Chapter 123
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Chapter 123:
The Archmage took us right into his personal quarters, the room looking the same since I had been away. I had to keep reminding myself that for them it had only been a month, yet years have passed for me.
"You're different." He commented, sorting some stuff around. I could only assume we arrived here while he was in the middle of something. "Very different." He turned around, staring at me while rubbing his beard.
"It's my –"
A book fell onto my head.
"Oww." I gently rubbed the spot I was just smacked on. "You didn't even hear what I was going to say."
"I could take a guess." He said dryly, though a small smile quirked on his face.
I let out a small chuckle, sharing his sentiment. "I had a productive time away."
"I'd say." He didn't elaborate and I was curious what he was referring to here. This man was very perceptive and had a keen eye, though he was still hard to read at time. "Especially with you bringing another woman back when a Daedric Lord is waiting for you."
My smile dropped. "To be fair, Meridia suggest such a thing in the first place." Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.
Again, he just looked at me dryly again. "Well, I'm not the one you need to appease." He shook his head.
"Wait, how did you know she was waiting for me and didn't just visit me while I was away?"
"She came and visit a handful of times." The Archmage explained. "Near gave me a heart attack when she appeared in my school, merely sitting to the side and watching as a teacher of mine taught a class."
"That is...extremely cute." I muttered.
"Not the word I would use to describe it." He snorted. "Though she did aid us when we were attacked."
I paused, contemplating that. "I was going to ask about the damage to the area."
"Dragons." He said simply.
My eyes widened at the implication. "How bad was it?"
"A few Winterhold guards died and we lost an older member of the college who retired from active teaching duty, and many injuries everywhere, but most are recovered in full at this point." He said solemnly.
"That.....is surprisingly less than I would have assumed." I didn't want to be cynical, but dragons were very dangerous creatures, I don't think the one I fought was indicative of their overall strength.
"It's thanks to you, actually." He began to move things around the room again with a mental thought. "As soon as you left, I activated the War-time defenses. They were created for the purposes of withstanding long sieges and cataclysmic events."
"They were able to withstand the attack of a dragon?" I was very curious now, I knew this place was well defended, but to actually hear it.
"Two dragons." He corrected, much to my surprise. "They attacked in tandem, I was able to focus the offensive magics to down the dragon who thought to attack the town, but the second one then focused on the college."
"And the second one was brought down as well?"
"It was a hard fought battle, Tolfdir was wounded heavily, but we were able to finally beat it in the end, but the College has yet to fully recover." He explained. "Admittedly, most of our effort was focused on keeping everyone safe, while the dragon could bombard the place from the safety of the sky."
I winced as he mentioned Tolfdir. "This is probably my fault." I mumbled. If I hadn't been so stupid last time.....maybe they wouldn't have been here.
"Wilhelm." He stopped forward, placing a hand on my shoulder. "I am aware of what transpired at Whiterun, and none of this is your fault." He said gently.
I sighed, running a hand through my hair. "Atleast the College made it through almost unscathed."
"Indeed. Damage can be repaired; I am infinitely grateful that the students were not harmed in any significant manner."
"Any chance the dragon's body landed on Ancano?"
The Archmage snorted. "I'm afraid that it was quite impossible for him to suffer nay degree of injury with how far away he retreated in the conflict."
"I am disappointed, but otherwise not surprised." I frowned, before blinkinging in realization. "Wait, you said Meridia helped?"
"Oh, yes." He nodded. "It was when we were attacked the second time."
"Wait, what?"
"I will admit, the situation did not look favorable. Many of us were preparing to evacuate the students in full this time while us teacher would make a stand. To be honest, one of the dragons gave me a very dangerous feeling, much more than those previous ones."
I couldn't help but sigh again, thinking how bad the situation was. "You guys couldn't leave, otherwise Winterhold would most likely be lost."
The Archmage didn't speak, merely a nod in affirmation.
This man would have fought all those dragons by himself if needed. "You're a good person, Savos." I replied, earning a small smile from him. "But how did Meridia come into play?"
