“Lady Queen, what if I said I could help with that?”
“Help how? You don't have a horse, and last I checked, you can't fly and can't do magic.” Elisif looked at him curiously, seeing a knowing grin that really didn't suit him on his face, and then he produced a small silver necklace with what looked like a small soul gem attached to it.
“What is that?” Elisif said nervously. It looked enchanted, in fact it looked like witchcraft of some sort.
“A little present from the King. For use in emergencies. One-time only charm that lets the wearer and anyone they're touching disappear and reappear somewhere else. In this case, it's blood-linked, only works for me and will take me straight to where my bloodkin are. They'll be where Madanach is. Did you want to give it a go tomorrow? Takes you straight to the King in seconds and then once you've spoken to him, we can get moving for Windhelm.”
“That's... possible?” Elisif said, staring at it. “I... Aedra help me, Argis, what sort of magic created that thing, and can the Forsworn really do that at will??”
“Not exactly but one of the Matriarchs has been researching it. It's a bit experimental but she assures me it'll work.” Argis put it away, looking altogether too proud of what was almost certainly the product of dangerous dark magic. On the other hand, she had promised Madanach and it would save her time.
“I really don't like this, but I suppose we don't have much choice,” Elisif sighed. “All right, but we leave Solitude first, get out of sight where no one can see us. And it had better work!”
“It will,” Argis promised. “Matriarch Keirine wouldn't hand over anything she wasn't sure worked properly.”
That did not reassure Elisif in the slightest. Submitting herself to dangerous Forsworn magics just to go reassure Madanach – or not reassure him, as the case may be.
Nothing about this appealed in the slightest, but at least it prolonged the end.
~~~~~~~~~~~
A/N: Of course it was Erikur. Sleazy, ambitious, actually intended to be Elisif's replacement in a quest that got cut from the game, and easy prey when Elenwen starts dripping poison into his ear...
And next chapter, things start coming together as Elisif finds out just what her various allies have been plotting without her.
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Re: The Wolf Queen Awakens 26.9
Date: 2014-04-04 10:36 pm (UTC)“Lady Queen, what if I said I could help with that?”
“Help how? You don't have a horse, and last I checked, you can't fly and can't do magic.” Elisif looked at him curiously, seeing a knowing grin that really didn't suit him on his face, and then he produced a small silver necklace with what looked like a small soul gem attached to it.
“What is that?” Elisif said nervously. It looked enchanted, in fact it looked like witchcraft of some sort.
“A little present from the King. For use in emergencies. One-time only charm that lets the wearer and anyone they're touching disappear and reappear somewhere else. In this case, it's blood-linked, only works for me and will take me straight to where my bloodkin are. They'll be where Madanach is. Did you want to give it a go tomorrow? Takes you straight to the King in seconds and then once you've spoken to him, we can get moving for Windhelm.”
“That's... possible?” Elisif said, staring at it. “I... Aedra help me, Argis, what sort of magic created that thing, and can the Forsworn really do that at will??”
“Not exactly but one of the Matriarchs has been researching it. It's a bit experimental but she assures me it'll work.” Argis put it away, looking altogether too proud of what was almost certainly the product of dangerous dark magic. On the other hand, she had promised Madanach and it would save her time.
“I really don't like this, but I suppose we don't have much choice,” Elisif sighed. “All right, but we leave Solitude first, get out of sight where no one can see us. And it had better work!”
“It will,” Argis promised. “Matriarch Keirine wouldn't hand over anything she wasn't sure worked properly.”
That did not reassure Elisif in the slightest. Submitting herself to dangerous Forsworn magics just to go reassure Madanach – or not reassure him, as the case may be.
Nothing about this appealed in the slightest, but at least it prolonged the end.
~~~~~~~~~~~
A/N: Of course it was Erikur. Sleazy, ambitious, actually intended to be Elisif's replacement in a quest that got cut from the game, and easy prey when Elenwen starts dripping poison into his ear...
And next chapter, things start coming together as Elisif finds out just what her various allies have been plotting without her.