Chapter 8. Awakening
A/n: Another semi-short chapter, but I'll try to keep up on the detail! LOL.
Vvardenfell awoke to find herself in a dimly-lit room, her head propped on a freshly-puffed pillow and an empty bowl by her head strongly-scented of healing herbs.
She turned her body, careful not to lay on her wounded arm. By her bedside she saw Nels' shirt, torn and bloody.
"No." she sobbed softly, remembering the long run over to the city.
She got up and walked to an important looking Dunmer in the next room. The room had high arched ceilings and a staircase leadng on one side up and the other side down.
"Have….have you seen a…. a Dwenmer man?" She asked, no longer able to restrain the tears running down her cheeks. Outside she heard the faint booming of lightning, and the light drumming of rain on the building roof.
"Why, as a matter of fact I belive that we are treating one in the downstairs room." She said, obviously to transfixed by a lantern that had been blown out to turn and even a pay attention to Vvardenfell who was standing behind her.
Vvardenfell's face brightened and she began to run down the sloping stairs. "Thanks!" She shouted back up.
She arrived in a very open space lit by a beautiful blue light. In the western corner she saw a Breton scaddily clad applying another herbal remedy lovingly to Nels' head. Nels was laying with his eyes shut and his face turned away from the Breton.
"So, do you have a girlfriend?" The Breton asked, gazing at him longingly.
Nels turned and looked at her, his hand reaching slowly for her face. The Breton still did not notice Vvardenfell standing in the doorway. Nels' hand jerked suddenly for a surgical dagger that was sitting on his bedside table.
"Yes." he said, pinning the Breton on the wall holding the dagger to her throat.
"She's right here!" Vvaedenfell said, breaking this up before Nels did something stupid. Nels looked over at her and looked down, clearly embarrassed.
Vvardenfell smiled and ran up to him. "Oh, Nels! How can I ever thank you, you saved my life!" She said, kissing him.
Nels embraced her. "You already have, just by being alive!" He laughed.
"Oh Nels, when I saw your shirt I…" He put his finger over her lips and kissed her again. The woman that had been taking care of him had walked op behind Vvardenfell and put the dagger around her throat.
"Nords do not deserve Dunmer." She hissed through her clenched teeth
Vvardenfell pushed her off of herself and re-summoned her dagger, the blue light fading into the equally blue background.
"Are you sure that you want to say that to my face?" Vvardenfell asked, holding the dagger threateningly.
The two began their fight. As the Breton thrust her dagger at Vvardenfell, Vvardenfell dodged and slit the Breton's throat. The Breton began to loose blood at a fast rate.
Nels had gotten up.
The Breton, in some final instinct, leaped and pinned Vvardenfell to the ground. With her dagger pressed against Vvardenfell's throat, the Breton was preparing to thrust when there was a loud CLUNCK and she fell to the ground.
Standing behind her was Nels, a wooden stool raised in his hand. Vvardenfell could only guess that he had walked up behind the Breton and whacked her on the head. The force added to the loss of blood she had suffered from her neck would must've finished her off.
Muzghab Where?
Rang in her mind. It was as if Azura was reminding her to get back to her mission.
"Nels," She said hurridly, "Put something more than those pants on and meet me at the docks. Be prepared to swim!" She shouted as she ran back up the staircase from whence she had came.
Outside the temple she looked around and saw that the docks were down two or three long flights of stairs. It was a bright day and the water was glistening below her. Se took in a deep breath of the fresh spring air, never had it smelled so crisp!
She began to descend the long stairs, and as she reached the dusty shoreside, she saw, very far off, a tall Dwarven ruin.
Se looked behind her and saw that Nels wasn't coming. She did have a feeling that she had spoken too fast, but nevertheless she decided to head there without him, after all, she felt that she could hold her own!
Taking one last look at the bright spring sun, and the beautiful shimmering lake below her, she took a breath, and dove in.
A/n: I really will appreciate it if you guys would review, and there will be a new character being introduced soon, but I won't say anything except that SilverSunflower, I know that you're reading this so I just need to tell you tat it's not you're character, not just yet. Ta people!