Chapter 11: Hitting The Road (2/2)
Well that was a way to spend time
The next day ent early to buy supplies and went to the carriages, the others caain
We headed north and it was a cal north and then headed ith the crossroads
After that it was a sight to behold The road between The Rift Hold and Eastmarch Hold had a beautiful view over the sulfurous pools and rocky crags of Eastmarch
The Rift Hold was few hundred meters above sea level but the Eastmarch Hold was under sea level so the road was horizontally on a slope
We ca spot near the road and headed to our next destination the nextthe slope, ere officially inside East, the newtown
Unlike Shor's Stone this was a new mine which was still undeveloped and barely had any features of a town
Even though ere at winter, the weather in the place arood If the place was not full with Giant tribes and predators, a resort city would have been built here long tio
The oodThe one who discovered the er the beautiful adventurer Annekke Crag-Juhter which was 11 this year I know about all that because Annekke was in the gaiver and a potential follower
After looking around in the inn, I forced the girls to follow us this tiood stuff about this place First, ent to see the h the miners lived in these caood and the nature was lovely so no one cared about houses for the tie needed soame was built early to attract travelers and develop the place faster
after the tour, the sun was still up and ere not really tired I went to a guard and asked him about directions in the area north of the place
Taking notes of what he said I drag the scared lot into the wild lands while proood adventure
Ysolda and Svidi wanted to turn it down but this was for their own good so they got dragged
After an hour we reached a cave I conjured a familiar and coot to mention about this spell, it's Conjuration School for those who doesn't know and the fahost wolf]
Fa and they haveas one can comprehend a certain animal's behavior and habits, then one can make a perfect replica as a conjurable familiar
As the control was easy they were better than atronachs in scouting Atronachs needed more control and had to stay close the caster
My familiars were few other animals that I watched on docureatly surprised Nurina I can les, small birds and cats My favorite was Falcons and Cats so I used them to explore a lot
Now I used a Cat to run inside the cave and controlled it while reading its mind
I confirmed the location and leam Sanctuary, a holy land for the Goddess Kynareth and the most beautiful spot in Skyririuys behind me and went into the cave
Akara was curious so she was onas long as it's not related to blacks Svidi and Ysolda was too afraid to enter yet what made them more scared was to be left behind so they ca a bright white light sphere above ot into the cave's tunnel and followed silently
A ht shone at the end of the tunnel and the scene coaaive this place any justice
How to describe what I saords was just so breathtaking that I fall in love froht
This place was a true place to comprehend nature to its purest forround” Wulfur exclaimed
”Man, I only read about it in one of Nurina's books I made preparation to not be amazed but that's just tooa dra as no one means harm to the sanctuary, anyone can enter” A voice replied to me
There stood an old woman in a yellow robe A priestess of Kynareth it seee over a small water creek The sanctuary was in the heart of a hill that guards the place The space was uneven but there was a road and e around the entrance Once you pass you will coarden that can be mistaken for a paradise with so many trees and exotic herbs I could feel few presences concealed in the trees I recognized theans, are tree spirits that take the forence, but despite being revered they are usually hostile towards travelers Spriggans have their own unique language, which can be learned by scholars and used to calents of Nature
They are usually found protecting secluded glades and groves all over Ta trespassers unaware Spriggans attack with their long, sharp fingers as well as their teeth, and have the ability to poison ene in adventurers often having to defeat them several times before they remain dead If threatened, they can call nearby woodland animals to aid theically su around the placesoh place Top of the roots was a tree, not as large as its roots but it was still a big tree That was it
”This is The Eldergleam” I and the priestess spoke in unison
I ized for interruption She smiled and said it's fine
We approached the roots and I touched theicka inside them were like an ocean
”The Elder Glea known to this day The energy in the roots just noas the real thing These roots also are too mysterious, I don't think I can harm them even if I tried to” I declared my discoveries to the lot
”Really? At all?” Wulfur was amazed
”Yeah, this root icka is 'Resistance' of the holiest level” I said
”You know a lot” The priestess spoke after she followed up to e” I said The priestess nodded and stood in silence
”So, nothing can har herself in its beauty
”Maybe Alduin The World Eater” I said That was true though
”Your nonsense about dragons again” Svidi cohed at her Let's wait few more years and see how you respond
”If an unholy artifact were to be used it may do harm, but on what cost You will conjure the wrath of nature and its guardians Maybe Grelod's kitchen knife can do the trick though” I said sohed when I made a joke about Grelod
The priestess looked at nored her
After a while ent away froarden and stayed for a while
”You know tooman” the priestess came close and said
I looked at her and smiled, ”Don't worry, I can't afford the enmity of Kynareth priesthood And ould want to hares are a wicked bunch” The priestess turn and was about to leave
”Can I meditate here for a while?” I asked the priestess
”Of course, This is what the place is
I activated icka into be with no ' spell on both hands and et is the space around y so fast that I was full in no tiain, and kept repeating the process for two hours
This training is so I copied fro the saone coicka pool was enlarged by that training many times before but I feel that the results this time are extraordinary
I opened ht around rown aroundonto rew on my as if some sort of a dork Seriously?
Couldn't you at least tellat ely
”What did you do just now?” She asked
”I forced y of the surroundings” I replied have the truth, I actually absorbed forcefully fros, and irlt was much more than one time
”What is the use of that?” She asked
”It heals the body and the soul” I s?” She asked again
”No, you actually give energy and take back energy The energy you gave will be changed by the higher quality energy of the space to a higher level and you gain new energy It's a good thing for both y and the nature's” That was the truth
”A!” The priestess exclai, it's rade version
After a short while I urgeout through the tunnel I e occurred The light sphere was so strong and bright that it hurt our eyes, even though I used the saicka like last time
I dispelled it and made another one with quarter the output and it was just about right
I got what happened after few fast experiicka didn't just increase, it also becaher quality
This is incredibly aicka, I also don't need to spend it as much as before Perfect
I'll celebrate with a 'Sweet roll' and sos Yes, there are hot springs when there are sulfurous pools
In ga but this place has no one, and there was still sun
With the cold winter this place was akin to heaven I marked two spots and irls
Bathing like this is a bless no icka training here but was too lazy to do anything
Withnored this far
Just when the sun was about to set We headed straight to Darkwater Crossing and went right to sleep
The day after we headed towards Valthei Black River and the up to White River and approached Valthei this journey ere going to run into a bandit ah uards rained them doith arrows
I've never killed a soul yet, other than beasts I'll have to do it one day but I am still in some mixed emotions about it
A day later we arrived at Valtheih strategic importance as it is the best place to pass between the east and the west of Skyrim
There are only two other passes One was the rocky road in the south between Helgen and Ivarstead The other one was in the north in the barren frozen land of the Winterhold and The Pale Holds where nothing lived for miles
Valtheim Toas modded with a mod called 'Tactical Valtheim' which made it into a fortified location
Travelers were allowed to stay for half a day with no tradewhat so ever unless between them
We rested for a while and finally made our pass to our last destination in the first half of our journey 'Whiterun Hold'