Into Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 8 Nirn's Beta

Chapter 42: Anska Questions? This is just a pun.

Chapter 42 - Anska Questions? This is just a pun.Viree called out, "So we are really gonna enter another Nordic ruin?"

I nodded, "This one already has a useful damage slave inside it."

She blinked, "Wh-What?"

I corrected, "It has a Mage inside."

Viree stared at me, "How do you know this stuff?"

I raised my hands and casted them in an arc, "Magic."

Viree sighed, "Let's just go in."

As we entered a woman instantly shouted, her hands were glowing with electricity. "Who are you!"

I raised my hands up in the air. "Just some Adventurers. We are hunting a Dragon Priest named Vokun said to be buried here."

She paused, and then lowered her hands. "I am here for something else, why don't we help each other. Vokun is a powerful foe, that's why I haven't gone ahead."

Viree rolled her eyes and I gave a smile, "We would love the company."

Viree whispered to me, "Are we actually trusting her."

I laughed aloud, "She is clearly a mage. I am sure we can trust her to carry her weight." I spoke in a lower tone, "I'll take the rear with my bow, if she actually does anything. Pwang! You feel safe?"

She clicked her tongue at me. "Fine."

Anska nodded, "An Archer, A mage and a Vanguard. It's not a bad party. Let's go then."

Viree took the lead and asked me, "Is there gonna be another one of the stupid puzzle doors?"

I was about to answer, but Anska beat me too it. "The dragon priests were much like the modern day Jarls. In Vokun's case he died before the great dragon war. So the Puzzle door wasn't really made yet."

I pouted slightly as I shot a draugr. Thank god I actually hit it, I said I'd shoot Anska in the back, but I was a terrible archer. Thankfully Viree didn't seem to realize that yet.

I asked, "So Anska, I don't suppose you could reward us for helping you."

She looked at me and and gave a nod. "I suppose I could. Fighting Vokun alone is much harder. So I am glad you showed up."

Viree asked, "If Vokun is so powerful, why come here alone."

Anska paused, "Well I had assistants. However they ran away at the thought of fight Draugr. I suppose not every bodyguard is willing to fight the undead."

Viree looked at me, "Why is there so fewer Draugr here?"

This time I responded before Anska could make some comment. "Vokun means shadow or darkness. He was called the priest of shadows, basically the guy was actually a type of assassin for his dragon overlords. So he didn't really have any guards or large selection of subordinates."

Anska smiled, "Wow, it is rare to see someone so knowledgeable about the dragon language and culture."

I nodded, "I like to re

I shrugged, "A little bit of column A, little bit of column B. It can be used in that manner, but it is also to prevent you from... friendly fire."

She sighed in understanding. We couldn't be 100% sure she could control herself. When we first met she was certainly hostile and barely sane enough to equip Hircine's ring. Not to mention it was an Daedric artifact made by the Daedric Prince who made lycanthropy. So it basically called out to her for her to use it. We needed to establish a better method. This was my version of that method.

Viree had begun taking off her armor revealing she wore only her underwear underneath. Perhaps I should've bought an undershirt or something for her. I tossed her a blanket and she covered herself with it. "Gee, thanks."

I smiled and she shook her head. She pointed to me, "While we wait for me to... shift. Explain that scroll. What's Konahrik mean, and what about that other stuff."

I gave a nodded, "Okay, well to begin with. Konahrik means Warlord. The mask that indicates this status isn't worn by any priest. Instead it is protected in a sort of temporal vault. You equip the corresponding mask to unlock the vault and you will go back to the exact time the vault was made and Konahrik was sealed inside it. However according to this scroll, its a little more complicated than just that."

Viree nodded her eyes were sparkling a little. Truth be told I think Viree had a bigger interested in the Dragon Tongue than the Common one. So I explained in a little more exaggerated detail.