You Can't Go Home Again, A little story from my favorite Blade Options

[haute ecole rider]

Steffan chuckled, a stream of mist escaping his lips. “Then Anvil was next, right?”

I shivered again, looking down at the roofs of Bruma visible below. The old sadness moved through my core, escaped me in a long exhalation. At my side, Steffan stood silently, gaze on the horizon. After a few moments, his head turned toward me. Quickly I faced east to hide my tears.

“There’s a saying,” his soft voice reached me. “You can’t go home again. It’s true. Two years ago I took leave when my mother passed away. It was so strange walking in my old hometown again after thirty odd years.” Steffan paused. “I can see Anvil was difficult for you.”

This little exchange between Julian and her (then) secret love Captain Steffan of the Blades stuck in my writer's mind ever since I wrote it. Finally Captain Steffan is telling me what happened when he tried to go home himself. It is not a long story, rather one that would be wrapped up in three or five posts. I will not be posting this as regularly as I am Cardonaccum, but keep an eye on this. I hope you enjoy this little insight into the man who has stolen Julian's heart.



This post has been edited by haute ecole rider: Feb 16 2014, 11:20 PM

[SubRosa]

Out of old habit
And we know how hard those die...

Wonderful description of Roldalr, which appears to be a little place near the border of Cyrodill and Skyrim, given the melding of cultures. Kudos on your research and the woodcuts you found.

"By Shor's flat teats!"
Here is one to remember!

And another flashback from the Queen of them. This one was well done, as expected! The young Stef's reaction - "What about me!" while selfish, is absolutely normal. It would seem strange if he didn't feel that way, especially given his youth at the time. The entire thing gives us a wonderful peek behind the curtains at the man who earned Julian's love.

Thank you for that second post with the snippet from OHDH. That helps explain where this vignette falls. I kept thinking that it took place after the Oblivion Crisis, after Steffan had lost his hand. You might want to preface the first post with that instead of leaving it afterward.