#we're doing this instead

[balkanradfem]

*choking and losing my breath* First Transplant Seedlings on the Farm! Lets fucking go! (they are zuchini) (I am very excited)

[incorrectskyrimquotes]

Since it's getting late, Eryn decides to talk to Ulfric Stormcloak the next day. She heads into Candlehearth Hall for the night, mostly looking for a decent bed and meal.

Rolff approaches her, but one look from her and he thinks better of it. She grabs a couple drinks. She gets to talking with Captain Lonely-Gale at least, who seems friendly enough. Eryn also SERIOUSLY blushes when Susanna says "my beauty."

It's truly not often she's hit on in any respectful way, but Susanna seems genuine. They talk quite a while too, and Susanna mentions the recent string of murders.

The next morning, Eryn heads to the Palace of Kings. She doesn't really think about what she's going to say. She mostly doesn't think she has to, can't she just sign up?

Well, turns out Ulfric Stormcloak is used to people being intimidated by him, and is more than surprised when Eryn mostly isn't. When Ulfric asks if he knows her, she mentions that she bled on him. She takes her hood off, showing her face. Ulfric remembers then that she was the woman at Helgen.

"So, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to become a Stormcloak." Eryn says it like she thinks it's obvious. Because, to her, it is. Why else would she be here? "Ralof said he'd put in a good word for me if he got here ahead of me-"

"Ralof's alive?" Ulfric sounds both genuinely surprised and genuinely relieved. "That's good to hear. He is a damn good man."

"...who didn't get here before me." Eryn concludes.

Galmar says he still wants to test Eryn, to which she takes some offense. He was about to send her to some remote island, but Ulfric steps in.

"Why haven't you answered the Greybeards' summons, dragonborn?"

Eryn is, of course, genuinely surprised both that word got out that fast that she's the dragonborn and that the Greybeards summoned for her. Trying to think fast, she says she thought the war was more important.

Well, Ulfric says her test can be going and taking to the Greybeards at High Hrothgar. They've called her to her destiny, and after she learns what they have to say, then she can come down and fight in the war. Ulfric's tone makes it clear this is his only and final condition for her to become a Stormcloak.

Eryn says fine, she'll do it. But she's not thrilled about having to climb a huge mountain to talk to a secluded group of old men she's never met. This makes both Galmar and Ulfric laugh. Ulfric explains the Greybeards a little more, and while yes they are old and secluded men, Eryn has no reason to fear them.

"How do you know?"

Ulfric says he still misses High Hrothgar every now and again, it's very peaceful up there. But Eryn needs to go there before she does anything else, including fighting to free Skyrim. If she truly is the Dragonborn, she needs to learn to master her thu'um, and the Greybeards will help with that.

Eryn draws out a route on her map, and gets going as soon as she can. She's still not happy about it, but maybe she can at least learn what any of this Dragonborn stuff is supposed to mean.

And if she's somehow doing it wrong.

[swinging-through-the-stars]

"What do you think Gundham looks like with a mustache?"

Base ref.

[unclefungusthegoat]

From the Name Aesthetic Game! Tagged by @ma-sulevin - thank you so much! Hope your weekend is nice and relaxed! <3

Rules

Look up (your name) + core + aesthetic on Pinterest

Pick 9 images and arrange them into your own name moodboard

Tag others you wanna see!

Tagging @lucy-and-loki @phantomdivine @cannibal--cat @mywayorthehighwaymen @f0xyboxes @englass and @finefeatheredgamer (if you guys feel like it, of course!)

[rxng]

"Oh, are... robots not supposed to send links or use emojees?"

"But emojees are fun."