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บท 209: Chains of the Past V

"Yes... I am sorry for your loss... For all your losses... In a way, I've been traveling with you for quite some time... Just... A step behind..." Langley says with an unexpected sincerity.

"Did my mother and father... Die well?" Inigo asks fighting back the mist gathering in his eyes.

"They met their end with dignity... I was the one who found them, and I made sure they had a fine burial... They... They died holding hands." Langley explains solemnly as a rather dark mood fills the room as I comfort Inigo by placing my hand on his shoulder to remind him he's not alone.

Inigo nods appreciatively at me before turn back to question Langley, "Why were you there? We're you looking for me even then?"

"I had hoped they could lead me to you. I continued to track you for years, then the trail went cold... After I found your brother..." Langley trails off, seemingly prepared for Inigo's next outburst.

"You found Fergus?! How?! Have you always been hiding in my past, haunting every step I take?! Why? I do not know you! What do you want from me?" Inigo shouts at Langley, demanding answers.

"I have come to know you very well. I am your friend, Inigo! Perhaps the greatest friend you have! We are destined to work together!" Langley exclaims, getting somewhat heated.

"I already have the only friend I need, Silvantus! And Lydia, a woman who loves me and I love dearly, I even have a rival!" Inigo starts rattling off all the people in his life.

"You don't understand! There's a great evil coming! I don't know when exactly, but it is close. I've seen it in my dreams! You are there too! You are the champion destined to destroy the Doom Strider!" Langley frantically explains to Inigo, afraid Inigo may leave.

"What are talking about? The Doom Strider?" Inigo asks, getting mine and Serana's attention.

"Yes, the very avatar of destruction and death, the demon that has plagued my dreams for decades!" Langley quickly elaborates.

"I... I need to sit down." Inigo says as he rubs his eyes, and Langley moves closer, offering a free chair on the other side of the cabin.

"Take a seat. Rest and I'll tell you all I know... I've been keeping note of everything." Langley says, pulling the chair closer which Inigo takes.

"I am sorry, my friend. I need a moment, my legs are a little wobbly all of a sudden." Inigo says as he settles in the chair.

"It is a lot to take in, I know. Make no mistake, Inigo, you are safe here... All of you are. Inigo and I have much to discuss. I don't wish to be ruder than I've been, but perhaps it's best if you leave us to it for a bit? In fact, if you both could do something for me I'd be most grateful." Langley asks me and Serana with a slightly more respectful tone.

"Alright... What do you need?" I ask Langley.

"Eggs." Langley says.

"What?" I ask, somewhat taken a back by the request.

"Eggs. You know, birds lay them. Snow Thrush eggs to be precise. Six should do the trick. They often boost my visions allowing me to see further into the future. If Inigo is here then maybe the Doom Strider is finally preparing to strike. We must be ready!" Langley exclaims resolutely.

"You've said that a few times now, what is the Doom Strider?" I ask as my quest sense tingles.

"I don't know. Maybe in time we'll find out together. Go on. Go and get those eggs and let Inigo and I talk for a while." Langley says, starting to annoy me.

"Well, where do I find the Snow Thrush eggs?" I prompt Langley again.

"There are at least eight nests outside my home. You shouldn't need to go very far. I hope you don't mind heights, they are usually rather elevated. Come back to me when you have six eggs, no fewer. Find eight and I'll give you something precious for your trouble." Langley explains.

"Alright, I'll go search for your eggs. Come on Serana, let's leave the two of them to talk." I say, moving to the door with Serana following close behind.

"Search up high, and try not to fall off anything." Langley says.

"Sure thing." I say before stopping by Inigo.

"Are you okay?" I ask him.

"I'm a bit shaken by how well this man seems to know me, but I'll be okay. I wonder what else he has to say... I hope my poor mind can take it, it has already been beaten enough as it is." Inigo says with a tinge of his previous humor returning.

"Ain't that the truth... Though I don't know if I trust this Langley guy, stay alert." I warn Inigo in a hushed tone so Langley can't hear me.

"Thanks for your concern, but I personally do not sense danger here. But, perhaps you shouldn't go too far from this house? If you hear any screams of agony, come running okay?" Inigo jokes again, this time slightly less forced than before.

"Will do, I should go and get Langley those eggs now." I assure Inigo as I continue back to the door.

"I have heard the Snow Thrush likes to nest up trees and on the edge of cliffs. Be careful you do not slip." Inigo cautions me as me and Serana leave the two of them to talk.

Entering the growing snow storm, Serana follows behind as I begin to collect the eggs.

"So... You have several children... That's... Unexpected?" Serana comments, in an attempt to engage in some small talk.

"Why is that?" I ask her as I spy a birds nest on the top of a fallen tree, which I begin to crawl up.

"It's just... You seem a little..." Serana trails off, her sentence getting cut off by the raging winds.

"What was that?" I shout as I grabbed the egg and dismounted the tree with a flourish, landing in a small snow bank.


บท 210: Chains of the Past VI

I dust the snow from the small snow pile off, before getting closer to Serana so I can hear her over the storm, asking, "What was that? I didn't quite hear you."

