Yay!" Jed Jr. says.

We run the last little bit until we reach the gate where a guard stops us and says,"Hold there. Before I let you into Riften, you need to pay the visitor's tax."

"What a tax for visiting a city?" Tori asks suspiciously.

"I call bull shit. He's obviously trying to scam us!" Rhonda said.

"Right I've never had to pay to get into a city before." I say loudly.

The guard looks around panicky,"Alright alright you can go in. Let me open the gate first."

Once the gate is closed behind us I shake my head in disgust. "Wow I can't believe that guy!"

"Me either." Valdis says in agreement. "Anyway, which house is Ivan's?"

"Um I don't know." Waking over to the railing I look down. "I guess we will have to wait and see."

"Well while you wait I'm going to go check in at the inn. "

"That's a good idea I think I'll do that as well." Rhonda says.

"Have fun with that. I'll be in the market with Jed Jr." I say.

"I'll meet you there." Tori says as she follows Valdis and Rhonda.

As me and Jed Jr. are walking we are stopped by as Nord guy. "I don't know you. You in Riften looking for trouble?"

I give him a funny look and then say ,"What's it to you?"

"That's the wrong answer."

"Oh well. I don't really care."

I take Jed Jr's hand and continue on walking and ignore him when he calls,"Hey I'm not finished with you."

Once we reach the market Jed Jr. runs up and picks up a apple from one of the stands. "Vicky can I have this?"

I laugh,"Of course you can. I pay for two apples and we sit down on a bench which is where Tori found us a few minutes later.

"Vicky!"

I look up and Tori and Lydia are walking up followed by my father and step mother. You're finally here." My father said as sitting down next to me.

"Yep we sure are." I say.

"We heard from Gretchen that Tori is the Dragonborn."

"Haha yeah. Pretty crazy yes?"

"Yes."

"Oh my you look exhausted." My step mother says to Jed Jr.

Jed Jr. yawns,"Yeah we did lots of walking."

"We have barley slept the last few weeks." I say yawning myself.

"I'll take Jed Jr. back to the inn for some rest then." My step mother says.

"Alright."

"Let's go to Ivan's house. Ozzie is there now." My father says.

"Oh okay. Where is Ivan at?"

"He's working. He should be back soon though."

We get up and walk to Ivan's house. "Oh this isn't very far at all."

"Nope not at all."

My father opens the door and we go inside. "Ozzie!"

"Yes I'll be right up!" We hear him call back from somewhere in the house.

Tori flops down on a chair. "Ugh I could sleep for a whole moon."

I yawn again,"Same here." I walk farther in the house and look around. I am so tied that I can barely stand it so when I see the bed I walk over to it and sit down. I rub my tired eyes as I wait for Ivan's father.

I jump up with a start. I had fallen asleep. I look and notice that I'm under the covers and Tori is completely knocked out next to me. It's quiet so I assume that everyone else went outside to let us sleep. I yawn still tired and saying,"Fuck it." Put my head down and go back to sleep.

The next morning.

I wake up with a loud yawn and a big stretch. I'm all alone now but I can tell from the smell of food that Ivan had been here. My stomach growls from the smell of it. Stretching again I get up. I look around for a cup and once I find one I fill it full of water.

As I'm drinking the door opens and in walks Ivan. He smiles at me,"You're awake!"

"Yes I sure am." I say.

He laughs and picks me up into a hug. "I'm sorry I wasn't here last night. I had to go take care of something."

"It doesn't matter. I fell asleep almost as soon as I got here."

"Haha. So I've heard." He put me back down and walked over to the cooking pot. "Are you hungry?"

"Very."

"Good because I made your favorite."

I smile,"I thought so!"

A/N- I am in the process of editing every chapter to fix typos and such so eye out.