Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20150618162258/@comment-24141785-20150618183240



''Ash flew into her face as the storm erupted, dust and ash covering the air. Tabiah was tired, moreso than ever.''

'''I found it! I fucking found it...!'''

The dunmer walked towards Raven Rock, glad she found somewhere.

Finally...

''Tabiah walked into the inn, the doors slamming behind her. She trudged her way to the counter before collapsing on the chair.''

''"You 'lright, miss?" The innkeeper asked, looking at the witch with curiousity. Tabiah tried to respond, but the voice would barely come out her mouth. Her voice was only a hiss in the air.''

"Ale...please."

The innkeeper immediately went to fetch a cup, "Don't you want Sujamma?"

''The witch shook her head, letting it rest on the table. She hadn't felt this tired as when she had to escape her home...''

Her only home...

''The innkeeper started pouring out ale, keeping a close eye on Tabiah. The dunmer just sat there, wishing to sleep.''

''"So...what brings you out here?" The innkeeper asked, attempting to make conversation. She couldn't blame him for it, she was awkwardly sitting there.''

''"Wanted to see more of Morrowind..." The dunmer lied, keeping her head down. Her hair, matted, blew as the wind came from under the door.''

''"Well, you came to the wrong stop." The innkeeper sighed, "No one wants to stay here."''

Tabiah looked up, curious, "Why is that?"

''"Because this is a shithole." The innkeeper replied, "And there is so much more to life than this place."''

The witch glared at him, realising this conversation was taking a dark turn, "There is nothing to life...no reason..."

''The innkeeper sat down next to her, probably finishing his day, "With that attitude there isn't." The dunmer looked to Tabiah, gazing at her.''

''"With that attitude you will probably end up spending the rest of your days here..." The innkeeper explained, taking a drink, "You don't want that..."''

''The witch clenched her fists, angry. "Why don't I?! I'm going to fucking die anyway! I've just lost all my home and everything I cared about..."''

"Miss..."

''"I don't even know my parents! I killed the only people who ever cared about me...The only people!" The witch continued, "So don't tell me that life is great! Because truth is...is that life is..."''

"Is...?"

''"...Is shit..." Tabiah murmured, realising her rant she had made. The innkeeper just looked at her with concern, more than anybody else had.''

''"I don't know why you are here or what your planning to do..." The dunmer spoke, "But I want you to listen carefully."''

Tabiah leaned back, waiting for the innkeeper to say whatever he needed to.

''"Life is about love..." The innkeeper started, "Without love life wouldn't be truly what it is."''

Tell me something I didn't know...

"You live for love, that one person who makes you happy. It doesn't matter who you are and what you do, love is really what you fight for in the end..."

''"And no matter how badly you want to give up..." The innkeeper continued, "No matter how much you want to curl up and wait for the end, you have to stay strong."''

Tabiah looked up at him.

"Because in the end...Love is what makes us who we are."

The innkeeper looked back at her, "You have anyone? Anyone you care about?"

The witch turned away, looking down at her cup, "No...I have no one."

The dunmer took a swig of sujamma, "Then that is your problem."

Tabiah glared up, almost angry 'Does he expect me to go with any old bugger?!'

''"Are you saying I search for this person? A person to swoop me away from myself?" The witch murmured, almost jokingly.''

''"You don't search for someone..." The innkeeper responded, "They will come to you."''

''"Go out in the world...live your life. Become a scholar or a mage!" The dunmer continued, "Just live your life until one day he comes."''

''Tabiah sighed, placing her head in her hands. "But it is too hard...I have nowhere."''

''"Then give yourself a purpose!" The innkeeper commented after a time, "Think of a purpose..."''

''The witch sighed, staying silent. Eventually, after a time, she gazed at him.''

''"I've always wanted to give someone a life..." The dunmer responded, "Give a child a better life than I had."''

The innkeeper leaned back, clapping his hands together, "There we go...You want to give someone a life."

''"Work for it then." The innkeeper continued, "Never stop believing, keep going."''

''Tabiah started to close her eyes, feeling very tired. The last words she heard before she woke up stayed with her for the rest of her life.''

"Never forget your path."

*

Tabiah awoke, the building filled with dust. The orcs were continuing to search around, slightly annoyed they haven't found her. The witch felt like running, but she knew they would catch up if she tried.

Never forget your path...

The dunmer slowly crawled along, reaching for the hole she made earlier. With enough pressure and anxiousness, she managed to slip out undetected.

I cannot bring someone into this world...a world full of monsters and killers...

She walked, carelessly, towards the inn. She would hopefully get herself a drink, and that the orcs would be gone.

A world where you could die at any moment of any day...

She summoned Ash, the flame atronach floating beside her.

A world where the very continent is on the verge of killing itself...

She walked into the bar, pulling a cowl over her head.

A world which should be purged.