"Don't think. Act."
Digging her feet into the snow, Twilight launched herself forward, dead tree branch at the ready. Her enemy stood before her, unmoving. Twilight thrust her weapon forward and the next thing she knew was the white world around her, spinning like a top, before finding herself sprawled on the snow. Twilight curled herself inward, gaping for the breath that had violently left her. Her enemy towered over her, his sword drawn and held firmly in his right hand. He unceremoniously inverted his grip before bringing it down swiftly. Twilight winced as the blade embedded itself inches from her neck.
"How many lives do you have Twilight? Is this the eighth or ninth time I've killed you?"
Twilight propped herself up, just barely catching her breath. She reached out a hand for help and Redguard pulled her up off the ground. White snow had packed itself on her back and it took a good shake to get it all off.
"I refuse to answer that." She declared, not bothering to hide her frustration.
"What is it with that mantra? 'Don't think, just act.' do you even know who you're talking too? Asking me not to think is like asking me not to breathe."
Twilight could feel Redguard's eyes follow her back to her side of their little training circle, which consisted of an area cleared of all rocks and a majority of the snow, leaving barely enough padding for Twilight to bruise her body on. Any moment, Redguard would begin his lecture, and ask her to repeat this cycle of torture once again.
"Think differently then. Fighting slow and mindless Draugr is one thing, going toe to toe against someone with actual skill is another. One moment of hesitation could mean the end of you."
Twilight's eye twitched at the mention of 'thinking differently.' It wasn't that she was opposed to it, quite the opposite in fact, she took pride in her ability to think outside the box, and adapt to different philosophical or scientific approaches to cognitive thinking. But this 'warrior mentality' was something she couldn't quite grasp. Twilight's eyes dropped down to Redguard's sword still impaled in the ground. She grimmaced.
"It's just...no fair. How do you expect me to fight if all I have is this crummy old stick?"
Redguard picked up his sword and sheathed it.
"I'm teaching you how to fight at a disadvantage. With your current ability, you'll be at a disadvantage no matter who you face with a blade."
"Thanks." Twilight exclaimed sarcastically, kicking a clump of snow and turning it into powder. Redguard ignored her and left the training circle to attend to their small campfire in a wide crevice on the side of mountain. Whether Redguard, picked up on her sarcasm or chose to ignore her, she could not tell.
"That's enough for today. We should aim to cover a little more distance before we make camp." Twilight sighed and tossed her beat up branch over the side of the mountain. Twilight followed its tumble with her gaze as she gathered herself.
The throat of the world. It's hard to imagine that it's been little less than a week since they left on their quest for High Hrothgar. So much had happened since then, and now here she was climbing the tallest mountain in all of Tamriel. The culmination of her experiences within these past several days surpassed everything she had experienced in Equestria. It would be quite a tale to tell the girls if she ever found a way home. Though she would probably leave the more...gory details out of it.
Losing sight of her former weapon, Twilight looked up towards the horizon, when something caught her eye. The color blue, filing along the road in the distance. Twilight shifted her footing and squinted her eyes.
"Redguard? Who are they?"
Redguard turned his attention away from the fire and moved alongside her. After catching sight of the blue color in the distance, he slowed to a stop.
"Ulfric... It looks like he's on the move..." His expression was grim, and he stared at the long column of blue in the distance for several seconds. It took Twilight to shake him out of his stupor.
"Ulfric? You mean the man who slew the King?"
Redguard spun on his heels and briskly strode back to their campfire. He blasted the embers with his ice magic before taking their supplies and slinging it over his back.
"Redguard?" Twilight asked an edge of concern in her voice.
Redguard took Twilight's sword and tossed it to her. She caught it with both hands, and slowly started to secure it around her person, all the while waiting for a response. When Redguard understood that Twilight won't take no for an answer, he sighed.
"That's an army Twilight, and they're marching to war."
