Ohtesse was looking over her shoulder as she pushed the door of the Chapel of Arkay in Cheydinhal. It wasn't forbidden for the disciples of Arkay to leave the Chapel, of course, but Ohtesse wasn't on very good terms with the Primate. "We serve Arkay here, not Dibella" and "You are a healer now, not…
2 Midyear, 4E203 – Babysitting
Lucien was walking towards the Chapel in Cheydinhal holding little Derric in his arms. Most people stopped to watch, even though his trip was very short - their house was just across the street. He paused at the door getting a hand free to push it, when someone opened it for him. "Thanks," Lucien nodded…
20 Second Seed, 4E203 – An audience with a Vampire Lord
"You asked for an audience," Lord Volkihar sat before Lena. "We've heard of you. Why have you come?" "Your clan freed itself from Molag Bal," Lena started respectfully. "I humbly request assistance with the same task for myself." She bowed her head. "Is that all?" Lord Volkihar laughed out loud, and several members of his…
10 Second Seed, 4E203 – The Volkihar
After Derric was born, Lena became restless. Her pregnancy became difficult towards the end, her labour was long and draining. Her vampirism flared up from all the blood that she'd lost, and she couldn't even hold her newborn son until vampirism was brought back under control. Vicente had to empty his blood chest for her,…
8 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Crystal Chasm
"So, what about these crystal formations?" - Lena put her hand on one protruding from a chasm just South of Falkreath. "They belong in the Shivering Isles' Greymarch - they are Jyggalag's, symbols of order or some such. They are not supposed to appear in Mundus, or to have any other meaning. I don't get…
7 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Falkreath
"Well, that's more like it" - Lena caught herself thinking as she woke up to the smell of fresh coffee at the Falkreath inn. Geralt was already up, and after breakfast they set off in search of any records of the Second Imperial Legion from about two hundred years ago. They started at the chapel.…
5-6 Hearthfire, 4E202 – The view of Falkreath – Elinhir
Going North from the shrine of Hermaeus Mora, Lena and Geralt could see the Chapel of Arkay in Falkreath quite a distance away. They couldn't see any other buildings, and figured the town would be on the other side of the hill. The road turned West however, and Geralt pointed out that they should just…
4 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Pinevale – The Red Hall
It was a misty and chilly morning when Lena and Geralt set off from the Pale Pass Inn going West. They passed a hunter headed into the wooded hills ("The deer won't see me in the mist") and circled around Bruma on its Northern side. There the road had several branches, and they met a…
3 Hearthfire, 4E202 – The Jeralls West of Bruma
"Which way do you want to take - through Southern Skyrim or Northern Cyrodiil? Neither will be straightforward" - Lena looked at Geralt over breakfast at the Pale Pass Inn. "Do you want me to guess? I don't know what to expect along either route" - Geralt didn't like unreasonable requests. "Well... perhaps I was…
2 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Pale Pass Inn
"And so when I woke up stark naked in that hut, all covered in bandages - I knew it was you" - Geralt looked at Lena with significance. "It could have been Keira Metz" - Lena shrugged. "It was she who sent you to Fyke Isle in the first place." "True" - Geralt conceded, a…
2 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Siblings
Lena woke up in the Commander's quarters in the old Pale Pass Fortress after a long and restful sleep. Her trip to the Fade and subsequent wraith exorcism with Geralt left her thoroughly exhausted. She stirred in the bed and listened for any sounds from the other rooms, but all was quiet. Geralt must still…
1 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Election of the Council of Mages
Raminus Polus wrote to all the Wizards in the Mages Guild inviting them to the Arcane University to elect a new Council and a new Arch Mage and to discuss the future of the Mages Guild and its direction. The Council chamber wasn't big enough for such a gathering, so they used the lobby instead.…
1 Hearthfire, 4E202 – The Void – Wraiths
"Goodness, look at you - you're frozen!" - Lena's grandmother put her arm around Lena leading her towards a fire. They were no longer floating in mid-air, they were in the Niben Valley where Lena grew up, walking towards their cottage. "Come - you need to warm up." The Niben could be cold in winter,…
