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Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.5
(Anonymous) 2014-04-27 10:32 am (UTC)(link)“Lasses? What is it? Please don't tell me it was Vilkas again,” Kodlak sighed.
“No,” Shevawna said quietly, handing him the missive. “Eorlund asked me to find out if the Battle-Borns really did know anything about his missing son. So Ria and I did some investigating and we found this today.”
Kodlak looked at it, and looked very hard at Shevawna. “Do I want to know how you got this??”
“We had someone on the inside,” Ria said as Shevawna slowly shook her head.
“By the Eight, is that a genuine Imperial seal?” Skjor said in wonder as Kodlak opened it and read the contents. Both men went pale as they read.
“Gods help him,” Skjor said quietly as Kodlak laid the missive down, his eyes narrowing.
“The Nine help those who help themselves,” Kodlak said shrewdly. “Skjor, round up the Circle. And get Eorlund and Vignar down here.”
“Aye, will do,” Skjor said, getting up, starting to grin. “We're going after him then. Thought we didn't do politics?”
“This isn't about politics, this is about rescuing an innocent man whose father's a dear friend and whose mother's half-mad with worry,” Kodlak said shortly. “Of course we're going.”
As Skjor went to round up the troops, Kodlak turned back to Shevawna and Ria.
“I don't want to know how you found this, and I don't have to tell you that thieving is dishonourable and not in the spirit of Jorrvaskr,” he said, staring penetratingly at them both.
“Yes, Kodlak,” Ria said sheepishly.
“We never had to break in anywhere,” Shevawna assured him. “Just a quiet conversation in a tavern and a few days later, it just fell into my hands. Didna even have to pay!”
Kodlak shook his head but didn't argue. As he did, the others started to arrive – Farkas, Aela, Athis who'd seen Shevawna and Ria heading downstairs together and lingered around hoping for gossip, even Vilkas who'd heard a summons to the Circle and forgotten he no longer was part of it. Then Skjor was back with the Grey-Mane men at his back.
“What is this, Kodlak?” Vignar asked. Shevawna shrank back, still a bit intimidated over an unrepentant Stormcloak that she wasn't allowed to kill. “You don't normally call me to these councils, still less my brother. What's the matter?”
“I know what happened to Thorald Grey-Mane,” Kodlak said, and that reduced the entire throng to silence. Apart from Eorlund, whose eyes travelled to Shevawna and then back.
“How? I mean, what?” Eorlund whispered, voice hollow. “Kodlak, what happened to my boy?”
Silently, Kodlak handed the missive over, and watched as Eorlund read its contents, his composure shattering. Vignar took the missive off him, while Eorlund shook his head, hands over his face so no one could see the tears rolling down his cheeks.
“Those elven bastards!” Vignar swore, his hands shaking. “Kodlak, I don't know how you got this, but I thank you. We'll make them pay if I have to go to Windhelm myself and get Ulfric's help...”
Kodlak must have seen the way Shevawna's eyes widened and the blood drained from her face because he was shaking his head already.
“No, Vignar. No politics. No getting Jarls involved. Jorrvaskr will answer this one. We rescue the innocent who've been kidnapped, and we'll do it again. We look after our own.”
“What?” Vignar said, confused, just as Eorlund looked up, hope finally dawning in his face.
“You'd do that for us?” Eorlund rasped. “Kodlak, I've no coin to pay you...”
“This isn't about coin,” Kodlak said quietly. “It's about family and honour. They have one of our own's kin, so we go after them. Eorlund, old friend, we'll get your boy back.”
“Thank you,” Eorlund whispered and then he'd flung his arms round Kodlak, and as the two men embraced, Shevawna felt a tear in her own eye.
“I'll go,” she heard herself saying, just as Vilkas said, “I'll do it, Harbinger.”
Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.6
(Anonymous) 2014-04-27 10:35 am (UTC)(link)“And me,” Ria and Farkas both said in unison, clearly thinking the same thing and deciding letting Shevawna and Vilkas head off together was a terrible idea.
“Well, if you're all going, I'm not staying behind,” Aela purred, making Shevawna shiver a bit.
“Count me in too,” Athis added. “You need at least one elf proving they're not all evil bastards.”
Kodlak nodded, approving. “Well said, all of you. Skjor, any objections to leading this lot into battle?”
“I was hoping you'd say that,” Skjor laughed. “All right, whelps, get your gear together, we're leaving now.”
