FVN Chapter 177: Chapter XL: Augur
Chapter 177: Chapter XL: Augur
Chapter 177: Chapter XL: Augur
The two of us sit in companionable silence for a good while, enjoying our drinks and battling with our thoughts. Well, one of us was anyway...
And just as said person was taking another sip of his drink I fired off a question "So, how does it feel to share a position with Dagoth Ur?"
The ensuing explosion of beverage bursting through the Archmage's nose and mouth followed by a fit of coughing and glaring was most definitively worth my patience. Truly, a spit-take for the ages!
Savos summoned a handkerchief to clean himself up, all the while giving me an unamused stare "Really Reyvin?" He asks with exasperation, his voice hoarse from the potent burn of his drink.
I smirk "What, did you think I wasn't going to be a vicious little shit after all that?"
The old Mer looks just as likely to pout as he is to sigh, but he settles on grumbling to himself instead. Finally, he seems to settle down and takes a long breath through his nose before nodding "Yes I was indeed rather foolish."
"Foolish he says" I scoff "Seriously, I know things might have felt awkward but is that enough to shut yourself off for Divines know how long just because you were scared?"
His shoulders slump "All I've ever done with my family is fail them..."
I roll my eyes "By Mephala's chitinous cunt my mother was right when she said all you do is mope!" I exclaim and feel a gentle wave of amusement coming from my patron.
Savos blinks and then chuckles ruefully "I guess that I do" His chuckle turns self-deprecating "Doing something for so long becomes routine, no matter who is doing it."
"What a finely crafted excuse that is." I drawl "Just self-deprecating enough to allow you to stagnate while feeling like you are 'punishing' yourself like some depressed teenager lacking a strong parental figure."
He twitches lightly "Must you be so blunt?"
"Yes" I nod without a hint of hesitation and before he can respond I go on "From what little I have learned just now I know that if I do not slap you with the truth all you will do is slink back into your metaphorical cave and wait for death like a little bitch."
The way he looks away with guilt on his face does him no favors.
"So I am going to sit here and resume with said slapping until you see sense and stop behaving like a Divines damned man-child." I finish my tirade, outwardly calm but inwardly fuming at the old elf's cowardice.
He sighs tiredly "You are right of course... What do you propose then?"
"We will have time to go through the long list of reasons one should not be stuck in the past later" I wave him off, much to his relief "What we must discuss now is what I was about to report just before I was suddenly faced with my dead mother."
Savos holds back a wince and asks "And what exactly were you about to report?"
"You see while I was... innocently strolling through the ancient city of Saarthal" Even in this situation he gives me a dubious look but I go on without a care "And much to my great surprise I came upon a hidden passage!" The dubious look turns dry "And who could have guessed that at the end of said passage awaited an ancient artifact of great power, power enough to threaten the very world itself!"
His dry glare may as well have turned Skyrim into a desert if it held any actual power "Reyvin, what in oblivion did you find down there?"
I smirk cheekily "Have you ever heard of the Eye of Magnus?"
The creasing of his brow informs me that he has no concrete knowledge but the sudden stillness of the hand holding his bottle tells me he can guess the gravity of such a name.
And so I begin spinning the tale "Well, you see..."
*One explanation and four bottles later*
"So..." Savos drawls, his previous discomfort mostly forgotten due to good old alcohol poisoning "A conduit to the very sun and source of all magic was just... sitting there? With no one able to find it... for thousands of years?!"
I nod approvingly "That seems to be the case."
"How?!" He clutches his head.
"How the hell am I supposed to know that?" I shrug "It just is how it is."
He deadpans "You are far less excited than you should be about this."
"I am the picture of composure and grace under fire" I drawl.
Savos rolls his eyes "So, I am guessing you have already come up with a plan?"
My guards greet me eagerly as Savos and I enter my home, yet as I open the door to the dining
room I am met with an exasperating sight.
Once again I see Davos and Edrassa playing a game of chess, all the while an amused Nightshade watches over them while stuffing herself with food.
How she is not even slightly overweight by this point I will never know...
"G'day boss." Davos greets me without looking away from the board.
Edrassa stills for a moment but then glares at Davos as if he was trying to distract her by lying
about my presence.
The Falmer merely nods and returns to her food.
"I see the two of you are at it again." I say in lieu of greeting "Who is winning?"
Edrassa yelps in surprise and once again glares at Davos, poor man.
Said Mer chuckles "Princess hasn't beaten me once."
"Just you wait old man I will crush you soon enough" She growls.
"Right..." I shake my head "Well in any case I've come to inform you lot that me and Gramps
here are going to be traveling somewhere for a couple of days, do make sure nothing burns
down while I am away."
They both nod, still too ensnared by their game to truly compute my words.
As I turn to leave I hear Savos ask "And where exactly are we going?"
"Labyrinthian" I blurt.
The Archmage stills completely "Reyvin... no."
I turn to him with my most vicious smile "Reyvin yes!"
(General POV)
As the grandfather and grandson pair leave the mansion of house Dagoth the hand of Davos
suddenly stills just as he is about to defeat his opponent once again.
"Afraid to lose old man?" Edrassa mocks.
"Hold on a second" Davos waves her off and looks at Nightshade "Didn't boss just call the
fucking Archmage gramps?"
Nightshade nods eagerly, still clutching her bag of street horker.
Edrassa's face turns from light grey to white.
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