War. Twilight let that word sink in. Her head snapped back towards the long snake of blue along the distant road. She felt a stone fall into the pit of her stomach, as she recognized the road they were marching down.
"They're on the road to Whiterun!" Twilight exclaimed trying hard not to panic. She looked back at Redguard. When he would not meet her gaze the panic sunk into her soul.
"We have to go back! We have to warn them!"
Redguard turned and looked at Twilight with pity, or was it envy? Either way her naivety had an effect on him. He turned and started walking up the mountain.
"They don't need any warning. The Jarl knew this was coming. Everyone did. Whiterun is a strategic position in this civil war, and after the dragon attack, it's ripe for the taking."
Twilight ran up the snow and blocked Redguard's path. To his credit, Redguard didn't try to ignore her and walk around her, but instead met Twilights glaring eyes.
"Why are you walking away? We have to do something!"
"No we don't." Redguard said calmly.
"Yes we do!" Twilight cried frantically.
"They are our friends! You're just going to leave them there to die?" Twilight grabbed the collar of Redguard's robes, to stop him from walking past and ignoring her.
Redguard stared Twilight down for a moment, not bothering to resist her tightening grip. Instead he raised both his hands and placed it on her shoulders as if to assure her. Her grip loosened around his collar, but his next words surprised her.
"Okay Twilight. What is it that you propose we do."
Twilight was so taken aback at the statement, that she didn't know how to answer at first.
"C'mon miss thinker. Think of something. Find a way to stop an entire army from marching into a nearly defenseless city." It was Redguard's turn to tighten his grip. It was firm at first, but it grew tighter the more time passed in silence.
Twilight had completely let go of Redguard now and winced as she felt his fingers dig into her shoulders.
"I don't know what we can do. But I know that we can't do anything standing here!"
Redguard released her.
"Can you outrun the entire Stormcloak army? Make the trek down the mountain and sprint a three day journey on foot? If you do beat them to Whiterun what then? Fight and die with the rest? Sway the enemy with a speech? You're powerless Twilight." He paused before adding:"We both are."
Redguard's words cut into Twilight, causing her to take a step back. She struggled to find words, but she had none that would make a sensible retort. After a while Redguard softened.
"Twilight..." He started, but Twilight backed away.
"No! Just...NO!" Twilight darted past Redguard and back down the mountain. Not expecting her to turn and run, it took Redguard a moment to react. He sprinted down the mountain after her leaped and managed to grab hold around her waist. They both toppled into the snow and dirt rolling down the mountain for several feet before sliding to a stop with Redguard on top of her. He pushed himself off and stood over her, heaving a breath more out of frustration than actual exertion.
"Calm down! How can you go from over thinking things to not thinking at all?!"
"It's not fair!" Twilight yelled, trying to get up and start running again, but Redguard managed to hold her down.
"Whiterun just survived being attacked by a Dragon! A DRAGON! So many people died and now...and now..." Twilight stopped resisting and let herself fall to the ground, looking up at the cloudy sky. There were no tears. In it's place was anger. She was angry in knowing that Redguard was right, and that there was nothing either of them could do about it. Just knowing that these people would have to endure a second terrible ordeal such as the horrors of war, crushed her. Having her heart crushed. It seems to be a recurring theme here in Skyrim. Redguard attempted to help Twilight up, but Twilight pushed him away. Standing on her own, not bothering to brush the snow and dirt off her she faced away from him. When Redguard was sure she wouldn't run off again, he turned to look up the mountain towards the summit.
"Just so you know...I don't like this anymore than you do."
"Horse apples. The way you talk, it's like you don't care at all."
Redguard paused for a moment before walking out of Twilight's vision. Twilight waited for his response, but there was none. Propping herself up she turned around towards Redguard. He didn't so much as look at her, as if daring her to run away again. Twilight clenched her jaw and looked back down the mountain path. She honestly considered running again, but then thought better of it. What Redguard said had made sense, and she didn't like it. Not bothering to shake the snow off of herself this time, she got up and walked towards the site that held their supplies. Redguard had finished extinguishing some lingering embers in the campfire when Twilight arrived and started stuffing what she had into a bag.