31 Last Seed – 1 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Wraith exorcism witcher style
"Geralt wants to exorcise the two wraiths here" - Lena told Hauk and Garrus when they were all sitting comfortably at dinner in the old Pale Pass Fortress. "So we'll need to wait for them to rise again - which won't take long - but it means that you two shouldn't be here" - she…
30-31 Last Seed, 4E202 – Catching up with Geralt
"Geralt! Back in Riverwood, are you?" - Lena embraced her brother. "I thought you were building a house on the moor?" "It is being built" - Geralt nodded. "I don't have to supervise though. I'm a witcher, not a builder" - he winked. "And there are monsters here in need of my attention." "Monsters awakened…
30 Last Seed, 4E202 – The way to Riverwood
"Time to get up!" - Lena nudged Garrus awake at dawn. "Let's see if we can get to Riverwood before the nightfall with all the monsters." "All right, let's get going" - Hauk got up too. "North or South West?" "Let's try the Northern route again" - decided Lena. ... "So, this is where we…
29 Last Seed, 4E202 – The Rift
"Tomorrow we'll go West" - said Lena yawning. They were staying at the Greenwall Inn and wanted to get to Riverwood and possibly go on to Falkreath. "Look - I marked some of the villages that we passed" - she spread a map on the table. "Look at all these crypts along the border!" -…
27-28 Last Seed, 4E202 – Oblivion gates of Skyrim
"Stay here, I'm going to investigate a few things" - Lena told Hauk and Garrus. "No, I've slept enough" - she cut off Hauk's protests. "I'll go quietly and try not to spook the mammoths." She turned around and was gone. "She's gone to see if that Oblivion gate would reopen again" - Garrus noted…
26-27 Last Seed, 4E202 – Deadlands – Mammoths
"Oh wow, look at that!" - Garrus was clearly enjoying himself. "And what's this?" "Drink" - said Hauk. Lena shot him a glance but drank. "It's a blood fountain" - he added, turning to Garrus. "Adapted for non-vampires. Drink - the fight is still long." "No! I am not drinking blood!" - Garrus protested with…
24-26 Last Seed, 4E202 – Skyrim Temple – Greenwall – Deadlands
"So, what's the plan?" - asked Garrus in the morning when they all crawled out of the little tents at Aerin's camp. "I know you said we'd go North, but that's a bit vague... We are 'North' already." "I don't have a plan" - admitted Lena. "'North' is as good as it gets." They had…
21-23 Last Seed, 4E202 – Kingscrest Cavern – Dive Rock – Uderfrykte
"Are we finally ready to leave?" - Lena looked at Hauk and Garrus with a trace of impatience. It was well past midday, and they were still in Cheydinhal, although their packs were stuffed with food and drink, and Garrus was still caressing his new Silver Ebony claymore and a steel crossbow. "All right, let's…
20 Last Seed, 4E202 – Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
Lena had thought they would be off adventuring already by lunchtime the day after their arrival in Cheydinhal, but Garrus could not arrange his leave quite so quickly, and Hauk wanted to talk to a few people at the Mages Guild, and... well... Lena was glad to just stay at home for a few days.…
19 Last Seed, 4E202 – Dinner in Cheydinhal
"Good to see you around town" - Garrus was saying to Lucien at dinner. "Don't think people don't know who you are." "I suppose I should have expected it, after all this time" - Lucien nodded. "And with most people have been here as long as I have." When Lena and Hauk returned to Cheydinhal…
15-18 Last Seed, 4E202 – Mages Guild – The Old Crow Inn – Corthio
"He was what?" - Raminus Polus looked at Lena in disgust and disbelief when she told him that Hannibal Traven turned out to be a living lich. "I knew that Mannimarco was a lich of some sort, and in cohorts with Molag Bal, but Arch Mage Traven... Although it does make sense and explains a…
14 Last Seed, 4E202 – Sanguine’s island
Lena was on her way from Bruma to the Imperial City, but she was in no rush. The fight between Hannibal Traven and Mannimarco at the Echo Cave left her with many questions about the nature of mortality, and she felt uneasy about that. They were liches, and yet they were alive... like vampires... like…
13 Last Seed, 4E202 – Traven and Mannimarco
"And so both Hannibal Traven and Mannimarco are dead" - Caranya said, standing over their bodies. "As dead as they can be, anyway." Lena looked at Caranya with surprise. "As dead as they can be?" "Well, neither of them was really alive, didn't you know?" - she smiled at Lena, knowing full well that Lena…
