Amaliea pushed open the doors to Jorrvaskr soaking wet and looking like she had been drug thru a swamp, as She entered Lokira followed her. Hearing them Tilma and Ria looked up and opened their mouths to ask something.
"Don't even ask. Where are Farkas and Vilkas?" Amaliea said before they could
As they pointed down the stairs Amaliea noticed Lokira and spun around saying "Why are you still following me?"
Lokira looked puzzled then shrugged saying "I don't know." with that she walked out the door and Amaliea turned and walked downstairs thinking 'never again am I going anywhere with that woman.'
As Amaliea entered the living quarters she saw Farkas and Vilkas sitting with Kodlak in his office at the end of the hall. Farkas was sitting cross-legged on the floor while Vilkas slumped in the chair he had been in the first time she had seen him. Kodlak was in his chair. The three men looked up at the sound of her coming down the hall. Seeing her Vilkas started to open his mouth.
"Don't ask." Amaliea practically growled at him then turned to Farkas saying "The job in Riverwood is done."
"Uh good, we got a letter from the innkeeper just before you arrived. Probably reporting it complete" he said looking at her nervously.
Amaliea nodded then turned to go when Vilkas asked "So what happened to you? You look like you got in a wrestling match with a mudcrab."
Amaliea spun around and ranted "What happened? What happened! Lokira happened! Thanks to the advice the two of you gave me I went on a cross country trek with a nutcase! The entire way up the stinking mountain she was alternating between babbling nonsense and talking in some language I didn't even recognize! To make it even worse she started giggling whenever we got attacked by wolves! And don't even get me started on the frost troll! Then she drug me off the side of the mountain into a river and over a waterfall! This is why I was going to say no! She's as crazy as a loon! I was an idiot for agreeing to go!"
Her voice had gotten steadily louder with each word. With that, she turned on her heel and stalked off to the washroom to clean up. She left in her wake two stunned faces and one that seemed almost glad.
Outside POV
Meanwhile, Vilkas and Farkas turned to look at Kodlak and asked in unison "What just happened?"
Kodlak chuckled saying "When I knew Amaliea as a child she would do the same thing."
Vilkas said "What was that? She's always seemed so quiet that was unlike her."
Kodlak chuckled again "The way I see it Amaliea's anger is like a closed pinecone in the fire. For a long while it seems as though nothing is happening, but when she reaches the popping point watch out. It takes a lot to get her angry and she normally manages to control it. But when that control is lost it blazes hot and fierce"
Farkas askes "So how do we know when she's done being angry because I don't want to get yelled at again?"
Kodlak smiled and said, "you'll know."
The three men glanced down the hall before returning to what they had been doing also known as reading the letter from Delphin the Riverwood innkeeper.
As Amaliea stepped out of the washroom now clean she felt a lot better and a lot less angry. She glanced down the hall and saw Farkas and Vilkas were gone but Kodlak was sitting there writing in his journal and thought 'I shouldn't have yelled at Farkas and Vilkas they didn't know that Lokira is crazy they were just trying to help.' She walked into the quarters and put her pack under her bed planning to unpack it after dinner. As soon as it was stowed she stood back up and walked down the hall to Kodlak's rooms where she sheepishly knocked before entering.
He looked up saying "Somehow I knew that you'd be coming to see me before too long."
"I'm sorry about yelling earlier. They didn't deserve it and you didn't deserve to have to hear it. I was mad at Lokira not them but I took it out on them. Do you think they'll forgive me? Can you forgive me?" It all came out in a rush as she stood before the man she had looked up to a good portion of her life.
"For my part, there is nothing to forgive. You are not the first Companion to lose their temper in front of me and you probably won't be the last. Farkas and Vilkas you'll have to ask for yourself."
"Thank you sir I'm sorry for disturbing you." She said turning to go.
As she did he said "It does not disturb me for someone to feel regret for their actions. I only wish more would."
He smiled and Amaliea went back up the stairs she saw Tilma busy in the kitchen and Ria leaving by the front door, but no sign of Farkas and Vilkas.
Amaliea finally found Farkas and Vilkas out in the yard under the veranda taking a break from training. As she stepped outside they looked up and watched her warily.
She stopped a few feet away from them and said "I'm sorry I shouldn't have yelled at you. All you did was ask a question and the only reason you advised me to go with Lokira was because you thought that it was the best course. You couldn't have known what would happen I'm so sorry. Please can you ever forgive me?"
