from @bendwill: “ how did you find me? ” at Tiber
the ninth divine stands a wall of fortitude and glittering golden armor, their earthen stance replacing the worshipped statue at the base of this altar. he has taken the place of his very own effigy — one flash of blinding light, and the roughly carved figure of talos is now a person, breathing, heavy eyes staring down into the inscrutable mask of the first dragonborn. they cannot see a face, nor can he really see miraak's eyes, but tiber knows what lies beneath. they do not need the actual frown in front of them to know the first dragonborn's expression. it is simply enough to sense it.
"getting into trouble again, i see." tiber's voice rumbles low like distant thunder over white-capped mountains. behind the wings of their helmet, the heavy armor weighted over his eyes, their expression is equally enigmatic. "were you not sent to apocrypha for your crimes?" it's quite ironic, actually, knowing this cryptic, intimidating dragon priest is much older than the god himself. the first dragonborn. the first one to shout and speak and influence dragons — tiber recalls many a tale told of miraak's betrayal and attempted rebellion. "and yet you are here, causing trouble. i will not see skyrim abused by your hunger for power, miraak. i suggest you return to apocrypha at once."