12-13 Last Seed, 4E202 – Arch Mage Traven – Echo Cave
"Ah, you have it. Good." Arch Mage Traven smiled at Lena as she handed over the extra large black soul gem that she got from Falkar. "Do you know what this is for?" 12 Last Seed "For something of importance, I presume" - Lena smiled back. "Considering all the fighting we've done to get it."…
9-11 Last Seed, 4E202 – Fort Vlastarus – Silorn
"I am not sleeping on a slab!" - Lena was adamant. Fort Vlastarus housed a small group of vampires, and the only sleeping place was a slab. It was past midnight, and Lena had heavy wounds, so Hauk tried to convince her to spend the night at the fort - without much success. "Your wounds…
8-9 Last Seed, 4E202 – Rohssan – Old Crow Inn – Wolf’s Borough
"Come with me, Sister" - Rohssan smiled at Lena when Lena enquired about throwing knives at the Fighting Chance. She led her to the basement of the shop that was set up as a training room and an armoury. "You might like this as well" - she handed Lena a shortsword of dull metal without…
7 Last Seed, 4E202 – Nightingales
"Come with me, Nightingale" - Lucien appeared next to Lena as she came out of the Arcane University lobby. "How did you know I'd be here?" - she gasped at him. "Arch Mage Traven practically put out a bounty on your head" - he grinned. "He's been searching for you through the Guild channels, and…
4-5 Last Seed, 4E202 – Modryn Oreyn
"Finally!" - Modryn Oreyn greeted Lena at the Fighters Guild in Leyawiin. He seemed to have left his smile in Chorrol, or perhaps even in Morrowind. "Took you long enough! What sort of time do you call this?!" 4 Last Seed It was the middle of the afternoon - Lena didn't go straight to Leyawiin…
2-4 Last Seed, 4E202 – Bravil – The Shrine of Nocturnal
"Best deliver this Cowl to Nocturnal straight away" - Lena thought, waking up at the Wolf Residence in Kvatch. Although Kvatch was in need of her help, she wasn't about to delve into it and neglect everything else - a number of other commitments were still open, as her journal reminded her, and Nocturnal was…
1 Last Seed, 4E202 – Treasure hunt
It's been three days since Lena arrived in Kvatch, and got herself embroiled into a huge soul-saving enterprise. It wasn't something that she could complete in a day or in a week, and she didn't want to stay away for too long. Besides, she came to Kvatch with the purpose of searching for Nocturnal's Cowl,…
31 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Yelidiia Blamage
"Call me Yeli, please" - Yelidiia Blamage smiled at Lena, slightly blushing. "That name drives me nuts." Lena walked into the Mages Guild at Kvatch Plaza to talk to the red-haired Breton who had mentioned looking into the townspeople's nightmares. Now Lena wanted to know about the ghosts in the chapel and what Yeli managed…
31 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – The ghosts of Kvatch
It was Lena's second morning waking up in the Wolf Residence in Kvatch - Kvatch Plaza, as she now knew. The other Kvatch seemed much larger, but of course it wasn't - it simply had more buildings. And more trees. And more people. Yes, it was much larger, Lena sighed. Yet this Kvatch was the…
30 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Batul gra-Sharob
Lena got up from a bench in the gardens of Kvatch West, feeling thoroughly confused. There appeared to be two cities of Kvatch - the one where she woke up that morning, and the one that she found herself in upon exiting the General Goods store. No one in this second Kvatch appeared to suffer…
30 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – A tour of Kvatch
Lena woke up refreshed in The Wolf Residence in Kvatch. She made herself some coffee and ate the last sweetroll from her pack for breakfast. Today she was going to walk around the city. The city of Kvatch was wrapped around the Great Chapel of Akatosh, with the Castle taking up the North West corner.…
29 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Kvatch
"So, the Cowl of Nocturnal is somewhere in Kvatch..." - Lena was musing over her morning coffee at the Dockside Coffee House in Anvil. "Perhaps I should go see, a lot must have changed in two hundred years." Lena never returned to Kvatch after that disaster during the Oblivion Crisis. Kvatch had burned, it was…
28 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Corvus Umbranox
"I've been waiting for you, Assassin" - Corvus Umbranox turned to face Lena as she walked up the stairs of the abandoned house in Anvil, a wraith following her. "I won't be much of a challenge now, your wraith has been sucking the life out of me every night." "Yet you kept coming back to…
