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Fall from High Rock	By : mistressarachnia Category: +A through F > Elder Scrolls - Morrowind Views: 4940 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter
14: Mission Accomplished
�When will I see you again?� Alyssa
asked cautiously as she gathered up the last of her things.� She had slipped on
the robe Malcus had given her and was ready to depart.� The plain grey robe was
a little large and wasn�t really her style but� it was certainly better than
nothing.� She tied a rope around her waist.
�Don�t worry about that.� I will
find you in a day or so, after you�ve settled down from your journey.� I know
you enjoy exploring, but at this point I suggest you simply use an Almsivi Intervenion
spell to get you back to the temple at Ald�ruhn,� Malcus replied, a touch of
warmth returning to his voice.� His breath, however, was more shallow and rapid
than normal.� He took a deep breath to regain composure.� Once she left the
cave, would she betray him?� He saw little alternative but to wait and see.� He
smiled, trying to mask the pounding of his heart in his chest.� His life was
now riding on her silence, after all.� Alyssa smiled back.
�Thank you!� she replied sweetly.�
Then, in a flash of white light, she was gone.�
~*~
Alyssa stopped by Bevene Releth�s
clothier shop in Ald�Skar when she returned.� Although she had grown used to
seeing the giant excavated crab husk that formed the center of the town of Ald�ruhn,
its eerie bone-lined interior still creeped her out.� She felt a growing morbid
fascination as she hurried to climb over the high bony ridges on the lower
shell to get to Bevene�s shop.
�Hello Alyssa, what can I do for
you today?� asked Releth when she entered the shop.� Alyssa laughed.
�I�m not looking for anything too
fancy today, but I simply can�t return home in this horrid robe,� she replied
with a smile as she looked over Bevene�s wares.
�I was wondering.� It doesn�t suit
you at all.� It doesn�t even fit.� Wherever did you pick that up?� she asked.
�Oh, I was out adventuring and my
own robe got so torn up that I had no choice but to grab the nearest
replacement, and this was it, unfortunately,� she sighed suddenly spying an
item that caught her eye, �Oh!� What a gorgeous blue skirt!� It looks like the
night sky.�
�I thought you might like that.� I
imported it from Caldera.� I have a blouse that matches.� It�s a little more concervative
than I know you like to wear, but for adventuring and the like it might be
better to own something with a little more fabric to it.� I can�t blame you
though for wanting to show off that perfect little figure of yours.� If I was
built like you I don�t think I�d ever wear more than a negligee,� Bevene smiled
politely.
�Actually, I think they�re
beautiful.� Do you mind if I try them on?� Alyssa asked.
�Certainly.� Go right ahead, you
know where the changing rooms are,� Bevene replied.� Alyssa hurried off.� She
quickly emerged with a smile on her face as she spun around.� Bevene shook her
head with a smile.
�You have the gift of making
everything you put on look amazing.� I wish more of my customers had that going
for them � I�d make a fortune,� she smiled.� Alyssa thanked her and paid for
the outfit.� She folded up the grey traveling robe and put it in her sack as
she headed back out to the guild.� She could return it to Malcus when she saw
him next.� She wondered when and where he was going to appear.� The idea made
her nervous, but at the same time, it was exciting having a secret.� He had
saved her life after all.� But at the same time he had taken advantage of her�
in such a brutal way� she really wasn�t sure what to make of him.� Ah well, she
could sort all that out later.
�You�re back!� said Orrent, �It�s
great to see your smiling face again!� How was your trip?� You�ll have to tell
us all about it!�� Alyssa laughed.
�I will, but first I should
probably check in with Edwinna.� Where is she?� asked Alyssa.� Orrent rolled
his eyes, crossing his arms with a smirk.
�Oh, she�s in her quarters,� he
replied, �Unfortunate because we had a woman in here earlier looking for some
alchemical ingredients and no way of reaching Anarenen.� We had to tell her to
come back later.�
�Ah,� said Alyssa knowingly, �Why
didn�t you just knock on the door and tell them?�� He laughed.
�And I suppose that�s what you�re
going to do now?� he asked with a smile.
�Well, that�s what she TOLD us to
do,� Alyssa replied.� She marched over to Edwinna�s door and knocked loudly.�
Orrent laughed.� A moment passed and the door opened.� Edwinna�s eyes grew
large as she saw her little sister standing before her and she smiled.� Alyssa
nearly knocked her over as she rushed to hug her.
�I�m so glad you�re back.� Whatever
happened?� Did you find out about the missing report?� she asked.� Alyssa
nodded, searching through her sack until she found it and handing it to her
sister.� Taking it, Edwinna hurriedly opened it and began reading it as she
paced.� She let out a gasp, then a triumphant laugh.
�Oh this is amazing!� Did you read
it Alyssa?� she asked.
�No, actually,� she replied.�
Suddenly she felt a little foolish.� It hadn�t even occurred to her to read the
report.
�Well, besides reporting some
highly intriguing discoveries regarding the mechanical properties of spider
centurions � which I will of course have to research further to confirm, it
seems that Senelias believes there is an entire lower level to the ruins which
could lead to even more discoveries!� she laughed out loud.
�Actually, Hulgar and I discovered
the lower levels ourselves while we were there, quite by accident actually.�
But the Dunmer archaeologist Anes had discovered them first, unfortunately� he
didn�t live to tell the tale.� There was a steam centurion down there waiting
for us over his body,� Alyssa replied.
�Oh how wonderful!� I mean, how
horrid for Anes, but how wonderful that you found the key to the lower levels!�
You know to use frost spells to combat steam centurions, don�t you dear?� It
freezes up the very steam they run off of � works every time,� she said, still
pouring over the letter, �I suppose Anes� untimely death was the cause of the
delay in reporting in?�
�It was indeed.� He had the report
on him when he disappeared into the lower levels.� Senelias couldn�t find him
or the report,� replied Alyssa.� She was proud that her first mission had been
such a success.
�Excellent.� Did you find anything
else of note while you were there by any chance?� Oh, I do wish I could have
been there!� Sometime I get so bogged down running and managing these
expeditions that I forget what it�s like to actually be down in the ruins
myself.� I do miss it so,� she lamented.
�I found this book, but I certainly
can�t read it,� Alyssa said as she searched through her sack again, handing a
large old book to Edwinna.
�Hmm.� Unfortunately, I can�t read
it either.� I wish I could.� The Dwemeri language has been lost for so many
years that I doubt anyone can read it anymore.� Although I�ve heard a few
rumors among the academic circle� perhaps I�ll have to investigate further.� I
have two other books I�ve collected from previous expeditions that I would also
love to have translated,� she wandered off, still staring at the book.�
Suddenly she stopped and turned around.
�Wait, where�s Hulgar?� she asked.�
Alyssa laughed out loud.� She was wondering when her sister was going to
notice.
�He sprung a Dwemer jink trap, but Senelias
is taking care of it,� she smiled.
�Ah.� Yes, those are quite common
in ruins.� Hmm, so you made it all the way back here yourself with no trouble?�
I�m impressed.� Good work Alyssa,� she smiled.� Alyssa blushed.� Unfortunately,
she couldn�t take all the credit for that one.� But she didn�t feel she should
say anything just now.� Edwinna had her information and Alyssa was safe, so for
now all was well in the Ald�ruhn Mages Guild.
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