Chapter 60: 7: College of Winterhold?
On the way down, Darius checked his system.
System Prompt: Retrieve the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller: Completed
+15 Attribute points
Darius now had 20 points, meaning two chances to get out of a bloody situation. Thinking of life and death, his mind again shifted toward the quest he received. 'What's coming?' he asked himself.
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1:13 PM:
Ivarstead:
Inside Vilemyr Inn:
"It's good to see you again, sir," Wilhelm greeted Darius.
"It's good to see you too, Wilhelm," Darius replied as he sat at the counter with Delphine while Lydia and Uthgerd were sitting at the table.
"4 Mugs of Ale, please," Darius said to Wilhelm.
"Right away," Wilhelm replied, moving to get the bottles.
"So, what's this thing you needed my help in?" Darius asked looking at her.
Delphine looked at him in silence, "Speak, I won't kill what's already dead," Darius said, his words harsher than he had thought, Delphine was in a stupor for a moment before coming back to her senses.
"Thanks for the "assurance", I know the locations of the Burial sites, and if you are a Dragonborn, then you have to slay them, I know where the next resurrection might take place," Delphine said.
"Fine," Darius simply said as he grabbed two mugs and gestured for her to pick the other two. Delphine picked up the other two mugs and followed him.
"Are you not going to ask me how I know all this?" Delphine asked, still confused by his nonchalant behavior.
Darius continued to walk, "The tablet I gave to the court wizard Farengar and… You are a Blade, right?" Darius said, Delphine was shocked and asked "Yes, but ho-" but was interrupted, "How I know, is none of your business," Darius dismissed any more of her questioning.
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"Here ladies," Darius set the mugs in front of Lydia and Uthgerd, Uthgerd quickly picked hers while Lydia was contemplating something, "You're a Nord, drink it," Darius winked, she nodded and reluctantly picked it up.
Delphine handed one of the drinks to him, and he began to gulp it down, while Delphine was looking at him thinking hard, 'How does he know all that? Was it the Greybeard that called him back in,' Her mind raced back and forth, and came to the conclusion that Arngeir must've told him about the Blades.
'But do the Greybeards know who I a-' She was jolted out of her thought by Uthgerd, "So, how was you two's night?" She asked looking at the two. Darius and Delphine were dumbfounded by her question, "Oh right, you didn't get time to, you know, do the deed, because of the Vampire right?" Uthgerd said, Lydia looked at her with worry, while Darius thought, 'Do they two think I was fucking her?"
Delphine spit her drink hearing her blabbering and was about to interject, "Yes, now shut up," Darius said.
Delphine began to cough feeling his hand on her leg and looked in his direction, he winked at her, 'He couldn't come up with a better excuse? Argh, whatever," Delphine smiled through her pain as she pushed his hand off of her leg, the awkwardness was palpable.
"Anything I can help you with? Another drink or something to eat perhaps," Lynly broke the silence looming on the table, Darius smiled looking at her, "Are yo-" Before Darius could say anything.
"No sir, not today either," Lynly interrupted with a chuckle, unlike last time, "Shame," Darius said and turned to the girls, "Anything?" He asked them.
"Venison chop," Uthgerd replied.
Darius looked at Lydia next, "Same as her," Darius nodded and looked at Delphine, "N-nothing," Darius shrugged and turned to Lynly, "You heard them," Lynly nodded, "And Grilled chicken breast," Darius added.
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2:23 PM
"Ahh, Let's head to our next destination," Darius said, they were still at the table after having their lunch.
"Where?" Lydia asked
Her question put Darius in a tough position, 'Argh, what do I do next, College or Delphine's quest, wait aren't they close by?' Darius thought and opened his map, 'They are… But first, I have a week, I can visit Whiterun and Riverwood in the meantime, But,' Darius thought.
"Delphine," Darius called her name, "Yes," She replied, "Do you know the time?" Darius asked, "No, it's just a map, but judging by his speed it won't take too long," Delphine replied.
Lydia and Uthgerd stared at them talking in cryptic messages, Darius sighed hearing Delphine's answer, "You're kind of useless," Darius said, "What?" Delphine asked getting angry at his uneeded slander.
"We will return to Riverwood, Tomorrow, Then after that we will head to Whiterun and right now we will go… where was it again?" Darius asked looking back at the still angry Delphine, "Kynesgrove, close to Windhelm," She replied, "Not useless after all," Darius said as he got up from the table.
Darius paid for the food and drinks, but there wouldn't be any carriages, 'Times like this I think of taming a Dragon,' Darius thought of a fun idea, "Any idea of when a carriage might get here," He asked Wilhelm.
Wilhelm thought hard, "Hmmm, Well sorry to say, but there won't be any, they only come by in the morning," Wilhelm said, Darius cursed under his breath, Darius was going back to the table when, "But, Temba is finishing a batch and it will be out of town by the evening, maybe you can ask them for a ride," Wilhelm said. Darius thought, 'Even if they did let us on, there won't be enough room for the four of us,'
"Thanks, Wilhelm," he said and went back.
-100 Gold
"What happened?" Delphine asked as he sat down, "How far is Windhelm from here?" he asked Delphine, "Pretty far, it will take around 3-4 hours with a carriage," Delphine said, Darius sighed, "We have to wait for the carriage to arrive then," Darius said.
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