The following days had been akward for the two but Olaf was returning back to his old self. He laughed and smiled more easily and had taken to sleeping in the Harbinger quarters after Aela promised to kill him if he slept on the floor one more time. The circle was glad but rumors of a dragon circling Whiterun again had the entireity of the Companions on alert. It was the most pressing issue at the meeting of the circle. Ria and Njada both received the blood and now were members of the circle and were informed of Olaf's title as dragon born.
"Vilkas, Farkas, Aela gather weapons and armor tonight we will hunt dragon flesh. Ria and Njada, you two will stay with the whelps and continue to take missons. Until we return, Jorrvaskr will take no recruits and have no visitors."
Five choruses of Yes Harbinger were heard before the circle went to preform the individual tasks.
Olaf stood in his room as he pulled on his steel armor. He pulled on his horned steel helmet and grabbed his shield. HE reached for his sword when he sensed a prescene in the doorway. He looked over and Aela stood their. She had a look of slight fear and uneasiness displayed on her face.
"Harbinger, can we really kill a dragon?"
"Yes, I've done it twice. First with the Whiterun Guard and the second by myself hunting in the woods. And with you, Farkas, and Vilkas at my side, even Alduin wouldn't stand a chance." Aela noticed the Harbinger's expression when he said the name but chose to remain silent.
She nodded and he turned and grabbed his sword fromt the chest and felt his restlessness evaporate as soon as the familiar cool feeling of the scabbard radiated through the steel covering his left thigh. He grabbed his bow he stolen from a dead elf and a quiver of arrows before he turned. Aela held up a orchish dagger. He smirked then grabbed it and slipped it into his boot. He nodded and walked her by his side.
The two quickly met up with Vilkas and Farkas outside the city walls. Both Farkas and Vilkas were quick to assume the worst and laughed about the two.
"So harbinger, I didn't realze you like them wild."
Aela felt her blood boil and was about to reply when Olaf beat her to it. "Farkas, can you even spell wild?"
"W…H…E…L…P…"
"That's whelp ice brain." Vilkas just laughed athis brothers misfourtune before Aela turned to him.
"So whats this I hear about you and a certain Dark Elf Housecarl?" He immediately sobered up and turned and continued to walk. Olaf chuckled and Aela turned raising an eyebrow.
"Your lucky harbinger. I'd teach you a lesson but we don't have time." Farkas laughed.
"WEll Aela you both brought bed rolls teach him tonight!" Vilkas began to laugh even harder up front as he collapsed onto the ground rolling around. Olaf's head snapped to the left when a green blur sht from the sky towards the group. Farkas was to absorbed in the humor to notice and Aela was to angry to care. Olaf turned back around and tackled both to the ground before the blur swooped inches from their bodies.
As the blur flew back up it let out a beastly roar and flapped its wings in place revealing a green red dragon with red eyes and smoke billowing from its nostrils. Olaf drew his bow as did Aela and began to let off arrows. The beast roared again then sent a fireball to the group. Olaf dove out of the way but still received a large burn on his back and leg. The dragon flew over top of him and readied its fire breath to finish of the Nord Harbinger. It stopped however when an arrow pierced its right eye. The beast screamed in anger, embarrassment and pain as it toppled to earth. IT left a large chasm as it drove through the earth before stopping at the edge of a small thichket. Then both Vilkas and Farkas jumped onto the beast abnd began to slash its back and neck with their swords before Olaf charged forward, his wounds forgotten and slammed the sword through the dragons skull. The beast let out one more massive roar causing the ground to shake before it fell dead. Olaf went to withdraw his sword but pulled his hand back as the hilt burned through the leather of his gauntlet. He watched as his sword melted down with the dragon's body until a small shard of metal stuck fromt the skull. He sighed and pulled our his dagger and went about gathering his spoils. The other three watched as the life essence of the dragon was absorbed by the man in front of them. They each sensed the power he just gained and nodded and then began to get their own spoils. After several minutes they turned back and began to head back to Whiterun. Olaf walked in the back twirling his dagger silently thinking over his calling from the Greybeards. After hearing the song about Alduin, Olaf knew he was destined to fight the world eater and was actually fearing it. His eyes wandered over his company. IF he didn't fight Alduin, then everyone would die. But if he did fight Alsuin, then he might die. He stopped walking unconsciously and the twins took no notice but Aela turned back. She walked up to him and noticed the look of concentration on his face.
She checked to see the twins weren't around. "Olaf? What troubles you?" He looked up surprised and smiled sheepishly.
"Nothing. Just recounting the battle." She knew he was lying. Whenever the name Alduin or dragon was said he would immediately pale and withdraw into his thoughts.
"Why do you fear Alduin?"
"Because he has the power to kill everyone."
"But you have the power to stop him."
"Yes but what happens if I fail. What if he kills me in battle and then continues on to destroy the world?"
"Then we will be united in Sovengarde with Kodlak and Skjor."
"You would. I would be pulled from Sovengarde and my soul consumed by the world eater." She noticed his fear rising at this thought. She laid a hand on his shoulder. "Olaf, look at me. You are the most capable warrior in Jorrvaskr, probably the entirety of Tamriel. You have the power of the dragons and the Greybeards have requested your presence. You have the blessing of Hircine and the entirety of the Companions who will follow you into battle where ever it is."
"If I die, the Companions will be leaderless. The world hopeless. My family name wiped from Tamriel."
"My Family name is gone. I am the last of my family as well. It is saddening but it is life. You must remember what you fight for. What is it you fight for?"
"The innocents, the honor of my shield-siblings, the honor of my family, and a special person close to my heart and mind." She nodded.
"Then you must cast these fears away." What happened next surprised even Olaf. His arms snapped around her waist and pulled her body to his as he crushed her in a bear hug. She returned it with just as much vigot and Olaf felt his fear fade away as his body focused more on the woman in his arms. After a few seconds he jumped back and laughed nervously.
"Uh…sorry Aela. I…uh…got caught uo in the moment?" She drew her dagger faking anger hoping to mask her blush and pounding heart.
"I'll let it slide this time Harbinger, but if it happens again, I'll gut you like a fish." HE nodded and then she smiled. "We must go catch the twins before they get suspicious and laugh even harder." He nodded and watched as her form slipped into the dark before he set off after her.