I'm back for the next few days. I just so happen to do this while I'm at work.
Enjoy!
Nari slams the door to the keep shut and leans against it and slides down placing her forearms on her knees and she watches Ralof without really seeing him. Ralof walks up to his fallen guard and whisper to himself, "We'll meet again in Sovengarde, brother," He turns and looks at Nari, "Looks like we're the only who made it. That thing was a dragon. No doubt. Just like the children's stories and the legends. The harbingers of the End of Times. We better get going."
Narissa just looks at him, refocusing on the here and now while trying to figure out how she was going to Balgruuf about this and if he would even believe her. She pushes those thoughts down for now and stands up. Suddenly there's a clanking coming from the gate to Nari's left and she stops and pushes herself against the wall. She leans forward slightly and notices an Imperial captain and she moves back quickly as Ralof grabs a sword and backs to the other side.
"Come on, Soldier! Keep moving!" The Captain says.
Nari takes out her dagger and flattens back against the wall quieting her breath.
"Get this gate open!" The captain demands.
The gate swings open and the captain and soldier walk through. Narissa turns and takes the soldier by surprise, putting her dagger into his chest and twisting the blade. He falls over dead and she grabs her dagger and looks up at Ralof who is backed into the wall. Nari sneaks up behind the commander and slides her arm quickly around the captain's neck and slices through her neck. She falls as pool starts to pool under her. Nari stands back up and sheaths her dagger on her hip and smiles. Ralof smiles and raises an eyebrow as he bends down and grabs the gate key off the Captain. The whole place starts to shake and Ralof runs to the gate.
"Come on! Let's get out of here before the dragon brings the whole tower down on our heads!"
Nari runs ahead down the stairs when Ralof grabs her and pulls her back as the ceiling of the tunnel collapses from the dragon. Ralof lets go and looks at the rubble, "Damn dragon doesn't give up easy!"
Nari chuckles and nod thanks and go through the door and stop when they hear more voices. She peaks around the corner and notice three more soldiers.
"Grab everything important and let's move! The dragon is burning everything to the ground!" The first said bending over a barrel to look.
A second soldier moves past the first and goes to the table. "I just need to gather these potions." Narissa pulls out her bow and an arrow from her quiver and sets it and peaks back out around the corner and takes the shot, hitting the closest one through the chest. Nari puts the bow back and takes out her dagger as the other two imperials turn around and charge. Ralof takes a few steps forward with Nari and swings his sword at one imperial as Nari sidesteps the other. Nari creates a fire ball in her left hand and shoots it at the imperial. It hits him square in the stomach and he falls over dead and Ralof Dispatches the other soon after.
"A storeroom. See if you can find any potions. We'll need them."
Nari goes to the table off to the left and grabs a few potions and investigates a barrel and finds another. She grads a few more things off the table and puts them in her bag as she walks up to Ralof. He smiles and nods. "Let's get moving."
Nari and Ralof walk down the stairs in silence and come to a few cages with skeletons in them. Nari side steps the cages and sends a short prayer to Talos for their souls. Ralof walks up to one and sighs deeply. "It's a torture room," he pauses as he hears fighting and turns to Nari as she nods signaling, she hears it. They both draw weapons and enter down the hall where and walk into a room where there are stormcloaks fighting Imperials. Ralof surges forward and helps a fellow soldier. Nari rushes to aid the other Stormcloak soldier. Within minutes the Imperials are dead and Narissa walks to stand beside Ralof.
"Is Jarl Ulfric with you?" Ralof asks. Nari cocks her head to the side and glances at RaloF curiously. Narissa has never seen Ulfric Stormcloak but through her studies he's come up a few times. When Narissa wasn't practicing magic or out hunting with her father, she was studying History. The Great War was one of her favorite things to read. She knew most details but, of course, there were some things that weren't in books. She shakes her head slightly and focus' back on the conversation.
"No, I haven't seen him since the dragon showed up."
Ralof shifts uncomfortably and nods. "Let's get moving. The quicker we leave, the quicker we can go to Windhelm and report."
Ralof starts walking and Nari follows behind then the 3 other soldiers. Nari falls back and starts to chatter with the other soldiers. Nari notices that Ralof stopped and puts up her hand to end the chatter and walks forward. She hears more soldiers talking.
"The orders were to wait until General Tullius arrives." One soldier says, not seeming to be quiet.
"I'm not waiting to be killed by a Dragon!" The other replies angrily.
Ralof walks out into the open and Nari grabs her bow and takes an arrow out and sets it. She walks out behind Ralof as the other soldiers fan out and Nari takes the shot hitting on Imperial in the back of the head as the stormcloaks rush forward. Nari grabs another Arrow and shots it and hits an archer on the other side of the room. She smiles and turns and looks down but doesn't notice the arrow flying at her until it grazes her left arm. She grunts and gets low taking out another arrow, looking for the other archer. She sees him, and she sets the arrow up and stand up letting the arrow soar and watches as it hits him. Nari buts the bow back as the others take the other soldiers out and cross the room. Nari starts walking across the bridge and Ralof follows. Nari turns and catches the sight of a bouldering falling.
"Ralof! MOVE!" He jumps forward, and the boulder smashes the bridge causing other rocks to tumble down and block the passage.
Ralof shakes his head. "No going back that way, now. We'd better push on. The rest of them will have to find another way out."
Nari watches for a minute and leads down the stairs and to the small stream that races through the cave. They both follow it, making comments every so often, bringing the other back from their thoughts. The stream opens into a larger cavern and on the other side there is a sleeping bear. Ralof stops.
"I'd rather not tangle with her right now. Let's try and sneak by. I'll follow your lead and watch your back." He sighs. Nari smiles and sneaks on by, not really wanting to deal a bear at this point either. She turns the corner and notices a light and takes off towards freedom. Nari busts out of the cave with Ralof and both immediately duck behind a huge boulder, as the dragon screeches and disappears.