We wondered through town and she questioned everyone who was willing to be questioned. She learned that nearly everyone liked me and considered me to be a nice guy with a few exceptions. A bard visiting the college who'd made a pass at me before and been turned down had nothing nice to say and the local beggar wouldn't answer questions without being a few coins to refresh his memory. I gave him a few septims but she didn't bother questioning him. We headed up to the black smiths and i comissioned some leather armor to be made for her. Beirand was glad to see me again. Always happy to take my coin.

"Are you hungry? We could get something to eat at the Winking Skeever."

"I'm not too hungry. Maybe we could get you something and then end over to the bards college. I'd really lie to check out their library. Is that alright with you?"

"I'm not in a hurry but how about you head to the college while I grab us something at the inn."

She looked a little shocked. She clearly thought I wasn't going to let her out of my sight but if we're going to be traveling together she needs to trust me. And letting er go on her own while we're safe in town will help build that trust.

"Alright I'll be at the college looking at their books then."

I watched her head down Palace Way for a Knute before running over to the Skeever and getting some cooked beef a some bread to cut up into sandwiches. Before wrapping them up and heading to the college. When i got there i found her tucked in a corner with a stack of books.

Viarmo came over "She came in and asked if she could look through our library. I can hardly believe how quickly she seems to be able to read and how much she seems to love learning the history of the realm."

I smiled at her. "Yes she said she wanted to go to the college in Winterhold. She seems to really love books." I told him before walking over and crouching down next to her. "Here I made you a sandwich with cooked beef." She didn't look up so I shoved it between her and the book.

"Oh." She put the book down and took a bite. "Thanks this is good." She kept eating while I sat down and watched her deciding that we could just spend the day here if that's what she wanted.

Viarmo woke me at 11 that night and she was still reading. "You should head to where you're planning to stay tonight. I'm sure Uthgerd will love you coming in this late."

"She sure will." I smiled as I went and shook Emerelle. "Come on princess time to head out before it gets any later." She looked at me with tired eyes. "We have to head to Yuki's now. Uthgerd is going to throw a fit about us coming in this late."

"You can just leave the books n the table. Feel free to come again before you head out of Solitude." Viarmo told her before she could try to put the books up.

"Thanks Viarmo." I said as I took the books from her and stacked them on the table before leading her outside. "Yuki's house is right ext door." I told her as I walked towards Proudpire.

"This place looks huge!" She stared up at t with her mouth hanging open.

"Yeah well Yukon has made a lot of gold doing what she does. Fighting dragons, cleaning out necromancers and bandits for the Jarls throughout Skyrim. Plus a whole inch of other stuff. She told me a story once about a treasure room filled with gold and gems and I truly believe every word of it. She gave me a key to each of her homes. She's got one in every hold. She's got three other Manor homes that she built herself. Plus as the arch mate she has a nice place to stay at the college and a bed in the Compainions hall. Uthgerd is well was a fighter. She runs a shop that sells a little bit of everything. She just stays here in Solitude to care for the girls. The girls are Sofie, who was living on the streets in Windhelm and Lucia. Lucia's parents died and her horrible aunt kicked off her family farm after telling her she was worthless. Yuki took them in before she married I believe she married so quickly after that so the girls would have a live in parent to look after them and keep them safe. Well just remember Uthgerd hates me so try not to listen to what she has to say about me." I opened the door and call out. "Hey guess who's come to visit?"

Uthgerd came down the stars a few moments later. "Get out or I'll call the guards."

"And tell them what Uthgerd? Every guard in town knows I'm allowed to enter this home with the key given to e by the owner. Your wife, Yuki. Why do you try this every time?

Emerelle stepped out from behind me drawling Uthgerd's attention. "Who's she? She's far too young to be spending time with the likes of you. Come away from that terrible man right now child!"

Emerelle looked at me with disbelief clear in her eyes. "You're right she clearly hates you."

Uthgerd glared at her. "You don't know this man the way I do child."

Emerelle rolled her eyes. "I really doubt you actually know him at all. You've just decided he's the bad guy so he is and that's that as far as you're concerned. Maybe we should just go to the inn?"

I shook my head. "No Yuki expects me to stay with her family so that I can tell her they're well when we meet up out in the wilds of Skyrim. She trusts me to check in on her wife and kids so that's what I'm doing. I assume the girls are asleep. So we'll head down stairs and sleep on the bed rolls.

"Fine. I'm locking the bedroom doors!" Uthgerd glared at me before turning to her heel and walking back up the stairs.

"Yep she really hates you. Are you sure you didn't I don't know kill her brother or sleep with her and run out the next morning or something?"

"No I'm sure I didn't." I lead the way down stairs. "I knew of her ut I didn't really even speak to her till Yuki introdu us. I meet and got to know Yuki after the war ended with Ulfric's death. Yuki had already been married for some time by that point. So if I've done something to deserve her hatered I sure don't know what it is." I pulled out the bed roll from my pack and laid it next to the one already laid out. "Well it's been a long day. Lets rest so we can be ready for another tomorrow."