"She appeared at the top of the College, merely glaring at the imposing Dragons and they quickly scurried away." He let out an honest laugh. "I don't believe anyone else witnessed the scene."
"I will keep an eye on her, don't you worry." He nodded. "And Miss Pendragon, her....bodyguard?"
"She's a knight, she's sworn her sword to Rin's service. While she is capable of magic, and probably extremely talented in that regard....she doesn't seem to possess any significant desire to learn the arts."
"A shame." He sighed. "But, if someone doesn't want to learn, there's no point in forcing the issue."
"Also...."I once again tried to choose my words carefully. "Artoria is....strong. I want to make it clear that her priorities are Rin's safety, but in the worse case scenario... a dragon may not be an issue for her."
The Archmage paused, giving me a contemplative look. "Thank you for the information. I will not take advantage of her presence." He seemed to read between the lines there.
If the College was in danger, she would probably take action even if she had to leave Rin's immediate presence. If in a situation the Archmage guaranteed Rin's safety, Artoria would probably be more than willing to lend a hand without coercion.
It was me trusting him even more here. That piece of information would allow him to manipulate someone capable of killing dragons.
"Otherwise, I expect them to run into trouble get into some sticky situations. Unless there Is genuine danger to their lives, I hope you let them settle it themselves." The worry wort in me couldn't help itself. "Although, I hope certain political entities keep their distance."
His expression turned just a tad darker. "Don't worry, I've already turned away certain 'political entities' from further encroaching on my school. And the ones currently present are on very thin ice."
Interesting, the Thalmor tried to gain a bigger foothold here? And it looks like Ancano is very close to being kicked out.
Good.
"Honestly, I feel like there's more I should ask, but...."
"You have a very powerful Lady to appease, and I'm sure you are worried about your Dragonborn friend." He smiled mirthfully.
"Yeah." I just nodded, not hiding anything.
"Go, go." He playfully shooed my away. "I will look after your companions and paramours."
I guess he realized what relationship I also have with Jinn.
Well, not like I was ashamed.
"Take care of yourself." I gave Jinn a kiss on the cheek. She was happily watching our exchange in my arms.
"Thank you." She said quietly, but I felt like she meant it more than just for this specific instance.
"I told you, didn't I? You're mine, I'll take care of you." For the first time, I placed my lips against hers, and she welcomed a deeper kiss.
The Archmage cleared his throat, earning a slightly blush from both me and jinn.
Forgot where I was for a moment there. Though he seemed more amused than anything.
And the contrasting red on her blue cheeks just made her look even cuter.
I gave her one last look, then nodded towards the Archmage. To his sheer surprise, I opened a portal right infront of him. His eyes widened at how easily I got around the impressive magical protections on his College.
He didn't get upset, he didn't demand questions, no. Instead, he just started loudly laughing.
I couldn't help but admire this man even more.
With another thought, I walked through the portal.
****
A familiar colorful sky greeted me as I looked up. The land masses that didn't make sense as they floated in several directions all around me. I didn't dwell on them for but a moment because my attention immediately turned to a woman sitting on a throne not far away.
She raised her head as soon as I stepped through.
Our eyes met and she stood up, stepping off her throne, taking slow steps down towards me.
I took equal steps to meet her, no words were yet exchanged as she glided into my arms. Her head buried into the crook of my neck, my arms wrapped around her waist.
"I'm back." I whispered.
"Welcome back." The quiet words barely reaching my ears.
***
Early chapter! I didn't procrastinate nearly as long today. So, Mc got a quick rundown on what happened at the college. Archmage throwing down with two powerful dragons like its nothing. Keep in mind there is a sliding powerscale for dragons, not all of them are 'equal'. The one from the first skyrim run was perhaps one of the weakest. MC and Meridia finally reunite, but you'll have to wait for the next time on Dragon Ball Z!
