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The meeting with the Jarl of Whiterun in regard to Riverwood seeking protection from them for the time being was much shorter than she had anticipated. He asked that she return when she could in the morning for further conversation with his court wizard. She was clearly exhausted and deserved some rest after the events she had endured through that day.

She descended the steps of Dragonsreach, and made her way towards the Bannered Mare, stopping short as she remembered she had no gold to rent a room for the night even if she wanted to. Her shoulders slumped, defeated, as she blew out a heavy sigh and made her way to a bench, sitting down as she leaned forward, resting her chin on a fist, letting herself trail off deep in thought.

"Hey."

Jade turned towards the sound of the voice, and felt her cheeks turn a slight shade of pink when she saw Farkas, facing away from him as she replied. "If you want the cloth back I will warn you that I completely bloodied the thing." She pulled the thing from her pocket as she spoke, the rag soaked in her blood as she scrunched her nose some and continued "I'll get you a knew one I didn-"

"I was just wondering why you were sitting on the bench when the town is basically asleep. I thought I might find you in the Bannered Mare, or worse comes to worse the Drunken Huntsman."

She looked at him as he spoke, furrowing her brow some as he did as she wondered why the warrior was seeking her out. "Why are you looking for me?"

It was Farkas's turn to blush lightly, placing a hand on the back of his neck as he glanced at the ground before speaking in a soft, deep voice that could make anyone swoon. "I wanted to apologize for earlier."

Jade laughed softly, smiling up at him as she spoke "What in the world for?"

"Bumping into you."

"I may be tired but if I recall correctly, I bumped into you, not the other way around. That and you kept me from destroying a market stand."

Farkas blew out a sigh and nodded as she spoke. Jade leaned forward and smiled some as he remained silent, looking unsure of what to say. Jade spoke before the silence could continue any longer and make any comment from either of them seem overly awkward.

"So, I should be the one apologizing to you, that and I hope I didn't leave a dent in that armor of yours."

Farkas smiled and chuckled softly at her comment, crossing his arms over his chest as he watched the woman lean back. The clothes she wore were ill fitting, dirty, and worn. It looked as if she had picked the gear off another. He noticed the dried blood and dirt, and the faint smell of smoke from her earlier, and her sitting out here alone at night… He figured she must not have any coin to rest a room, and get some much-needed rest, and food, that she needed. "Well, it's nothing that can't be repaired, plus it's still useable." He paused for a second as her light grey eyes met his before glancing away from him and he continued "Do you not have a place to stay tonight?"

Jade looked away and blew out a sigh, trying to hide how pink her cheeks had grown, hoping she could blame it on the cold. She looked at him and spoke softly "No, I don't."

"Well, we have plenty of empty beds at Jorrvaskr. Tilma would be able to draw you a bath, and I am sure we have enough food and mead to spare. You look rough, it's the least I could ask Kodlak to do after being a stone wall for you to run into."

"You don't have to do that."

"Well, I want to. Plus, not going to lie, no one will talk to someone who stinks as bad as you do."

"Wow, what a gentleman." If she hadn't spoken with a coy smile as she stood, looking up at Farkas, he would have thought he had offended the woman, however, she took the remark with stride as she offered him a friendly smile and spoke in a soft voice "Lead the way, wolf man."

Jade was quick to internally curse herself as the words left her mouth, as Farkas looked shocked for a moment, but the expression dissipated as quickly as it crossed his face. He made no mention of the comment, though it sure peaked his curiosity about the woman even more as he led her to the halls of Jorrvaskr. He said nothing, walking alongside her as the made small, awkward conversation.

She fidgeted with her hands and kept her gaze at the ground, and even though she had passed off for a Nord earlier, Farkas sensed something very different about it. He couldn't place it.

Once they entered the hall, Jade was bombarded by Tilma, who Farkas had mentioned to Jade earlier. Truth be told he had already spoken to Kodlak about the woman earlier, about how peculiar she was compared to anyone else he had met through his travels through Skyrim. He watched as Tilma ushered Jade to the bath she had drawn earlier, and mentioned getting clothes that fit her properly before Jade could even introduce herself to Skjor, Aela, or any of the others.

