Dragonborn Saga Chapter 415

(Part 1: Settling Scores)

A fancy carriage stopped at a certain building in the south of the Bazaar district, it was guarded by some intimidating looking men who secured the area around the carriage first before knocking on its door .

Jon walked out of the carriage in his Krilon appearance and extended his hand to the other passenger . The old woman went came out after Jon holding his hand and the two walked to the building .

"Sorry to trouble you, my friend . Galam seemed to have got mixed up in something mysterious lately . " She said .

"Yes, I saw it . Bad news what happened . " Jon made a disheartened look .

"You sure you have no idea what happened? He was gazing at you thinking you did something with Illusions . " She looked at him with disbelieving eyes .

"I said it, didn't I? Anyone with a decent talent in Magic can see through a Mimic Spell . "

"Then how do you explain what happened?"

"I just cast some illusions on a guard and he went on a rampage but somehow he ended up looking like Galam . Nothing I could do about it . "

"Heh! I think there is more to the story I'll take your word for it . " The Old Woman giggled softly and walked forward inside the building .

The place looked like a big merchant store where they sell grains and materials by big amounts . The Old Woman found her way through the workers who cleared the way for her intimated by Jon's presence . The two finally reached the other end of the building where a desk stood empty .

"Alven! I know you are here . Come out . " The Old Woman called .

Jon looked around for this fellow Alven then noticed someone poking his head from behind a door . He sighed and stared at the man until he came out .

"My my! What a pleasant surprise Tong Leader . You honor us with your presence . " Said the man who appeared to be a fat Dunmer .

He came in front of the woman and went on his knees trying to kiss her hand but Jon held him from his nape and shook his head .

"Excuse me, Tong Leader . Please have a seat . Mister, please have a seat too . "

The fatty kept offering hospitality so the Old Woman simple walked and sat behind the desk .

"Hmm . . . how are you doing, Alven?" She asked .

"We are living by your boon, my lady . There is no more we can ask for . " Alven said while bowing slightly .

"So you remember?"

"Of- Of course, how can I forget?"

"Hmmm . . . How is your wife, Alven? Did she have an easy birth?"

"Yes, thank you for asking, my lady . "

"Strange! I hear she departed to Ebonheart right after birth . Why so fast?"

"Eh . . . Yes, she had to stay with her mother to take care of the newborn . Mournhold is not suitable in spring for the seasonal fever . "

"I see . " The Old Woman pointed at the chair across the desk, "Sit down, Alven . "

"My lady, I prefer . . . " Alven was about to say something but Jon held his shoulder and forced him on the chair .

The fatty sat while sweating like a swine .

"Tell me, Alven . Do you know what I value the most?" She asked .

Alven nodded hastily .

"The most valuable money I have ever made and the priceless lesson of life . Value Loyalty above all else . " She said and stood up .

She walked around the desk to Alven holding her staff .

"The prices of the grains have gone very high overnight . Mind explaining, Alven . "

"Th- The last shipment was . . . it was not very good . Some sacks were rotten and we had to come up with a way to cover the loss slightly until another fresh shipment arrives . "

"Which shipment?"

"The Silver Hills shipment . The one from Skyrim . "

The Old Woman was taken aback .

"The Silver Hills went bad? Isn't that the wheat from Winterhold?"

"Yes . "

The Old Woman looked at Jon and the two sighed in their minds .

"Strange! The Dare Fleet is known to have fast ships powered by demons as far as the rumor says . . . and those people from Winterhold are really fanatics about Quality . " She said with a doubting tone .

"I . . . I don't know . Maybe those Demonic Ships caused the grains to be cursed . "

"Good one, Alven . " The Old Woman said and called for a worker, "Bring me some Silver Hills sacks . One from each corner of the building . "

The worker looked to his boss but Jon was covering the screen .

"Until the grains come, tell me, Alven . What happened to the charity distribution I ordered? Word is the refugees didn't eat their fill last night . "

Alves jumped off his seat .

"Those . . . Impossible, my lady . The distribution is going very well every day, anything but that is baseless accusations . "

"No one accused you of anything, Alven . . . " She said .

"Oh . I see . . . a test . "

" . . . yet . " Jon continued for her .