"I was saying, that it seems a little unexpected for someone who seems so young to have so many kids? Or is it an orsimer practice?" Serana asks again over the howling wind as I search for my next egg.

"Thanks for the compliment," I say with a laugh before continuing, "But, they're adopted, and it feels like I have even more with the orphanage I've opened up... Well, commandeered."

"Oh, how do you commandeer an orphanage? And how many children do you have?" Serana asks with her curiosity piqued as I find another egg.

"It's pretty easy, just build a nice, new building and then offer the newly appointed headmistress of the local orphanage a helping hand by offering the building to her along with financial support and transport for the children. As for my kids, I have my son Aventus, and my daughters Lucia and Sophia. Ah, and almost forgot my latest addition, Olette, a young girl who picked my pockets while in Riften, poor Aventus is going to be surrounded." I say with a chuckle as I grabbed the second egg before continuing. "Plus the six children from the orphanage who I try to be a good father figure for, at the very least. The boys, Alesan, Blaise, Francois, Hroar, and Samuel, with Runa being the only girl." I explain to Serana.

"Wow, that is... A lot of children, do you have a wife to take care of them while you are off being, a mercenary commander, was it?" Serana asks as I spy my third nest.

"Well, I don't have a wife, but my children have several mothers, Kasia, Sofia, and M'rissi. Along with the other women of the camp who watch over them." I explain grabbing my third egg, as I look around for my fourth egg.

"I see, I had heard that orsimer take many wives, but those names don't sound particularly... Orcish?" Serana asks before finding a fourth nest and handing me the egg.

"That's because they aren't, Kasia and Sofia are Nords, while M'rissi is a Khajiit." I tell Serana.

"Oh... That's... Different? Or perhaps times have changed since I've been away? Is it normal, that kind of relationship I mean?" Serana asks while I start climbing the cabin in search of a fifth nest.

"I wouldn't say it's, abnormal, at least for orcs, but it's not really common place... Personally, I think that the practice of wearing an amulet and then marrying the first person who has a somewhat positive impression of you is the weirder practice if you ask me." I shout, grabbing the fifth egg from the top of the house before dangling off the house's edge and dropping down.

"They still do that thing with the amulet of Mara?" Serana asks as I begin looking along the path for the sixth egg.

"Yeah, they do. I prefer something a little more... Natural, you know?" I reply, finding the sixth nest on a precarious rocky outcropping on the edge of the mountain.

"Not really, probably something to do with being an immortal vampiress. But, the 'natural' isn't really an option in my case, with mortals dying before you can even get to know them and most other vampires being preoccupied with power, control, and blood orgies." Serana says with a deadpan expression.

"Yeah, blood orgies sound just awful." I say as I crawl along the snowy rock face, careful not to slip.

"Not particularly, but the outfit is just completely ruined." Serana says, making me laugh as I get the sixth egg.

"That's number six, ready to head inside yet, this weather is terrible." Serana says, rubbing her arms as if for warmth.

"Nah, I'm sure they have more to talk about and I really want that 'precious' thing Langley was going to offer. Here." I tell her before pulling out a spare fur cloak I had in my inventory.

"Um... Thank you..." Serana accepts the cloak, lowering it slightly as I see her make a face of dissatisfaction when it gets a little close to her face, scrunching her nose, before continuing, "I know you mentioned doing your best to gather everything of value for your mercenary company, but why is it so important? Other than the providing for your family."

"I'm not really sure there's any deeper reasoning to be honest. I like being helpful, solving mysteries, and completing tasks... Heh, saying it like that reminds me of a story of a group of meddling teenagers who'd go around in a 'mystery cart'." I say with a chuckle as I remember the old show I watched as a kid.

"What's a mystery cart?" Serana asks, with her head tilted in confusion as I spit the seventh nest off on a small peak which I head towards.

"Ah, it's just the name of their cart." I explain before starting to scale the small peak.

"That's... Uncommon, correct?" Serana shouts from below as I grabbed my seventh egg and slide down the side to meet her.

"Yeah, but to each their own, I always say. As long as you don't cross me I don't care what you do... Well, save for the Thalmor, that is." I say, beginning to look around for the final nest.

"Who are the Thalmor?" Serana asks, as the snow storm starts to die down, with the sky clearing out to reveal a beautiful aurora in the sky.

"A group of elven supremacists who waged a war with the empire of Cyrodil, forcing them to a stalemate in which the empire lost land, prestige, and the right to worship Talos, a man elevated to the status of a Divine. This lead to the current civil war in Skyrim and the slow crumbling of the empire from within with the Thalmor doing everything in their power to push it over the edge." I explain to Serana as I walk circles around the cabin trying to find the final nest.

"I appreciate the update on current events, but why do you hate them so much? Aside from their superiority complex." Serana asks.

(Author's Note: Hey everyone, hope you enjoy this chapter. I'm visiting friends in Indiana this week and would be open to meeting any of you since I've got the free time. Have a good week!)


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