He folded his arms as Vilkas, his older but smaller twin approached him and spoke "So, you managed to hunt down the girl, huh? Planning on bedding her?"

Vilkas gave his brother a firm pat on the back with a huge grin on his face as he spoke, his words slurring together if he didn't force himself to speak slowly. Farkas waved a dismissive hand towards his twin and spoke "No, I just find her peculiar. I brought her here to see if Kodlak felt the same. Something about her is off, brother."

Vilkas shrugged and dismissed himself without a reply to his brother's statement, making his way back to his seat next to Skjor. Farkas sat with them, but only long enough to eat dinner before heading back to his room.

The thoughts of the woman returned to him as he began to undo the straps and remove his armor. She was off in many ways. She both appeared to be, and to not be, a Nord. He couldn't quite figure out or place a finger on her race. Also, her statement earlier, playfully calling him 'wolf man' as if she knew of his beast blood unsettled him. He needed to speak to Kodlak about her, and maybe even have Kodlak talk to the girl and see for himself. He couldn't explain it, but the girl sent chills down his spine just by how… abnormal she was.

Then his thoughts drifted to his drunken brother's statement of bedding her. Which caused him to blush furiously in the privacy of his own room. If he didn't have such an uncertain feeling about the girl, he probably would try to seduce her. Despite how odd she was to him currently, he couldn't deny he found her very attractive. He shook the thoughts from his head and sighed, putting his armor to the side as he turned to walk down the hall to speak to Kodlak about the matter. The old man would know what to do.

Jade on the other hand, tried her best to remain casual about the whole matter of bathing in Skyrim. She sank into the water and politely insisted to Tilma she was herself before the old woman left to fetch her some clothes. After that, while Jade bathed Tilma sat and bantered about this and that, leaving Jade feeling awkward as she did her best to converse with the woman.

Eventually she was dressed and excused herself from the old woman's company politely, and made her way back up to the main hall in attempt to find some food. She tried to ignore the way the dress she was given clung to her figure in a way she wasn't entirely sure she was comfortable with as she walked, looking for the way back upstairs, accidently, once again, bumping into Farkas as she did.

Her face was a crimson red as she spoke softly "God- I mean…. Gods? Wait no…" She pinched the bridge of her nose gently and closed her eyes as she looked down, trying to think before letting out a soft laugh "I am just…. Really sorry I bumped into you again. I should watch where I am going."

Farkas was just as startled as Jade was when she bumped into him again, though this time the impact was much lighter than her initial. He nodded and spoke softly "No worries. I realize I never properly introduced myself. I'm Farkas."

"I kn-…" Jade stopped herself, blowing out a soft sigh as she nodded and spoke looking up at him "And I am Jade. It's lovely to meet you Farkas. And I appreciate your kindness, as well." As well as the other god knows how many fangirls and boys where she came from. Pretending she didn't know anything about him was proving to be difficult. Though she may only know little, she knew enough that she could potentially cause conflict without meaning to.

She would like to make it back home, some way, some how… She figured this scenario her main objective was to not piss anyone off or die. Or both.

Farkas nodded and offered her a soft smile before replying. "I was about to go speak to Kodlak. I am sure he will want to meet you. He prefers to know who will be using our beds by face and not just by word."

Jade nodded and spoke a soft "Alright then", and turned her attention elsewhere, taking in her surroundings it seemed. That or trying to not stare at the handsome warrior before her. Maybe a little bit of both.

Farkas, again, found this odd. She didn't ask questions, and seemed to know her way around well. Nothing seemed to shock her, or provoke any response he would have expected from a newcomer's first time in the halls of Jorrvaskr. He furrowed his brow as he trailed slightly behind her, watching her as they made their way towards Kodlak's quarters to speak with him.

The whole thing had him on edge, even though she didn't seem like a threat at all. If anything, she seemed like she was doing everything she could to be careful, as if she knew this world could break her in a matter of seconds if she made one wrong move.

He highly doubted she was a threat at all, or a spy, his gut told him that wasn't it. So, what was it?

Kodlak looked up as the two entered the room and smiled and spoke "Farkas, this must be the woman you spoke to me about earlier, hmm?" Kodlak stood, looking Jade up and down before looking over at the Companion.

