The way to the city of Windhelm was pretty boring nothing happened. The group stopped every now and then to rest the horses. And when Endoura's horse was dispelled it freaked everyone out. They thought the horse just up and died. But Endoura just calmly laughed and told them that Arvak was just fine.

As they sat in their campsite waiting for the return of Endoura as she went to go and scout the road up ahead for large wild animals and bandits. They just sat around the fire and admired the frozen land around them.

Lucy was very happy that she had her own ice dragon scale necklace so that she didn't feel cold in the very skimpy dress she was wearing. As the minutes passed and a group of people in what appeared to be draped in furs and helmets made of hides and some metal.

They didn't all look the same save for their armor. One of them was a fairly tall and muscled man with shoulder length dirty blond hair and a faint shadow of gristle on his cheeks and jaw, and shining blue eyes. On his back was a gleaming sword. The weapon appeared to be as long as his body.

Next to him on the right side was a woman with an ash gray skin tone for some strange reason. Her hair was a light burgundy and her red eyes even from a distance glittered like rubies. Her face was thin like Endoura's and had the same kind of squinted eyes but there was the obvious difference in the color. On her right hip swung a sword. The sheath was a dark brown and had a steel lines going down to the tip.

The next man was wearing an armor that had a fur cloak wrapped around his shoulders. His face was a circle shape and it didn't seem like his skin only allowed to grow hair on the top of his head and not on his cheeks and chin. His almond eyes were brown but they held a hunger for something dark. He held no visible weapon on his person besides a small iron dagger on his left hip. The air around him seemed to shimmer as he walked.

Another man was bestial looking. His skin looked a sickly green, his hair an oily and greasy ponytail. His jaw stuck out with his two eye teeth jutting out from the bottom row. He was only wearing a cloak around his shoulders and a skirt made from furs. On his right hip swung a large steel mace. The protrusions were 's' shaped and engraved.

And the last member was another woman who stood at the front of the group and she looked the most exotic besides the ash gray skinned woman. Her skin tone was actually a dark red and her black hair was cut short and wrapped around her face to her chin. Her armor was different. It was actual steel. The metal she wore like a second skin as the armor hugged her body. It wrapped around her breasts and clung to her hips with a dark red studded hide covering. Her metal boots clunked on the stone road they walked. Gleaming on her hips were two swords. The blades were white steel that curved and if looked at the right way looked like a claw. The guard was rounded and gold.

The group of five passed by not even noticing the fairies till the green one side glanced them. He did a double take and he grinned. He broke off from his group and approached their group. As he got closer the clearer Natsu could smell him in this cold crisp air filled with snow. But just looking at Gray whose nose was more accustomed to this weather anyone could tell the man stunk.

Did he smell like sweat, metal, and blood? Why would he smell like blood? Once close enough he spoke. His voice was deep and sounded like gravel. It would have been attractive without the roughness it carried like he smoked a lot.

"Hey, there beautiful you wanna come and have some fun with me."

He was looking at Lucy. Lucy just smiled a large nervous smile. This man was different. The muscles on his arms under the strange skin color bulged and pulsed from the slightest move. His body was built for power. But she slowly gained her courage. She lifted her arms and shook them and spoke in a shaky voice.

"Uhh no thanks, I'm quite comfortable right here."

"It wasn't a request."

Erza stood up from the stone she was sitting on and walked up to the man and started to speak.

"She said she is fine here."

The man wasn't perturbed by Erza at all. He simply just pushed Erza down to the ground and grabbed the mace hanging from his belt.

"And I said it wasn't a request."

Just before the beast of a man could swing his mace down to crush Erza's skull Natsu quickly grabbed his arm. The man was surprised. When he turned to face Natsu he was clocked in the face by Natsu's fist. His mace was dropped to the snow and the man was staggering back with a bloody nose. That's when everything started to crumble to the ground.

The woman in the steel armor drew her swords with the 'shink' sound of metal. The ash gray woman did the same as well as the blonde man. And the last man just lifted his arms as magic glowed in the palm of his left hand. The next second light enveloped his body and now he was glowing. In his right hand was a red glow. He clutched a ball of the red glow and threw it at Gray.

The ash gray woman attacked Natsu, blonde man and the woman who seemed to be the leader were double-teaming Erza, the green-skinned man was going after Lucy. The man that was now glowing just seemed to be standing in the background.

Just as Natsu was about to release his breath attack on the woman he was squared off with Gray jumped in front of her and went after him. Around Gray was a cloud of red mist. Surprised Natsu released his roar and the flames hit Gray with full force. But that didn't detern him. Gray came out of the roaring flames. His arms were covered in his glittering ice scales.

"Gray what are you doing?"

"Ice Dragon : Frozen Sword Dance!"

Three razor sharp fins formed on his forearms. Natsu dodged the swings of Gray. Gray's eyes were full of guilt at what he was being made to do.

Erza was busy being double teamed by a well-practiced pair. Just as she was about to summon a sword the man opened his mouth and let lose battle cry. The sound was a huge surprise and now her body was moving of its own volition. And with her running from the man the woman smirked and started to slash with her twin blades at an extremely fast pace.

