Prelude: Final part
The journey to Skyrim was difficult. I stayed off the roads to avoid being seen, and that worked well at first. The plains and forests north of the Imperial City were easy to navigate, and their fauna didn't pose much of a threat to anyone with a sword...
Prelude: Part five
I woke up feeling well rested. Kexu brought me a bowl of venison stew, along with a hefty ration of red wine. I was ravenous, so it tasted as if it had been cooked by the gods themselves, though Kexu was a much better healer than cook. When I was...
Prelude: Part four
It was early morning when I left the sewers near the Imperial Prison. I went straight to the beach and swam underwater through the bay to avoid being seen from the shore. I emerged at the edge of the Waterfront, in a secluded part of the harbour. I...
Prelude: Part three
I woke up with a start, the sheets around me in total disarray. My sleep had been disturbed again. I rubbed my face and sat up by the side of the bed. Around my neck was a wooden medallion that I never took off, for whatever reason. I picked it up and...
Prelude: Part two
I stood in a courtyard. It was night, but the burning building behind me lit up the darkness, thousands of sparks carried by the wind around me. I was naked except for the collar around my neck and the manacles of broken chains around my wrists. In my...
Prelude: Part one
This morning, as every morning, I awoke before sunrise. I got up, dressed in my usual white linen shirt and dark trousers, and reached for my blades. A well-balanced steel dagger that was tucked between the mattress and the bed frame, within reach when...