Farkas nodded and cleared his throat "Uh, yes. This is Jade."

"Where are you from Jade?" Kodlak asked, looking down at her as he spoke.

Jade looked rather fearful when the questioned eventually settled in. Where was she from? How in the hell was she supposed to answer such a question when she wasn't even truly from the same realm as these two men? She realized she had hesitated long enough to cause Kodlak to give her a questioning look as she spoke softly, stuttering nervously "H-Helgen. I came from Helgen."

"Helgen? The town that was burned to the ground by a dragon earlier today? By Gods! No wonder you look so worn when Farkas bumped into you earlier. You day was an eventful one. I also suppose that's why you have little to not belongings as well."

"Yes." Jade tried to speak with confidence, but her voice quivered. She sucked at lying, always had. However, she didn't add on. Kodlak could take it or leave it, for all she cared she could manage to sleep on a stone bench outside if she truly had to.

"I see. Well the halls of Jorrvaskr welcome you until you are back on your feet here in Whiterun. And if you wish to join the Companions' during your stay here, I am sure we could use the extra manpower on some of the missions we have lined up. Meet Vilkas in the training yard tomorrow and he will test your arm. If you wish to stay I would like to know if you could at least defend us if we were ever to come under attack. Now, if you will excuse me, I wish to speak with Farkas alone."

Jade nodded, and left the room, looking over her shoulder. Farkas glanced back and once Jade was out of earshot began to speak "I'm not wrong, she is a strange one, isn't she?"

"No, Farkas. You are not wrong. But I will also tell you not to worry. No matter how odd the girl may seem I believe deep down she means us no harm at all. See what Vilkas says about her fighting skills tomorrow, if she isn't great I may have you take up training her."

Farkas frowned "Kodlak, I ca-"

"You will train her. Whoever she might be and however odd she might be, you are the only person I trust with bringing her up to par or even beyond that with everyone else we have here. Keep an eye on her as well. Have Vilkas sleep in the whelp's quarters tonight and offer her his bed. Show her around. You are the one who noticed her to begin with, so she is going to be somewhat your responsibility. If she does anything that seems to be intended to bring us harm… Let me know immediately."

Kodlak dismissed Farkas after that, and Farkas returned to the main hall to look for Jade, who was having a conversation with Aela as she ate a sweet roll. Aela looked at Farkas, seeming to share the same feeling and insight of finding her rather peculiar.

Jade excused herself once she finished her meal and Aela gave her a small nod as she began to walk off. Farkas intercepted her before she could head back downstairs and spoke in a soft kind tone. "You will be sleeping in Vilkas's bed tonight. Kodlak is making him watch over the whelp's room."

Jade stopped, finding this action peculiar but nodded some and spoke softly "Alright, which room is that?"

"Same as mine."

She blushed, and Farkas couldn't help but smile some at her reaction. He walked and lead her back down the halls, to his room and pointed towards Vilkas's bed. She sighed softly as she sat and couldn't help but watch as Farkas removed his undershirt. He faced away from her, but she was even sure he could feel her gaze on him. Some things were different from what she knew about the twins playing the game, like not sharing a room. In their reality, they shared a room. She also noted the bath hall from earlier which she had never seen either.

Farkas looked over his shoulder at her, and chuckled slightly to himself as she turned away blushing, before laying down on his brother's bed, facing away from him. It wasn't the first time he had caught someone staring, but her reaction of being bashful only made his curiosity about her grow in so many various ways.

Eventually, her breathing evened as Farkas was finally ready to turn in for himself. She must have been tired if she had indeed been in Helgen earlier that day. He couldn't blame her either. He lied back on his bed, and sleep claimed him just as quickly as it had her.

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Jade woke up on carpet of her Livingroom in her apartment with a groan. She felt hungover. She sat up slowly and blew out a sigh and stood, wondering what in the hell just happened as she yanked the VR headset off with a scowl and tossed it on the couch.

She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle from the fridge, taking a few large drinks as she rubbed one of her temples.

What she wasn't expecting was to walk into her bedroom and for none other than handsome Farkas sleeping there in her bed. The water bottle dropped from her finger tips and hit the floor with a soft thud as her mouth was left gaping open.

