Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20140611170629/@comment-3293219-20140612104359

Nepht and Manja sat in their rooms, the young Dunmer sat in silence while Manja planned their route back to Cheydinhal. The Nord estimated where there would be Imperial Blockades and tried to find ways around them. If they set off soon, security would be lax and they could quite easily hop the boarder.

"Manja?" Nepht's voice was somewhat dry as she hadn't spoken in a while, nor had she eaten or drank much. From what Manja could tell, she was dealing with it better than last time, she had cried several times but Manja was a complete wreck herself so it was understandable. The poor Dunmer didn't just see Nish as a friend, he was her coping mechanism, the thing that kept her strong. As long as he was out there, she was safe but with him gone...

"Yes, Nepht?"

"Do you think that the war will come to Cheydinhal again?" The Dunmer croaked, prompting Manja to stand up and walk over to the table, where she began to squeeze various fruits over a glass.

She didn't trust the water.

"It might, considering that it's on the boarder but the Beumatics should keep the mages out, hopefully they won't reach Cheydinhal." Manja replied, honestly as she believed that Cheydinhal was a target, it would be a valuable asset for the Adamantine empire and it still had more practicing mages than any other city in Cyrodiil.

"Oh..."

The Dunmer went back to staring into space, sighing heavily as Manja approached, holding the glass up to her lips.

"Nepht..." The Nord began, pouring the berry juice down her throat. It tasted good, just how she liked it, incredibly sweet.

"It'll be okay, y'know? Your Aunt's important and as long as she's the guard Captain, Veneficus will be safe to. Hell, Veneficus would be safe anyway, since he's a tough son of a bitch..." She pulled away as she finished, watching as Nepht licked her lips, to stop them from sticking together.

"I told you that Tabith was Captain?" Nepht asked, suddenly remembering that she had lost six months of her life. She probably trusted Manja, when she lost her memories.

"Yeah, we told each other nearly everything." Manja reminded her, taking the glass away and placing it on the table, throwing her boots onto it and crossing her legs over.

"She's been a guard for ten years now." Manja retorted, she remembered almost everything that she and Nepht talked about.

"Y-Yeah... She's been the Captain for a few years now." Nepht confirmed, nodding with a slight smile before laughing.

"I didn't tell you at first, because I thought that you'd kidnap me and hold me to ransom." She giggled at the silliness of her paranoia, Manja instantly found it amusing.

"Damn, wish I'd thought of that..." The Nord smirked, looking away as she placed her feet on the floor and stood up.

"Hell, I'm tempted to do it now. You're lucky that I don't have my crew anymore..."

"Yeah, your bandits..." Nepht replied, sitting up as she knew a little about what had happened to them, from when Manja filled her in.

"Did you ever kidnap people?"

"What? No. My crew consisted of skinny kids, who could barely pitch a tent, never mind dragging a hostage back and tying them up and guarding them for weeks on end."

Nepht smiled as she told her story, even though it kind of ruined her image, she did enjoy hearing Manja's amusing stories of how hopeless her group could be.

"Why'd you think that anyway?" Manja asked, curiously as she folded her arms.

"That... High Elf, hit me with a shield..." Nepht replied, looking over to her.

"He wanted to kill me, to hurt my Aunt..."

"Yeah, you said..." Manja replied as this was probably painful to talk about as it wasn't even a month ago to Nepht. The Dunmer just nodded and stared off, into space.

"If it weren't for Bologra, I would have died..."

"Bologra?" Manja asked, she sounded confused, like she had heard his name before but the way she said it, she obviously knew him.

"Y-Yeah, he was the orc, who fished me out of the lake? He had a swo-"

"Sword for a hand..." Manja cut her off, with a grin.

"Damn, I knew that he'd still be kicking ass, how is he?" Manja asked, gleefully as she sat by Nepht's side, almost as eager as she was.

The Dunmer didn't say anything, she looked ahead, motionless like she had died on the spot.

"He's dead..." She whispered, rather coldly but it was only so that she could get it out.

Manja immediately gasped and put her hand to her mouth, falling back onto the bed and running her hand through her hair. Nepht immediately looked over to her, seeing that his had disturbed her. It was strange seeing Manja upset, she was always so strong and confident, like Nepht would be if she wasn't so...

Weak...

To see her upset or cry was just something that Nepht could never get used to.

"I'm sorry, was he your friend to?"

"Yeah... I... Lived with him for a while, didn't know him all that well at the time but he was always there for us. Always... Angry and tough and looking for something to beat up. It used to make me laugh at times..."

The Nord glanced away, unable to hide the fact that she was saddened by this. In truth, she wasn't exactly close to Bologra but he represented something. He, Rowan, C'laro, Lilly... They were the only survivors and within six months that list could have shortened to just her and Lilly.

If Lilly hadn't died to...

"Are you okay Manja?" Nepht asked, it was a stupid question but she hoped to get her talking, so that she wouldn't have to say anything until the end.

"Yeah... Just, tired of losing people..." The Nord sighed, rolling over and turning her back on Nepht.

"Tired of... Being alone, everyone I meet either goes away or dies... I'm losing more and more people every day and I'm running out..."

"You still have me..." Nepht whispered, wanting to hit herself as that can't be a comfort. But still, it was true, Nepht wasn't going anywhere and they enjoyed each other's company.

"Y-Yeah..." Manja whispered, rolling onto her back and glancing over to the young Dunmer with a smile.

"I do..."

The Nord sat up and gently punched Nepht's arm, giving it a slight tap of affection.

"Get some sleep kiddo..." She sighed as she got up, seeming a bit more cheerful as she to Nepht's door.

"We're leaving tomorrow morning..."