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Man and Dragon, Dragon and Man; ....with a side-excursion into vampires and so on
Topic Started: Jun 15 2017, 08:41 PM (1,213 Views)
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Thirteen: Sometimes, my husband can actually astonish me

.....and I don’t mean that in a nasty way. He’s - normally - such a balanced individual. He sees all the nuances, and he weighs them against whichever “greater good” is currently under discussion. For instance - those idiot jarls. He gave them an ultimatum.... and they simply went home and - dropped the entire thing.

Now, in my mind, that would mean they were considering insurrection. Not so, says Var. He called them idiots (more or less), and they thought about it. And then, all but admitting his assessment.... they went home.

So, I wonder, when will the Jarls of Whiterun and Falkreath decide to rebel? And Var thinks - eh, no worries, they’re old men, inbred idiots, and they have way too many sons, so a war of succession in each hold is inevitable.

And this is the man who said that he wasn’t clever enough to be High King....

Well, we are all very bad at assessing ourselves are we not?

I’ve certainly been happy to have my husband here for the last few days. Well.... not the same “here” as where I was.... We removed to a little camp across the sound so we could.... be alone. Because.... we had missed each other, and had a lot of loving to do to catch up. Neither of us was comfortable with the twins around - not to mention Arngeir, and the vampire women. So we just took ourselves off out of sight and hearing. And had a lovely interlude - which I am NOT going to tell over like beads on a string thank you!

Of course.... there was the inevitable loss of temper when he heard the entire story. The fact that I did NOT climb without the twins anchoring somehow - failed to mitigate that temper. Finally I just stared him down.

“Var, my love. Why are you angry? I did not climb without the twins as anchor. I did not do any of the multitude of things you imagined I would do that would put me at risk. Sweetheart.... where’s the issue here?”

He dropped his eyes. “I... worry. We don’t - have - a way to.... know.... what’s happening. If - you - died.... if I lost you.... “

Tears sheened his eyes. “I - can’t lose you. Tier. I CANNOT LOSE YOU.”

Ah. Hmm. Sometimes.... it seems it’s easier to be a woman. We lose everyone, eventually. So, apparently, Var doesn’t - get - that loss comes to us all.

He should. But I find that I’m more than ready to..... give him at least physical surcease for the anguish. I suspect that, should he outlive me, the memories will not help.

I think.... I need to talk to g’ma.....
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:wub: Love. It's not an easy thing at times. Very well done Sere. I do feel for them both!
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Thank you Sis..... yeah, that one sort of came out of nowhere - or the subconscious, whichever. Poor Var - Tier, I think, couldn't possibly explain.....
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That brought tears to the eyes... very good read though.
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Very good, Sere. :)

There is much more I could say, but I'm afraid I'd be talking about my story rather than yours. Regardless, this part of your story touched me deeply and it struck a resonating chord within me...
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Thank you, sis and neil. I do think that people forget that men feel as deeply as women do, though our society at least is less interested in them showing the emotions, and in fact stigmatizes boys and men for doing so.
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Fourteen: Home for a bit, to think - and talk to g’ma

And what in all the hells will I do when she’s not here any more? Da’s - in another world altogether most of the time. Music is a mistress you don’t put aside. And ma.... I sighed, because she was simply feckless - and there was no getting around that.

But for now, g’ma was my go-to resource for nearly everything - from being a Jarl in this day and age of Skyrim, to how to handle my husband’s emotional crises. And thank the Divines for her too! Because of course.... she was herself more than a little fey - not as much as Idgrod, but enough. And my own bent that direction is - growing....

“Come, Tier. Where’s Var? And the twins?”

I slanted her a glance. “Eh. Var’s up to Solitude - he’s.... thinking to do something about idiot Jarls. The twins have gone hunting and foraging - because Arngeir is planning to sit in Valerica’s study forever I guess, and we were all a bit.... uncomfortable.... about the vampire women getting good food for him.... I mean - he looked, seemed and sounded fine, don’t worry! But Valerica admitted they are known for what they are so barter’s not - really - available. And she never said where the food was got.”

“Ah. Yes, I can see that would bother all of you. All of us do enjoy our food after all! And - what’s this about Serana?”

As I said.... “She was there with Valerica just before we left. And she kept throwing me such odd glances - as if she wanted me to do something....”

“Huh. Well. She’s been immured in the castle for a long time now. And since she and her mother never got along....”

