06 - Ducky Momo sees grey men with beards
I awakened from a deep sleep, it was good to sleep in a solid bed rather than a pink pony bedroll. I overheard the innkeeper discussing the haunted barrow with one of the townsfolk, so I decide to ask.
He told me the barrow was haunted. I wasn't impressed, I survived Bleak Falls Barrow after all.
I told him I could investigate. Ducky Momo to the rescue!
On my way to the 7.000 steps I met a courier who complained that he was too old to make his delivery to the greybeards. I agreed to make the delivery, because I was going to visit the Greybeards anyway.
On my way, I came across these shrines, each contained a text, which I assumed were the history of the dragonborn or the Greybeards. I updated my journal.
I wrote down the inscriptions on each shrine and added it in my journal.
As I got higher, the weather became noticeably worse with each step I took. My scales never felt so cold.
I often would stop, out of breath. But I soon learned that was not a good idea. I needed to stay warm. I had to move.
I took it all, I could really use the gold. I wished it also contained a fur coat or something like that.
My vision became blurred. I felt sick, ready to vomit. I never felt so cold in my entire life, but there was no turing back, I had to make it, I just had to.
I sat down with a fellow pilgrim, we shared some bread and she offered me some fur, I thanked her and moved on.
Soon however, out progress was halted by a frost troll.
When he hit me, it felt like I was ready to die. I quickly healed myself and regained the stamina to deliver another blow.
I used my shout to stun it, so that I and Lydia could attack.
I then tried to make a run for it, hoping the creature would attack Lydia instead. I would then swoop to her rescue and kill the troll.
Things didn't go as planned though, Lydia fell to the ground and the troll once again targeted me.
I then employed a different strategy.
The Pilgrim got up and fearlessy charged at the troll, unaware of her impending doom.
She managed to do some damange before dying though, but I finished the job.
I then saw Lydia wasn't with me, panicking, I ran up the stairs, I hoped she was still alive.
She wasn't. Her body felt cold, her face was covered in snow. I carefully closed her eyes. And gave her a final rite.
...And looted her body afterwards
Finally, in the distance I saw High Hrothgar, I hoped they had a nice, warm fire where I could regain my strength and rest.
I also delivered Klimmek's supplies.
The monastery was larger than it appeared to be. Strange patterns covered the walls, I assumed it was dragon language, I wondered what was written on the walls. My thoughts were disturbed my some old men walking towards me.
I readied myself...
FUSH!!
I wondered how many other dragonborn there must have been. I remembered that Tiber Septim or Talos as the Nords called him, was also Dragonborn.
I wondered what I these men were going to do to me...
Yeah Buddy!
The word sent shivers down my spine. It sounded so... MAJESTIC
I felt the voice swell up inside me, I was ready.
The Greybeards than allow me to tap into their understanding of Fus Ro
FUS RO!
The weather outside still was as MAJESTIC as ever.
Oh, just shut up already and teach me!
Once agan the Greybeards transfer their knowledge to me.
Incredible, he moved faster than anything I'd ever seen.
I used the shout and It felt so, MAJESTICALLY AWESOME. I felt truly alive.
They also gave me a final trial, to go to a dungeon and kill some monsters and retrieve an object. I couldn't care less.
NEXT TIME: We go dungeon crawling in the barrows of Ivarstead and retrieve a horn for the Greybeards!