Anyways if you want to read 5 chapters ahead -- wink wink -- or just support me, visit my /astoryforone
Also, we have a discord, heres the code -- N8bDxwwapb
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Chapter 123:
The Archmage took us right into his personal quarters, the room looking the same since I had been away. I had to keep reminding myself that for them it had only been a month, yet years have passed for me.
"You're different." He commented, sorting some stuff around. I could only assume we arrived here while he was in the middle of something. "Very different." He turned around, staring at me while rubbing his beard.
"It's my –"
A book fell onto my head.
"Oww." I gently rubbed the spot I was just smacked on. "You didn't even hear what I was going to say."
"I could take a guess." He said dryly, though a small smile quirked on his face.
I let out a small chuckle, sharing his sentiment. "I had a productive time away."
"I'd say." He didn't elaborate and I was curious what he was referring to here. This man was very perceptive and had a keen eye, though he was still hard to read at time. "Especially with you bringing another woman back when a Daedric Lord is waiting for you."
My smile dropped. "To be fair, Meridia suggest such a thing in the first place." Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.
Again, he just looked at me dryly again. "Well, I'm not the one you need to appease." He shook his head.
"Wait, how did you know she was waiting for me and didn't just visit me while I was away?"
"She came and visit a handful of times." The Archmage explained. "Near gave me a heart attack when she appeared in my school, merely sitting to the side and watching as a teacher of mine taught a class."
"That is...extremely cute." I muttered.
"Not the word I would use to describe it." He snorted. "Though she did aid us when we were attacked."
I paused, contemplating that. "I was going to ask about the damage to the area."
"Dragons." He said simply.
My eyes widened at the implication. "How bad was it?"
"A few Winterhold guards died and we lost an older member of the college who retired from active teaching duty, and many injuries everywhere, but most are recovered in full at this point." He said solemnly.
"That.....is surprisingly less than I would have assumed." I didn't want to be cynical, but dragons were very dangerous creatures, I don't think the one I fought was indicative of their overall strength.
"It's thanks to you, actually." He began to move things around the room again with a mental thought. "As soon as you left, I activated the War-time defenses. They were created for the purposes of withstanding long sieges and cataclysmic events."
"They were able to withstand the attack of a dragon?" I was very curious now, I knew this place was well defended, but to actually hear it.
"Two dragons." He corrected, much to my surprise. "They attacked in tandem, I was able to focus the offensive magics to down the dragon who thought to attack the town, but the second one then focused on the college."
"And the second one was brought down as well?"
"It was a hard fought battle, Tolfdir was wounded heavily, but we were able to finally beat it in the end, but the College has yet to fully recover." He explained. "Admittedly, most of our effort was focused on keeping everyone safe, while the dragon could bombard the place from the safety of the sky."
I winced as he mentioned Tolfdir. "This is probably my fault." I mumbled. If I hadn't been so stupid last time.....maybe they wouldn't have been here.
"Wilhelm." He stopped forward, placing a hand on my shoulder. "I am aware of what transpired at Whiterun, and none of this is your fault." He said gently.
I sighed, running a hand through my hair. "Atleast the College made it through almost unscathed."
"Indeed. Damage can be repaired; I am infinitely grateful that the students were not harmed in any significant manner."
"Any chance the dragon's body landed on Ancano?"
The Archmage snorted. "I'm afraid that it was quite impossible for him to suffer nay degree of injury with how far away he retreated in the conflict."
"I am disappointed, but otherwise not surprised." I frowned, before blinkinging in realization. "Wait, you said Meridia helped?"
"Oh, yes." He nodded. "It was when we were attacked the second time."
"Wait, what?"
"I will admit, the situation did not look favorable. Many of us were preparing to evacuate the students in full this time while us teacher would make a stand. To be honest, one of the dragons gave me a very dangerous feeling, much more than those previous ones."
I couldn't help but sigh again, thinking how bad the situation was. "You guys couldn't leave, otherwise Winterhold would most likely be lost."
The Archmage didn't speak, merely a nod in affirmation.
