A/N: Chad warden if you don't like it that is fine but you can atleast tell me why you don't like it so i can improve the story.
Chapter 11 return of the dragons
It has been four weeks since we took the fort. We are done repairing and building new accommodations to the fort. Ramiana has proven most useful with these getting things from nord one way or the other, she has been training with my soldiers and she has allot skill in swordsmanship.
"Do you trust her sir?" Mirvanye asked me atop of the battlements. "That redguard i mean."
"No... Not yet anyway but if she turns traitor we will kill her but if not she will be valuable in the years to come i am sure of it." I replied as i watched Ramiana obliterate several training dummies with her twin swords. "But i am going to the embassy today i will take Trandil and Aiden and the redguard with me."
"Are you sure that is wise?"
"Yes because after the embassy we will go to find Shasha's father then towards lady Black-briar." I replied simply. "If we are confronted, we will pose as a mercenary group."
"If you... i will trust your decision my lord." Mirvanye turned to walk away. "But if i am proven to be right i will rub it in your face for the rest of your life sir."
"And i would deserve it every time you say it my dear friend." I said while walking towards Ramiana.
The sky is cloudless so traveling will nice i thought to myself while watching several soldiers sparring with Ramiana. The fort has been good for everyone, still the cold is what everyone hates the most but Ramiana not she liked it. I chuckled slightly as i remembered a conversation i had with her on the battlements on a cold evening several weeks ago.
"The cold in the evening is wonderful bandits won't move fear of being spotted and rather sit indoors." Ramiana said.
"But not you, you sit here in nothing but pants and shirt." I replied sarcastically.
"If you live your whole life in the desert sun with a horse with no name you would appreciate the cold more." She said sultry.
"Wait... wha... a horse with no name?" i asked after a thought.
"It is a song my father song one day would you like to hear it?" she looked at me with her emerald eyes and i saw a glint of joy.
"Sure if you can sing well that is." I replied jokingly.
She slapped my arm. "Off course you big altmer brute i can sing better than you ever heard i reckon." I gave her a look to prove it.
"On the first part of the journey,
I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds. And rocks and things,
there was sand and hills and rings.
The first thing I met, was a fly with a buzz,
and the sky, with no clouds.
The heat was hot, and the ground was dry,
but the air was full of sound.
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
it felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain."
I just sat there listing to her sing a song that i never known. After a while she stopped singing i gave her a questionable look.
"That was the song did... do you like it?"
"Yes it was different then many altmer songs. Where did your father learn that?" i asked her while thinking about how life in hammerfell must have been.
"He heard it from a traveling merchant or at least he said that to me." She said with a shrug.
Break line
I snapped out of my thoughts as i heard someone talking to me.
"What is wrong my lord?"
"Hmm o nothing Ramiana we are going gather your gear we are moving in ten minutes." I said to her with a black expression.
She nodded and moved away from me. I saw Aiden and Trandil standing near the sparring ground and stepped closer to them.
"We are leaving in ten minutes so get your gear and meet me at the stables." I said to them without room for debate or questions. I walked towards my quarters to get my bag i already had packed this morning.
After ten minutes passed everyone was ready to depart. When we were mounted on our horses Ramiana pulled her horse besides me. "Why did you take me with you? I mean sure i wanted to aid the dominion but... never mind i must trust your decision."
"Good but i need to see you in action and know if i can trust you to be my hidden blade so to speak." I said without looking to her.
She gasped in shock. "wait you don't trust me even after these weeks we've been together?"
"Off course not, trust must be earned by showing you can be trusted which you haven't done yet. Besides you also don't trust me do you?" i said patting my horse's neck.
"May seem crazy but i do trust you because you gave me a chance when you just as easily could have me killed and for that you have my thanks." She said after a while.
"You never told me why you left hammerfell, if you don't want to tell i can understand." I asked her after a few moments. "I am only curious."
"Well it was during the great war that my father led dominion soldiers to capture our city, but the city was betrayed by imam who helped soldiers into the city."She took a deep breath. "After the great war ended hammerfell did not submit but rather fight as you well know well my father got killed and they..." i heard a soft snickering sound like crying."They raped my mother right in front of me for days and after that they raped me saying that what traitors deserve."
"Hey it is alright you don't need to say it." I tried to calm her.
"No it is all right after they were done with me i found my mother dead and i took my father's sword and killed the men who raped us and then i fled here to skyrim."
"Thanks for telling me and i am sorry for your loss and what happened to you." I looked into her eyes and saw a fire burning bright.
"I swore to kill everyone who defiled me and my mother and who killed my father." She said with much anger in her voice.
"Alright well you three stay here while i am gone for a while." I said while dismounting my horse.
I entered the embassy without paying attention to the whispers about me being here.
"Ambassador i have come." I said with a joyful tone.
"A lord Thorein good to see you again, how is the fort life treating you?" the ambassador said looking up.
"Good plenty of bandits to kill, fresh air ample space to grow and how is the life treating you here?" i asked with a chuckle.
"Agh don't get me started on that, it is quite now but between the paperwork, parties for the nobles and talos worship there isn't much time for relaxing." Elenwen massaged her temples.
"So any update on the civil war?" i asked her.
"Yes Ulffric has been captured and i was going to head over there to maybe get him out." She stood up and walked away.
"Where are they taking them?" i asked walking after her. Maybe we can ride together?"
"Towards helgen i believe but riding together would be... good"
"Is something wrong Elenwen?" i asked before i grabbed her elbow. "You can tell me."
"I don't know if i can get Ulfric out without letting both sides know." She said with a heavy sign.
