A/N: I missed an update day, I apologize. I was cut off from internet for a couple days, by choice. I took a much needed break from my life, but now I am ready to get back to the grindstone. Once I rest myself for a while. I did a lot more physical activity than I have been used to for a long time. Kinda annoys me that I am so sore and tired after such a great weekend. So today I rest and tomorrow I gotta make calls, apply for scholarships and begin my work catching up on my recording.

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Guest: I hate spiders too. :P Thanks!

Nina: I agree. That spider from the Spider Who Can't Hide is cute. But, what do you mean about getting out of legs? That discourse will be further explored in the full story. Especially during the time Naomi is around, perhaps with someone else too. Not sure yet. Thanks for noticing it. :)

About this scene... My Dovahkiin has come to realize that one of the Whiterun children is homeless. She makes a decision to do something about that.

I frowned as I watched the kid below me from where I was chilling in the Gildergreen. She was pleading with passerbys for money, some of which would oblige her and others would just ignore her. Why would a child so young be begging on the streets? It didn't seem as though she was doing it for her family, merely to be able to afford something to eat. And why did so many people seem to not care?

It made me think of all the kids I had seen in tough situations back home. It always ate at my heart that kids were in such situations. Kids should be care and worry free. They should be able to just be kids and not worry about whether or not they will be able to eat. How I have been here for as long as I have and not realized this kid had nowhere to go was a mystery to me. Had I really gotten so wrapped up in solving my own problems?

"Hey kid," I called down.

She jumped a few feet into the air and looked around frantically. "Who said that?"

"Up here! In the tree!"

"Oh!" she looked up at me. "Why are you up there?"

I shrugged. "It's relaxing," I answered. I jumped down and approached her, looking down at her. I felt weird looking down at her, so I kneeled to look her in the eye. "I have a question for you."

"Yes?" she asked. She seemed nervous, even after I knelt. My armor must've made me look more intimidating than I really am. It kinda disconcerted me. I didn't like the idea of kids being scared of me. Perhaps I should invest in some casual wear.

"What's a kid like you doing begging on the streets? Don't you have a home?" I inquired.

Her expression became saddened. "When my parents died, my aunt and uncle kicked me off the farm," she said.

"What? Why'd they do such a thing?"

"They said I cost too much money," she sighed.

"So they abandoned you…" I blinked in lack of understanding how people could be so cruel as to toss a kid out on her own. I pushed my anger down as I sighed heavily. I pulled out a bag of money and placed it in the kid's hands. "Here, take this for now. I am going to figure out something to do about your situation."

"Oh thank you so much!" she grinned brightly.

"Of course," I said. "What's your name kid?"

"Lucia," she said.

"Alright, Lucia, I will figure something out for you shortly," I told her.

"Alright," she said.

I smiled and left her there, heading straight for Dragonsreach to talk to Lydia. Once inside, I located her chilling on a bench and approached her. I spoke with her for sometime about Lucia's situation and came to a conclusion that I would buy Breezehome and allow Lucia to live there with Lydia, who would determine whether or not she wanted to adopt the child after getting to know her. I would continue living in Jorrvaskr, but buying Breezehome would allow Lydia to live there. I didn't often take her with me on my adventures anyways, unless she specifically asked to come with me.

She didn't stay in Whiterun all the time, but she did her own thing and I did my own thing. I felt weird that she was technically supposed to do whatever I said being my Housecarl and everything. She seemed to appreciate that I gave her the freedom to do whatever she wanted, instead of treating her as little more than a slave as she's seen some Thanes treat their Housecarls. Perhaps it was that that left her willing to help Lucia for me. Either way, I was thankful.