Lucy was having trouble with the beast man. He kept staying close and swinging his mace. She didn't even have any time to get one of her keys. But as she kept running she tripped over a rock covered by the snow. When Lucy turned back to look at her attacker she saw him smiling at her. He lifted the mace and in the light that filtered through the clouds showed the old blood stains on the metal.

Just before he could bring it down the sound of something racing through the air could be heard then the sound of something piercing flesh. The man grunted a wisp of air and fell into the snow. Blood pooled around his head and dyed the snow red because of the arrow through his throat.

The same thing happened to the man who was controlling Gray to attack Natsu, with the ash gray woman. An arrow flew through the air and went through his knee making him start kneeling. With him down Gray fell to the snow panting. He could feel his hormones start raging. The spell he was under was speeding up his heat. He was tired and couldn't move. The ash gray woman stepped forward about to strike him with her sword.

But she was cloaked in a pillar of fire. Natsu grinned. He had a feeling that she was now burnt to a crisp. But once the flames faded with the cold wind blowing them away. He couldn't fathom it. She just had slight burns on her skin and was now smirking at him. With his surprise, she was then covered in a cloak of fire and ran towards Natsu with her sword ready to strike him down.

But just before the blade could touch his skin a body was thrown in front of his. The clank of metal on metal snapped Natsu out of his trance. Endoura was standing between him and the woman. He couldn't see Endoura's face but he could see the woman's face. She was scared. The fire started to burn Endoura but she pushed her back.

With a step back Endoura raised her sword. She stabbed the woman in the stomach then she spun and slashed her neck. She was now lying in the snow. She then ran over to the kneeling man.

She kicked his chin and brought her sword down against his neck. He now laid dead in the snow like his two friends. Endoura then ran towards the two fighting Erza. She ran up to the man and quickly severed his head from his body. Now the only one left was the woman in steel armor and two swords.

She was terrified. She sheathed her swords and started to run yelling for mercy. But Endoura just drew her bow and knocked an arrow. She drew the string and held her breathe then let the arrow fly. Its path was straight and true. The arrow cuts through the air like butter till it was stopped by flesh and bone. The woman then fell to the snow dead.

Endoura released her breath and started to pick up the corpses and place them in a pile near where she was going to sit. She then went to go and pick up the woman's body that was good ways away. Once she came back with the body she sat on a log and started to poke the fire.

Natsu stomped up to her and started to shout in her face.

"You didn't have to kill her! She was scared and crying for mercy!"

"I know that!"

Natsu was taken aback. She shouted at him. From what he knew Endoura was a sweet woman. But this was another side to her. This side was dark. This was a woman who was hardened by many battles and horrors. Her black eye was even darker than black. Her teeth were sharpened and claws were starting to replace her fingernails.

She just sat there and started to talk it wasn't a shout now but it was dark.

"Listen Skyrim isn't like your Fiorie. Here when bandits like these attack you. . . you kill them. They won't show you mercy. So you shouldn't show them any. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to take the money and arrows from their bodies and eat."

She did just that. She took the arrows out of their bodies and the gold and lockpicks they carried. But the most disturbing part was when she started to sink her teeth into the flesh and tore it off. It was disgusting but no one could look away from the sight.

While she ate Endoura started to talk again.

"I guess I should tell you their races and what powers they used. The one with the green skin is an Orc or Osimer. They are tough and have a natural power that they can call upon once a day that sends them into a rage. Basically, they go Berserk.

The woman with the ash gray skin is a Dark Elf or Dunmer. They are part of the elf family like me but they are able to resist fire better than any other race. And they can cloak themselves in fire once a day. They call the power Wrath of their Ancestors.

The other woman with the dark skin is a Redguard. They are hard to poison because of their blood being resistant to poisons. And once a day they can attack at a rapid pace. It's called an Adrenaline Rush.

The man with the blonde hair is a Nord. Being native to these lands they are accustomed to the cold. And once every day they can unleash a loud Battle Cry that causes anyone they perceive as an enemy to run in fear.

And the last man is a Breton. Bretons are descendants of both Mer and man. But the Mer in their blood has been excessively watered down. But the power it gave them hasn't faded yet. They are resistant to all magic to a small degree. Once a day they can call upon their power Dragonskin to absorb the magic power from spells.

Now if you excuse me I need to eat them now."

With her explanation, the fairies turned around and tried to ignore the sound of Endoura eating the corpses. Natsu went to pick up Gray but Gray refused his help. He knew that in a few weeks he'd be starting his heat. He needed Natsu to be ready to mate him. But since Natsu's rut would be during summer Natsu would have to constantly smell his scent change to be ready to mate him. Because once Gray's heat hit him he will not be in control of his body.

Gray would go into Dragon Force and if Natsu wasn't in Dragon Force as well Gray would kill him in his wild state. Gray just got up on shaking legs and sat beside Endoura. They sat at their little campsite from noon to about three according to Endoura. And she gave them options.