Redguard knew she was angry, and tried to find words to ease her anger, but one look on Twilight's face told him there was none. Twilight shouldered her fur pack and secured her sword and her sheath where she could comfortably reach it. She started up the mountain first. Redguard looked on and shook his head before following after her.
----
Worlds away, under a starry equestrian sky, Rainbow Dash flew at break neck speed towards the center of Ponyville. Her eyes were fixated on the only structure to have it's lights on during this time of night. The Ponyville Library’s windows were opened and bright light emanated from the first floor windows. She flew closer and faster until the last second. Flaring her wings and twisting her body, she summersaulted through the open window and landed expertly on all four hooves.
The occupants of the library acknowledged her dynamic entry with a turned head and a tired nod. One look on her friends expressions and she could tell that they all had received Luna's message through their dreams.
“So. When's she coming?” Rainbow asked, expertly hiding the tiredness in her voice. Her friend Rarity wasn't nearly as successful.
“It's only a matter of time darling. But please keep your voice down.”
Rarity motioned her head to the baby dragon curled up next to her. She wrapped his body with her tail like a blanket to ensure that he was comfortable.
“Poor Spike got the message, but he wasn't able to stay awake.”
“Poor Spike is right.” Applejack interjected, her mane unkempt and unrestrained by the red hair tie she usually wore.
“Ah know we lost a friend, but I can't imagine losing a sister.”
Rainbow Dash stomped her hoof on the hardwood floor causing everypony in the room to jump.
“Hey! We did NOT lose Twilight!”
Spike stirred, and after making sure he was still asleep. Rarity shot Rainbow Dash a stern look. But Rainbow wasn't paying attention. Her eyes were locked firmly with Applejack, seething defiance. Applejack for her part simply sighed in understanding.
“I know sugar cube. Were not giving up, not ever.”
Rainbow Dash paced back and forth before sitting down between Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. Both of whom were looking at Rainbow Dash with concern. Rainbow took Twilight's loss harder than any of them, except for maybe spike. It hurt her that something happened to her friend and there was nothing she could do about it. She blamed herself, and everyone knew it was her loyalty that fueled her anger.
A few moments passed in silence before there was a knock on the door. Fluttershy who was closest stood up slowly and walked towards it. She pulled it open, revealing Princess Celestia standing in the doorway.
“Good evening Fluttershy, I assume everypony is here?”
Princess Celestia looked inside and saw the other elements of harmony, with a sleeping Spike gathered together around the carpet. Celestia took a breath, gathering her will to proceed and walked past Fluttershy who gently closed the door behind her. Celestia barely took her seat, before the first question was launched at her.
Unsurprising, It was Pinkie Pie who asked the question though she was subdued and definitely lacked the energy and joy she usually carried herself with. A very bad sign.
“Princess Celestia, please tell us that you have some good news for us.”
Celestia raised a hoof.
“I did promise, Pinkie Pie, that if I had any new developments regarding Twilights disappearance that you would be the first to hear of it. As for whether or not it is good or bad news I have yet to know. We must wait for Luna to divulge the full nature of what she has found.”
“More waiting. Figures.” Rainbow Dash crossed her arms and flopped onto her back, spreading her wings.
“You will not have to wait long. In fact, I believe I hear her right now.”
Everypony in the room perked up and tried to listen, but all they heard was a strange sound in the distance, like air being sucked into a vacuum before being let out. It almost sounded like it was alive. The strange sound stopped, and a moment of silence passed before there was a knock on the door. Everypony's eyes were glued to the door. Each with hope in their heart that Twilight would come walking through that door smiling, maybe a little worn out, but happy to be home.
Instead, when princess Celestia opened the door. Luna stood there, standing alongside a brown stallion whom everyone recognized from seeing him around town.
