Ch. 9 Getting Somewhere

I want to start off by saying that I finally was able to procure a new computer for gaming and even with a minor setback of needing to by a Wi-Fi adapter I am online and ready to run some EQ and Skyrim. I am proud to announce that my Halo story has become the most read out of all my stories. A New Beginning had a great run at that for being my first story ever but I am hard at work on my off springs for that story for my fellow Bronies and Pegasisters out there!

We are going to start getting into some good stuff in the story and expect more Alduin POV moments as she starts getting into THAT phase. That's it for me so enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I own nothing, all characters are copyright of Bethesda.

-Alduin POV-

"It is always so...exciting to see how joor's react when they see me." Alduin stated as she hovered above the Dragonsreach balcony as the guards sent up an alarm and more came pouring out of the building. Her face fell a bit when she noticed the Dragonborn wasn't among them.

"Hold your fire." Balgruuf said as he came out of the door with Irileth in tow. After a couple minutes to let them calm down, Alduin landed with a thud on the balcony. "I did not agree willingly to this so if you keep your peace I will keep mine."

Alduin merely shuffled her wings. "Nizah rut dreh ni vreyviis zey. Your tough joor act isn't a threat to me as much as you wish it were." she said mockingly. "You know why I am here."

"You do realize that my hunters will lose land to keep their families fed and trade caravans will have to run through that territory or else they will be delayed in bringing supplies to my city." Balgruuf stated as Alduin snorted.

"I am not unsympathetic to your concerns unlike so many would have made me out to be." Alduin said as she stared at him.

Balgruuf wasn't usually intimidated by anything but having the World-Eater mere feet away unnerved him to no end. "Then how would this be resolved without it hurting my city anymore than when you had five dragons camp out on my walls?"

Alduin shook her head. "Your own people do no seem to have a problem with it as I saw."

Balgruuf remained silent as he stared at her. Her gaze was unflinching and she seemed to be daring him to contradict her. It was true that the citizens of Whiterun had never felt safer than they are now and the fact that having dragons nesting on one side of his land would prevent any unwanted guests. "And the trade caravans?"

"Hmmm...tell them to stick to the road and only the road. If they don't disturb us then we will leave them alone." Alduin replied after a moment of thought. "As for your hunters then I guess they will have to learn how to share a field."

"How any dragons are we talking about?" Balgruuf asked slowly as he had a bad feeling about the number.

Alduin gave a very draconian smile. "20 dov." Balgruuf went pale as the number hit him and he collapsing.

-Marius POV-

'Why do I have a sudden feeling of dread that Alduin gave Balgruuf a heart attack?' Marius thought to himself. After many hours of pleading and begging, Marius had gotten Balgruuf to agree on allowing the dragon population to live on his land but in return Marius had to swear that he would never use the dragons on the city or its people. In Marius's eyes he got off too easy but he wasn't going to look a gifted horse in the mouth.

As the carriage slowed into Winterhold, Marius took note of a black scaled dragon as it watched him disembark from the carriage. With a nod of respect toward the dragon he walked on through the small village until he found the College steps and it seemed Faralda was on duty today.

"Returning for more secrets of Aetherius Dragonborn?" she greeted with a small grin.

"Not today Fara I need some research on the founding of the Empire and Solitude didn't have anything. This has to be one of the only places besides Cyrodil to learn about it." Marius said as Faralda raised an eyebrow.

"How far back are you wanting to go?" Faralda asked curiously.

"The very day at most but at least to when the Akaviri landed." Marius said as Faralda looked at him.

"That is certainly far back but I don't think we would have much here. This is a school of magic not history but still check with Urag. You never know what he has." Faralda said as Marius waved and went on through to the College.

After a few flights of stairs he arrived at the Arcanaeum and saw an old orc with a white beard and a yellow robe sitting behind a desk reading. Urag was one of those that would be friendly on if you followed his rules though his gruff personality seemed to invalidate that.

Marius approached the desk with jumped right into it. "Urag, I need to lend some books."

Urag looked up from his book ad huffed. "Don't you have anything better to do than pester me?" he asked gruffly but Marius could tell he had to hide a laugh after that. Urag was blunt and that is how he expected you to be.

"Afraid not, got into a little dragon trouble and know I need to find anything regarding the founding of the Empire." Marius said as Urag sat up a little more.