Alven looked at Jon with an offended look but Jon's mask alone was intimidating as if the face behind it is a part of it .

"Here, my lady . The sacks . " The worker came with a few others and put the sacks in from of the Old Woman .

"Open them . " She said .

The worker opened them and then she went forward and put her hand in every sack taking out some grains and tasting them directly .

"Cyrodilic Light Grains . " She said .

"No, it can't be . This is . . . " Alven was shocked seeing a classy lady like her recognize grains like a tact farmer .

"Krilon, my dear . We made a detour to recover something this morning . Would you mind doing the . . . you know . . . you snap thing . "

"By all means . " Jon said and snapped his fingers taking out some large sacks from the Cube .

Alven saw the sacks and lost all the power in his legs . The worker opened them and the Old Woman did the same .

"Hmm . . . It is as you can smell the snow and wind of North Skyrim . A scent I will never forget . Reminds me with year 45 of the Third Era, we were on a ship on the northern waters of Skyrim hoping to steal a map to a treasure from Dawnstar's Jarl but we had to dock on a wild shore because of a coming storm . Hiding in the ship was reckless so we landed with little food we have got, for our dumb luck, the food was rotting and no animal or village for half a day's walk . My friend Sor and I hid in a cave of all places waiting for the storm to go by the morning but as the morning came, there was no end for it . I've never seen so much rain . . . winds like a Daedra went mad . All we could do is wait it out but Sor . . . he made a run for a village . So I was there . . . soaking wet . . . alone . . . three days of absolute misery . And on the fourth day, I was . . . overcome by this incredible feeling of peace . Something about hiding there while the rest of the word is being torn apart . . . sigh! It was poetic . Poor Sor learned that the hard way . "

"What happened to him?" Jon asked .

"He died . . . didn't get a few steps before the wind sends him flying to land on his skull . The fifth day when it all went down made me and the ones who lived it run to the village and bet for food like a punch of vagrants, we didn't even have enough willpower to raid a single village . " The Old Woman said and approached Alven .

"Now, do you know the moral of my story?"

Alven nodded like a chicken .

"I wasn't talking to you, Alven . " She turned around and looked at the worker . "I'm talking to you, young man . "

"Yes, my lady . " The worker said .

"What's your name?"

"Talim . "

"How long have you worked in my granary?"

"Four years . "

"Fine . You are in charge now . " She said .

"T- Tong Leader . That can't be . . . I am . . . " Alves wanted to say something .

"If you don't want to end up being naked, penniless and crawl like a warm to your wife in Ebonheart, then I suggest you keep it down . " She said with a deadly glare .

" . . . " Alven turned silent .

"You stand accused of betraying my trust and not showing the loyalty I expect, Alves . The goods you tried to monopolize, the prices you raised and the charity food you stole will all weight you down when my punishment comes but . . . I think you can spare yourself some beating, Alves . You now can tell why I withdrew all my Guards to the White Cat and that's for you and your likes to think I am retreating . I've been spending the whole morning with Krilon here and I've seen him slap some people . Let me tell you this, people have been ti Oblivion for some time after his slaps . They also make a nice echo . "

Alves gulped looking at the giant behind him .

"Now, Alves . Mind telling me what I want to know?"

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(Part 2: Karly)

"Looks like you got yourself some answers . " Jon sitting in front of the Old Woman .

"Thanks to your intimidating, it all worked fast . "

"Don't mention it . "

"Some celebration then . "

The Old Woman took out a couple of clean goblets and a bottle of red liquor . She handed Jon a goblet and poured for the two of them .

Jon smelled the liquor before tilting his head .

"I don't know that . " He narrowed his eyes .

The Old Woman grinned and replied .

"Akaviri Blood Sake . "

Jon's eyes widened .

"I thought that was a myth . "

"Same was said about G-spot but hey . . . some friends make the impossible possible, right?"

"Haha! Cheers . "

"Cheers . "

The two stayed quiet for a bit before Jon talks again .
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"Old Cat, who are you? . . . Really . "

The Old Woman smiled as she looked out of the window .

"From as early as I remember, all I wanted to do is to be a captain of a ship . To be out there in the middle of the night navigating by the stars . I always thought it would be the greatest life on Nirn getting lost between the sea up there and the sea down here . Heh heh . . . that's something to know about me . " She said .

