Haunted Memories of a Pups Past

So my little talk with Isran went better than I had expected. He did however state that if anything went wrong it would be my head on the stake. When he said this Serana did not hesitate to assure him that she would behave.

I walked down to my own personal room within Dawnguard. I stretched my arms over my head and I listened as my back cracked several times. Serana decided to take the opportunity to orientate herself with her surroundings. She was now wandering the castle, I got the impression that she was the type of person who liked to explore. If I was correct this castle would keep her entertained for hours to come, thus giving me the chance to catch up on some much needed and very overdue sleep.

I sighed as I slipped my sore body into bed. Even then as I laid there in my bed my muscles still screamed out in pain as I moved around in search for a comfortable position. When I finally found one I thought would be good I buried my face into my pillow and waited for sleep to claim me. I knew it would not take long I had been teetering on the edge of unconsciousness for hours now.

I was running through one of the many snowy forests of Skyrim. I was in my wolf form and was chasing after an elk with my companions close behind. They too were in their wolf forms. I hopped over a fallen tree as I chased after my prey. My jaw was slightly open as I panted for air. The thrill of the hunt pounded through my veins with every beat of my heart. I felt great. Ragged clothing that hung off my body. That way it would be there when I changed back into human form. I usually wouldn't bother bringing clothes when I assisted with hunting. But this was my turn and I was with the guys, I didn't want to be stark naked if I changed back early.

I could hear my companions barking and howling behind me, cheering me on. This will be my first kill. I gritted my teeth together as I jumped off of the forest floor, my feet pounded against a nearby tree and I launched myself from its trunk and at the Elk.

My body collided with the creature's sending us both sprawling to the ground. Eventually we came to a complete stop and I positioned my body so that it was on top of the Elks so I could sink my teeth into it's neck. I tasted the metallic essence of the creatures blood as my jaws clamped around its throat. The creature went limp, and I was left standing there with my first kill. I released a howl of pride as my companions surrounded me.

I listened to their praises as an old wolf padded up to me. "Well done my daughter..." He said in a deep voice. I Beamed with pride. My father was a dark wolf, although the tip of his tail, around his neck, and down the middle of his head was grey. He was also bigger than the other wolves so it was easy for me to spot him in a crowd. "Not bad at all." He said as he rubbed his head against mine.

My father began to speak with the other members of our pack. I couldn't bring myself to speak with anyone who tried to talk to me. Something was wrong. My brown fur stood up, we were being watched. I quickly looked around, at first I saw nothing. I gave my head a shake but just as I was about to turn and make my way to my father I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. And that was all it took.

"RUN!" I cried as I saw them pouring in. There were too many, bandits were everywhere. If it was five or six bandits than we would have been fine, but this, this was not a small group. As we ran through the forest and away from our pursuers I was able to count at least fifteen, but I knew that there were more.

My ears perked up as we ran, I could the pounding of horses hooves against the snowy ground. The other pack members were so fast; they breezed by me without breaking a sweat. They were bigger than me and older and much stronger. I could barely keep up. I tried to jump over the same fallen tree I had jumped over to get to the elk, but this time my paw caught on a stray branch sending me sprawling to the forest floor again, only this time it was unintentional.

I tried to scramble to my paws but I felt the impact of the butt end of a sword against my skull. I fell flat on the ground, dizzy, seeing stars, scared, and out of energy.

"Got one!" I heard one of the bandits cry as he picked up my body. I was only in my wolf form and not my full werewolf form so he was able to pick me up as if I was just a dog.

I was thrown into the back of a caged carriage. As soon as my body hit the floor of it I gave my head a shake and jumped to my feet. I fought the weakness that plagued my body, and with a mighty howl I changed into my werewolf form and began to attack the iron bars. But then I realized after a second that the bars were not only iron... They were lined with Silver! No! I screamed in my head as I threw my body at the door of the cage in an attempt to escape. My body simply bounced right off it and once again I was on the floor. I was too weak to do anymore. I turned back into my human form, instantly I was thankful for the ragged clothes so at least I was covered.

I could hear the bandits laughing at my weakness as the horses that pulled the Carriage started to run. I grabbed onto the bars to keep myself from being thrown around in the cage as it moved. The bandits on their horses ran at the same speed as the cage.

"No…" I whispered in fear.

In the distance I saw movement that I quickly realized was my father leading the small pack of hunters. They were coming to rescue me! A glimmer of hope lit up in me as I saw their huge werewolf forms charge towards us.

"Bring out the silver arrows!" I heard one of the bandits cry. I watched in horror as the bandits on the horses pull out their bows and start shooting at my companions. The glimmer of hope within me died.

"NO!" I cried as I watched them fall one by one. With each arrow that was shot another Wolf fell until only my father was left. I kneeled at the back of the cage with tears streaming down my face.

"NO, Daddy! Please! Run away!" I begged him. But he didn't listen to me. He was so close to the back of the cage now. I was able to reach out and touch the top of his head. For a split second I looked into his eyes. I swore I could see tears. "Please..." I sobbed.

My eyes went wide in terror as the most horrible sound found my ears. My father yelped in agony as a silver arrow penetrated his pelt. I screamed as I saw him tumbling, but his body did not come to a stop instead it was as if he exploded into another powerful run and was once again charging towards my cage.

"Damn!" the bandit cursed as he loaded another arrow.

My father pounced grabbed onto the bars. He hung off the back of the cage. I stood and I placed my hands on his huge powerful ones as he held on to the bars. There was pain in his eyes. I looked down and I saw the arrow sticking out of his chest. I knew that he did not have much time left and so did he. But he still continued to fight for me.

He pulled against the bars as if he thought he could rip them to shreds, but like it did for me, it did not take him long for him to realize what the bars were made out of. I heard him whimper as he stopped fighting. Instead he changed back into his human form.

"Dad..." I whimpered as I saw the blood ooze out from where the arrow was sticking out.

"Skylar, listen to me, don't ever stop fighting." He as he reached one arm into the cage and wrapped it around me. I instantly wrapped my arms around him as best as I could. I closed my eyes tightly as I felt him kiss my forehead and then pull away. "I love you." He whispered.

I screamed. The arrow hit him in the side. But what finished him off was him letting go of the bars and falling onto the road. I watched as his body tumbled and then stop dead. The horses had been pulling the carriage so fast that there was no way he would have survived it. I knew that the arrows would have killed him eventually but it was all the same. I kneeled in the back of the cage screaming in sorrow.

I shot up to a sitting position. My breathing was labored and my heart was pounding. Every night it is the same thing. Memories haunt me; they keep sleep away and torment me. I sighed and sat at the edge of the bed. That was it for sleep for me tonight.

I stood and stretched my arms high over my head as I yawned. I decided that maybe I would go for a walk around Dawnguard in the light of the moon as the night was still young.