Sel, Chapter 3 Options

[Dantrag]

I was soon accepted into House Redoran, and my mother was pretty proud of me. Probably too proud. I didn't go to Athyn's class anymore, being too busy as councillor Venim's page. Or, at least until the fiery councillor died, and was replaced by his brother. All young hirelings in the House had to spend five years in a councillor's service, and I was no different. Close to the end of those years, my fourth, to be exact, I wondered why I was even in the House; I got no money for my service, being a page, and my family needed money. I should have gotten a job. There I was in Bolvyn's manor, getting fed and clothed while my family starved. My own damned fault. I paid for my selfishness.

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I'll put the actual story here in a while; I just needed to start this back up.

This post has been edited by Dantrag: Feb 8 2006, 02:47 AM

[Dantrag]

about time for an update, no?

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He didn't believe it. He had seen her that very morning, early though it may have been. As he looked back, though, he realized the things that he hadn't really thought much of. He didn't think twice when he saw how skinny she looked. Or when she ate only the rat's tail. Did it even have any meat on it? He realized that she had starved herself so that he and Vysi could eat. It made him angry at himself, especially since he was eating well here in Bolvyn's manor and he had eaten some of his family's scarce food while his mother ate a rat's tail.

"Get up and go get your sister. You've been sitting there over an hour." Retin said in a demanding tone. "She's probably feeling as bad as you, and you're leaving her all alone in some Imperial fortress."

As much as Sel wanted to sit there in his self-loathing, he wanted as much to make sure his sister was okay. He didn't reply, but he did get up and make his way slowly towards Fort Buckmoth.

He gave the guard at the door his sword as they had asked; the Imperials feared House Redoran because of their haatred towards the outlanders coming into their land. As much as they hated it though, none of the House leaders would be dishonorable enough to murder any Imperials without good cause. Except maybe Councillor Venim.

"I'm here to take Vysi Vendas away." Sel told the guard.

"The little dunmer orphan?" the guard asked unthinkinkingly, "Ask the gaoler."

"The gaoler?" Sel asked incredulously. "You put my sister in a cell?"

The guard was suddenly glad that this Redoran's sword had been taken away. "It um-it wasn't my decisi- Just go down there and get her."

"I hope you burn in hell." Sel said as he walked down the steps, anger at himself and the Imperials mixed with the grief of his loss, forming a horrible tempest inside him.

My sister is no criminal; no danger to them, yet they choose to lock her in a cell. The only thing she's done is see her mother die today, but apparently that's a damned crime. Whoever was in charge here would never hear the end of this.

"I want my sister out." he said flatly to the much larger, stronger, and older Imperial gaoler standing in front of him.

"Who'd that be?"

"She's the only twelve year-old dunmer here, I'm sure. Now get her out." he demanded angrily.

The gaoler did as he was told, but he flashed Sel a look that said that the dunmer boy was pushing it.

Vysi came out, her face looking tear-stained and pitifully sad. Sel became more angry and more saddened. Who the hell do these people think they are, locking up twelve year-old girls in dark cells? Poor Vysi, having to stay here with the stench of prisoners and the darkness; hardly comforting after our mother died...and these damned soldiers did it to her.

"Come on, Vysi." he said, taking her hand and leading her out. He gave the gaoler a cold, murderous stare as he left, the same one that he gave the guard at the entrance as he took his sword back.

Sel stopped once they were outside and turned to face his sister. "Are you alright?" Sel asked, "Did they hurt you?"

Vysi shook her head, and only when he was sure she was telling the truth did he continue on back towards Ald'ruhn.

Sel had his first reason to hate the Empire.

This post has been edited by Dantrag: Jan 6 2006, 09:10 PM