Jon smiled and became silent for some time .

"You're never going to tell more, aren't you?" He asked .

"Let me put your mind at ease, I never do . " She said returning the same grin as him .

"I'll go with that . "

"More Sake?"

"Sure . "

"I may have told you before but I have already invited a new one to join the circus . Do get along with her . " The old woman added trying to avoid the misunderstanding that happened between Jon and Galam once again .

"A her? I'm always getting along with them 'hers' . "

The Old Woman smiled widely and shook her head .

The carriage stopped back at the casino and Jon helped the Old Woman down . The Tong members were guarding the place from outside and inside .

Lanmas was waiting at the door and came out to receive the two .

"Thank the Nine you're back . Going out like that . . . "

"Relax, my boy . Withdrawing the Tong people was just to make the rats feel the pressure off . Everything is going back as it was now . "

"By your wish . I'll see to it . "

"Did anyone come while we were gone?"

"Not at all . "

The Old Woman sighed and went in followed by Jon . In there, Isha was playing Gwent with a black cat which is of course Nefertiti .

"Still losing?" Jon asked .

"Shut up . " Isha groaned .

The rest of the team were doing their things by either sharpening their arrows, reading a book or eating an untimely meal .

"I think the lot around here is getting comfortable . " Jon said .

"It should be fine . According to what we know now, you won't have any rest for the next few days . " The Old Woman replied .

Jon offered her a hand on the stairway and reached her study upstairs . But somehow, his senses were felt something is not quite right .

"Show yourself . " Jon blocked the Old Woman's path and took out Mehrune's Razor .

No reaction came at first but a dart was launched at his forehead . Jon just had to swing the dagger and send it back where it came from .

"No need for it, you two . Just let me rest my old bones first . "

The Old Woman bypassed Jon without care and sat at her favorite place . Beside her, a Dunmer woman appeared in a mysterious way .

"Shadow Magic?" Jon noticed .

"Oh, you could tell?" The Old Woman was taken aback .

"I happen to see it a lot . "

The Old Woman took his answer for it and looked at the woman who appeared .

"How have you been doing, girl? Eating well?" She asked .

"Yes, Grandma . I'm doing good . " The other woman replied .

"I'll leave you two together then . " Jon said and left for his business .

The two women sat in front of each other .

"That was?"

"Krilon . You should at least have heard some rumors on your way here, little Karly . "

"Quit calling me that, we're not in the past century . "

"Come on, you're not that old, my dear . Want some candy?"

"Sigh! Why did you call me here, Grandma?"

"Why should I have a reason? One can't look out for their grandchildren nowadays?"

The woman called Karly looked at her grandmother while narrowing her eyes .

"Fine . . . I'll go with whatever you say . How are you, old hag? Not planning on being a Hagraven anytime soon . Plenty of them in Skyrim . "

"Tsk . And here I was going soft on you . Truly, all I raised are sluts . "

""Pffft!""

The two couldn't hold their laughter much longer .

"So . . . How is Skyrim?" The Old Woman asked .

"Cold! Somehow, the Nords are still running wild rather than freezing to death . " Karly said .

"What? Any trouble?"

"Yes, Eastmarch and the Rift are going to war with the rest of Skyrim . "

"What about Winterhold?"

"Neutral as well as Whiterun . Those are the big traders nowadays and they want to save money . What about Mournhold? How are things?"

"Not very well I'm afraid, the spring is as nasty as ever killing many children . This damn fever is throwing the money all over the place . "

"Want my help then?" Karly asked .

"Yes, keep your other side of the family away from mine . Tell them to respect the elders before I walk in the Grand Council again and bitch slap them all . " The Old Woman said .

"The Indoril are causing you trouble? Fine, I'll cash out some favors with my cousins just for you, you old dying woman . "

"I'm not dying damn you!"

The Grandmother and Granddaughter pair had a certain understanding of things .

"Have you heard about this guy, the Red Cat of Riften?" Karly asked .

"The Thief?"

"Yes, the one they call Catatoskr . He appeared in Whiterun and stole from the Jarl over there . They say he showed his face and people are hell-bent on finding him now . "

"Really? How does he look like?"