27 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Porphyric Hemophilia
Lena woke up in the early hours of the morning because Lucien was thrashing in his sleep next to her. She touched his forehead - he was burning with fever. "Porphyric Hemophilia" - she thought, recalling her own experience. "The mandrake root didn't do enough." She tried to wake him, but the was gripped by…
25-26 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Bravil – Skingrad
The road from the old Pale Pass Inn to Bravil was uneventful. In the mountains Lena had to keep to the road, but in the Nibenay Valley she took a shortcut along the Niben. After all, this was the area where she grew up, and although not many of the hamlets and fishing huts survived…
24 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – The letter
Lena opened the door of a safe in the Commander's quarters and retrieved a heavy scroll. Dessos stepped back to give her privacy. She took the scroll to the desk and started reading, unrolling it little by little. To my children - Wolf and Lena You must know that you were born of love. Your…
24 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Pale Pass Fortress
Lena woke up in the middle of the night, she'd had a most unusual dream. She was inside her mother's womb, witnessing the events that took place in that very fortress so many years ago. Was she imagining it? Surely, it was wishful thinking, her mind playing tricks on her, showing her what she wanted…
23 Sun’s Dawn, 3E417 – Pale Pass Fortress
She felt anticipation. She was focussed and collected, held firmly from all sides, cradled in a perfectly comfortable position. They were moving, smoothly but swiftly. A leap - she felt flying through the air. A soft landing. Another leap. A jump down, with a long fall broken by something soft. More swift and smooth movement.…
21-23 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – The Jeralls – Pale Pass
While Magra and his men were moving furniture in and out of the Wolf Sanctuary, Lena was thinking of all the changes that happened in her life over the past few months. The change in her relationships with Lucien and Hauk, her growing contempt for Arch Mage Traven, the temporary return of her vampirism and…
20 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Cheydinhal
When Lena woke up in the morning in Lucien's Arboretum bolthole, Lucien was already up and dressed, having breakfast and preparing to leave. "I have work to do" - he said, preoccupied. "You take your time - just pull the door shut behind you, and it will lock itself. You can always open it from…
19 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Imperial City
"If we ride straight to the Arcane University, we should be able to get there before the evening" - Hauk said at breakfast at the Drunken Dragon Inn. "I am eager to get it over with." "As am I" - agreed Lena. ... "Well, that was most unpleasant" - Lena wrinkled her nose as if…
16-18 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Fort Ontus – Fort Teleman
Fort Ontus lay high in the Colovian Highlands and it took the better part of the day for Lena and Hauk to reach it. They could see it from below, but the mountains rose steeply and the trail was hard to find. Eventually they stood by the entrance, taking in the view. "Well, let's go…
15 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – The mountain road
"That necromancy business really needs addressing" - Lena was saying at breakfast. Olav was serving full Nordic fry-up, and Hauk was not about to pass it up. "Well, then we should get on with it" - he nodded, not taking his eyes off the sausages sizzling on the grill. "Which one is nearer - the…
14 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Bruma Mages Guild
"Good to see you!" - Volanaro greeted Lena and Hauk as they entered the Mages Guild in Bruma. "So you got my note." "Yes, we figured it was from you" - grinned Hauk. "How are things?" "Fine, quiet for now" - Volanaro smiled. "Jowan is here somewhere - he's been showing J'skar some of his…
14 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Wolf Asgarsen
Lena's heart was racing with anticipation as she and Hauk entered Olav's Tap and Tack. Olav had the documents revealing the identity of Lena's father - or so Delphine had said. Olav smiled in greeting and pointed to their room. A package was lying on the bed. "This is it" - Lena breathed, unwrapping it.…