"If we start riding now we can be at the bridge to Windhelm before sunrise. Or we can stay here and sleep and start riding in the morning and be there by noon. It's your choice."

They decided to just stay for the rest of the night and get some shut eye. Throughout the night most of their band had disturbing dreams of the group of bandits being killed and eaten.

Morning came and they set out to finish the ride to one of the five major holds in this province. Endoura in the lead and everyone a small ways behind her. It was just disturbing to be near her. The way she killed those people with no remorse and then ate them. She was pretty unnerving. This silence went on for about an hour before Gray had enough.

"I know or care what you guys think I know what you guys think! Endoura has been through probably worse things than yourselves. In fact why don't I just tell you some of what she went through.

Endoura came to Skyrim years ago as a prisoner about to get her head cut off. She walked around not knowing who to trust and she didn't want to scare anyone away because of the customs she grew up with. She's faced the end of the world three times and has stopped it. And she's traversed literal hell just to do it.

It wasn't until she finally found places full of people who accept her that she started to feel like she belonged. As a pure Dragonborn and a Bosmer it would have been extremely hard to find anyone who would accept her for who she was. She found someone to spend the rest of her life with and she loves to help the people of this province.

Skyrim is not the same as Fiore and once you start to realize that you might start to understand. I'm only telling what happened to her here and not back in Valenwood where she was born. That's a story for her to tell."

With that last word Gray pushed Shadowmere up to the front to walk beside Endoura. They started chatting as they rode. The sun was set perfectly in the sky as they pasted the final hill and there on the water sat a city over looking the sea. The castle was large and the wall around the city helped define how large it was.

There was a dock and a long bridge that lead to the front gate. Small figures in the distance walked the road and the bridge. There were also a few houses in the distance. Endoura breathed in the icy air and breathed out.

"This is Windhelm. The city that was built to overlook the grave of a great man's son. It also holds a wall with the five hundred names of all the original companions. A city that is as cold as the people who live here. Welcome."

They rode to the stable and dismounted the horses. Then they started to walk across the long stone bridge to the city itself. The guards would stop every now and then to give their thoughts as they passed by. Saying different things as Endoura passed.

Natsu swore he heard one whisper.

'Hey I know who you are, Hail Sithis.'

But they just continued to walk the bridge and into the city. It wasn't like Fiorie. It was much more primitive. They had an inn called 'Candlehearth Hall' when you first walked in different ways to go from there. They spent most of the day being showed around the city.

From the gate to the left was the general market area. Vendors stood out in the cold pedaling what they sold from wooden stands. Their was a woman with gold tinted skin that was selling armor. Endoura said she was what was known as an Altmer or High Elf. She had an ability that allowed her to regain her magic faster and she was born with more magic than people. She was defiantly much taller than Endoura and she spoke very elegantly.

The stalls were showing food. One just meat, another fish, and the last was produce. Natsu had to tear a hunger struck Happy away from the fish stand. The sound of metal being worked showed the blacksmith and his assistant working. They even had conversations from time to time about the blacksmith losing his hammer.

A door with a sign of a bottle with smoke coming out of it swung. The words on the sign read 'The White Phial'. They walked past the smelter and into the graveyard. A woman dressed in orange and yellow robes started to chant rights to the dead. They followed Endoura down the steps and to the right through the yard to a wall.

The wall had stones with worn down words carved into them. They came right back to the front of the city but now went to the right. This way had a few houses and another gate that Endoura said lead to the docks. She went through them and showed them the dock.

On the dock were lizard humanoids. They were called Argoinians. They were a lizard like people who worshiped sentient trees known as the 'Hist'. And they were the only race that could breath under water and had claws they used in hand to hand combat.

They went back into the city and went down some stairs to a part of the city covered in ragged banners and Dunmer walking around. They had their own tavern called the 'New Gnisis Cornerclub'. And a general store called 'Sadri's Used Wears'. In front was a sign portraying a balance.

They ended up behind the inn and turned right after going up the stairs. They were now before the great castle they saw from outside on horseback. Endoura said that each keep had a special name for the rulers castle and this one was called 'Palace of Kings'.

They followed her through to a small off shoot and down a tunnel that lead to the main living area. Once on the main street they turned to the right and went to the end of the road to a big house.

"This is my house Hijerim (he-yeh-rin) we'll be staying here till we resupply. Don't worry no one's been killed in here since I killed the murderer roaming the streets years ago. He wasn't much of a butcher after I was through with him."

There was humor in her statement but she walked in and let everyone else in to rest and start to rest and try to wrap their heads about what had happened that day.

(A/N : I hope that you like this chapter again I'm absolute trash at fight scenes. But I try. I added more races as you can see and helped the characters face the morality that they are not in Fiorie. People who have played Skyrim will know that basically the only people not trying to kill you are the people in towns and cities. Unless you're an ass to them. And if you are new to the Elder Scrolls games and what to know more about the races check out FudgeMuppet and CamalWorks on YouTube. I love both of them and I watch a lot to help with all the lore and stuff in this. Anyway enjoy the hunt.)