This man would have fought all those dragons by himself if needed. "You're a good person, Savos." I replied, earning a small smile from him. "But how did Meridia come into play?"
"She appeared at the top of the College, merely glaring at the imposing Dragons and they quickly scurried away." He let out an honest laugh. "I don't believe anyone else witnessed the scene."
"I will keep an eye on her, don't you worry." He nodded. "And Miss Pendragon, her....bodyguard?"
"She's a knight, she's sworn her sword to Rin's service. While she is capable of magic, and probably extremely talented in that regard....she doesn't seem to possess any significant desire to learn the arts."
"A shame." He sighed. "But, if someone doesn't want to learn, there's no point in forcing the issue."
"Also...."I once again tried to choose my words carefully. "Artoria is....strong. I want to make it clear that her priorities are Rin's safety, but in the worse case scenario... a dragon may not be an issue for her."
The Archmage paused, giving me a contemplative look. "Thank you for the information. I will not take advantage of her presence." He seemed to read between the lines there.
If the College was in danger, she would probably take action even if she had to leave Rin's immediate presence. If in a situation the Archmage guaranteed Rin's safety, Artoria would probably be more than willing to lend a hand without coercion.
It was me trusting him even more here. That piece of information would allow him to manipulate someone capable of killing dragons.
"Otherwise, I expect them to run into trouble get into some sticky situations. Unless there Is genuine danger to their lives, I hope you let them settle it themselves." The worry wort in me couldn't help itself. "Although, I hope certain political entities keep their distance."
His expression turned just a tad darker. "Don't worry, I've already turned away certain 'political entities' from further encroaching on my school. And the ones currently present are on very thin ice."
Interesting, the Thalmor tried to gain a bigger foothold here? And it looks like Ancano is very close to being kicked out.
Good.
"Honestly, I feel like there's more I should ask, but...."
"You have a very powerful Lady to appease, and I'm sure you are worried about your Dragonborn friend." He smiled mirthfully.
"Yeah." I just nodded, not hiding anything.
"Go, go." He playfully shooed my away. "I will look after your companions and paramours."
I guess he realized what relationship I also have with Jinn.
Well, not like I was ashamed.
"Take care of yourself." I gave Jinn a kiss on the cheek. She was happily watching our exchange in my arms.
"Thank you." She said quietly, but I felt like she meant it more than just for this specific instance.
"I told you, didn't I? You're mine, I'll take care of you." For the first time, I placed my lips against hers, and she welcomed a deeper kiss.
The Archmage cleared his throat, earning a slightly blush from both me and jinn.
Forgot where I was for a moment there. Though he seemed more amused than anything.
And the contrasting red on her blue cheeks just made her look even cuter.
I gave her one last look, then nodded towards the Archmage. To his sheer surprise, I opened a portal right infront of him. His eyes widened at how easily I got around the impressive magical protections on his College.
He didn't get upset, he didn't demand questions, no. Instead, he just started loudly laughing.
I couldn't help but admire this man even more.
With another thought, I walked through the portal.
****
A familiar colorful sky greeted me as I looked up. The land masses that didn't make sense as they floated in several directions all around me. I didn't dwell on them for but a moment because my attention immediately turned to a woman sitting on a throne not far away.
She raised her head as soon as I stepped through.
Our eyes met and she stood up, stepping off her throne, taking slow steps down towards me.
I took equal steps to meet her, no words were yet exchanged as she glided into my arms. Her head buried into the crook of my neck, my arms wrapped around her waist.
"I'm back." I whispered.
"Welcome back." The quiet words barely reaching my ears.
***
Early chapter! I didn't procrastinate nearly as long today. So, Mc got a quick rundown on what happened at the college. Archmage throwing down with two powerful dragons like its nothing. Keep in mind there is a sliding powerscale for dragons, not all of them are 'equal'. The one from the first skyrim run was perhaps one of the weakest. MC and Meridia finally reunite, but you'll have to wait for the next time on Dragon Ball Z!