14 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Cloud Ruler Temple
"I thought the Cloud Ruler Temple was ravaged by the Thalmor" - Lena turned to Hauk as they walked out of Bruma's North gate. "They made a big fuss about it but in truth there was nothing to do here - the Blades had been gone for a long time already. This unit didn't survive…
12-13 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Mages Guild politics
Lena walked into the Cheydinhal Mages Guild looking for Hauk. "Good morning, Warlock" - Deetsan greeted her. "If I could have a word?" "Of course!" - Lena smiled warmly. "Not here - walk with me" - Deetsan hissed - Argonians weren't good at whispering. She went out the door and Lena followed. "I've heard what…
11 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Cheydinhal home
"Gods, that was something else!" - the events of the day before were still fresh in their memory. "I could use a rest now" - Lena was nibbling on her cheese sandwich. "Cheydinhal?" - asked Hauk, watching her face. "I'll be staying at the Mages Guild there from now on." Lena squeezed his hand in…
10 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Nenalata
The morning started out rainy. Lena and Hauk crossed the Niben feeling wet from above as well as from below. Mr. Umbacano was waiting for them near the entrance to Nenalata. "It's best if we scout ahead first" - Lena told him. "There bound to be undead inside." "By all means!" - Umbacano looked relieved.…
9 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Culotte
"Well, where next?" - Lena and Hauk were walking on the surface of the Upper Niben. "We have all day - Mr. Umbacano won't be expecting us until tomorrow." Lena surveyed the shores. "There - that submerged ruin" - Hauk pointed East. "Culotte, I think." They entered. A foul stench greeted them. "Ugh, zombies" -…
8 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Vindasel – Sardavar Leed
"Wake up and let's go!" - Lena was tugging on Hauk trying to wake him up. She'd been to Chorrol the day before to arrange for the month's supplies to the Battlehorn Castle, she got up before the first light and returned to the Imperial City when most people were just about waking up. Most…
7 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Hauk and Lucien
Hauk knocked on the trapdoor to Lucien's fort but there was no answer. He lifted the door and peered inside, and not seeing anyone, he entered and left a note on the table. We need to talk. I'll be waiting as usual. Hauk. He walked to the main door to the fort, entered and settled…
7 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Preparations for Nenalata
"Hauk, are you in?" - Lena opened the door to Hauk's house in the Imperial City after he didn't answer the knock. She heard some rumbling from below, it sounded like he was training. She went to the basement. Hauk was attacking a training dummy with a sword in his right hand and a spell…
3-5 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Holidays on the Topal Sea
"You should take some time to rest" - Ungolim was saying to Lena and Lucien. "This was a most unpleasant business." He shook his head. "But I hope we won't hear from Rayenna for a while - you both know what she's facing." He gave them a long look, then smiled, as if shaking off…
3 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Rayenna’s sentence
Ungolim returned from Bravil, ready to deliver the Night Mother's judgement on Rayenna. He and Sa'sinar went down to Rayenna's cell in the Leyawiin Sanctuary. It has been two days since Sa'sinar's interview with her, and as he promised, Fenris was not feeding on Rayenna since then. She regained a little strength and was sitting…
1 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Rayenna’s interview
"What now, Rayenna? Sa'sinar is most disappointed" - the Khajiit stood outside Rayenna's cell at the Leyawiin Sanctuary. "I..." - Rayenna heard her name and tried to open her eyes. She felt drowsy, her body didn't obey her. She wasn't paralysed exactly, but she had no strength to move. She tried to remember what happened.…
30 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Teinaava’s report – Lena at the Leyawiin Sanctuary
Teinaava confirmed that the intruder to the Leyawiin Sanctuary was Rayenna. "We heard someone approach - sound carries under water" - he grinned. "There were some splashes, but no one entered. Then we knew they were looking for another way in. I stood in the hall with my back to the hatch, while Fenris crouched…