“Thank you for walking me to the door Doc...ah...I mean Time Turner. I will see you tomorrow evening.”
The brown stallion bowed, before giving the occupants in the library an encouraging smile and turning to leave. As Luna stepped through and closed the door, they could hear that strange sound again. When everything went silent. Luna took her seat.
“Well Luna?” Celestia asked, imploring her sister to explain what she had found. All eyes were on her. Luna wasted no more time.
“Twilight is alive.”
The curtain of gloom that hung over the library seemed to part and Everypony sat a little straighter.
“You found her princess?” Fluttershy asked, with surprising amount of outspokenness, a wide smile gracing her features, but when she saw Luna's expression. Her sudden smile began to fade.
“Not exactly. You see. It worried me greatly when I could not find Twilight in the dream scape, but with the help of an old friend. I found a way to look into dreams across worlds. All I had to do was lock onto Twilight's essence and I found her in her own dream world.”
“Woah, woah, woah! Time out!” Rainbow Dash Interrupted, rising above the ground and keeping herself in the air with her wings.
“Across worlds? You mean to tell me that Twilight is no longer on this planet?” All this time Rainbow Dash had been thinking that Twilight was no longer in Equestria, Which is fine, Rainbow would fly to the ends of the earth to find her. But on a completely different world?
Luna nodded.
“The details are lost on me, and we can't bring her back for now. The doc...my friend and I will keep trying. But that is not the most pressing issue at the moment. Twilight is suffering.”
That last sentence gripped everyone hard. Rainbow Dash fell onto the ground, Pinkie's hair completely deflated. Fluttershy whimpered while Applejack wrapped her hooves around her. Rarity did the same with Spike, who was still fast asleep. Princess Celestia however, stood up and looked at Luna with an odd expression. No one could see it very well in the dim lighting, and all were preoccupied with Luna's words to notice.
“I tell you this, because you deserve to know. She is undergoing something traumatic. If...WHEN we get her back, your friendship will be more important to her than ever. It is important that you...”
A loud crash, stopped Luna in the middle of her sentence. Several pieces of furniture tumbled to the ground as Rainbow Dash was pinned by Applejack.
“Calm down RD!”
“Let go of me Applejack!I'll find her! I swear I'll find her!”
Applejack hugged her friend tightly.
I don't care how high I have to fly, or how far! I will find Twilight and bring her back!”
Applejack only hugged her tighter and the tighter she held her, the more Rainbow Dash's anger turned to tears.
“I will! I swear I will!”
Pretty soon all of her friends joined in a tight embrace. Luna looked at the group of friends and her heart almost broke. Was the doctor right? Did she do the right thing by telling them the truth?
The sound of an opening door, caught Luna's attention. Princess Celestia had left the library. Luna stood and followed her outside, leaving her friends to grieve.
She found her sister sitting atop a low flying cloud looking up at the stars. Luna flew up and joined her. After a moment of silence and looking up at the stars Celestia Spoke.
“It's my fault.”
Luna stopped her.
“No it isn't. Being unable to stop ancient magic that surpasses even you, does not make it your fault.”
Celestia smiled sadly and Luna swore she found a tear sliding down her cheek.
“I know that's what you say, but my heart keeps telling me the opposite. My student all alone in another world...”
“She's not alone!” Luna declared, trying to stop Celestia's depression in its tracks. Celestia jumped a bit at Luna's forcefulness. Celestia was looking up at Luna who was on all four hooves looking lovingly into her sisters eyes.
“I don't know who, or what her companion is. But she is not alone. She feels safe with whoever is with her. I have seen it in her dreams! Don't lose hope sister!”
Celestia's eyes widened at this, and for the first time since Twilight's disappearance, she genuinely smiled.
“I won't dear sister. We will find a way to get Twilight back.”
Now it was Luna's turn to smile.
“I'd better get back down to the library, and see if everypony is alright.”
Celestia nodded.
