Rolf was panting, the big burly Nord was strong, but not made for cross-country running. He and Alette hadn’t slowed down for a moment since escaping Helgen, the searing heat of the scorching flames and the screams of cooking Imperials and prisoners still fresh in their memory.
Riverwood was a small, rural village mostly consisting of shacks and the necessities of farming life. Rough-speaking farmers, buxom peasant women and barefoot children scurried around the mud tracks, on with the day’s labour and play.
“Okay, we’ve made it here. My house is at the end of the street, you can stay with my family for a while until you work out what you want to do,” the heavily accented Nord offered, his honest blue eyes sliding over to his companion. As it had every time he’d looked at her, his face paled slightly at the sight – she was…not an average Nord, to say the least.
“Maybe…maybe you’d better put that thing away. The wife might complain.”
Riverwood was a small, rural village mostly consisting of shacks and the necessities of farming life. Rough-speaking farmers, buxom peasant women and barefoot children scurried around the mud tracks, on with the day’s labour and play.
“Okay, we’ve made it here. My house is at the end of the street, you can stay with my family for a while until you work out what you want to do,” the heavily accented Nord offered, his honest blue eyes sliding over to his companion. As it had every time he’d looked at her, his face paled slightly at the sight – she was…not an average Nord, to say the least.
“Maybe…maybe you’d better put that thing away. The wife might complain.”