29-30 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Lena is back in Cheydinhal
Lena walked into the Cheydinhal Sanctuary. "Oh - you are back!" - Antoinetta Marie ran up to her. "We were so worried!" She hugged her warmly. "You are not angry with me, are you? For before?" She looked at Lena with a troubled expression. "No, I am not angry with you" - Lena laughed. "Good…
23-28 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Rayenna at the Leyawiin Sanctuary
"East of Leyawiin, on the shore of Topal Sea" - Rayenna was pouring over a map at the Roxey Inn. "Well, there's nothing here, of course. I'll have to go and see." The trip was going to be long and she bought supplies for the road. She could have reached Leyawiin in a day -…
22 Mid-Year, 4E202 – In service of Mephala
"How am I going to do this?" - Rayenna was sitting at the shrine of Mephala, covering her face with her hands. Mephala had set her a task: go to the settlement of Bleaker's Way, find and kill the heads of the families, place false evidence on them to suggest another family's meddling, don't get…
20-21 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Rayenna’s trap
Rayenna spent the night at the All Saints Inn in the Imperial City. She felt relieved that she had finally found a way to get Lena Wolf killed without attracting suspicion to herself, so she allowed herself a day of rest. The Imperial City always fascinated her - such grand structures, so well preserved after…
25 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Hauk in Crucible
"Dylan" - Hauk nodded a greeting as he entered the Wolf House in Crucible. Dylan was making potions downstairs. "How is she?" "Sleeping" - Dylan looked up from his work. "Or resting, anyway. She will be glad to see you." Hauk dropped off his gear in the corner and changed out of his armour into…
22 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Bernice’s Taphouse
"Aquanostrum is what she needs - Aquanostrum!" - Sickly Bernice was proclaiming between the coughs. "That's what's keeping me alive!" "She's not wrong, you know" - Ushnar chimed in. "But once you start drinking it, you'll never stop - it's worse than skooma!" "Skooma?" - a voice piped up from a heap of rags in…
22 Mid-Year, 4E202 – The Tournament of Ten Bloods, the aftermath
"Sanguine?" - Lena opened her eyes with difficulty and saw a dremora kneeling over her. "What... happened?" Her tongue seemed to have doubled in size. "Bloody Boethia - whatever possessed you to enter his tournament? This isn't the Imperial City Arena!" - Sanguine was casting healing spells at Lena. "Look at you - you're a…
21 Mid-Year, 4E202 – The Tournament of Ten Bloods
An arena lay before Lena. She would fight one of each race, and hope that the Nord was not Hauk. Boethia's Chosen... Hauk did not worship Boethia, but he did have the mace of Molag Bal - may be this was Boethia's revenge? "Focus on the fight" - she told herself, brushing these thoughts aside.…
18-21 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Phillida’s message – Imp hunting – A letter from Hauk
"I shall return to Cheydinhal" - said Lucien during breakfast at the Leyawiin Sanctuary. "Teinaava should arrive here today, then all we need to do is wait. He will return to Cheydinhal once an intruder has been caught. Fenris will be able to keep her subdued after that, I trust?" - he looked at Lena…
16-19 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Rayenna’s investigation
"Where is Deepscorn Hollow?" - Rayenna was pouring over a map, not finding it. "It was his Sanctuary, so it would have been secret, but not in a town since it's an estate." Cyrodiil was too large to search every possible cavern. She wasn't having any luck. "Well, it isn't surprising really that it's not…
17 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Leyawiin Sanctuary, a prelude
"I see you still honour Arkay" - Lucien joined Lena on a pew in the chapel in Leyawiin. "Phillida?" Lena nodded. They sat quietly for a while. "Any news?" - Lena asked. "Not yet, but we need to warn Fenris." "Let's go." ... "Mistress! You have returned" - Fenris kneeled before Lena as she entered…
17 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Adamus Phillida’s retirement
"You..?" - Adamus Phillida felt a blade under his ribs but he could not move. "Assassin!" - he breathed, looking at Lena in the mirror, surprise written on his face. "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear" - smiled Lena. "You wanted to see one standing before you - and now you have.…
15 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Suspicion – Lena’s choice