“I will be joining you in a moment, I just need...a little more time.”
With an understanding nod, Luna jumped off the cloud and glided down towards the library. Celestia turned to the night sky in time to see a shooting star, streak across the blackness.
“Please.” She asked in a humble whisper. “Whoever you are, watch over my student. Be her protector, be her guide in dark times...and...”
Another tear slid down from her face.
“...bring her back to me.”
---
“Haul it, woman!” Redguard yelled as a monstrous roar reverberated off the mountainside. Darkness had almost completely fallen but any hope of making camp and settling down were crushed by an entire family of frost trolls.
Twilight and Redguard ran as quickly as they could, but the deepening snow was making it difficult. The frost trolls on the other hand, three in total, barreled through the snow like it didn't exist, kicking it up into massive white clouds of ice.
Redguard knew that there was no way they could outrun these Trolls in the snow. As he ran he looked towards the mountainside, where a stone had been knocked loose from the mountain. Twilight must have been thinking the same thing, because she turned and shouted:
“There!”
They made a hard right and barely missed the swipe of a Frost Trolls massive arms.
“Drop the supplies!” Redguard exclaimed.
“What?”
“Just do it!”
Twilight did as she was told. When she looked up she noticed Redguard kneeling on one knee, urging her to use him as a boost to climb up. Again, Twilight did not ask questions. When Twilight's foot made contact with Redguards knee, she yelped as she was suddenly thrown upwards. Grabbing the ledge, she grunted and climbed up on top of it. When she made it up she bent over the ledge, arm outstretched to pull Redguard up. To her shock, Redguard wasn't there anymore. He was running towards the closest Frost Troll, his sword already drawn.
“Redguard!” She called out worriedly. But Redguard ignored her.
“Crazy Stallion.” Twiligh said, cursing under her breath. She pushed herself up, and looked at her surroundings, trying to find anything she could use to support him. Maybe she could levitate some boulders and... A sudden roar caused her to freeze. looking up, a shiver of fear coursed through her body. A fourth frost troll appeared from a crevice in the mountainside.
“Oh Celestia...”
Twilight fumbled for her sword, before drawing it. With both hands, she clutched it tightly. Trying to use it as an anchor of strength to calm her shaking nerves. “Okay Twilight, you can do this, whatever you do, do not hesitate...”
The Troll roared again and charged. Twilight's heart beat so hard that she could feel it in her ears. She tried to take step back, but all her foot met was the ledge. All that left her was the option to go forward. She had an Idea. The Troll, leapt with both arms outspread. At the last moment she dove underneath the troll, sending it toppling over the ledge and onto the snow floor.
“Ha! Gotcha!” Twilight laughed, pumping the air in celebration at not being dead. A monstrous grunt ended her mini celebration. The Frost Troll was trying to climb the ledge. Twilight stifled her feelings of doubt, and true to Redguards' words, did not hesitate.
Running up to the ledge, she brought her sword down hard on the Troll's extended arm on the ledge. It roared in anger as a second swipe from Twilight's blade sent the troll's blood splattering against the pure white snow, defiling it with its reddish taint. A third and final strike, caused too much damage for the frost troll to keep holding on to. It let go and fell back onto it's feet below her. Twilight kept her sword at the ready, watching as the Frost Troll paced back and forth, looking for an opportunity to strike again. Twilight risked a glance up at Redguard and was relieved to see him holding his own, by using fire magic to keep the three Troll's at bay while striking when he had the opportunity.
As she looked back down at the Troll, she noticed that it had taken a few steps back, with a running start it jumped, placing both onto the ledge, trying to use it's momentum to climb up. Seeing an opportunity, Twilight charged, with a fire in her eyes she impaled the monster, deep in it's throat.
