Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24510587-20181204194214/@comment-25828117-20181209230937

Graicus uncorked the bottle of wine for her. Even if he didn't need a drink, she definitely did. Though this was just as difficult for him as it was for her.

"Where do you keep your cups?"

Mirella pointed over to a cupboard by the hearth.

She had gotten most of the sudden sting out of her eyes when Graicus presented her with a little drink. Her red-ringed emerald eyes accompanied a grateful smile. She was well aware of just how much of a mess she must've looked but Graicus didn't care. He understood.

"So." She sniffed.

"What brings you to Bruma?"

Graicus had to surpress a desperate chuckle. He really didn't want to burden her with the knowledge or the gory details of his world important quest. He had a hard time believing in it himself already. Out of fear that he would convince himself that it was pure madness if he explained it out loud he abstained from telling her the whole truth.

"I was a gladiator in Morrowind. But you may have heard word about what has happened there."

Her eyes widened.

"I have. Thank Stendarr you made it out alright."

Graicus nodded, looking at her down her cup and poured her another.

"So... You were a gladiator?" She said with faint awe.

"You weren't kidding then... I had always thought that was just a fancy of yours. Never did I truly believe you to be serious. Though perhaps I was a fool to think that."

Graicus didn't want to offend her so he simply shrugged with a telling smirk.

"Explains why you've become so big all of a sudden."

Graicus' smirk turned into a chuckle.

"Believe me. It was anything but sudden... They force fed me meat and potions to make me stronger and take on more mass."

"I can believe that..." She nodded. "I remember the Graicus of Anvil that would fit through between the iron bars of the chapel gate.

"I can't eat venison anymore because of it. They'd push it down my gullet and even after my stomach brought it back up they forced me to swallow it down again."

Her smiled disappeared after that. His didn't though.

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As Frasella walked the town now that night was descending on it she could see the warm light of the houses illuminate the streets. Each small window revealing a cozy display inside of families sitting by the fire for supper.