Come immediately. Ocheeva. Lena found a message in the Wolf Sanctuary. She went downstairs. Lucien was staying in Ocheeva's room. "Close the door" - Ocheeva shot a glance into the corridor. "I don't suspect anyone here, but we don't want gossip." Lena closed the door and joined them at the table. "We believe they are…
14-15 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Bravil – Maglir – Mages Guild
Lena got up in mid-afternoon without any desire to chase after necromancy artefacts for Traven, even though Fort Ontus was not too far away. Instead, she decided to go to Bravil and see what Maglir's problem was now. She rode cross-country and made it to Bravil in under four hours. "I am Blackwood Company now!"…
12-14 Mid-Year, 4E202 – The Anvil lighthouse – Cheydinhal investigation
"Oh, this is interesting!" - Rayenna noticed some oddly shaped bricks in the lighthouse cellar in Anvil that she was renting. "I've never noticed them before." She never looked behind the tapestry before, either. "What's that - they come out!" Two bricks appeared loose and could be removed, revealing a cavity behind them. It was…
12-14 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Mages Guild in disarray – Fighters Guild babysitting – Lindai crown
"So, it is perfectly possible to ride from Anvil to the Arcane University in one day" - Lena was patting Roach on the back. "And no, magic isn't cheating" - she grinned. "I just gave you a little boost, is all." Arch Mage Traven looked crestfallen. "The Council of Mages is in disarray" - he…
11 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Anvil thieves
Lena arrived in Anvil in mid-afternoon. Her armour needed repairs after all those fights with bandits, trolls and minotaures along the road, so she stopped by the Fighters Guild. "Fancy meeting you here!" - Maglir greeted her in the hall. "Eager as ever, I see" - he looked somewhat disgusted. "Actually, I just..." - Lena…
9-10 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Bruma Mages Guild – Hannibal Traven
"I shouldn't delay that Bruma job" - Lena thought as she was leaving the Cheydinhal Sanctuary. "Better go there straight away." The trip took her most of the day - she arrived in Bruma in late afternoon. Still, it wasn't too late to go to the Mages Guild. "Good to see you!" - Jeanne Frasoric…
8-9 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Sanctuary rumours
The day was spent doing chores. Lena went to talk to the collector of Ayleid artefacts who was refusing to sell one of her items to Mr. Umbacano. She claimed that Umbacano was evil - seeking to waken up some dark power of the Ayleids, and her artefact was the key. She suggested that Lena…
6-8 Mid-Year – Oblivion – Home – Imperial City
"Oh look - there's a bridge across the river over there" - Lena pointed at a hanging bride in the distance. "This is the shrine of Peryite" - noted Hauk. "But something is wrong with the worshippers - they are not moving." Lena touched the statue. "My foolish worshippers have transported their souls to Oblivion…
4-5 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Fort Entius – Malada
"It is good to be back on the road, my friend" - Lena turned to Hauk as they stepped onto the long bridge across the Niben. "And not to expect assassins on every corner." She winked. "Indeed" - Hauk grinned. "Assassins or... whoever." The bridge was stretching before them. They pressed on. ... "Oh look…
4 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Lena’s romance
"I missed you" - Lena kissed Hauk good morning. "But if we want to get to the East edge of the Nibenay Basin by tomorrow, we should be getting out of bed." They spent the night at Hauk's house in the Imperial City, having done all the preparations for the trip the day before. They…
3 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Adamus Phillida
Lena was walking around the Imperial City looking for Hauk. He wasn't at home, not at the Tiber Septim Hotel, and not at the Foaming Flask. He did mention that the Legion wanted him back on duty, but what would that mean? Perhaps she should try the Bastion. She found Hauk in the Legion Offices…
3 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Rayenna
"I have to speak to the Night Mother" - Rayenna insisted. "There is a traitor in our ranks." "The Night Mother speaks only to me" - Ungolim's face was impenetrable. "And I speak to the Speakers. Why are you here? Are you accusing Sa'sinar?" This wasn't going according to plan. The Dark Brotherhood had a…
2 Mid-Year, 4E202 – A woman’s scorn
