*** Author's Note: 14/02/2019 - Hey Guys sorry that I haven't published for a while things have been busy. Anyway here is the next chapter for you, I hope you enjoy... Please comment/review as I do read them even if I don't always respond.***
"So... a Dragonborn appears, at this moment in the turning of the age." The man in a grey robe with a hood said as Edwin, Ralof and Lydia entered High Hrothgar. 'A Greybeard talking in English… this has to be Arngeir' Edwin thought to herself, then bowing to the man said, "Hello sir, may I assume I am talking to Master Arngeir."
The man looked surprised at this, "You may. Before we can continue I need to see if you truly have the gift. Show us, Dragonborn." Edwin hesitated before she did what he asked and Shouted at him.
Arngeir's eyes went wide as he stumbled at the force of Edwin's Shout, "Dragonborn. It is you. Welcome to High Hrothgar. As you know, I am Master Arngeir and I speak for the Greybeards. Now tell me, Dragonborn, why have you come here?"
Edwin looked startled at his question, "Master Arngeir, I'm answering your summons. I also would like to find out what it means to be Dragonborn in more details."
"We are honoured to welcome a Dragonborn to High Hrothgar. We are here to guide you in the pursuit of discovering what it means to be dragonborn, just as the Greybeards have sought to guide those of the Dragon Blood that came before you. We will do our best to teach you how to use your gift in fulfilment of your destiny." Edwin nodded her head as she followed Arngeir further into High Hrothgar. As they walked in the main entry hall there was another three men in grey hooded robes standing there, Edwin, Ralof and Lydia all bowed to them in order to show them the respect that all the Nords have for these men.
Arngeir turned to face Edwin, "Now that you have shown that you are Dragonborn, as you clearly have the inborn gift. But the question remains if you have the discipline and temperament to follow the path laid out for you? That remains to be seen. Without training, you have already taken the first steps toward projecting your Voice into a Thu'um, a Shout. Not let us see if you are willing and able to learn. When you Shout, you speak in the language of dragons. Thus, your Dragon Blood gives you an inborn ability to learn Words of Power. All Shouts are made up of three Words of Power. As you master each Word, your Shout will become progressively stronger. Master Einarth will now teach you "Ro," the second Word in Unrelenting Force. "Ro" means "balance" in the dragon tongue. Combine it with Fus - "Force" - to focus your Thu'um more sharply." Edwin contemplated on this, she knew that thu'ums were in the dragon language as he family was taught to speak in the dragon tongue from a young age, it was done that way as the family is a known carrier of the dragon blood, even though it had been many years since it had last been activated. She knew one could speak in the dragon tongue with having the ability to Shout, as she has had many a conversation in the language with her family, but the ability to use the Thu'um was more complicated. "I understand what you are saying, but it is a kind of magic that is added to the words to turn them into a Shout is it not?" Master Arngeir nodded at this, please to see that Edwin was understanding there is more to Shouting than meets the eye. Edwin looked at the word of power, where it had been etched onto the ground for her to look at, suddenly she felt the word fill her with a deeper understand like it was alive, it was the same feeling she had received in Bleak Falls Burrow when she learned her first word of power. Arngeir's eye went wide as he watch her read the word of power, "You learn a new word like a master...you truly do have the gift. But learning a Word of Power is only the first step...you must unlock its meaning through constant practice in order to use it in a Shout. Well, that is how the rest of us learn Shouts. As Dragonborn, you can absorb a slain dragon's life force and knowledge directly. As part of your initiation, Master Einarth will allow you to tap into his understanding." Master Einarth stepped towards Edwin and a light began to travel from him into Edwin; as the light filled Edwin up the word she just learned suddenly became a lot clear and more powerful on her tongue, like 'Fus' had when she had first learnt it. As the word began to build Edwin felt the need to release it, so she looked up over the Greybeards heads and released, "Fus Ro" she yelled with a force that made the greybeards stumble slightly. Master Arngeir, motioned her to turn around, "That was impressive, but let us test it against some targets now as it will help you to understand it better the more you use it." They continued to teach and test Edwin for the rest of the day as Ralof and Lydia stood and watched in awe of what they were witnessing.
The next day Edwin left High Hrothgar with Ralof and Lydia to make her way to retrieve the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller as a final trial. When they were approaching Ustengrav, Edwin turned to her companions, "Ok, we need to be careful in here, as there will be a heap of the undead, draugr I believe is the term for them here; that we will have to fight." Ralof and Lydia nodded, they were not overly keen to enter an ancient burial chamber, but where both in agreement not to let Edwin out of there sight.
Once inside the ruins, they were met with a group of wizards which, they watched carefully before approaching. It turns out they were conjurers and necromancers that were guarding the crypt. Once they had fought their way through then, the real fun began, as the place was full of traps and draugr that they had to beat. Eventually they entered a large open space, "Wow." Ralof said as they looked around the area. As they walked around Edwin began to hear a whisper off the side of the room, she began to move over to where the sound was coming from, she saw a path and began to walk down it with Ralof and Lydia at her heels, when they reach the bottom there was a strange looking wall that was similar to the one from Bleak Falls Burrow, 'I wonder…' Edwin thought as she went in for a closer look sure enough as she walked closer the feel that she had receive three times before when she learnt the other words of power (when she first absorbed the words) came over her again 'FEIM… now I just need a dragon soul' she thought.
After that they began making their way up and across to a series of gate, "It looks like I will have to use my sprint to get through these gates… I won't be able to take one of you with me and they may close once I am through. I will see if there is a way to open them, but if there isn't go back to the chamber where we first entered and wait for me there. I will be as quick as I can." Ralof and Lydia looked reluctant to do this but knew they had no choice. Sure enough once Edwin was through the gate closed and she couldn't get them open again, so they split up until they could meet back at the initial chamber.
As Edwin entered the last chamber after fighting off some Frost Spiders, she notice that the Draugr in this chamber had already been taken care of. 'That's odd…' she thought to herself as she approaches the table with the stand for the horn in the centre of the room. As she got closer she noticed that the horn was missing and in its place was a note; carefully Edwin remove the note and began to read.
Dragonborn -
I need to speak to you. Urgently.
Rent the attic room at the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood, and I'll meet you.
- A friend
As Edwin read the note, her eyes went wide, 'this note if from the same person asking us for help that was sent to Bruma' Edwin thought to herself as she recognised the hand writing. With that she walked through the side door back to the main chamber where Ralof and Lydia were waiting.
As Edwin entered the chamber where Ralof and Lydia were waiting, Ralof stood up and walked over to her, "Did you get the horn?" Edwin just showed him the note she had found, "Well, what do we do now then." Ralof asked after he had read the note.
"I believe it is time we go to Windhelm." Edwin replied.