"No! I will have absolutely no part of this!" Skylar Cried as she made her way down the steps leading away from Jorvaska.
"Skylar please! Just listen!" Aela cried as she ran after her long lost friend.
"No!" Skylar spun around so that she was facing her. Skylar waited until a guard was far enough away so that he would not hear what they were talking about. "No, I will not support this! I will not stand by and watch as you guys turn ever last person in that room into a werewolf! It's cruel!' Skylar whispered harshly.
Aela grabbed Skylar's hands in an attempt to calm the frantic girl. "Skylar please just calm down." She soothed as she ran her thumbs over Skylar's shaking hands.
But Skylar only shook her head. "I should not have come here, I can't believe I was the one to put the idea into Skjor's head."
Skyar remembered her comment about how she had said that they could not just flaunt it around like a reward... Skjor had thought about it and thought it a good idea to make all the companions werewolves so that they stood more of a chance. The thing was... if they did that how would they know that they were not turning some crazy murderer into something worse. Some of the people inside Jorvaskar gave Skylar the creeps she could not even imagine what they would do with the kind of power they would get if they were turned.
Skylar pulled her hands away from Aela's. "Goodbye Aela, I'm sorry I can't do this." She said as she turned on her heel and began to walk away.
"Skylar! Please! Just think about it..." Aela watched as her friend walked away from her for probably the last time.
"Skylar!' Dash said as he popped out of nowhere.
But Skylar kept walking. "And where have you been?" Skylar asked him as she continued to walk. She didn't even care that a man that she walked by gave her a look.
"Maybe you should think about this." Dash said as he walked beside her.
"No." She said simply.
"But." He began again.
But Again Skylar shook her head. "No..."
Dash looked over his shoulder towards the Red head that was still watching as Skylar walked away. She looked completely broken. Dash stopped walking and watched as Aela shifted her weight from one foot to another before she finally turned and made her way back into Jorvaskar. Dash's eyes widened when he saw the scars that plaster the redheads back. He had to convince Skylar to change her mind. This creature... Needed to be stopped.
"Serana..." Serana's brows raised as she heard the voice. She stood in her old bedroom as she waited for Skylar to return. She should have never pushed her away. It had been almost two days since she had last seen her... She felt terrible and all she wanted to do was hold her werewolf.
"Serana." There was the voice again.
Serana knew that voice all too well. "Valt." She said as she crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't even want to look at him.
"Ah you remember me, good." He said as he walked around her so that she was facing him. "How have you been dearest?" He asked with a sly smile.
"How do you think?" She snapped at him. But he shook his head. "I am sorry about your father. I'm sure you will find him again." Valt said as he tilted his head to the side.
"I know I will." Serana said as she looked out her window and towards the ocean.
"So determined... I like that." He said with a smile. "I see in your time away from this place... You met a friend yes? I believe her name is Skylar." He said as he tapped his fingers against his chin.
Serana whipped around. "You are never to speak her name!" She screeched.
"Be calm!" He said as he raised his hands. "She came to see me before she left!" He explained.
"I am caring for that beast of a werewolf down in the dungeon. She seems to show quite an interest towards it, she wants to remove the collar that is around its neck." He explained.
Serana thought for a few seconds but then she sighed. That did sound like the Skylar she knew. Valt sighed and licked his lips.
"I have a fear." He said.
Serana arched a eyebrow. "And what is that?' She asked him.
Valt turned away from her so that she could not see his face. " I remembered what she and I talked about... I told her Harkon has the key around his neck... I fear that she may have gone to seek him out." Valt said in a low tone.
"What...?" Serana whispered as she took a step closer. "Please say this isn't true!" She cried. Valt only shook his head. If he had been facing Serana she would have seen the sick smile that was on his lips.
Serana ran her hands though her hair as she thought. She was in shock, how could she have not have thought about this!? Why didn't she clue in the same night that Skylar did not come back.
Serana ran an arm over her dresser, sending everything that was on top sprawling to the ground with a loud clatter. "He will kill her!" Serana cried as she sat down on her chair.
Valt walked up behind her. 'Skylar is strong... Don't lose faith." Valt said as he rubbed her shoulders.
But Serana shook her head. "I need to find her." She said but instead of standing Valt had leaned in and captured her lips with his own. She was completely in shock for a least a moment. Then finally she pushed him away.
"What the hell do you think you are doing!?" She cried.
But Valt only shrugged. "Kissing my wife to be that i have not seen for so long." He answered her.
"I am not your fiancée!" Serana said as she stood. "That was something my father set up not me, Get out!" She said as she pointed to the door.
"Fine." was all Valt said before he walked out of her room.
He flashed his sick smile. "Phase one... Complete..." He said with a low laugh.
Skylar could not believe what she had seen. She was about to go see Serana, but when she looked into Serana's room all she could see was Serana and Valt kissing. She didn't stay long enough to see any more. All she could do was run as her heart literally shattered like glass.
"Skylar! Stop!" Skylar heard Dash yell. But she didn't slow down. Instead she made her way back to the boat and pushed it back into the water. She began to row as tears ran freely down her face. "Skylar!" Dash jumped into the boat. "Stop!" Dash pleaded as he tried to grab her hands only for his to go right though hers.
"Skylar look at me." Dash said as he sat closer. "Please." He said as he reached for her. He knew he could not touch her but he could simply be there. "Skylar." He said again.
She finally stopped rowing and took a breath before she buried her face into her hands and the sobs escaped her.
"Why does everything good that happens to me fade?" She cried.
Dash didn't know what to say to his friend. He had seen it too. He could not muster up an explanation. Perhaps he was a past lover that she reunited with? He thought. He didn't dare to speak anymore. "What do I do...? I have nothing... I have no one... I Don't know what to do." Skylar whispered as she looked up at him. Her eyes were red from crying.
Dash thought for a moment. "You have me." He said back. "I know that I'm both here and not, but I am still your friend..."
Skylar looked at him as he spoke. "I know I can fix this, hell I can't fix anything, I can't even hug you... But I can walk beside you and be with you when you decide what you want to do." Dash finished. He bit his lower lip as he watched fresh tears escape her eyes.
She sniffled and wiped the tears away. "I thought... I thought she loved me." Skylar whispered. Dash nodded. So did he.
They sat out on the water as the boat rocked back and forth. It was dark out. Skylar sighed and took hold of the paddles again.
"Where are we going?" Dash asked her gently. Skylar was silent as she rowed for a few minutes. When they reached the shore she stepped out of the boat and turned to him.
"Back to Jorvaskar..." She muttered as she began to walk.
"Are you gonna go rest at a inn first? You haven't slept in about two days now." Dash asked her.
But Skylar shook her head. "No." She said simply as she continued to walk. "I want to be there by morning." She explained.
Dash nodded. "I'm with you every step of the way." Dash said as he walked beside her.