Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-2165692-20171101135341/@comment-2165692-20171108184956

A crystal appears from the pedestal and fires a light into a receptable, the large door underneath it opens up where another pededestal was waiting with 5 more shades, the other shades follow, now 4 shades approach from behind and 5 from the front.

"So. You have made your way here, to me. No easy task for a joor...mortal. Even for one of Dovah Sos. Dragonblood. What would you ask of me?" Paarthurnax inquired from atop the word wall.

"I need you to teach me the Dragonrend Shout, Master Paarthurnax" Alyssa asked, somewhat excited.

"Alduin komeyt tiid. Of course, What else would you seek? Alduin and Dovahkiin return together. But, I do not know the Thu'um you seek. Krosis. It cannot be known to me. Your kind -- joorre -- mortals -- created it as a weapon against the dov...the dragons. Our hadrimme, our minds cannot even...comprehend its concepts." Paarthurnax answers, Alyssa stares at him for a moment.

She then asks "How can I learn it, then?"

"Drem. All in good time. First, a question for you. Why do you want to learn this Thu'um?" he asks as he looks to the sky.

Alyssa follows his gaze to the skies and answered his question "I like this world. I don't want to see it end."

"Pruzah. As good a reason as any. There are many who feel as you do, although not all. Some would say that all things must end, so that the next can come to pass. Perhaps this world is simply the Egg for the next kalpa? Lein vokiin? Would you stop the next world from being born?" he said in answer, still his gaze now turned to the east, to the Velothi Mountains

"The next world will have to take care of itself." Alyssa answered as she kept following his gaze, unknowing to the fact that Paarthurnax was looking at Skuldafn.

Paarthurnax turned his head back to Alyssa "Paaz. A fair answer. Ro fus...maybe you only balance the forces at work to quicken the end of this world. Even we who ride the currents of Time cannot see past Time's end. Wuldsetiid los tahrodiis. Those who try to hasten the end, may delay it. Those who work to delay the end, may bring it closer."

"I don't believe in destiny. But I will stop Alduin." Alyssa said, as she in turn looked at Paarthurnax.

And so, perhaps, your destiny will be fulfilled. Who can say? Dez motmahus. Even to the dov, who ride the currents of Time, destiny is elusive. Alduin believes that he will prevail, with good reason. Rok mul. And he is no fool. Ni mey, rinik gut nol. Far from it. He began as the wisest and most far-seeing of us all. But you have indulged my weakness for speech long enough. Krosis. Now I will answer your question. Do you know why I live here, at the peak o the Monahven -- what you name Throat of the World?"

"No. Dragons like mountains, right?"

True. But few now remember that this was the very spot where Alduin was defeated by the ancient Tongues. Vahrukt unslaad... perhaps none but me now remember how he was defeated."

"Alduin was not truly defeated, If he was, I would not be here today, seeking to defeat him.

"True, The Nords of those days used the Dragonrend Shout to cripple Alduin. But this was not enough. Ok mulaag unslaad. It was the Kel -- the Elder Scroll. They used it to...cast him adrift on the currents of Time."

"Are you saying I need an elder scroll?" Alyssa asked, knowing about the Elder scrolls and some of what they were.

Paarthurnax acknowledged her understandng and continued "Tiid krent. Time was...shattered here because of what the ancient Nords did to Alduin. If you brought that Kel, that Elder Scroll back here...to the Tiid-Ahraan, the Time-Wound... With the Elder Scroll that was used to break Time, you may be able to...cast yourself back. To the other end of the break. You could learn Dragonrend from those who created it." He said

Alyssa looked at him "Do you know where I can find that Elder Scroll?"

Paarthurnaz looked to the shies once more "Krosis. No. I know little of what has passed below in the long years I have lived here. You are likely better informed than I. Trust your instincts, Dovahkiin. Your blood will show you the way."

Alyssa nodded and moved down from the Mountain, upon reaching High Hrothgar, Arngeir was waiting. "So...you spoke to Paarthurnax. The dragonblood burns bright within you. Did he tell you what you wanted to know? Did he teach you the Dragonrend Shout?"

"No, but he told me how to find out. I need the Elder Scroll the ancients used. Do you know where to find it?" Alyssa asked the man.

"We have never concerned ourselves with the Scrolls. The gods themselves would rightly fear to tamper with such things. As for where to find it...such blasphemies have always been the stock and trade of the mages of Winterhold. They may be able to tell you something about the Elder Scroll you seek."

Alyssa looked at him "The College of Winterhold? I should probably return to Sky Haven Temple first. One of them might know." she said and headed down the mountain towards Ivarstead.