"Just a big tabby Khajiit . "

"Hahaha! Good luck tell Khajiit apart then . " The Old Woman laughed .

"I also think the same . . . Hey, do you have money? A big sum!" Karly asked .

"Not now . But why? It is not like you to ask before you steal . "

"Ahaha! Yes . . . I'm really spending a lot the next couple of years and I need some of your coffers to back me up . I put my eyes on some small meaderies, some farms, alchemy shops and honey businesses I want to send bankrupt . "

"Your taking revenge already?" The Old Woman asked .

"Not revenge . Justice . You're the one who taught us that Revenge is a disease that eats the mind and poison the soul . " Karly said .

"Well said . . . but you'll have to stay by my side for the coming couple of years until I am done with the Narsis dilemma . "

"Right, I went through it but found many hidden fingers . Want me to investigate?"

"I've already done that . "

"And who are we up against?"

The Old Woman smiled .

"Imperials, Argonians and Dunmer . . . but the one behind all that is none other than our old friends who always wanted Dasheen for themselves . House Dres . "

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A week passed very quietly . After the run-in with the Indoril Guards and the Old Woman spring cleaning her Tong from traitors . Jon and the rest spent their time training .

In his room, Jon sat while floating in the air . He was meditating in silence while equipping Wraithgaurd in his right and manipulating some red energy of a broken Heart Stone . The red energy was swirling around him in circles and he would absorb it slowly and carefully .

As he was nearing a certain limit, Jon's face turned red, green then blue . . . he opened his eyes and fell on his butt then spat out a mouthful of black blood .

"Bleh! So nasty! Some caught up on my taste buds . Shit!"

He desperately cleaned himself and the floor from the impure blood and sat to catch his breath .

"Finally! I've been training like a fool for the past month and came this far . The Dragon Frame realm is almost over and I am back to uncharted waters . . . Also, somehow the path ahead seems only longer now . "

Jon sighed and lied on the bed in his room .

"System, can we reach out Skyrim from here?"

"Still not enough? I just had another breakthrough . . . dammit . "

Jon became disheartened and took out a light screen from the Cube .

"Give me a Status scan result . "

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<< Status >>

• Name: Jon Dare

• Level: 8 Ebonblood Realm, Dragon Frame Stage

• Vitality: 3725

• Magicka: 3710

<< Powers >>

• [Nord]

- Battle Cry (Active)

- 50% Frost Resistance (Passive)

• [Firemane]

- Fireborn: 50% Fire Resistance (Passive)

- Titanborn: Beast Master (Passive)

• [Serpent Stars]

- Serpent Tyranny: All Star's Computability (Passive)

• [Ahzidal's Genius]

- Secrets of Enchanting: Ahzidal's Knowledge (Passive)

<< Blessings >>

• [All-Maker]

- Root of Power: 2500% Magicka Regeneration (Active)

• [Talos]

- Fortify Thu'um: 50% Cooldown (Passive)

• [Kyne]

- Empower Thu'um: +20% Damage (Passive)

• [Dragon Guardian]

- Dragon Affinity: All Dragon Related Creatures affinity (Passive)

- Ashen Flames (Active)

• [Sheogorath]

- Mad Warrior: 2500% Vitality Regen (Active)

• [Hermaeus Mora]

- Bardic Knowledge: Spectral Instruments for Magical Buffs (Active)

• [The Shadow Stone]

- Hide in Shadows: Better sneaking in Darkness (Passive)

- Blur: +20% Combat Speed (Passive)

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A/n: the reason I wasn't showing the Status was because I lost the txt file containing the notes I had about the novel . I spent the past couple of days recreating the Status, Blessings, Powers, Future Events and Characters files and here's some result . Somethings may have been missed during the story but I just added them anyway .

The [Serpent Stars] is an initial power in Jon from his birth and it grants him the power to make contact with any star constellation .

[Ahzidal's Genius] is the power of Ahzidal's set but Jon gained bit permanently by taking Ahzidal's corpse back to Saarthal . . . I might have missed mentioning that .

I'll keep working on the Gear of Jon (which I completely forget what it was) and the Spells (cuz God I created a ton of them) .

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