Chapter twelve a new mission
"Sir we are here a day already where is Ramiana?" Trandil asked me while we were eating some food in the morning.
"Maybe she is holed up at the gate i will go and check it out." I responded. I started to walk towards the gate and looked around the city and thought this city is in its own way very beautiful. I approached the gate and heard a woman talking towards a guard. "I told you my friends are waiting for me at the inn if you can find them they will vouch for me."
"No we don't have time to go looking for someone who may or may not be there." A guard said angrily.
"By all the gods in the sky you nords are idiots." The woman said.
"I advise you to hold your tong redguard, before we throw you in the dungeons."
I opened the gate a bit and saw Ramiana getting angered by the nords.
I coughed to let them know i was there. "Is something the problem here?"I asked with a formal tone.
"Not your business thalmor." The other guard said with disgust.
"Sir i told them i was with you and they still wouldn't let me in." Ramiana said with lowered head. "I swear to the gods these nords are more paranoid then the princess who has many suitors."
I gave a light chuckle. "Guardsman this redguard is indeed with my group so if you would let her in that would be most helpful."
"First she needs to pay a fine say fifty gold for insulting a respected guard of Whiterun." One guard says.
I groaned. "Fine." I counted out fifty gold coins. "Here now Ramiana come." When we walked away i heard Ramiana mutter something. "What is that?"
"I hope he chokes on those gold coins. I am sorry for the trouble i got you in sir." Ramiana said while walking besides me.
I waved it off. "Let's get you something to eat and you can tell me why you are so late."
We entered the bannered mare. "A there is the princess again did you miss us much?"
"Princess?" Ramiana asked incredulously.
"Yes every woman he wants to bed he calls princess."Trandil said laughing because of the look Ramiana gave us.
"The last person i will miss is you Aiden." The barmaid handed us a plate with food on it. "But the reason why i am late is because well i went to the stormcloak camp and said about Ulfric then they went on to save him while i was looking out for Elenwen who rode with Tullius on a horse. Well then i went to Riverwood got some bandit in my way so i killed them looted them of course then i went to Riverwood and it was almost evening so i slept there the evening then walked her before the rest of town woke up and here i am."
"Well good you are here princess we were worried about you." Aiden said flattery.
"No you missed her Aiden me and Trandil know what she can do, too bad you only see a pair of tits and a cunt on her." I gave Aiden an angry look to shut him up.
We sat there for a few hours talking about the legion when an Altmer woman entered the inn and got harassed by a few nord men. "Hey sweetie pie how about you and me in a room getting to know each other better?" one nord said.
"No leave me alone before i take that which matters the most to you." The altmer replied haughty.
"O i love it when they struggle gives me a rush, will you struggle?" the nord said again before grabbing her wrist and pulled her closer. "Come one give me a kiss and i will be nice to you."
I saw the altmer punch the nord in his face and gave a slight chuckle.
"You insolent bitch, hulda do you got a room available i will pay extra to keep your mouth shut."
I drawet my glass dagger from my lower back and threw it at the nord. I heard everyone in the inn gasp.
"What... who threw that?" the nord looked around angrily.
"Didn't you hear the woman leave her alone so do it i will only ask this once." I said with an evil grin that dared him to do something. "She could be a thalmor for all you know. Dragging you away for talos worship do you want that?"
"Those elves will never take mighty talos from us." The nord shouted with his fist raised.
"That is all i need to know. Trandil what was the reward for talos worshipper's four thousand gold pieces right?"
"No five sir per person." Trandil said.
"So shall we collect twenty thousand coins from the dominion?" i said while standing up.
The nord drew his sword. "You will never take us alive." With that the nord charged across the room to us. I readied a lighting spell in my hands and shot it at the nord who fell to the ground spastically from the shocks. I looked at Trandil who walked towards the men and bound him. "Any other who wish to be captured?" i looked at the other men who fled as soon as their legs allowed them.
I said back down. "Aiden you and Trandil will bring this piece of talos thrash to the fort Mirvanye will now what to do with him and then get back here we still haven't finished our contract." They nodded in agreement and left.
"Can i sit here with you?" i looked up and saw the altmer from helgen. I nodded. "Why did you help me?"
"Because these nords skull are thick and only action will get through It." i replied casually. "Why are you here?"
"Looking for people to hire." I gave her a look to explain. I need to fetch something and from my time in Cyrodiil that ruins best ventured with multiple persons and you look capable for it."
I scoffed. "Why would you want us you don't know anything of us."
"Well then let's introduce ourselves, my name is Calinwen from Alinor." She extended a hand in Altmer fashion which i took and kissed it lightly.
"Well met i am Thorein also of Alinor and this is Ramiana of hammerfell." I said while gesturing towards Ramiana. "But why do you think we are mercenaries?"
"I don't think that but nonetheless my offer still stands." she said with a shrug.
I looked at Ramiana who looked indifferent. "What do you propose?"
