Preface
It didnt start how you would have expected it this wasnt supposed to be a reality not for me a girl from a troubled background who found herself amongst the companions of Jorrvaskr. I wasn't supposed to fall in love that was just a fairy tale people told young children, yet I did and the truth is I wouldnt change the bond we have for anything.
I grew up as a lonly child not knowing real love never trusting because how could I trust those who looked me away buried behind bolted doors so others wouldnt know of your family secret ME.
I was their dirty little secret to be hidden away in a cold dark room fed twice a day never knowing love or even sunlight, growing up that way it was hard the hardest thing i thought id ever have to do sadly however this was not the case.
My name is Arielyia Beltsterbain but everyone knows me as Ari I grew up as part of an extremly wealthy family in high rock sadly i however would never see this wealth. My mother passed away of an illness when i was five it came suddenly and took her from me within a week, My father i never knew mother told me he was a sailor a fine man sailing from High Rock to Cyrodil and everywhere in between, I never met him mother loved me enough for both of them i was told when i was ten he had died drowned off the coast of Elswyre. They never married my parents and this brought great shame to the Beltsterbain name, a bastard born out of wedlock to the only surviving daughter a tragedy...to grandmother at least, Mother got her to make her a death promise to take care of me and by the nine did she stick to that promise locking me in a room for 'saftey' because my fathers blood ran through my veins the blood of Ysgramor himself so not only was i an unwanted bastard but i was now only half breton and had powerful blood what a waste...
Chapter one
Blindfolded the carriage drove over rough terrian i sat stiff legged accross from my Grandmother who didn't speak even through my blindfold i could sense her disproval yet for some reason here we where travelling from High Rock to Skyrim she wouldn't tell me why only that she had made a death bed promise to her daughter my mother to keep me safe and this was the only option so here i was age twelve in a ragged yet patched and clean dress a blindfold on travelling to Skyrim and gods only knew where.
It took hours but eventually i was manhandled from the carriage and i heard it drive off after my grandmother had told me to wait here for the person receiving me. I kicked my foot and played with my hands as i waited the blindfold was suddenly pulled off and i stood in front of two old men in strange armour with wolves dictated on them, one man was older had long grey hair and a thick grey beard yet his eyes were kind and sparkled like deep saphire gemstones, the other was younger though by around perhaps twenty years with grey hair in a braid, he was going bald at his crown had one deep brown eye the other blind a ragged scar ran through the blind one an old battle wound no doubt. They looked me up and down the half blind one walked around me then snorted as if amused the other mearly raised an eyebrow.
"Arielyia i presume?" the elder asked
i nodded "yes sir but please just Ari"
he smiled "Ari eh...aye it suits you"
the other nodded "your very...Beautiful lass though a bit on the short side"
i didnt reply merely stood my ground watching them inspect me, the elder twirled one of my golden ringlets around his fingers
"beautiful yet" he paused then smiled giving me a knowing look "deadly"
the other snorted "deadly old man have ye lost yer mind?"
the elder chuckles and quick as lightning hit our at me with his sword i backflipped out of the way and shot him a surprised look the other man looked remotley interested
"aye Skjor deadly" the elder chuckled then smiled at me "im Kodlak Whitemane the harbinger of the companions here in Whiterun and this old sceptic is Skjor"
i nodded at Skjor then looked at Kodlak awaiting more
"We have been told of your blood child and as it stands you are VERY important to us in more than one way but...all this i shall explain later let us to Jorrvaskr to get you settled before you meet the remaining three of my inner circle which i have decided you shall join"
Skjor shook his head but said nothing
I looked around Whiterun as we made our way through people of all nations hollering their wares children running around laughing and animals everywhere, we walked through the market as we did people nodded and smiled at Kodlak and Skjor whilst looking curiously at me.
Jorrvaskr up two flights of stairs and to the right of Dragonsreach the Jarl's palace was basically an upside boat with wings added on to give more room, several young trainees looked up as we past from training their eyes trailing us. I walked into him well his chest anyway since i was only five feet and he stood a good two foot and a bit taller, I met his eyes as i looked up and just stared his eyes were so blue like ice over water though he scowled his hair fell into his eyes uncontrollably
"ss..sorry" i whispered
he looked me up and down and crossed his arms by the nine he was handsome and well built i dont think id ever seen a man so handsome
kodlak chuckled "Ari this is Vilkas our master of arms and the Alpha of our guild or 'pack' as we like to kniw it as" he looked at Vilkas "Vilkas lad this is Ari she well...I'll explain later"
Vilkas nodded and looked at me "well met Ari" his voice held a tinge of an accent that made my breath catch but instead i nodded back with a smile
as Vilkas walked away scowl firmly still in place Skjor snorted "charmin' ain't he ...thats Vilkas our residential grump"
i snorted amused "he does seem rather...out out"
Skjor grinned "and that's putting it lightly i swear that lad has not once cracked a smile sonce he was ten and hes fourteen now"
so he was two years older than me
"that reminds me Ari" kodlak smiled "how old are you?"
"twelve" i told him "thirteen at the end of the year"
he nodded and said something to low for me to hear to Skjor then turned back to me
"twelve ehh a good age that is my girl come ill explain why"
with one last look at Vilkas who watched me curiously i followed Kodlak into Jorrvaskr.