{"sf1_id":463017,"sf2_id":"zeRMa3Y1","title":"Home","author":"techfistWolfguy","words":282,"posted_at":"2012-11-16T16:31:00.000Z","tags":["Death","God","Home","Khajiit","Nord","Skyrim","Theism","hope"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/463017-home","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/zeRMa3Y1","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=463017\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"#1 of Short Stories","content":"\"A Nord's last thoughts should be of home.\" The prisoner across from me announces.\u0026nbsp;  \n  \nHis statement is met with silence.  \n  \nI lift my head, gazing back at the Nord.  \n  \n\"Home?\" I reply, the heaviness of the cold air filling my lungs.  \n  \nHe nods.\n\n\"Do you not have a home, Khajiit?\" he questions, an oddly genuine tone in his voice.  \n  \n\"My home is this plane. I wander these lands, taking the lives of those who have wronged the innocent. I redeem myself for the past which I do not remember. I strip this world of those who seek to sully the intricate beauty of the soul,the purest gift granted to us by the Gods.\" I respond, studying his facial expressions as I continue.  \n  \n\"I find solace in knowing that those who I rob of life will never harm another living creature again. That too, is my home. A place to which I can escape when this life burdens me with more than I can bear. I know that what I do will earn me no righteous place in the life after, but to aid the living and to better the lives they life I will gladly give all that I have, even a peaceful existence after I pass on to the land which lies beyond this world of mortal men.\" I continue, my gaze drifting to the heavens.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp;\"That is my home...\" I reply, smiling.  \n  \nThe Nord sighs heavily, looking toward Helgen.  \n  \n\"May your end be swift and painless, friend.\" he responds, looking back at me.  \n  \nI nod.  \n  \n\"I appreciate the gesture...it brings tranquility to my mind...\" I whisper, exhaling.  \n  \n\"May the Gods have mercy on me.\" I mutter in my native tongue.\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Short Stories","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/546725-the-prince-and-the-thief.json"}}