Lucline arrived to find Rasina giving a bowl of grapes to Tira. The girl looked worried but apparently not so worried that it would ruin her appetite.

"These are good, Miss Rasina." Tira exclaimed.

"Thank you, my cousin from Craglorn sends them to me periodically. These would never cut the mark for wine but they make a fairly good snack. I'll take your stuff and set up the room for you. Stay with Lucline."

Lucline removed her sun cloak and went over to the table and took out the Welkynd stone Mirrne had enchanted. Soon, the main room of the house was cool and comfrotable.

"That's amazing!" Tira went over to look at the stone. "I can make a field like that that covers my body but it doesn't extend to anyone else. This is really useful."

"Yep, I think it's incredibly powerful. Plus this spot has the sunlight on it most of the day so the stone can maintain its charge."

"Sun's setting, will it last through the night?"

"Even if it doesn't, I can do my old trick with a prepared bowl and some frost elemental magic in it." Lucline winked at her. "It works though you have to remain huddled around it."

"What do you specialize in, Miss Lucline?"

Lucline grinned and took out a potion bottle. "Alchemy is my heart. I make a variety of useful potions and when the need calls, I can have Rasina coat her blade in my poisons."

Tira's eyes widen."Can I see you brew some potions? Or maybe help prepare the ingreidents?"

"Sure, Tira. But my stuff is still at my old apartment so it will have to wait a couple days."

She nodded. "I help Mama cook sometimes, I enjoy following recipes and chopping vegetables. Even if I can't read yet." She looked frustrated that such a basic skill escaped her grasp.

"We can work on that while you're here. I taught my younger siblings to read when I was back home. I was a scholar at heart, though my parents wanted a knight." She could sense the bitterness in her words and hoped Tira would not catch it. Tira fidgeted in her seat.

"Do you hate knights, Miss Lucline?"

Lucline looked the girl in her eyes. "No, I can't say that I do. My brother is in the Order of the Dragon. It just wasn't the life for 'me'. If you want to be a knight, I think you should. You'll likely spend more time as a healer though. With your power-level, you could likely heal any injury or disease."

This seemed to please Tira and they chatted about this and that until the sun set Tira started to yawn. Rasina came back just then.

"The room is ready. I had not realized how much sand had gotten in there. Looks like it's bed time."

Tira got up and took Lucline's hand.

"Miss Lucline, can you sleep in the same room as me. I'm worried the men will come in the night away." She looked very vulnerable.

"Sure, Tira. I'll set up a little cot on the floor near your bed. If anyone comes in to grab you, they will have me to deal with."

The smile she got made everything worth while. Tira skipped off to her room to see what it looked like.

"If you prefer, love, I could sleep in the room. I am used to sleeping on the ground from my time at Leki's Blade."

Lucline shook her head. "I am as well. The squire's hall at the knight order my partners apprenticed me too didn't have beds or even straw. We slept on the floor, or rather what part of the floor we could take back from the rats long enough to sleep on."

Rasina frowned. "I thought it illegal for knights to treat their squires in such a fashion. Doubly so for a noble like yourself."

Lucline shrugged. "Likely, but the Order didn't care. It was supposed to teach us humility. I got this, I feel so happy to have Tira's trust. I want to be worthy of it."

Rasina hugged her close. "You're going to make a wonderful mother some day."

Lucline turned pink and snuggled into her partners arms. "We haven't spoken about that. I would like kids some day, whether by adoption or by magical assistance."

Rasina chuckled and kissed her forehead. "Maybe one adopted and two magical assistance? I know I would love a child from each of our wombs. Three is a powerful number for us Redguards as well."

Lucline smiled, thinking of just how terrifying their three children might be. "Yeah, yeah that sounds like a plan. At least, for now. I suspect that will be some years yet."

Rasina kissed her passionately. "Oh, for sure. I want to move somewhere more temperate before we make a family."

"I agree. We can discuss this more later, my love. I would love to have this conversation before bed one night."

Rasina kissed her. 'Oh, for sure, jewel of my night. Have a good sleep."

Lucline regretfully let go of her partner and headed off to prepare her cot. It was going to be a long night.

A/N: Happy 30th birthday to the Elder Scrolls Universe! I was two when the games first came out so I didn't even know they existed. I hope that there are many Elder Scrolls games to come. See you tomorrow!