Hai guys! Happy Halloween to those who celebrate it and I hope everyone has a good day. This one will be a little bit longer then the last. I hope you enjoy!
After chitchatting for a little while about mundane things like the weather and how his rule as Jarl was going, there was a silence that Nari hoped wouldn't lead to a painful topic she had been avoiding but knowing Bulgraaf the way she did, it would be discussed anyway. Nari shook her head slightly to back out of her thoughts and looked at Bulgraaf and noticed the sadness that seemed to pass through his eyes.
"Nari I... I'm sorry for everything you've gone through and that I couldn't be there for you. I would have done anything to be there but with this war and those damned Imperials moving in, I couldn't risk my people." Bulgraaf sighed deeply. "I miss your parents too. They were some good people Narissa."
Nari knew it was coming and she still couldn't stop the tears from forming in the corner of her eyes. Her parents were good people. Her father was a proud Nord. Standing tall at over 6 feet with brownish blondish hair and bright green eyes. He might have been a giant, but he had a heart of gold. He was always helping someone no matter what he had going on. He always made sure that is family came first and that we were taken care of. He was a hunter and taught Nari how to use a bow, but his favorite weapon was an Axe. He loved Nari's mother too. She was a beautiful altmer from the Summerset Isles. She was a little taller too and slender with beautiful golden blond hair and simmering golden eyes. She was skilled in the arcane arts and a perfect archer. Good with destruction magic and healing which she also taught Nari. Nari got the best of both worlds. She had long beautiful light brown hair and large green eyes with specks of gold and a smile that could light up a room. Her magic and archer were no joke and she could out shoot the Imperials and the Stormcloaks. She chuckled at the thought and shook her head to bring down the memories.
"It's why I am here at your doorstep dear cousin. I was hoping to be able to do some work and make a little bit of coin to sustain." Nari smiles and looks down. "I don't want to be a bother or anything."
Bulgraaf laughs heartily and stands up pulling Nari with him. "Nonsense Narissa! You will never be a bother! You will stay here until you can get on your feet! No family of mine will be staying at the inn! Come! I will show you to your room!" Nari beams at him, so happy to finally be near her favorite cousin.
"Thank you so much!" Nari hugs her cousin. Bulgraaf turns and they both walk up the stairs to the back. Nari's mind starts to wander a bit to everything that has gone on in the past few weeks. They both stop in front of closed doors and Bulgraaf turns and smiles. "Heres your room for the next few weeks. If you need anything, I'm here to help. "Nari smiles and bows slightly and Bulgraaf walks off leaving her to her thoughts.
Nari sighs and turns opening the door and closing it behind her. She looks around the room in awe. In front of her is a nord style four poster bed with satin covers in green with smaller tables next to the bed on either side and a desk with in the left corner. A fireplace stands a little father from the desk and on the other side of the room stands a wardrobe. Nari walks further in and drops her bow and bag in front of the bed and turn looking at the fireplace. She creates a small flame on her hand and shoots it into the fireplace and it instantly lights. Nari smiles and takes off her boots and crawls into bed thinking about her new life and all the things she needs to do tomorrow as she drifts into a restful sleep.
Narissa jolts up and looks around startled, not remembering where she was until the night before comes crashing back into her head and she falls back onto the bed and takes a deep breath. She lays there for a few minutes. Nari has never been a morning person and usually she likes to lay in bed for a little while but today she had a few things she had to do so she rolls out of bed and stands up before she hit the ground. She goes around to the front of the bed and kneels and searches her bag and pulls out a change of clothes. Nari changes quickly and slides out the door and down the stairs to the main hall. She looks around and snatch's a sweet roll and walks down the stairs and outside. She stops right outside and breathes the morning air deeply.
The wind was warm this morning and the leaves are dancing around the ground as Nari passes, smiling and nodding her head to those that pass her as her mind wanders to the simpler times where her and Bulgraaf would run around through the streets in the morning, helping gather flowers or carrying the good bought from the market. She smiles and puts her head down as she walks into Belethors General Goods shop. "I have all the fine things for sale today. What can I get ya?" Belethor asks merrily.
What seemed like hours later, but was only 20 minutes, Nari leaves and heads to the Bannered mare. She sits next to the fire, after ordering stew and some mead. She eats quickly and looks at the fire watching the flames dance and her mind brings her back to that fateful day.
This day was almost 6 months ago, A Middas afternoon in the middle of Frostfall. Nari was out to the local market picking up ingredients for their dinner that night and her father should be arriving home that after a hunt that she was hoping would be successful. She was excited and tried to hurry up, but she wanted to make sure she had the best for dinner. She looked up once she heard the screaming start. Guards rushed past her and one stopped she knew stopped. His name was Itentilrmo Adorinh, she would always remember that name. She dropped everything she had been holding because she knew, though she hoped to Talos they were wrong. She ran to the house and stopped watching as her house, once her sanctuary, was up in flames. Nari was silent and numb but her feet started running towards the house before her brain caught up. The guards nearby grabbed her. All she could do is scream and kick and try to run but there was nothing left.
Nari was jolted awake when another patron passed and bumped into her...
Cliffhanger! sorry! Ill add more tomorrow. Im almost out of work! If theres something to change or add, Please let me know