While she had been talking she had dropped my head unable to meet their eyes. she didn't notice Farkas and Vilkas stand up and approach her until she felt someone's hand on her back. she jumped then relaxed it was Farkas.
He said "Getting angry is nothing to be sorry about everyone does it. Besides, I would have blamed us too. Just maybe tell us why you're mad before biting our heads off."
Vilkas moved in front of Her as he spoke "Actually I'm kind of glad you got mad. I mean no one can deny you have skill with weapons, but I had doubts that you had the fire and aggression needed to be a Companion. By the way, we read the letter from the innkeeper you made Rikir wet his pants?"
He smiled as Amaliea blushed and said "I didn't mean to you guys told me to scare him. I didn't mean to scare him that bad."
Farkas laughed "Are you kidding according to the letter it was funny. The guy pretty much ran out of there and then the drunk bard started. Though apparently you disappeared right after she started."
Amaliea smiled wryly as she said, "She wasn't drunk."
Vilkas glanced at my burning face then asked "How do you know?"
"It was Lokira and she played Ragnar the red."
Farkas didn't seem to get it at first but Vilkas got it almost instantly and tried to hide a smile
"It's not funny." She said.
Then Farkas got it and started laughing "I get it Rikir was Ragnar and your Matilda."
He then kept laughing.
"It's not funny it was embarrassing" She insisted but Farkas kept laughing.
Vilkas was still trying to hide a smile as he said "You have to admit you do make a very brave lass Amaliea."
"Ugh!" She threw her hands up in exasperation and turned around going back inside behind her Vilkas started laughing. Once inside She went downstairs to relax until dinner.
At dinner, everyone was gathered around the table joking and laughing when Njada decided to try to get a rise out of Amaliea.
"So Amaliea I heard you had your first intimidation job, how'd it go?" she was almost sneering as she said it.
Vilkas cast her a sharp glance as Amaliea said "It went fine nothing really eventful."
Farkas chose that moment to butt in "She made quite the impression on the villagers, in fact, we got a letter about an hour ago someone requested Amaliea by name."
Njada looked stunned and sputtered "How? What did she do that was so special?"
Vilkas answered for Farkas "If the client is to be believed she scared the guy so bad he wet his trousers then broke his own nose on the opening door running out of there."
At that point, everybody was staring atAmaliea and Ria asked "what did you do to scare the guy so bad?"
"I merely pointed out it would be very hard to drink with a matching set of broken arms." Amaliea said blushing in embarrassment at the attention.
Kodlak finally looked up from his plate saying "According to the client you did more than that. You had the man's arm on the verge of breaking and told him that if he couldn't keep a respectful tongue in his head you would remove his."
She blushed even deeper wishing she could just sink thru the floor as she said "He was being rude and he swung first."
Amaliea ducked her head and went back to eating while the others looked at her surprised before resuming their prior conversations. Then Farkas started humming a familiar tune. Amaliea looked at him he just grinned and continued humming Ragnar the Red while Vilkas nearly choked on the bite of venison he had just swallowed and had a slight coughing fit.
Tilma looked at Farkas and sternly said "Farkas it's rude to hum at the table."
'Thank you Tilma' Amaliea thought to herself then Torvar looked up saying drunkenly "hey I know that song its Ragnar the red."
Vilkas was having a hard time keeping a straight face as Amaliea hurried to finish eating then got up and went out to the yard. Once there She started working out her embarrassment and aggravation on the training dummies. Amaliea trained until the sun had set and it got too dark to see. Then the doors opened behind her as she was sheathing her swords and Skjor came out and walked to the edge of the veranda.
Once there he looked around before saying "I need to speak to you follow me."
He started to walk around Jorrvaskr and she got a bad feeling
"Can't we talk here?" Amaliea asked not moving from where she stood next to the training dummies.
"No now come on." He said.
She still didn't follow every instinct she had told her something's not right don't follow him. she looked to Jorrvaskr hoping someone would come out particularly Kodlak, Farkas, or Vilkas especially Vilkas. Skjor growled at her hesitation and strode over to her before reaching out and grabbing her right wrist pulling her after him.
When she resisted he stepped closer and growled quietly "We can do this the easy way or the hard way now come on before I make you."
Amaliea felt the all too familiar fear rise up and forced it back down telling herself we're shield siblings surely he wouldn't hurt me, would he?