“Who are you calling whelp?” Vignar growled, and that got Skjor's attention.
“You're not coming, old man,” Skjor laughed, but his smile faded as he saw the determination on Vignar's face.
“Says who, you need at least one Grey-Mane in the party,” Vignar snapped. “He's my nephew!”
“Vignar, you're sixty seven years old, you'll get yourself killed,” Skjor sighed and Shevawna's eyes widened at the thought of someone not a Hag living that long.
Vignar growled, hand trembling on his swordhilt, but it was Eorlund who spoke up.
“Brother. Let it go. It's not our fight, not any more. And besides, if it's family honour you want satisfying, I have someone who could help.”
“You're sending Olfina??” Vignar said, disbelieving.
“Of course not,” Eorlund sighed. “No, it's my other son, Avulstein. He – he's home. From the war. It was him who brought the news about Thorald. Except now it's not safe for him to leave so he's hiding at our house. But I'm sure he'd like to help.”
“Skjor?” Kodlak asked. Skjor nodded.
“If you can get him here, we can sneak him out of the city. Another blade will be useful and we could do with someone Thorald recognises when we get there.”
No one really wanted to admit why that might be necessary, or what state Thorald would be in when they found him, but Vignar did grunt and shrug, giving in.
“Fine, doubt I'd be much good to you anyway. I've still got a few friends in the guards, wait until after sunset and bring him out then, I'll make sure no one's looking.”
Everyone dispersed to make their preparations, but before Shevawna could go assemble her things, Eorlund stopped her.
“Lass,” he said quietly. Shevawna turned, feeling a little awkward but it seemed so did he.
“Thank you,” Eorlund said, staring at his feet. “For finding it. I don't know how you did it, but the truth will help Fralia and for that, I will always be grateful. Here.” He unhooked the axe from his side and handed it over. Skyforge steel and gleaming with a fire enchantment.
“I forged it for Thorald for when he returned,” Eorlund said quietly. “But I don't know what you'll find there or if he'll ever be in any shape to hold a blade again. I haven't the coin to pay you, but this is yours. If you want it.”
Did she want it. Did she want it?? Of course she wanted it.
“Thank you,” Shevawna whispered, Eorlund no longer being a Nord in her eyes in that instant. “I mean, I... I'll find your son, don't worry. We'll bring him home and we'll show those Thalmor!”
She'd been swept up in a full Nordic bear hug before she knew it. Eorlund held on to her for a few seconds before letting her go, wiping tears from his eye.
“I should go and tell Fralia,” Eorlund said quickly, making a hasty exit, leaving one confused Forsworn scratching her head and wondering how in the world she'd managed to make a grown man cry.
Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.7
(Anonymous) 2014-04-27 10:36 am (UTC)(link)“What's she doing?” Farkas.
“Alchemy. I think. Or cooking, although gods know I'm not touching it.” Aela.
“I've seen you eat worse.” Vilkas.
“Shut up, Vilkas.” Aela again and to Shevawna's surprise, Vilkas did shut up, edging away and positioning his brother between him and Aela.
“Oh, is she doing Reach-magic? I always wanted to see Reach-magic!” Ria, and Shevawna was fairly certain the girl had no idea what Reach-magic actually involved.
“No you don't,” Aela, Farkas, Vilkas and Athis all said in unison. Clearly all people who'd gone up against the Forsworn or Hags before now, which did please Shevawna a bit. Not the attacking Forsworn bit, but the fact the experience had left them... nervous.
At length, the potions were done – healing potions, magicka boosters and restorers, magic resistance potions for which all the tundra cotton and lavender round here were just perfect, and then there were the poisons. Some very very nasty poisons. Or at least, as good as she could get at short notice. It was still pretty good though.
So with the potions done, it was just time to get armed, and Shevawna fingered her armour. This or her real set? She still felt a little self-conscious wearing it.
But Aela's armour was just as revealing and no one hassled her. And Ria was there too and Athis.
Decision made. Ten minutes later, and Shevawna was looking like a Forsworn again. Time to go kill some elves.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An hour after sunset and they'd all gathered round the back of the hall. Eorlund's son Avulstein turned out to be about twenty-five, pale white hair, great big roketeen axe on his back and looking at her in disbelief.
“Who in Oblivion's she?” he growled.
“Son,” Eorlund said firmly, hand colliding with his son's shoulder. “Without her we wouldn't know where your brother was, and now she's going to help rescue him. Show some respect, aye?”
