I have no idea why I made Rayn seem so pefect and beautiful. I think it was because I just read Twilight two days ago for inspiration (as in love inspiration) and I took how 'perfect' Edward is lol don't know what got into me.
Rayn felt her heart race once Hadvar mentioned General Tulius, she hated Imperials. Of course she grew up with the hatred between Nord and Imperial, it was only recently the war started. Of course, she was always a loving girl, from an early age she would admire other races and envy them and their unique abilities.
"Oh, please no. I don't want to be excecuted!" Rayn blurted out "I want to live."
Hadavr pitied her, he was always strict about prisioners and no matter how kind and beautiful they were he would still send them to the block. But Rayn was different she had a different feel to her, she seemed innocent.
"I... have a duty to carry out..." Hadvar said looking up at the darkening sky "Not once have I let a prisioner escape."
"But you can make an exception for me" Rayn said with a big smile afterwards "Do I look like a murderer to you?" she asked.
"No, but you look like a Nord woman that can easily wrap a man around her finger" Hadvar said.
Rayn frowned "Please. I've never done anything wrong before. Well.. there was that one time where I trespassed on the Jarl's property and took some Nirnroot from his garden but I swear I was only making potions!"
Hadavr chuckled and shook his head "How old are you, prisioner?" he asked.
"19" Rayn said "and call me Rayn, please, Hadavr."
"Well, Rayn. You're very young to be personally requested by the General" Hadvar said.
"How old are you?" Rayn asked curiously.
Hadvar ignored the question and Rayn understood that she shouldn't be the one asking questions.
'It's late" Hadvar stated as he could see the torchbugs flying between their faces "I have an uncle in Riverwood who run a forge, perhaps you can stay in his inn" he said.
"What about you?"
"I'll report back to General Tulius with news that Ralof of Riverwood and Rayn of Markarth have not been found... yet."
"Thank you, Hadvar."
Hadvar nodded "So long, perhaps I will see you again. I'm always on duty around this area. Maybe I'll pay my uncle a visit tomorrow. Take care, Rayn."
Rayn watched him turn around and take the winding road back up. She wondered where he was going to now, she knew it would take a whole days journey to Solitude where she was sure Tulius would be.
She traveled down to Riverwood and to her suprise it was quiet. Only one guard was at the gate and Ralof was nowhere to be seen. But the blazing forge fire and the older man hammering a peice of iron caught her iron it must be Hadvar's uncle.
She walked over with her most welcoming smile.
"Hello." The older man said looking up and wiping his hands on his Blacksmith's apron "are you looking to buy?"
"Oh, no. You nephew Hadvar said you owned an inn I was wondering if I could stay there for the night" Rayn said "I have no gold at the moment but the leather armour I'm wearing is worth a few golds perhaps I can trade you it" she said.
"Ah, yes Hadvar. Well, I don't know why an Imperial soldier would accompany a Nord at night but I don't want any troublemaker in my inn" The man said shaking his head.
"I'm not a troublemaker, sir. I was just running into some trouble with wolves and Hadvar helped me out, really." Rayn said.
The man seemed to believe her and nodded "Alright, Your offer sounds right. Leave the armour at the bottom of the stairs tonight" he said "the room is the first door on the left upstairs. I suppose you can find the way yourself." he said.
Rayn nodded "Thank you."
She turned around and entered the house, it didn't look like an inn it seemed like a normal house. She unhooked her tattered leather armour and left it on the bottom of the stairs. She went up the stairs and opened the first door on the left. The room looked nice and homely, there was a lit candle on the nightstand with a wardobe against the right wall and a single bed against a big window that looked out onto the calm river and forest.
Rayn smiled and removed her roughskin tunic just in her tan underwear and got into the bed, getting comfortable in seconds. She blew out the candle and smiled to herself. The day had alot of drama in it, first she was about to be excecuted, then a dragon attacked the village, next she met a cheeky Nord and then she met a calm Imperial. She felt jumpy to meet Hadvar again tomorrow. Perhaps he could show her to Whiterun.