"She will die for it" - Rayenna muttered under her breath. She saw them - she peered through the trapdoor of Lucien's fort and saw him and Lena make love. She watched long enough to see Lena's face - this was important, Lucien never brought women to his fort. This wasn't just any woman -…
1-2 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Lake View – Cheydinhal
"I bought a plot of land on the moors" - said Geralt at dinner. Lena and Lucien stopped at the Lake View on their way back to Cyrodiil. "I am having a house built." "Wow, that's great news!" - Lena beamed. "Here - take this money" - she dropped a heavy purse in front of…
27 Second Seed – 1 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Windhelm murders – Dawnstar Sanctuary
"Well, we should look into these murders, since I promised" - Lena said at breakfast. She and Lucien spent the night in the underground lair guarded by the vampire thrall. It was far more secure than Candlehearth Hall. "The last victim had deep cuts on her body" - said Lucien in reflection. "And although I…
26 Second Seed, 4E202 – Vampires of Windhelm
"You are not a mortal!" - a vampire reeled back from Lena, having bitten her neck. Her blood looked black on his lips, his skin turning blue. "I am a mortal" - Lena spun around, silver blade in her hand. "Just not a virgin mortal!" - she hissed, her fangs bared, her eyes red. "And…
26 Second Seed, 4E202 – Silverdrift Lair – Windhelm
Emotions can be draining, expressing emotions can be exhausting, in particular for people who are usually quite reserved and private, like Lena and Lucien - yes, Lena, in spite of her outbursts of rage every now and again. Rage is easy, love is hard. After such an emotional night and morning, they needed time to…
26 Second Seed, 4E202 – Dawnstar Sanctuary
"I can feel your affection" - Lucien held Lena's face in his hands, looking into her eyes. "And I can see your confusion. Don't worry, time will tell." Their kiss was long, they didn't want to stop. They had each been waiting for a night like this for such a long time. "Confusion, yes..." -…
25 Second Seed, 4E202 – Barenziah
The last couple of days had been strange. Lena and Lucien had completed their Thieves Guild mission, which meant they were ready to return to Cyrodiil and to their separate lives. Yet something was holding them back, they were finding things to do that took them North - away from the Cyrodiil border crossing. They…
23-24 Second Seed, 4E202 – Fort Dunstad – Dawnstar Sanctuary
"Here - have a look at this bounty letter" - the innkeep at the Nightgate Inn slid a piece of paper towards Lena. "It seems that bandits have taken residence in Fort Dunstad again - they are bothering people from there. You two look like you could take them on" - he looked at Lucien…
23 Second Seed, 4E202 – Irkngthand
"Well, have you come to your senses, lass? Ready to make some coin?" - Brynjolf was standing by the entrance of Irkngthand, waiting for someone. "Sure" - Lena beamed at him. "Fancy meeting you here!" "I saw you here already before" - Brynjolf said non-committally. "Why are you back?" "There were some chests inside that…
22 Second Seed, 4E202 – Sapphire – Assassin’s End
"We didn't get everyone we wanted" - Lena went over her list. "I've checked all the corpses, and four important people were not among them: Sapphire, Brynjolf, Karliah and Mercer Frey. Also Maul wasn't there, but he's closer to Maven Black-Briar than to the Thieves Guild. How is your wound? Let me see." She motioned…
20-21 Second Seed, 4E202 – The Ratway
"They won't get me as easily as that" - said Lucien emerging from a back passage in the Ratway. He was casting healing spells, but still bleeding. "Lucien!" - Lena rushed to him. "You've been poisoned." She pulled him into one of the prison cells and onto a cot. "You need to lie down." "I…
19 Second Seed, 4E202 – Preparations – Nazir
"So, we have a plan then" - Lucien concluded, summarising their conversation over breakfast. "Did we miss anyone?" "There might be more members that I'm not aware of" - Lena looked pensive. "But this town is not exactly keeping quiet about who's in the Thieves Guild, so those members would be rather low-ranking, I would…
18 Second Seed, 4E202 – Broken Helm Hollow – Gabriella
"We shouldn't be staying in Riften" - said Lucien in the morning. "It's too easy for the assassins to get to us. Let's find a cave just outside town to stay in." "What about the Broken Helm Hollow that Grosta was talking about?" - suggested Lena. "If it's just bandits, it won't be too hard…
Masser and Secunda 