I cupped her chin in my hand and looked her in the eye. "Elenwen you're a resourceful woman you figure away underway there." I gave her a faint smile. "Besides why would they suspect us if you can find a way."
"I... thank you for your fate in me."
"You have earned my fate you proved you are resourceful, clever." I gave her a wink which she replied with a smile. "Come let us go and see what we can do about Ulfric and his little rebellion.
We rode our horses towards helgen when at the border of Whiterun hold Elenwen asked. "Why do you have a redguard with you?"
"She will prove useful and her father was one of ours. Besides she can work under like your undercover nord hmm?" i replied. "Show a little fate in me and trust for that matter."
"I trust you with my life Thorein just not her, but i see your point." She sighed." Can she help us get Ulfric out?"
"Possible if there is a good distraction going on why?" i thought on what she said. "That could work do you have an idea?"
"Several one start a fire, two bandit attack or three let several storm cloaks in the area know that Ulfric has been captured. Which one would you choose?" Elenwen patted her horse and looked at me.
"The last one seems most likely if they can succeed fire is too unpredictable and bandits just no." i replied. "Ramiana come here for a second."
Ramiana spurred her horse faster. "Yes sir? Is something the matter?"
"Near helgen is a stormcloak camp you need to go there and tell them that Ulfric has been captured and brought to helgen."
"Must i go now?" she asked whiny.
"Yes and after your done meet us at the inn in Whiterun wait there for me, now before Tullius sees you with us and then they will blame us. Now go!"With that Ramiana made her horse sprint away. "Elenwen when these stormcloaks attack you must make sure Tullius gets out or the legion won't have a chance in this war."
"I understand, if i may say i lo-.. Like the way how you command people so much authority, strong and intimidating yet i am draw to it." Elenwen said while looking behind us.
I laughed a bit at that. "What no one ever commanded you to do something or do you like being dominated?" i gave Elenwen a soft smile. "Besides she needs to learn that i won't treat her differently from my own soldiers.
"No one ever did and i am not going to reply that comment." Elenwen gave me a hard look.
"Relax ambassador i won't try and dominate you unless i must besides i like how we can treat each other."
"And how do we treat each other?" Elenwen asked with a confused look.
"Connect the dots Elenwen you're a bright woman you will figure it out." I gave a slight chuckle. "Is that our destination?" pointing towards what looked like a fort.
"Yes that is helgen are you coming with us?" Elenwen stopped for a moment. "Or are you going to wait at Whiterun?"
"No i am coming after that i will go to Whiterun then i have other things to do." The gate opened for us and we entered. I saw the general approach on his horse with a gleeful smile.
"Ambassador have you come to see how we chop Ulfric's head of his body." Tullius said not hiding his disgust of meeting us.
"General i would like to speak with Ulfric first he must answer for his crimes against the domi-."
"No! He will stay there and get his head chopped of like it was planned i will not risk him escaping because you wanted to 'talk' with him." Tullius snapped at Elenwen.
"Shall we proceed then?" Elenwen said with a cold voice.
"Easy Elenwen stick to the plan." I whispered to Elenwen. "Let's look at the execution shall we?"
Elenwen nodded and we moved our horse towards the keep. As i saw the prisoners unloaded from the cart one in particular found my eye an Altmer female with red hair she stood prideful amongst the stormcloaks i pondered why see was here while Tullius gave a boring speech in front of a gagged man. "Elenwen who is the altmer?" i asked her.
"Don't know." She shortly answered. I looked at her and grew a smile across my face. "Why are you smiling about?"
"You my dear are cold when you meet Tullius, is something wrong between you to?"
"No!... i just hate him." Elenwen looked at me. "And he thinks he is so high and mighty."
"And he thinks the same about us but i don't mind he will fall before long mark my words."
"I... well let's-"
Suddenly a deafening roar came across the skies and a big black winged dragon landed on the tower.
"ELENWEN WE NEED TO GO NOW!"I shouted at her. "ELENWEN GET THE GENERAL OUT OF HERE DON'T WORRY ABOUT STORMCLOAK." i turned my horse. Elenwen nodded at me and her lips said be safe we will meet again. I went out of helgen with Aiden and Trandil.
"Sir are we going to leave the ambassador there?" Aiden asked me.
"no she must do her job just like we must do ours come lets go to the shrine of talos near that lake over there then to Whiterun to wait for Ramiana. "
We found the shrine of talos after a short while my mind still thinking about that dragon and if Elenwen made it out safe.
"Sir we found a justiciar here." Trandil called out to me. I came closer and looked at the body. Aiden handed me a piece of paper i read the paper. "Yes this is him, take the armor and let's bury him."
After we buried the justiciar we made our way towards Whiterun. When we passed a small village i saw the altmer female from helgen. If she is here then maybe i will meet her in Whiterun maybe i will know what she is doing here i thought to myself.
"Halt the city is closed with the dragons about, official business only." One of the guards said.
"We are here to seek lodging for a few nights before heading out we won't act out the peace treaty unless the jarl takes a side in the war." I grunted at the nord.
"Fine make sure you don't do anything stupid while you're here and everything will be just dandy between us." He grunted back.
I waved Aiden and Trandil to follow me into the city.
"Sir do you think she is here already?" Aiden asked hopefully.
"Why do you miss her already?" i said mockingly. "If she is we will still wait a couple of days before moving towards riften."
"No i don't miss her just curious about your thoughts." Aiden sheepishly replied.
"Well my thoughts are my own now let's go to the inn." I said with a hint of irritation in my voice.