As June and Neloth traveled together he explained all he knew of the black books and his studies. He told June that from his research he learned the location of another book, he believes that the book is in a Dwarven Ruin called Nchardak. The journey took a few days but to June it felt like weeks. Traveling with this old wizard was not pleasant, he also had a temper problem which only made it worse for them to get along because June also had her own temper problem.
As they approached the ruin they stopped seeing that others have taken notice to the ruin. It was not the Thalmor or the Cultist, in fact it just looked like normal people. Bandits most likely. "Don't worry I magically sealed the entrance in case anyone tried to get in." Neloth quickly spoke as he crossed his arms and examined the bandits. "I didn't think anyone would actually come here though..." He mumbled rubbing his beard. "It's a ruin..People explore these kind of things all the time." June placed her hands on her hips as she looked at the ruin. Half of it was sunken in water.
"Well I suppose you're right." Neloth sighed a bit annoyed by the distraction. "We'll need to take care of these thugs before we can enter." Neloth looked at June. "By "we" you mean me going and killing them right?" June looked away. "Precisely." Neloth turned around and walked away. He sat on a rock and pulled out his journal. June sighed as she pulled out her bow and started shooting arrows out. Her arrows hit most of the bandits in the head, the others missed from them dodging them.
The bandits tried charging at her but they weren't fast enough and not good enough. Before they could ever come close to reaching her she quickly shot them down, there wasn't very many of them so it didn't take long to get rid of them. "It's done." June put her bow back in its place and started to approach the ruin with out waiting for Neloth.
Neloth quickly put his journal back in his bag and caught up to her. "This will only take a moment." He said as he stopped in front of the large metal door. Neloth raised his hands in the air and while he did the door began to glow as did his hands. He had to concentrate for a moment and than quickly jerked his arms back behind him casting the spell away. When the spell disappeared the doors slowly opened. "After you." He nodded to June.
June hesitantly walked in, the last time she was in a Dwarven Ruin she almost died along with Vilkas and Brynjolf so she made sure to watch out for traps and walked carefully in. "Stop being so slow." Neloth complained as he quickly walked by her. She tensed up watching him but than just sneered and quickly followed after him. They walked down the large hallway and than Neloth came to a sudden stop almost making June run into him. "Ah here it is.." He spoke not caring that he almost made her fall.
June quickly walked around him, she saw him looking down at the floor. She furrowed her eyebrows down and looked at the floor as well, underneath them was a giant glass window and under that window was a large black book. June's eyes widened when she saw it, just looking a the book gave her chills and made her stomach turn. "This was once a grand library." Neloth began to explain. "The Dwarves knew of the books power and locked it away here. Not sure if to keep the power to themselves or keep it locked away because its power was a threat. No one knows, hardly anyone knows about this book alone." Neloth looked back up and began to walk again.
June followed after him and continued to listen to him. "This place is magnificent, I've barely been able to scratch the surface here." He sounded disappointed but also amazed. "So how do we get the book?" June asked. "We can't." He answered quickly. "What? Why not?" June furrowed her eyebrows down at him. "That is why." He came to stop and pointed. June looked at him and looked where he was pointing. Her eyes widened as there was a large body of water in front of her. She walked to the edge of the floor and looked down at the dark murky water. Her stomach twisted as her mind went to the worst. The worst being that anything could be in that water though it was unlikely. "We need a key to reach the book and the key is a puzzle." Neloth walked up beside her and looked around at the flooded floor below them.
"A puzzle?" June asked keeping her eyes on the dark water. "Yes, a puzzle." He answered shortly. "What kind of puzzle?" June furrowed her eyebrows down. "Look over here." Neloth walked to the side to some kind of pedistal. June followed him and examined it. It had an empty slot on top of it as if something belonged to it. Before she could wonder what, Neloth pulled out a small metal box. It was a dwarven cube. He placed the cube in its spot and once it latched the water began to drain but only half way, June suddenly heard a clicking noise and turned around seeing four more pedestals rise from the floor surrounding the glass window that had the book.
"We need to get the water level low enough to reach the bottom floor and find the main Dwarven cubes." Neloth explained. "To do that we must find the other pedestals." He looked at June. "I take it you don't know where they are?" June asked. "Do you take me for some kind of foolish explorer? Of course I know where they are!" He suddenly stormed off. "I've come here plenty times to study the carvings and scrolls, I know enough." He walked to another giant metal door. He released his spell on it and watched it open. "Down there." He turned and pointed down the stairs that were behind the door.
June furrowed her eyebrows down and walked to him. "It's where we need to go if you're wanting that book." Neloth crossed his arms. June could hear water down the stairs and suddenly felt regret for coming with this old fool. "I'm guessing it's going to be harder than just wonder down there..." June mumbled. "Of course, nothing is easy. The main cubes are locked away in rooms that are flooded. That's why we need to find the other pedestals to get rid of the water." Neloth began to walk down the stairs. June sighed and followed him. 'Here we go...'
It took just as long to reach Windhelm just like before, Farkas already felt home sick from being on the road too long. Kodlak explained what was going on. Surprisingly General Tulius is going to meet with Ulfric in Windhelm to discuss the Thalmor attack. Farkas was really surprised that the Imperial would agree to such a thing but they probably saw Whiterun themselves when passing by it to reach Windhelm. Ulfric wouldn't be stupid enough to attack Tulius now that they have another common problem.