Anyways if you want to read 5 chapters ahead -- wink wink -- or just support me, visit my /astoryforone
Also, we have a discord, heres the code -- N8bDxwwapb
Chapter 123:The Archmage took us right into his personal quarters, the room looking the same since I had been away. I had to keep reminding myself that for them it had only been a month, yet years have passed for me. "You're different." He commented, sorting some stuff around. I could only assume we arrived here while he was in the middle of something. "Very different." He turned around, staring at me while rubbing his beard. "It's my " A book fell onto my head. "Oww." I gently rubbed the spot I was just smacked on. "You didn't even hear what I was going to say." "I could take a guess." He said dryly, though a small smile quirked on his face. I let out a small chuckle, sharing his sentiment. "I had a productive time away." "I'd say." He didn't elaborate and I was curious what he was referring to here. This man was very perceptive and had a keen eye, though he was still hard to read at time. "Especially with you bringing another woman back when a Daedric Lord is waiting for you." My smile dropped. "To be fair, Meridia suggest such a thing in the first place." NvlRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Novln.Again, he just looked at me dryly again. "Well, I'm not the one you need to appease." He shook his head. "Wait, how did you know she was waiting for me and didn't just visit me while I was away?" "She came and visit a handful of times." The Archmage explained. "Near gave me a heart attack when she appeared in my school, merely sitting to the side and watching as a teacher of mine taught a class." "That is...extremely cute." I muttered. "Not the word I would use to describe it." He snorted. "Though she did aid us when we were attacked." I paused, contemplating that. "I was going to ask about the damage to the area." "Dragons." He said simply. My eyes widened at the implication. "How bad was it?" "A few Winterhold guards died and we lost an older member of the college who retired from active teaching duty, and many injuries everywhere, but most are recovered in full at this point." He said solemnly. "That.....is surprisingly less than I would have assumed." I didn't want to be cynical, but dragons were very dangerous creatures, I don't think the one I fought was indicative of their overall strength. "It's thanks to you, actually." He began to move things around the room again with a mental thought. "As soon as you left, I activated the War-time defenses. They were created for the purposes of withstanding long sieges and cataclysmic events." "They were able to withstand the attack of a dragon?" I was very curious now, I knew this place was well defended, but to actually hear it. "Two dragons." He corrected, much to my surprise. "They attacked in tandem, I was able to focus the offensive magics to down the dragon who thought to attack the town, but the second one then focused on the college." "And the second one was brought down as well?" "It was a hard fought battle, Tolfdir was wounded heavily, but we were able to finally beat it in the end, but the College has yet to fully recover." He explained. "Admittedly, most of our effort was focused on keeping everyone safe, while the dragon could bombard the place from the safety of the sky." I winced as he mentioned Tolfdir. "This is probably my fault." I mumbled. If I hadn't been so stupid last time.....maybe they wouldn't have been here. "Wilhelm." He stopped forward, placing a hand on my shoulder. "I am aware of what transpired at Whiterun, and none of this is your fault." He said gently. I sighed, running a hand through my hair. "Atleast the College made it through almost unscathed." "Indeed. Damage can be repaired; I am infinitely grateful that the students were not harmed in any significant manner." "Any chance the dragon's body landed on Ancano?" The Archmage snorted. "I'm afraid that it was quite impossible for him to suffer nay degree of injury with how far away he retreated in the conflict." "I am disappointed, but otherwise not surprised." I frowned, before blinkinging in realization. "Wait, you said Meridia helped?" "Oh, yes." He nodded. "It was when we were attacked the second time." "Wait, what?" "I will admit, the situation did not look favorable. Many of us were preparing to evacuate the students in full this time while us teacher would make a stand. To be honest, one of the dragons gave me a very dangerous feeling, much more than those previous ones." I couldn't help but sigh again, thinking how bad the situation was. "You guys couldn't leave, otherwise Winterhold would most likely be lost." The Archmage didn't speak, merely a nod in affirmation. This man would have fought