The frost troll roared or at least tried to. A sickening gurgling noise, followed by an eruption of blood from it's throat had Twilight convinced that she had won. But as the Troll fell back, it swiped wildly, clipping Twilights side. She yelled in pain and fell down onto the hard, rocky edge, before sliding off and falling into the snow. The powder softened her landing, but it didn't stop the tremendous amount of pain from shooting through her body. Clutching her side, she felt no blood telling her that she must have broken a rib or at least bruised it. She felt around for her sword but realized that she had left it stuck in the Troll's throat. She turned to her enemy, expecting to see it dead. It wasn't moving, but to her horror she could see that the wounds she had inflicted upon it were healing, and healing unnaturally quickly. Twilight willed herself to move, knowing that if she did not finish it off, she was done for. She drew a long thin dagger from her belt, a weapon that Redguard had told her to keep just in case.
“Don't hesitate! Kill!” A dark voice in her head kept telling her. Twilight obliged it, and plunged the dagger deep into its chest. At first nothing, then the Troll opened its eyes.
---
“FUS!” Came Redguards thu'um. It thundered off the mountain along with a Frost Troll who had positioned itself too close to the edge.
“One...Down...” Redguard exclaimed panting. This was not going well. Despite, being relatively unscathed, he was exhausted and had almost completely depleted his mana. The two other Trolls roared in anger at the death of their comrade before circling him again, this time mindful of the cliff's edge, in fact they advanced on him, forcing Redguard closer and closer to the drop off from the mountain. Redguard growled. He looked past the two trolls towards the giant flat rock where he had left Twilight. She was not where he had left her. Instead he saw Twilight sitting on top of a Troll. The Troll seemed to move, before throwing Twilight off and into a snowdrift.
A surge of adrenaline shot through Redguard's veins, all fatigue forgotten. He focused the last of his mana into his left palm. The Trolls were not phased this time, determined to push this trespasser off their mountain. With an angered yell Redguard discharged the ball of flame, just as they had started to charge. It exploaded, impacting directly with the closest Frost Troll's face. It yelled and reared back in pain. That's when Redguard saw his opening and pushed forward. It slid underneath the frost trolls legs and swung his steel sword upward, severing the Troll's groin muscle. The Troll fell forward while the second Frost Troll pounced. It met nothing but snow as Redguards newfound energy gave him an extra burst of speed. His legs pounded through the snow, almost as effectively as the snow trolls. His eyes fixated on the Troll that dared to harm his companion.
The offending Troll was clutching at the blades impaled in its throat and chest. It was too preoccupied with removing them that it didn't notice Redguard approaching it, nor hear his battle cry.
Redguard's own steel sword impaled itself into the trolls' back. Gurgling blood and saliva, the troll swung wildly and missed, before crying out again sputtering fresh blood onto the snow as the sword that had been lodged in it's throat was violently withdrawn by it's attacker.
Another wild swing, and another wild miss. Redguard used the opportunity to sever the tendon's of the beasts' legs. The Troll doubled over, exposing the back of it's neck. With violent, primitive rage, Redguard started hacking away. After a few good strokes, The Troll's head came clean off, spraying even more of it's blood across the snow, dying it a deep crimson red.
Redguard, glanced back at the other two Frost Trolls ready to defend himself against them but was surprised to see them just standing there. Watching him. Without looking away, he hobbled to the snow drift.
“Twilight? Can you move?”
When he heard no response he turned his head quickly and met Twilight's seemingly blank stare, looking upwards. Redguard feared the worst. But then she blinked, and rose her hand shakily pointing upwards towards something in the sky. Redguard followed her gaze and dropped his weapon in shock. For the first time he had been truly paralyzed by fear.
There sitting upon a ledge not much higher in the mountainside was a massive dragon. A thousand thoughts ran through Redguards' mind. Not the least of which was; “how the hell did we not notice it?” followed quickly with. “were dead.” No energy to maneuver on the mountain, spent mana and energy. They were as good as dead, what was it waiting for?