"Let me guess...it has to deal with a certain pact between dragons and mortals." Urag said as Marius almost choked.

"How..." Marius tried to sputter out by Urag held up a hand to stop him.

"I'm old, not stupid. It was also written on your face. It would normally be impossible to find anything on that subject." Urag said as Marius's face fell.

"I know but it might help all of us in the end." Marius said optimistically.

"I said it normally would be but I do have a few things regarding that subject." he replied as he got up and walked to a shelf. After rummaging around and mumbling to himself he pulled out a couple of very old books. "These are older than the College itself so these aren't leaving my Arcanaeum."

Marius actually did a double take at the sight of the books. He had a good feeling that the majority of what he wanted was in there and he wanted to start as soon as possible. "I understand." Marius said as he took the books carefully and walked to a table in the middle of the room. 'A History of Dragons and Mortals, The War on Dragons and The Pact of Binding.' Marius thought as he read the covers. He finally had a good starting place and hopes for a new age of cooperation.

-Alduin POV-

"Pruzah gonah nuz ni ganog" Alduin said to herself as she witnessed dragons marking their own nesting places among the plains of the Hold. "I want the freedom to roam and fly without being shot at by stupid joor's. I want a place to build my own nest and I want my mate here with me!" Other dragons stopped what they were doing and looked at her curiously before she snarled and they quickly went back to their tasks. "That stupid Dovahkiin is making me wait when we should've bonded weeks ago but no he had to give himself a near impossible task and leave me by myself while he goes off to wherever and does it." she said angrily as another thought struck her. "He had better not seeing a mortal whore behind my back or else he will witness her dieing right before his eyes!"

"Thuri, you need to calm down." Odahviing said as swept his gaze around the plains. "Control yourself and you know that he wouldn't do that."

Alduin snorted. "As if some mortal could match up to the beauty of a dov."

"Thuri, you are not yourself lately...I am afraid that you might do something drastic when that time comes." Odahviing replied as Alduin snarled.

"Niid, I have more control over myself than any other dov. I do not succumb to the urges of flesh like those pathetic joor!" Alduin said as Odahviing shook his head.

"You are fixated on the Dovahkiin to the point that you go off any time he is brought up in tiinvak and I know the real reason you moved here." Odahviing said as Alduin turned to him with flinty eyes.

"I have no reason other than move us out of the decrepit ruin we called a nesting ground!" she snarled angrily but Odahviing shook his head.

"You moved out here to be near him and more importantly, his kiir." he said simply as Alduin gave a near invisible flinch and growled warningly.

"Lies! That has nothing to do with any of this!" Alduin said heatedly.

"You just wanted the Dovahkiin here with you, did you not? You consider him your mate even though you haven't followed tradition in that sense." Odahviing replied as Alduin looked away for a moment.

"I am the World Eater! I may choose to break tradition if I feel like it." Alduin replied as she looked back at the plains.

'And she didn't deny the Dovahkiin was hers.' Odahviing thought to himself. 'I do not envy you in a few more weeks Dovahkiin. Alduin may not be able to control herself much longer than that.' "You want to add your own rudvim to his family don't you." This time Alduin reared back and sank her teeth into his right leg and twisted it enough to sprain it but not enough to where it wouldn't heal. Blood started pouring from the bite marks as Odahviing roared in pain.

"Leave my sight Odahviing! I have had enough of your lies for today." Alduin ordered as Odahviing hobbled on one leg and bowed before taking off leaving Alduin on the plain. "Dovahkiin, you will resent the day you left me alone when I needed you, I promise you that." she vowed to herself.

And we will end it right there. Marius finally has some good luck in his search but as you all can tell, its about to run out. We also see just why Alduin wanted to move locations and we get to see her getting closer to every females favorite (sarcasm) time of the month but in her case, the time of the year. The Dark Brotherhood plot will also begin soon so get ready for that as well.

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter as we are moving along quite nicely in my opinion so please read and review and I will see you all next time my fellow dragon lovers!

Translations courtesy of Thuum . Org:

nizah rut dreh ni vreyviis zey – false threats do not impress me

Pruzah gonah nuz ni ganog – A good start but not enough

kiir – Children

tiinvak – talk

rudvim – clutch (when dragons lay eggs they are called a clutch...well at least in the books that I have read.)