“I’m NOT for hauling her down here! Divines! That would be....”

“What? Do you think she’d take to feeding on our folk like the cattle they keep in the castle?”

My jaw dropped in shock. “You.... you want her here?”

G’ma had an odd, meditative look on her face. “Well. I always felt a little sorry for her. And - I - rather think she might be necessary to what you want to accomplish.”

I was flummoxed. I not only didn’t know what to say, my mouth was flopping like that of a landed fish....

“Close your mouth, child. You’ll swallow a fly.”

The line from my childhood got my attention. When g’ma had ideas.... it was best to listen.

“So then. For some reason, your sense is telling you that Serana needs to be here.”

“Aye. So?”

“I’ll send a courier to the twins, and have them escort her. Where are we going to put her? Assuming she obeys like a good little vampire girl.” Pretty sure my sarcasm was evident.

“Why, at home with me of course. I’m the only one she knows much after all.”

I headed out the door and into the street - where of course there was a courier, just waiting for me. I sighed. Because I hadn't got to talk about the thing with Var....
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Uh oh, what has Tier's g'ma got up her sleeve? She's right though, Serana knows her, might have something very interesting to say if she's not around her own mother. :D

Uh, and I don't think I want to know how they got food for Arngeir! :blink:
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Yeah. I mean, it must have been "real human food". But.... just UGH. Anyway, the twins have taken on that task for the foreseeable future. Thankfully.

The older Veri gets, the more Idgrod manifests....
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Holy smokes that blind sided me! Serana! I've been pondering the Valerica angle... but Serana and g'ma being housemates is too awesome. That will spice up the town just a bit I think. Very nice :thumb:
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Hey, thanks Lapuaboy! Hmmm. Do you have connections in Lapua? Is that why the name? I used to know someone who'd been stationed there a LONG time back....
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The thought.. and plot.. deepens... :clap:
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Thanks sis! Yep. Once again - even I have no clue where this is headed. Believe me - when I know, the rest of you will!
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Love it Sere! :clap:
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Serana coming to Morthal‽

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Thanks neil and Kane!
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Fifteen: At least Var’s home this evening

because I need to let him know about Serana - so hopefully he can shut off any potential distress about it.

“It’s g’ma. She somehow thinks that Serana’s going to be needed in some way for getting Durnehviir loose from the Cairn’s curse - if that’s what it is.”

His forehead wrinkled, but then he laughed. “Well, that’s a fair turn! Set Morthal on its ear I expect - but better Morthal than Solitude! So it’s a good thing we don’t live in Solitude.... I wonder what Verinne really thinks is going on....”

“I don’t have a clue. She gets a bit more fey every day - and just so you know - so do I. Seems it’s a trait that we get closer to Idgrod as we age!”

He just grinned and kissed me. So we took ourselves off to bed.

After morning meal, Var headed back to the Blue Palace. I didn’t really want to know right now what he was up to, though if it was something to do with the Jarls, eventually I’d have to find out. And I decided I’d better let the larger part of the local folk know about Serana.

By afternoon, I was worn out with repeating myself: “She’ll be staying with g’ma. She’ll behave, she won’t bother anyone. You don’t need to worry.” Well, of course they’d worry! But I was sure g’ma would manage Serana just fine. She didn’t have a choice after all.

The next morning the courier found me as I walked out of the house. It was a note from the twins. “On our way, be a couple days as Serana doesn’t ride. For information, Valerica is NOT happy. Love you ma!”

*sigh* Of course Valerica wasn’t happy. She had micromanaged Serana’s entire life to her own - Valerica’s that is - benefit. I found it interesting that somehow Serana and the twins had actually got Serana out of that place. And I hoped that Valerica wouldn’t take her ire out on Arngeir. Though I was pretty sure he could defend himself....

I let g’ma know they’d be here by week’s end, and then went to talk to Melki about where we were on the out-breeding. That took up most of the rest of the day. I wanted a bath after that - well, I NEEDED one! Dust and horse....

I soaked for a while, then washed my hair. Var wouldn’t be home tonight, but he would be tomorrow, for a full evening court. I wondered why he’d set it for evening, and not in Solitude. I suppose I’ll find out eventually!
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Lovely Sere, Loving the details of life as she deals with everything! :D
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Thank you Sis! I find that Tier needs these "down time" bits. She gets grumpy if she's always having adventures....
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LOL, one can hardly blame her, especially now!
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