all those dragons by himself if needed. "You're a good person, Savos." I replied, earning a small smile from him. "But how did Meridia come into play?" "She appeared at the top of the College, merely glaring at the imposing Dragons and they quickly scurried away." He let out an honest laugh. "I don't believe anyone else witnessed the scene." "I will keep an eye on her, don't you worry." He nodded. "And Miss Pendragon, her....bodyguard?" "She's a knight, she's sworn her sword to Rin's service. While she is capable of magic, and probably extremely talented in that regard....she doesn't seem to possess any significant desire to learn the arts." "A shame." He sighed. "But, if someone doesn't want to learn, there's no point in forcing the issue." "Also...."I once again tried to choose my words carefully. "Artoria is....strong. I want to make it clear that her priorities are Rin's safety, but in the worse case scenario... a dragon may not be an issue for her." The Archmage paused, giving me a contemplative look. "Thank you for the information. I will not take advantage of her presence." He seemed to read between the lines there. If the College was in danger, she would probably take action even if she had to leave Rin's immediate presence. If in a situation the Archmage guaranteed Rin's safety, Artoria would probably be more than willing to lend a hand without coercion. It was me trusting him even more here. That piece of information would allow him to manipulate someone capable of killing dragons. "Otherwise, I expect them to run into trouble get into some sticky situations. Unless there Is genuine danger to their lives, I hope you let them settle it themselves." The worry wort in me couldn't help itself. "Although, I hope certain political entities keep their distance." His expression turned just a tad darker. "Don't worry, I've already turned away certain 'political entities' from further encroaching on my school. And the ones currently present are on very thin ice." Interesting, the Thalmor tried to gain a bigger foothold here? And it looks like Ancano is very close to being kicked out. Good. "Honestly, I feel like there's more I should ask, but...." "You have a very powerful Lady to appease, and I'm sure you are worried about your Dragonborn friend." He smiled mirthfully. "Yeah." I just nodded, not hiding anything. "Go, go." He playfully shooed my away. "I will look after your companions and paramours." I guess he realized what relationship I also have with Jinn. Well, not like I was ashamed. "Take care of yourself." I gave Jinn a kiss on the cheek. She was happily watching our exchange in my arms. "Thank you." She said quietly, but I felt like she meant it more than just for this specific instance. "I told you, didn't I? You're mine, I'll take care of you." For the first time, I placed my lips against hers, and she welcomed a deeper kiss. The Archmage cleared his throat, earning a slightly blush from both me and jinn. Forgot where I was for a moment there. Though he seemed more amused than anything. And the contrasting red on her blue cheeks just made her look even cuter. I gave her one last look, then nodded towards the Archmage. To his sheer surprise, I opened a portal right infront of him. His eyes widened at how easily I got around the impressive magical protections on his College. He didn't get upset, he didn't demand questions, no. Instead, he just started loudly laughing. I couldn't help but admire this man even more. With another thought, I walked through the portal. **** A familiar colorful sky greeted me as I looked up. The land masses that didn't make sense as they floated in several directions all around me. I didn't dwell on them for but a moment because my attention immediately turned to a woman sitting on a throne not far away. She raised her head as soon as I stepped through. Our eyes met and she stood up, stepping off her throne, taking slow steps down towards me. I took equal steps to meet her, no words were yet exchanged as she glided into my arms. Her head buried into the crook of my neck, my arms wrapped around her waist. "I'm back." I whispered. "Welcome back." The quiet words barely reaching my ears. *** Early chapter! I didn't procrastinate nearly as long today. So, Mc got a quick rundown on what happened at the college. Archmage throwing down with two powerful dragons like its nothing. Keep in mind there is a sliding powerscale for dragons, not all of them are 'equal'. The one from the first skyrim run was perhaps one of the weakest. MC and Meridia finally reunite, but you'll have to wait for the next time on Dragon Ball Z! Anyways if you want to read 5 chapters ahead -- wink wink -- or just support me, visit my /astoryforone Also, we have a discord, heres the code -- N8bDxwwapb
