When their ship goes down in a storm just off the coast of Winterhold, Erlind's life takes an unexpected turn. But he'd left High Rock, his family, and everyone else he knew for a reason, and perhaps this would turn out better than her half-baked plans anyway.
A somewhat perilous little field trip.
Bonus chapter 'cause I forgot last week and I'm excited for the end.
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From Mercy Mirror Chapter 6.
Erandur did not sleep the night after Erlind was taken for questioning. He was not back by the time dinner was brought, a dinner that Erandur had no appetite to eat. The Vigilant who brought the dinner was the same who had taken Erlind, a young Redguard named Isran, who took pity on his worrying.
"When I last saw them, they were unharmed." Vigilant Isran lingered by the door, crossing his arms. "I do not know if I've ever heard anyone shout at Keeper Carcette like that; nor about such a strange…event."
Erandur frowned at him. "What do you mean?"
"It isn't especially common we see people who claim to have been brought back to life, especially with such distress."
Erandur's heart stopped for the briefest moment. What had Erlind said? What did Carcette know? Most importantly, what was going to happen now?
Vigilant Isran tapped his fingers against his bicep briefly. "Keeper Carcette is holding vigil to commune with Stendarr overnight. Any judgement will be cast near dawn, but your acolyte will remain unharmed until then, no matter what sentence falls."
"Are you allowed to be telling me this?" Erandur folded his arms into his sleeves, trying to draw comfort from the motion and knowledge.
Vigilant Isran smiled ever so faintly, sardonic. "I was not commanded not to." The smile dropped. "And I grow weary of this charade."
"Pardon?"
"Your story about destroying a Daedric artifact was confirmed; Keeper Carcette sent a rider out after your arrival and the lingering magics proved truth, along with the corpses. By rights, we should simply thank you both and let you go." Vigilant Isran shifted to lean on the doorframe, his expression sour. "But instead of putting our effort toward genuine threats, here we stand, wasting time with a pair of Marans who did our job for us because Keeper Carcette did not take the reports seriously."
"I see." Erandur was not entirely sure how else to respond, but he supposed this was good news of a sort. "If Keeper Carcette has ruled that we're telling the truth, why hold us here longer?"
I loved writing Isran for this portion of the story, and I look forward to seeing him again ~15yrs later for Dawnguard. And to seeing more Erandur on occasion, though I don't think they'll appear together again.
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Hi! I'm Mal or M; 26-yr-old Queer writer, they/them. Multifandom, currently obsessed with Elder Scrolls.
My fics are posted both on AO3 and Toyhou.se; there are links in the Projects page. If you send an ask addressed to any of my ocs, I can answer in-character.
My current fic-posting schedule is Ebonsong chapters every Wednesday when I have them, other things are more variable. (Unless I forget, which happens)
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What is Ebonsong?
Ebonsong is my primary Skyrim fanfiction, beginning about twenty years before Alduin's attack on Helgen. It primarily follows the story of a genderfluid Half-Breton Dragonborn named Erlind during their journey through Skyrim, along with a Reachfolk named Nathari and her quest to reclaim the Reach through politics instead of force. Other key characters are a Nord vampire who doesn't want to be an assassin, an Altmer/Imperial thief on a quest to kill her father, and a transfem Orsimer mage intent on learning everything she can about magic.
Themes included in Ebonsong are found family, friends to lovers, acceptance of destiny, the danger of being favoured by the gods, questions of humanity and identity, the power of being given a choice, and more. The overall tone is affected by taking a more realistic look at how certain events will affect a person, but there will be a happy ending.
Posted on AO3 and Toyhou.se. Announcements posted here with every chapter post.
What is Lion Flower?
Lion Flower is a not-yet-started Skyrim fanfiction series adapted from the first trilogy I ever tried to write, following the story of Laurelia Ailiana, the last princess of Summerset who was spared from the execution of the royal family by the Thalmor thanks to a single moment of 'weakness' from one of the agents sent. She is rescued from a life of domestic servitude by a pair of undercover members of the resistance against the Thalmor and goes on to discover several incriminating documents that lead her to flee the Summerset Isles toward mainland Tamriel, where eventually she ends up in Skyrim...and the discovery of a power that would grant a path she had not truly anticipated.
Will be posted on AO3 and Toyhouse.
What is Dancing with the Dead?
Dancing with the Dead is the continuation of what was Faolaine's Journals, following a pair of Last Dragonborn first on their own paths apart until they meet and are forever entwined during Alduin's attack on Helgen, occasionally joined by a Reachfolk werewolf with a quest for vengeance. It is told in a journal format, including the return of Faolaine with her writing now in a more-accurate style, a Redguard adventurer archaeologist named Ahsan at-Idris, and a Dunmer knight-errant turned vampire named Nisimar Sailen.
Will be posted on AO3 and Toyhouse.
Faolaine's original journals are posted here, on Toyhou.se, and on AO3.
What is Blood, Frozen and Aflame?
Blood, Frozen and Aflame is a smaller series set in the same version of Tamriel as Ebonsong, focused on Verandis Ravenwatch and a Vestige by the name of Alvaren Moorston. Alvaren is a Breton trans man who did not realise his state until after being reformed in Coldharbour after his death with the body that he didn't know he'd wanted for years. His history before that shares accidental similarities with the movie A Knight's Tale, but that is a matter - perhaps - for its own installment to the series.
Posted on AO3.
What is Sunsteel and Roses?
Sunsteel and Roses is a not-yet-started Skyrim fanfiction that will follow the story of a Redguard Paladin of Tava named Khayal as they discover that they're Dragonborn and how they respond to the challenges that arise when all they wanted to do was a scholarly pilgrimage. It features a smaller cast than Ebonsong and Lion Flower, primarily being focused on Khayal and the courtesan they eventually fall for.
Will be posted on AO3 and Toyhouse.
When their ship goes down in a storm just off the coast of Winterhold, Erlind's life takes an unexpected turn. But he'd left High Rock, his family, and everyone else he knew for a reason, and perhaps this would turn out better than her half-baked plans anyway.
As the sculptor chips away at marble to reveal the statue beneath.
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When their ship goes down in a storm just off the coast of Winterhold, Erlind's life takes an unexpected turn. But he'd left High Rock, his family, and everyone else he knew for a reason, and perhaps this would turn out better than her half-baked plans anyway.
Shackles fall, allowing a walk into a new dawn.
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When their ship goes down in a storm just off the coast of Winterhold, Erlind's life takes an unexpected turn. But he'd left High Rock, his family, and everyone else he knew for a reason, and perhaps this would turn out better than her half-baked plans anyway.
Sometimes precious things wash up out of the Sea of Ghosts.
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When their ship goes down in a storm just off the coast of Winterhold, Erlind's life takes an unexpected turn. But he'd left High Rock, his family, and everyone else he knew for a reason, and perhaps this would turn out better than her half-baked plans anyway.
How much remains of what was?
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When their ship goes down in a storm just off the coast of Winterhold, Erlind's life takes an unexpected turn. But he'd left High Rock, his family, and everyone else he knew for a reason, and perhaps this would turn out better than her half-baked plans anyway.
Sometimes things must break to begin healing.
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