The dragon, moved it's head to one side. Focusing on both of them exclusively. The surviving frost trolls had long since retreated back down the mountain. After another long moment. It extended it's wings and leapt, the blast of wind from its flight kicked up the snow around them causing flurries of snow to obscure their vision. But Redguard looked on watching it disappear around the mountain. There he watched and waited, as if to see if it was coming back with reinforcements.
Twilights' pained groan brought him back to reality.
Twilight tried to climb out of the snowdrift but the pain on her side was too intense. Redguard rushed to her side and gently helped her up, after being sure she could prop herself up by leaning on the rocky surface of the mountain he turned around and started back towards where Twilight had dropped her supplies.
“Redguard. That was another dragon.”
“Yeah. I know.”
“Why didn't it attack us?”
“I don't know”
He answered simply. Bending his knees over the contents of Twilights' pack that had spilled all over the snow. He shuffled over and got onto his hands and knees looking for something. The spare health potion he had stuffed into her bag had broken, its contents emptied onto the snow, mixing with the troll blood. He stood up and looked around, noticing a small blue bottle overturned into the snow a small distance away. Redguard jogged up to it, praying that the potion was still intact. He picked it up and inspected it. After thanking heaven that It was undamaged, he uncorked the bottle and tried not to gag as he forced the odd tasting liquid down his throat. He let the bottle fall down onto the snow. After giving himself a moment to feel his mana reserves replenish, he walked over to Twilight who was leaning against the mountainside for support.
“Never, in all my life have I experienced as much pain, as I have this past few days.” She tried to force a laugh, but regretted it instantly. The pain in her side becoming just about unbearable.
“Come here.” Redguard said softly and placed an arm under Twilight's outstretched arm.
“Careful.” She exclaimed. “It really hurts.”
“I'll be careful.” Redguard responded, almost sounding amused. He activated his healing spell and loosened Twilight's robe. Her eyes widened and she struggled a bit.
“H..hey what do you think you're...” Redguard placed his glowing hand on her pained side. As soon as his hand made contact. Twilights' knees almost buckled as the odd sensation of healing magic began to work throughout her body.
“Sorry. Healing magic, doesn't work very well through clothing.”
Twilight let her head rest against Redguard's shoulder, suddenly feeling very warm in the cheeks. Twilight chalked it up to his magic's effects. They stood there for a while motionless. Twilights' gaze lingered to the fallen troll not too far from where they were standing. Its blood was still flowing fresh from it's body, and the snow around it was now drenched in red.
“You know, for an expert killer, you're pretty good at healing spells.”
Twilight felt Redguard shift under her weight. Regretting what she had called him, she pulled back to apologize, but failed to stand on her own two feet. She ended up slumping forward against his shoulder again, and Redguard held her in place.
“Killing get's old.” He said softly.
“Admittedly, it makes me feel good to give life instead of take it.”
Twilight's cheeks grew even hotter. Redguards' spell must really be doing a number on her.
“Except for those damn Frost Trolls. Every single one of them can go straight to hell.”
Twilight couldn't help but laugh, and this time it didn't hurt. Redguard finished his spell and withdrew his hand from her side. Redguard helped her steady herself. Twilight took a few steps in the snow to test her balance. After finding out that she could walk without any pain she turned around and grinned.
Redguard grinned in response, before noticing something. He extended his hand and pointed it towards something past Twilights' head. Twilight turned and saw what looked like fire light in the distance. Her grin turned into a truthful grin.
“That has to be it, we're so close!”
Redguard marched up next to her.
“What do you think? If we start now we could probably make it before morning.”
Twilight nodded.
“I like that Idea, let's go.”
Redguard took one last look at the surrounding battlefield and started the trek back up the mountain.
Twilight paused and looked back as well. Her smile slowly deteriorating as she thought of Whiterun. Her heart began to ache, and she clutched her chest. She stifled it and hurried to catch up to Redguard. Unseen by both of them, a shooting star streaked through the blackness of the sky, and Redguard could have sworn he heard something echo in the wind.