Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20140308235607/@comment-3293219-20140312092227

Nepht and her Imperial companion had been on the road for several hours, both of them were desperate to reach Riften before the sun rose to the highest point in the sky as both feared walking in it. To Lucian's relief, several clouds began to form, making the weather overcast  and blocking out the sun's rays, acting as a shroud to protect him.

"Hey Lucy, I think the sun's gone." She informed him, surpressing a giggle at his hatred of the sun, it wasn't that hot today.

"I know, I saw... felt the difference some time ago."

"And according to my map, we aren't far from Riften either."

''So soon? I'll be sad to leave such enlightening conversation behind me... '' Lucian thought to himself with a slightly frustrated sigh.

Nepht glanced up at him, noticing that he was incredibly quiet. She had hoped that the abscense of the sun would bring him out of his shell but he seemed as quiet as ever.

"So..." Nepht fumbled, trying to make conversation. "H-Have you been to Riften before?"

"I've been everywhere." He admitted, looking back as he heard rustling in the bushes, thankfully, it was just a rabbit.

"Really? Everywhere?" The Dunmer couldn't believe it. This man lived her dream, minus the whole 'wanted criminal' thing. Though, come to think of it, that could be an adventure in itself, provided that the crime didn't hurt anybody.

"Yes, well maybe not everywhere but most of the major cities in most of the major countries..."

"Ever been to Red Mountain?" She asked, trying to outdo him already.

"Once, before..." He was going to say 'before it errupted' but that would give the game away... "Before all of that trouble, ten years ago."

"Yeah, I doubt that Vidron let many tourists in." Nepht giggled in response, surprising Lucian with her knowledge of Vidron.

"So, where else have you been?"

"Whiterun, Falkreath, Dune; that was a terrible trip, Leyawiin, Kvatch, Anvil, Cheydinhal, Bravil, Vivec, Caldera..."

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nepht hung on to every word, by the sounds of it, he'd seen more places than Daniel had...

''<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I hope I could see all of that... and more. ''<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Where were you from originally?" She asked, hoping to get to know him better.

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Er..." Lucian could barely remember, it was so long ago and the location had fallen off of the map. "I was born in a manor house, near Chorrol, its gone now."

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Manor house?" Nepht couldn't help but say aloud, if he was so rich, why'd he turn to a life of crime? "Why'd you leave?"

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"The same reason you did, I got bored, I no longer wanted safety and routine. I wanted life, action, chaos!"

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nepht nodded, she knew exactly what he meant.

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Do you ever regret leaving?"

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Imperial felt like he had been hit by a giant wave of confusion, putting him on the spot. This was actually a good question, one that he'd never asked himself before...

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"S-Sometimes..." He replied, evasively. Though this wasn't a lie, whenever he got stabbed or got a good kicking, he'd always miss the warm fires, hot meals, the roof over his dead and the soothing beatings from father...

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nepht didn't want to push her luck, so she left it there, happy with what she had learned about Lucian. She looked up, to see the city walls in front of her, causing her to smile.

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"I see Riften ahead!"

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Yeah, I recognised some of these landmarks..." Lucian informed her, still thinking about her question.

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Do you know anyone in the city?"

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"A few people but you wouldn't get along."

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"Why not? I'm not that hard to get along with, surely."

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Lucian tried not to laugh, he wasn't sure if she was joking or not.

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">"I... think it's more them, than you." The Vampire replied, trying to answer her question and overcome the confusion.

<span lang="EN" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nepht sighed and hung her head. Guess I'll have to get a room at the inn...