When they walked through the gates Farkas looked around at all of the crowded people. Luckily most from Whiterun had survived and Farkas was relieved to see the familiar faces. "It's a good thing the Yarl was warned before the attack." Farkas said. "Yes.." Kodlak cleared his throat. "I'm going to go to the palace to see if the talks between Tulius and Ulfric had started yet." Kodlak came to a stop. He looked at Farkas and than looked to the side towards the Market place.
Farkas raised an eyebrow as he watched him. Kodlak cleared his throat again and looked back at Farkas. He placed his hand on Farkas's shoulder. "There's a building to the right down the alley from the Market place that Ulfric is letting the Yarl use to heal his wounded people. Most of the Companions are there helping, why don't you go join them? I'm sure they need the help." Kodlak gave Farkas a smile and than let go of his shoulder walking away. "Uh..Okay.." Farkas rubbed the back of his neck as he watched Kodlak walk away.
Farkas did as Kodlak said, he went to the Market place than turned down the alley and turned right. It was a large building and he saw some of the Companions standing outside talking. It was Aela and Skjor. "Hey!" Farkas quickly ran up to them. "Farkas! What are you doing here?" Aela smiled glad to see her shield-brother in piece. "I came to Skyrim after hearing that the Thalmor was planning on attacking, but I came too late." Farkas looked down and rubbed the back of his head. "Vilkas and June still in Morrowind?" Skjor asked raising an eyebrow. Farkas replied with a nod.
Aela and Skjor quickly exchanged looks and than looked back at Farkas. "What?" He asked raising an eyebrow. "N-nothing." Aela gave him a quick smile. "Head on inside and go to the herbal room." Aela nudged her head to the door. "What for?" Farkas asked. "Just do it ice brain." She smiled again. Farkas raised an eyebrow at her and than just shrugged walking past them and inside the building.
Inside were cots laying about on the floor, most of them were full of the injured and sick. Farkas saw the priestess from Whiterun tending to them as fast as she could. 'How could one person possibly heal all these people?' He wondered as he watched her heal her patients quickly. 'She must have some kind of help..' Farkas looked around but didn't see anybody else but her. Surprisingly the injured didn't look too bad, who ever was healing them with her was doing a good job. A loud crash came from the next room making Farkas jump, it was the herbal room that Aela told him to go to. He furrowed his eyebrows down and slowly walked in.
He looked around at all of the pots of plants and herbs hanging on the wall to dry out. "Dammit." He heard a woman's voice come from behind a shelf. He looked down seeing dirt spilled on the floor from behind it. He was just about to walk over to see if she needed help but before he could even take a step she walked out. Farkas froze and for a moment his heart stopped, he felt him self grow pale as he didn't believe what he was seeing.
It was the only he ever loved, the woman he thought he lost. Seradia. She had cut her hand on the pot and was about to go get some bandages but when she looked up seeing that it was Farkas she gasped. Farkas's eyes were wide as he stared at her and examined every possible feature of her to make sure it was really her. 'Why must my brain trick me like this?..It is a trick right? She couldn't possibly..' Farkas shut his eyes tight for a second and than opened them back up expecting it to just be a stranger but now. She was still there.
Seradia held her hurt hand as she watched Farkas. He wasn't saying anything, it even looked like he wasn't breathing. Her heart was thumping hard in her chest and she felt her throat tighten. Seeing him was such a welcoming sight but she wasn't sure if it was the same for him, by the way he was looking at her. It almost made her cry remembering that her friends thought she was dead, this whole time..Farkas thought she was dead...What could of possibly been in his mind this whole time without her by his side?
Seradia clenched her jaw and swallowed hard, she let a small smile form on her face as her eyes went soft and tears started to roll down her cheek. "What's the matter Farkas?" Her voice made him jump. "You look like you've seen a ghost." She forced a small laugh out with it but her tears were a big sign that she did not find it funny.
Suddenly Farkas lunged at her making her take a quick step back but she wasn't fast enough. The next thing she knew he wrapped his arms around her tightly and held her close to him. His warm body was pushed against hers and it was a welcomed feeling. Farkas inhaled deeply taking in her scent, it was definatly her. "I can't believe it.." Seradia heard him whisper as he berried his face into her kneck. "You're alive..." His arms tightened around her and pulled her closer to him. Seradia felt more tears fall from her eyes as she slowly wrapped her arms around him and hugged back.
They both stood there in each others embrace, Farkas slowly pulled back and looked down into her eyes. He placed his hands on her cheeks and wiped the tears away. Farkas lowered his face to hers and their slips slowly touched and went into a deep kiss. It was a moment that Farkas had longed for since they met and a moment that he regretted not doing when she died. But now she was here, she was actually here with him and he wasn't going to waste this chance that was given to him by the gods.
Farkas's warm kiss made goosebumps appear on Seradia's skin. She placed her hands on his chest and kissed him back matching his lips motion. It was a slow, deep, passionate kiss. After several minutes Farkas slowly pulled away and looked back into her eyes. Seeing her bright green eyes light up with his made a smile appear on his face. "I can't believe it.." He whispered again. "You already said that." Seradia smiled. "I know..It's just..How? I saw.." Farkas couldn't wrap his mind around it.
Seradia sighed and looked down but kept the smile on her face. "It's..a long story.." She looked back up at him. Farkas rubbed her cheeks with his thumbs and continued to look into her eyes. He slowly lowered his head letting their foreheads touch and rest on each other. Part of him didn't care how she was alive but he had a feeling that it was something he needed to know. So Seradia took his hand and led him to a bench and began to explain the whole thing.
