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(Guess I'll keep controlling Kane until Shezarr returns.)

Harald had since taken up a steel sword, as Gungnir had been placed in the clan's armory.

In Atmoran tradition, he put the sword on his knee so the scabbard's chape went under his right arm and the hilt was placed forward on his right knee. Then he moved the buckle of the belt over the hilt, and grasped the hilt. so that his right arm was over everything.

Since Kane was a foreigner and didn't know how Atmorans swore their oaths, Agrunac took the lead - as he was pretending to be an Atmoran.

He fell on both knees before Harald and put his right hand under the Thane's sword's hilt and then he kissed the thane's hand.

After that display he said. "I will make known my ancestry to one and all: I came from a lesser clan of Solstheim, Clan Berkenl, descendants of Ahzidal the Embittered Destroyer. I come from the fight where the dragon Jermulgraag was slain, where I fought the cultist Heyvahkrin and slew many draugr. Before then many trolls, elves and rieklings fell before me on Solstheim. I swear to always fight before my thane and not flee one footstep from the battle. No loyal warrior living at Vindhelm need reproach me for returning home lordless in unworthy retreat." Agrunac swore.

Satisfied with Agrunac's oath, Harald beckoned him to rise and gave him an arm ring to represent his service to him.

Agrunac took it gladly and put the arm ring over his left arm.

Kane was a bit nervous to follow that up, as it seemed pretty complicated and his people didn't have these kinds of ceremonies down south. Nonetheless, he went after Agrunac and followed his example as closely as he could.

"I am the son of Styr, last of Clan Silver-Tongue, and former leader of the Free-men in Rielle. I also come from the fight with the dragon Jermulgraag, where I exchanged blows with the cultist Heyvahkrin and killed draugr alongside the thane. Before then I slew many elves in Cyrodiil to gain my freedom from their chains of slavery. I swear to fight for my thane as long as I live and to avenge him should be fall in battle or die trying. Let no man reproach me for staining my honor or faltering in my loyalty." Kane swore.

Harald beckoned him to rise and gave him his own arm ring, which Kane placed over his right arm. The ring bore the sigil of Clan Word-Bringer, marking him as their sworn man as one of Harald's housecarls.

It was easy enough to find the cart as the stablemaster had stated. It was parked up against the side of the stables themselves.

Reyl was able to easily hook Sunchaser up to it and return to the Ylgermet Mead Hall where Jof was awaiting her.

It was nighttime by then, so the two of them needed to wait until the sun was up before setting off. Though as soon as dawn came the Companions were off to Vindhelm, where they would make the crossing of the Yorgrim River to the northern bank.

True to the merchant's word, the Sea Hound only arrived in Vindhelm as the first rays of sunlight were coming up from the west.

The large stone city stood imposingly on the northern bank of the Yorgrim River, with the Great Bridge being the only crossing into the city.

The Sea Hound sailed into the eastern docks located in the Ice Quarter and took one of the avaliable piers.

Dock workers came to help unload the cargo along with the ship's crew.

"Here we are, Vindhelm, safe and sound like you requested." The merchant told Relan.