"Well fifty-fifty sounds good enough right?" she asked with a hopeful smile.
"Well we must wait for those two to come back so why not." I said with a shrug.
"Wonderful i need to buy some supplies meet me at the gate when you two are ready." She stood up and walked away.
"Sir why are we going to aid her?" Ramiana hissed at me.
"Because there is something about her that i am drawn to." I said with a smile. "Besides do you want to sit here for several days doing nothing?" she nodded and walked away. I let out a heavy sigh.
We waited at the gates for Calinwen we packed our horses when she finally stepped out of the gates.
"Wait horses? I don't have a horse." Calinwen said softly.
I gave a chuckle then buy one or you can sit behind me if it is too expensive for you."
"How much?" she asked while putting her right hand on her waist.
"One thousand gold coins will get you a good horse with some stables, other maybe more or less." I replied fastening several ropes on my saddle.
She thought for a moment. "If you are serious about sharing the horse i will gladly take it because i spent all my coin on this armor set."
I nodded and looked at her elven armor clearly well made. "Where will you keep your bags on your back or on the horse?"
"On my back will do and thanks."
"No problem." I mounted my horse and extended my hands for her to get on the horse as well. When she sat comfortable we rode away. "So where to?"
"A small town near here called Riverwood, our horses can stay there while we go to bleak falls barrow." She said while grabbing my waist. "So what are you doing in skyrim seems like you have a good reason."
"I am here because i was told to go here and you?" i looked towards Ramiana who took delight in riding across the country side.
"If i tell you don't get angry or hate me but i will tell you the truth, i am with the thalmor stationed in Cyrodiil and i was tracking a talos worshipper who tried to flee from our jurisdiction and i was caught after they saw me killing him." I laughed at that. "What is funny?"
"None would readily tell they are with the thalmor in this country and maybe you shouldn't say it because it will only give you more scorn then future aid, but what happened then?" i said with a shake of my head.
"Well i was sent to helgen and they wanted to execute me but i escaped with an imperial boy. He aided me and his uncle asked my help in return that is why i am here."
"Good to know." I looked towards Ramiana and she smiled very brightly. "But pray tell us why do you say that to me?"
"I don't know maybe because you're like me an altmer or maybe because we share a place in the dominion." I turned my head in disbelief. "You talk like an officer of the dominion yet you try to pass like a mercenary."
"You are not far from the truth Calinwen, have you ever heard about the red legion?" i asked stopping at a waterfall.
"We must take the path up here and after a while you will see Riverwood. Doesn't everyone know about the red legion they say their leader is the son of Auri-el and blessed with the sight and knowledge of a thousand mer."
"Well son of Auri-el and the blessing is not true but that is just talk of admiration of him, but the other two, me and her we are from the red legion." I laughed at the rumors about me. "Besides our leader is just like everyone else nothing special about him, what do you know of him?"
"Only what the rumors tell about him-
"And which are those?" i said grinning.
"- that he is the son of the queen, great leader, a no matter the cost i will succeed kind of leader, he is said to be ten feet tall and shoots fire from its mouth and thunder from his finger tips."
I laughed at those rumors. " i am sorry Calinwen but..." i wiped my eyes."Those are some pretty rumors, but no only one and a half are true."
"Which ones are true then?" she asked holding me tighter.
"Will tell you later first let us dismount and bring our horses there while you wait here." I said.
She dismounted and she gave me a look that said i hold you to that.
"So Ramiana any thoughts?" i asked while we where fastening our mounts near a mount post.
"None sir she seems eager to learn about you, why don't you tell her?"
I smiled at her. "Not yet maybe someday besides you don't want to share me with her do you?" i said teasingly.
"Well i must share you with the rest of the dominion now in bed i can't say." She said as she took her bag from the saddle.
"Indeed you can't my friend and maybe never." I looked towards what seems to be bleak falls barrow. "Come let us go maybe we will get to see something breathtaking." I started walking towards where we left Calinwen.
"Sir if you are nice maybe i will show you some breath taking later in the inn." Ramiana said seductively. "I know you say you don't want to but i see it in your eyes you look at me with passion in your eyes desire burning on my skin when i train."
"Are you sure you don't mean Aiden my dear he is all drooling for you." I chuckled a little. "Besides we both don't want that."
"Yes me a half breed with a pure bred mer like you what would the world think." she said throwing her hands in the air. I was about to say something when Calinwen approached us.
"Ready to go or do you want to fight it out a bit?" she chuckled slightly. I strode passed her.
One the way to the a watchtower we encountered a frost troll which fell quickly thanks to Calinwen's fire magic and Ramiana and mine swords. The bandits at the tower fell by arrows and now we were making our way up the steps to the barrow. "You start running so i can stab you in the back!" one bandit shouted while charging with his warhammer towards us. Ramiana shot her bow at the archers while i finished the bandit with a stab in his abdomen. "Shall we enter and be done with this place." Ramiana said still not looking at me.