She was just beginning to process the aspects of whatever alternate reality dream hell / limbo she was just in only moments before, had started wondering if she had ate something strange that caused something so realistic. She was hallucinating, had to be.

Yet, it appeared it was only about to get much more strange, not just for her, but the warrior who had shown her so much kindness in a dream that could have been a hellish nightmare.

She stood there, her mouth open in shock as Farkas began to stir.

Farkas, felt quite the same as Jade had only moments ago. However, he was mentally blaming it on the amount of mead he had drank the night before. That was, until his eyes began to flutter open, and he noticed the world surrounding him was unfamiliar. He was not in his bed back at Jorrvaskr.

He jumped out of the bed and looked around panickily, his eyes catching Jades. His panic was now placed with Rage as he marched over to her, stopping before her in confusing as she spoke "Woah, wait, stop, before you fucking go ape shit, I am just as confused as to why the hell you are hear also."

She turned away and blushed brightly and walked sideways into the room, grabbing a towel from off the floor as she handed it to him and spoke "Plus… I err…. Can't take you seriously naked."

Farkas looked down and felt heat rise into his own cheeks as he took the towel from her, wrapping it around his waist as he inquired angrily "What the hell have you done with me!?"

Jade looked shocked, panicked, and hurt as she looked at him before stammering "I-I didn't do anything. Literally I did nothing, if you want answers you are asking the wrong person."

"How can we go to sleep in Jorrvaskr and wake up in some strange in unfamiliar place?"

"That would be like me asking you how the fuck did a man from a videogame wake up in my bed."

He was really confused now, Jade looked at him as he growled and spoke "What are you talking about?!"

"I don't know where to start, honestly."

Farkas pushed past her and looked around her apartment, as if he would find some answer as to why he was there. He turned and faced her once more and growled "I knew there was something wrong with you."

Jade went from timid and rather stoic shock to enraged. She was just as confused as she was angry about this as well and quipped "Oh so there is something wrong with me being back in my home and not some fantasy realm I didn't really belong in?"

"Skyrim isn't a fantasy realm!" He barked.

"It is in this domain. That was the only way I was able to remain so calm because here, we have things called videogames, where we get to take part in other worlds through virtual reality."

"Nothing you are saying is making any sense, woman. I demand you take us back at once."

"Well jokes on you, I have no idea how I got there and I sure as hell do not know how you ended up back here with me. Listen, I'm sorry you are here because frankly in its own way it's just as shitty as Skyrim. But we can either figure out this weird shit together or the cops can come get you and take you to an insane asylum. A place I can promise you, you do not want to go."

Farkas stood there, in her living room, looking more than disgruntled. He turned and faced away from her, before blowing out a sigh. "Fine. But first can you explain this thing you keep calling 'videogame' to me?"

"Honestly, I don't know if I can without you asking endless amounts of questions about this world. Promise you won't ask any other questions until I answer that one in regards to how I already have some knowledge on Skyrim?"

Farkas didn't look pleased, but nodded. And jade politely excused herself to retrieve her older spare laptop, figuring the one that had bugged out on her and seemingly got her, and possibly him, into this mess, was probably not working. She sat it on the kitchen table motioning the warrior over and she pulled up YouTube.

It was difficult for Farkas not to inquire her about the device and what she was doing, it was completely foreign to him. Magically technologies and artifacts in Skyrim existed, but not on the level of this device.

She blew out a sigh as she pulled up a video of a questline involving his character and beckoned him to watch. He obliged, and frowned as he watched the video. The man on the screen depicted as him was in his opinion, a shitty version of him.

While he watched, Jade leaned again the wall. The stress and shock of the situation came down over her all at once. First she was in Skyrim, where she didn't belong, and now Farkas was in her realm which he knew nothing about. It was Alien to him. At least she had been exposed to the world she had been thrown into, unlike him. She felt sorry for him.

"This strange mechanism of magic you own stopped producing pictures. Fix it at once. I want more evidence."

Jade tried to hold back a chuckle, and it was easy once Farkas's anger filled and anxious eyes met hers. She walked over and put on another video with a shaky sigh.

It was going to be a long night.


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