“Father,” Avulstein muttered, and he remained quiet thereafter.
Goodbyes were said, and then Skjor opened a door under the Skyforge, leading them out through a rock chamber and then a tunnel that laid out. Shevawna didn't have time to really look, not with Aela at her back nudging her on, but she could feel the magic in there. She didn't know what that chamber was for but you'd have to be blind not to sense the power. Or a Nord.
Then out into the countryside and north, north to find a Grey-Mane.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
The journey had been a long one, and even seeing the Druadachs in the distance hadn't helped. They'd gone off road and cut across the tundra, then into the Reach's winding mountain tracks, Shevawna scouting ahead and checking no Forsworn patrols were around. Then north again, up above the snowline and into Haafingar's remote western forest, and finally to the sea.
Shevawna had never seen the sea before, although she'd heard of it, the endless water that held the world in its arms. It was an awe-inspiring if frightening sight, although her awe was tempered by it being so damn cold.
“Perhaps you should have worn more clothes,” Vilkas snapped, and he immediately regretted that as every woman in the party turned to glare at him, and the men ran on as if nothing had happened, even his own brother who wasn't scared of a lot... apart from spiders and Aela.
“You shouldn't be looking, Nord,” Shevawna snapped, turning her back on him and running after Athis, while Ria took care to position herself between Shevawna and Vilkas, and Aela ran alongside Vilkas cheerfully pointing out that under the circumstances, wasn't commenting on Shevawna's outfits a little unwise?
Vilkas took the hint and shut up.
Finally Northwatch Keep loomed up in the distance, and all eight of them dropped behind a rock to survey the scene.
“Well, Aela, what do you think?” Skjor murmured.
Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.8
(Anonymous) 2014-04-27 10:38 am (UTC)(link)“Good enough for me. All right, Shield-Siblings, you heard her. Two on each one, Aela with me, Farkas, you're with Avulstein, Vilkas, you're with Ria. Athis and Shevawna, watch each other's backs, Shevawna, be ready with any magic you've got handy.”
“Kill one quick, I might be able to raise them,” Shevawna said, recalling Anise's lessons. There was a definite shiver round the group, only Athis seeming unbothered.
“Where in the name of Talos did you find her?” Avulstein muttered.
“Never you mind,” Skjor told him. “Tactically, not a bad thing to do at all.”
“Just morally repugnant,” Vilkas growled, glaring at her and probably hoping she'd fall first. As if.
“Just don't raise me if I die,” Skjor said, reaching for his weapons. “Are we all ready? Good. To arms, Companions! FOR JORRVASKR AND CLAN GREY-MANE!”
They broke cover, four screaming Nords charging the Thalmor down, Aela moving off to the side to start shooting, while Ria ran after Vilkas, howling as loud as any Nord.
“Ready, n'wah?” Athis asked, producing his bow and taking aim at the nearest Thalmor.
“Always,” Shevawna answered, casting her armour, summoning a flame Atronach, then breaking cover, firing off Ice Spikes at any Altmer within range.
The guards were soon overwhelmed, and then it was inside the Keep, encountering Thalmor in twos and threes, no one really bothering with stealth, but with four big Nord warriors to take the flack, Shevawna found it didn't bother her. So she hung back, casting ranged Destruction spells instead and shouting abuse in Rhanic at them, feeling perversely pleased at the confused look on the faces of various Justiciars as they saw her and tried to work out why a Forsworn warrior was helping a bunch of Nords. That usually proved fatal as Vilkas or Farkas invariably took advantage of the distraction and carved them in two. Damnit but those twins were good, Vilkas in particular darting in and out before they even knew he was there, faster in his heavy armour than the elves were in light.
Damn it. But just because he was skilled didn't mean Shevawna had to like him and she certainly was in no way impressed.
So it was they bloodied their way through the entire Keep until they finally got to the prisons. Off to the right were the cells, various prisoners moaning and groaning.
“Is he in there, do you think?” Ria whispered.
“Don't know but there's only one guard,” Athis murmured.
“Leave him to me,” Aela said quietly, nocking an arrow to her bow and shooting the Thalmor through the throat before anyone else could react. “Right, that's him done, Ria and Athis with me, let's see who's in there. Rest of you watch our backs.”
The three of them had just crept off when a scream of pain echoed from the left hand passage.
