Chapter 98: The Stalker Of Ivarstead! [Case Closed!] (1/2)
After getting the broken Star of Azura, there was officially nothing for us to do in Falkreath anys, and took the road back to Helgen
The ride was not really that bad! We camped once near 'Pinewatch' which looked like a small farm from the outside but from the inside, it was aabout that to Jull or Nefertiti because I aain once they sniff the possibility of killing soirls in some serious mental trau for their actions fro on a hare, we returned to the road again and continued until we reached Helgen The people were surprised to see us but we said we are only staying for the night
The next en, this road was eh here I could travel full speed safely once again
”Jon, look at that?” Jull pointed towards the mountain to our northeast It was a mountain that its peak preached the clouds above and looked as et
”This is the 'Throat of the World' The tallest mountain in the world Us Nords believe that Men were formed there when the Goddess 'Kyne' breathed onto the land Hence, the 'Song of Return' refers not only to 'Ysgramor's return' to Tamriel after the destruction of Saarthal, but to the 'return of Men' to e believe to be the cradle of humanity That is why this land is called 'Skyrim' That's e Nords are 'Children of the Sky'”
”Says the guy who thinks of everything Nords do as Nord nonsense!”
”I only took the good points of being a Nord, you know”
”Racisarde that!”
”Don't forget the looks, the builds, and the frost tolerance! Also, I am not racists”
”Really?”
”Try onians?”
”Lizards”
”Redguards?”
”Curved Swords!”
”Elves?”
”bastards”
”Imperials?”
”Don't like them No particular reason”
”Khajiit?”
”Fluffs”
”Orcs?”
”FOR THE HORDE!”
”See?”
”Well, you only mentioned the ones I don't like”
”Yeah, yeah! I know”
She went silent then asked again
”So, why are we going to Ivarstead?”
”To visit an old friend”
”Who's that?”
”Soe”
”Will we have enough tio back to Windhelm if you decided to laze around in Ivarstead?”
”Oh! About that… When we head to Windhelm, ill reach it in less than a day”
”Less than a day?”
”If my calculations are correct”
”What are the chances for your calculations to kill us with no place of burial?”
”Pretty high!”
”Signthe road that goes through the mountain pass south to the 'Throat of the World' I traveled this pass once before when I first arrived in Skyrim Probably I wasn't in the body of Jon yet but that was the ti froen
After sixteen years, I aain with my woman and my cat I think Hilda would be proud of me
Anyway, there was a cave I wanted to visit called 'Haemar's Shaa with that Daedric Prince but now, I didn't feel any Magicka reactions froht noay I will co journey
It was still not dark and I wasn't planning to camp here in the wild or in the woods after this point in 'the Rift' hold
After we finished the pass between on the mountain roads we arrived at the woods of the Rift Snoas taking its toll on the place here too
We, however, could once again travel at full speed and could reach Ivarstead by nightfall
I always followed the words of a certain Wise Flame Atronach Horse into a town full of Nords unless you are ready to be chased out by pitchforks” And so we entered the town on foot
Ivarstead is a fairly medium sized town located at the eastern base of the Throat of the World, on the western edge of the Rift and the western shore of Lake Geir
Pilgrih, as the town is located at the beginning of the 'Seven Thousand Steps' to High Hrothgar
It used to be a good-sized town that had a good far and lumber business but in recent years,for Riften, and business in the town has been suffering
Anyway, after we got inspected by the guards, we got the pere to the town
I knew a bit about the place and I went straight to the inn, the Vilemyr Inn
That inn is the only tavern in town so it was the place where townsfolk will gather every night Before I go in, I read the 'Notice Board' in front of the inn and could tell that the town is peaceful froot all the attention and everyone kept staring ather half-elven appearance and went in with no hood
Soave out soers but I really didn'tat them with an equal amount of hostility too
”Welco to eat?”
”A roo?”
”Not sure I'll pay for a week”
”Are you by any chance visiting the town on a pilgrim”
”Haven't decided yet”
”Oh! I see”
The innkeep is ato him coldly because of a reason I had in uided ht the drinks and the food we needed for the stay, then I went out again to sit in the inn's hall
Before I decide where to sit, I kept looking around for a bit until I saw a familiar face
I went to his direction and sat in front of hi time no see!” I said
”Wh, Who are you?”
”Come on, don't break my heart like that Look at my face closely! Don't you knoho am I?”
”Don't know, Narfi doesn't know you!”
”Hey, you are scaring Narfi!” Souy calared at him and released a bit of 'Aura' that caused everyone in the inn to get choked on their drinks Of course, I avoided Narfi
”You are Jon!” Narfi jumped up from his place and looked happy
”Yeah, Narfi! It has been five years How did you recognize me?”