Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20160228221959/@comment-5583506-20160313230329

Ran'Jinro entered Trymir's chambers with a concerned look. The old Nord was standing by the windows. "You wanted to see me, sir?"

"Aye", said Trymir. "Things are looking grim, Ran. Just a few months back everything used to be normal. We were fighting normal, overgrown, dumb animals. Now look at what's happened. Kilkreath is destroyed. The first time in forever since those gigantic freaks actually snatched a community from our hands. What happened, I say? It occurred without warning and we saw no signs in nearby Beasts that they suddenly gained intelligence on a human level."

"I don't know how such a thing could have happened", replied Ran'Jinro who was unsure as to whether or not Trymir was asking him why it had happened.

"That's why we need to increase our own numbers. Increase our skills and perimeters. If Beasts have suddenly for the first time ever since they first appeared grown smarter in the matter of months, I want to know why."

The Nord sat down by his desk, observing the Khajiit cautiously. "That's why you and your group will head for Dive Rock. You will meet up with Myrdana Lammus who recently returned from Dragontail, and from thereon it will be a joint operation. You and Myrdana will assume command and get both of your groups to the Valus Mountain range. There you will observe, study and see if you can locate the source behind this strange behaviour."

"What makes you so sure that it's in the Valus Mountain range?"

"I don't. But the fact remain that all these strange new creatures have been coming from the east, immigrating from both Morrowind and Black Marsh. My money is on that one of those former nations holds the secret to why these monsters have been acting they way they have. If you can locate it, destroy it. Then maybe we can go back to killing, normal, dumb animals again."

"Understood, sir", said Ran'Jinro and began to head for the door until he was called out by Trymir again.

"Ran. That young Khajiit woman in your group?"

Ran'Jinro froze up, somewhat uncomfortable where this was headed. "What about her?"

"You are fucking her, aren't you?"

The Khajiit turned around, somewhat speechless. Though he was used to Trymir's blunt ways, he was rather unprepared for this kind of approach. But Trymir was no fool. One couldn't simply lie to him. He always knew the truth. He could tell just by looking at a person. Lying to Trymir would do him little good, especially since the Nord already knew the truth. It would just make him less of a man in the Nord's eyes to deny that fact.

"We have... shared a bed on numerous occasions", said Ran'Jinro truthfully.

Trymir didn't really look as if he was mad, but then again it was hard to tell with the old man. "Do you love her?"

Ran'Jinro knew where Trymir wanted to go with this conversation. There wasn't much one could hide from the Nord.

"I... I do", said Ran'Jinro, glad that so far Trymir hadn't remarked upon the age differences between them.

"Is this going to be a problem, Ran? You know our code. Love can blind you, make you hesitate in the moments of battle. Would you go out of your way to save someone you love rather than saving someone far more capable than her in battle, and thus jeopardize an entire mission?"

If Trymir had asked this question months ago, he would have said no without a second doubt. But during his moments with Raini, he felt... completed... Something he hadn't done in a long time. Once again Trymir knew exactly which buttons to press.

"Yes", said Ran'Jinro, despite knowing that wasn't the answer Trymir wanted to hear. "I guess that if the time came where I would have to choose between saving Raini and someone the mission might depend on, I would have to go with the former, sir. I am not ashamed to admit that."

Trymir slightly sighed and rubbed one of his eyebrows. "I see", he grumbled. "You are free to go."

The Khajiit bowed slightly and left the room, clutching to his forehead tightly. "Damn it", he muttered.