“THORALD!” Avulstein roared, recognising his brother anywhere. Skjor cursed but with cover broken, he had no choice but to order Shevawna and the twins to follow him.
The robed Justiciar facing them was rather tougher than previous opponents, flame cloak going and fireballs sending Avulstein and Vilkas staggering back, and even Farkas finding it hard going. Shevawna whispered a prayer to Sithis and dived past the elf's magic with a ward up, going unnoticed until she got close and then she unleashed her own shock magic, and a little surprise of her own. Croen Y Davrha – Skin of the Dragon, the secret weapon that would absorb hostile magic and fuel her own magicka, and while her shock spells weren't the strongest, they'd keep his magicka low while hers just kept on recharging from his spells. The Thalmor fell to his knees, clearly wondering why his fireballs weren't harming her – and then Vilkas had sprung forward and carved the bastard into two, blood and innards flying everywhere as the Thalmor's magic died with him.
Shevawna lowered her hands, stepping away from the pooling blood.
“I had that under control,” she snapped. Vilkas just shrugged.
“Maybe. But it's always best to kill them quickly, hmm? Especially when you have an innocent man to rescue.”
Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.9
(Anonymous) 2014-04-27 10:39 am (UTC)(link)“Thorald!” Avulstein cried. “Thorald, my brother, are you all right?”
Judging from the blood and lightning burns on his skin, the answer to that one was clearly no. Shevawna searched the Justiciar's pocket and found a set of keys, rushing up to unlock Thorald's manacles. Avulstein caught him as he fell.
“Avul?” Thorald gasped. “Is that you?”
“It's me,” Avulstein said gently. “Thorald, Thorald, we're getting you out of here.”
“Good luck with that, he can barely walk,” Shevawna said, rolling her eyes. “Here.” She began casting healing magic on his wounds – not terribly powerful, not like a Matriarch could do, but it would help. At least, it would if Thorald hadn't started screaming again.
“Stop it, stop it, please, just let me die!” Thorald howled, shaking all over and Shevawna stopped as she realised the Thalmor had probably hurt then healed him. Over and over again.
“I've got potions,” she said guiltily, emptying out the remaining healing potions – more than she'd expected, most of those present had insisted they weren't that badly hurt although she'd used healing spells on them regardless. They'd probably known what they were going to find.
Avulstein took one and held it to Thorald's lips while his brother drank. It took a while but finally Thorald rallied, finally feeling strong enough to sit up. First thing he saw was one young Forsworn looking hopefully at him.
“Talos help me!” Thorald cried. “Not the Forsworn as well, I can't... Av, is it really you?”
“It's really me,” Avulstein said quietly, holding his brother. “We've come to get you home. She – she's with us. She's... friendly. On our side anyway. At the moment.”
“It's true, I don't heal people I'm planning to kill,” Shevawna told him, before realising he wasn't looking terribly reassured. “Er, here, have the potions, I'll go and help Aela...”
“Wait,” Thorald gasped. “Girl. Forsworn. Thank you.”
“You're welcome,” Shevawna whispered, before she realised he was a Talos-worshipping Stormcloak and he was being grateful to her despite knowing what she was, and then she realised her brain couldn't cope with it at all and she ran off to see how the other prisoners were faring.
“Why's there a Forsworn with you?” Thorald asked as Farkas passed him a fur blanket and some armour Eorlund had provided before they left. “They hate Nords!”
“It's complicated-” Skjor began, but it was Vilkas who cut in.
“She's the reason we even knew you were here. She's a sneaky little cat but she got results, her and Ria. Who's an Imperial, in case you were wondering. But they're both Companions and we look after our own.”
“I got rescued by a Forsworn and an Imperial, who persuaded the Companions to come and get me?” Thorald asked, confused.
Nods all round, and then Thorald began to laugh.
“What?” Avulstein asked. “What's so funny? You nearly died!”
“Yes,” Thorald laughed, sounding a little hysterical. “Yes, I nearly did and then it turns out I owe my life to a witch of the Reach and some Imperial. Ah, brother, they're not going to believe this back in Windhelm.”
“I barely believe it now,” Avulstein admitted. “Come on, Thorald. Let's get out of here.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~
With the Thalmor all dead and the prisoners freed and supplied and left to make their own way, the Companions gathered outside, the sun just coming up. Thorald was dressed and armed now, well enough to stand at least, although who knew how he was really feeling.
“Are you coming with us?” Skjor asked. Thorald shook his head.
“No. Whiterun's the first place they'll look for me. I won't be the one to bring the Thalmor down on my family. But we can travel cross-country and rejoin the Stormcloaks, blend in with them. No Thalmor out east and what's two more Nords in a fort full of Stormcloaks?”
Shevawna shifted uncomfortably, not liking the reminder that however nice the Grey-Manes were, they still backed the monster who'd destroyed her homeland and enslaved her people. But nevertheless, she didn't think Thorald had deserved what the Thalmor had put him through.
Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.10
(Anonymous) 2014-04-27 10:42 am (UTC)(link)Thorald took the axe, marvelling at the craftsmanship and as he sheathed it, he wiped a tear from his eye. Avulstein had an arm around his shoulders, giving him an awkward one-armed hug.
“I could practise smithing for a hundred years and I'd still not be the smith my father is,” Thorald said quietly. “Tell him thank you. And... and when you see my mother, tell her I'm sorry. And that I will miss her and Pa and Fina and Uncle Vignar and everyone. And if she wants to know where I am, just tell her to suffer the winter's cold wind. She'll know what it means.”
“I will,” Shevawna promised. She hadn't a clue what it meant, but as long as Fralia did, that was the main thing.
Helping out one of Ulfric's men. How it had come to this, she'd never know. But she didn't feel like a traitor because of it. She felt like she'd done the right thing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Whiterun was quiet, and as beautiful as ever in the setting sun. The others all headed straight back to Jorrvaskr, having seen the Grey-Mane brothers off and now eager to get back home and recover.
Shevawna was as exhausted as they were, but she didn't head home. Instead she knocked on the Grey-Manes' door.
All three of them were in, Eorlund having abandoned the Skyforge for once and Olfina apparently not working tonight. Fralia had clearly closed her store for the day too. They all fell silent as they saw her walk in.
“By the Nine,” Eorlund gasped. “Look at you, what happened?”
“I haven't slept for over a day,” Shevawna said, realising how tired she was. “And Northwatch Keep is a long way. But we found him.”
“You found him!” Fralia cried, looking like she was about to cry. “Was he all right? Where is he? Can I see him?”
“No,” Shevawna said, staving off a yawn. “No, he's not here. But he's all right. He and Avulstein went east to join the Stormcloaks, hide in their ranks.”
“You mean after all this, I can't even see him!” Fralia cried. “How do I know this is even true and you're not just telling me what I want to hear?”
“Then I'll ask Skjor in the morning, woman, they're not all going to lie to my face, are they? Better yet, I'll ask Farkas, the man's incapable of falsehood,” Eorlund growled. Then he glanced at the Forsworn axe on her hip. “I might ask what happened to my axe too.”
“Gave it to Thorald when we left,” Shevawna said, closing her eyes. “He said thank you and he wishes he could smith like you. And that he misses you all. And that you should suffer the winter's cold wind, except he didn't mean it like a Hag's curse or anything, he said you'd know...” Shevawna's eyes closed and her legs gave way, and it was only Eorlund's arms around her that stopped her crashing to the floor. As he picked her up and carried her off, Shevawna let sleep claim her.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Warm, comfy bed. Fresh straw and clean sheets. Someone stroking her hair. Had she been ill? No one had doted on her while she was ill for a long time.
“Mama?” she whispered, before she remembered her Mama was in the Void, lost to a skirmish while out hunting six years ago now, and her da dead for longer than that – he'd had the bad luck to be running courier duty to Druadach Redoubt when the Nords breached it and slaughtered the entire camp... apart from Madanach, who they'd taken prisoner. Shevawna didn't even remember him.
“I'm sorry, dear, I'm not your mother. But you gave me back my son.”
Shevawna opened her eyes to see Fralia smiling down at her.
“What happened?” Shevawna whispered, trying to work out where she was and how she'd got here. It wasn't Jorrvaskr.
“You fainted, dear,” Fralia said gently. “You'd been up all day and night, running all that way – no wonder you were exhausted. But don't you worry. You're safe now. This is the boys' old room. You can stay here as long as you like.”
Shevawna nodded, closing her eyes again. That sounded nice, very nice indeed. With Fralia stroking her hair, she drifted off back to sleep.
Re: Blood (Magic)'s Honour 4.10
(Anonymous) 2014-04-28 09:38 am (UTC)(link)