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Gwynolda's story

Act I

Gwynolda's Daily life

Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

The next morning comes

 

 

It's been a few days since I am out of Markarth

 

 

Today my official training will begin

 

 

I start with some small stretching before anything

 

 

 

 

I got up early today a bit early

 

 

Will be a few hours before she arrives.

 

 

My new mentor, Jeanne..

She is ranked as senior in the sisters of Lady Dibella and as a knight in the order of Lily.

 

I guess her being imperial, might be more reason to trust her over the Nords at the temple

 

After all.. she is no Nord.
 

 

I don't feel any hostility from her, mostly just curiosity and excitement.

 

Wonder how much she knows about the temple.
 

She is from a different province, from the city of Anvil in Cyrodiil

 yet she feels very much like someone who lived here in the Reach, not sure why.

 

 

She seems a bit too well knowing about the Reach, as someone who only visited a few times.

 

 

Maybe she has more reasons being here, than just what she said.

 

 

Wonder if she knows anything about "Saoirse" and why she is erased from the history, I can ask her about it later.

 

 

I have to wait for her anyway.

 

 

I admit, I'm a bit still intimidated by her

 

I should calm myself down, before I end up looking too anxious

 

 

Our first meeting was quite nice, so I shouldn't be that scared..

 

 

I know one thing, I was really mesmerized by her look, she almost felt looking like Lady Dibella's statues.

 

Beautiful, perfect and loving

 

It is quite intimidating for someone like me.

 

 

She apologized for her initial mocking tone, and slowly as we talked, she explained her reasoning to pick me and her plans of the future.

 

I apologise for my first impression, I didn't mean to be intimidating. After all I am here to train you as a future knight of the order. So it would be the best if we would be close

 

It's alright.. don't worry.

 

If you have any question, please do ask, I'm sure you have many. I can tell you are quite confused on the situation.

 

Why me?

 

You are the most magically gifted in the temple, so when they suggested me to you, I decided to look for you.

 

 

And I admit, I heard some rumors about you, a beautiful reach girl helping those who need, while the temple shows their back.. to them. I think it was an easy choice and you being beautiful is an blessing.

 

 

 If not Lady Dibella herself chosen you for this role, of course. She might have guided me to you, who knows

 

 

You find me beautiful? 

 

So did the entire city of Markarth I believe.

 

Don't tell me my dear,

 

you are perhaps surprised? Ohh my, you indeed look surprised.

 

....

 

Did others tell you otherwise

 

Nevermind, let's talk about the training.

 

So be it.

 

 

I want to actually see how much you actually know about Lady Dibella and her worship,, then tomorrow we work on your skills in magic and blades for start.

 

 

Shall we start my dear?

 

 

And of course, she found me quite lacking in theory and she gave me a few books to read upon the Dibellan worship and the history of the Temple in Skyrim, along side some books of Daedra and The immortal blood.

 

And today.. we see how the training goes.

 

 

Wonder if she actually will teach me more about the Dibellan arts, the sister at the temple refused to do it.

It would be pleasant, maybe we'll do that today..

 

 

Now my dear Gwynolda

 

 

Let's worship our Lady together..

 

 

I can't deny being attracted to her, she might be the first after a long time outside Muriel

 

Maybe.. nevermind.

 

I'm getting distracted and should focus on important things.

 

 

Ahh there you are Gwynolda.

 

Good morning. I hope you rested well after yesterday.

 

 

Finishing your morning prayers?

 

Y..Yes of course

 

 

Sister Jeanne.

 

We should get ready my dear Gwynolda.

 

 

Did you read everything, I asked? 

 

Sadly, not all, I had some distractions yesterday. I only did read a few bit of the Dibellan worship of Tamriel and the past of Sybills of Skyrim.

 

I see, in that case, we start with a bit of theory today. At least with the parts, you needed to read today.
 

 

 

There was someone who is erased in the book of Sybills, Saoirse. Do you know anything about her?

 

Saoirse

 

Not sure if I remember correctly, but she is not our priority right now Gwynolda

 

Yes of course

 

 

The reason, why I gave you the book about the Dibellan Faith, was quite simple. I wanted make sure you know well the differences between regions and provinces.

 

Why?

 

To make sure your judgement as future knight is right and you don't make a mistake. A mistake can cost the lives of innocents if you judge them wrongly, remember that.

 

Of course.

 

 

My my, the way you look at me, if you continue,I might start feeling flattered.

 

Please dear pay attention to what I say.

 

....

 

 

O..Of course

 

We can discuss about this a little later, alright? Where was I?

 

How much do you know about our main enemies? Namely on Daedric ones?

 

I admit, not much, I assumed the house of Lady Dibella is hostile to the unholy, criminals who commit sexual acts against the non-willing.

 

That is at least something, but I meant a bit more complicated one.

 

 

 

 

Order of the Lily, is the militant arm of the house of Dibella, our duty is to protect the faith of our Lady and the Eight.

 

We defend the concept of love, consent, art and beauty.

 

And most importantly, we fight against the unholy.

 

But we have two main enemies

 

 

 

One of them is  Lady Dibella's rival 

 

Sanguine, the lord of Debauchery, Revelry Blood-Made-Pleasure and his followers

 

 

Ruler of The Myriad Realms of Revelry

 

 

 I don't have to remind you

 

Love between Daedras and Her priestess are forbidden and the greatest sin

 

Heretical in every aspect, repulsive, revolting and go against anything of the order.

 

 

Many of us, knights and sisters have fallen to Sanguine and his follower

 

Our enemy is clever, tempting and very seductive

 

Always remember that.

 

 

So Sanguine is our main enemy, my training is gonna involve a lot preparations against him and his followers

 

Yes, that is why the order prefers magically gifted sisters to join, we need a great deal of knowledge and will power to resist his tricks.

 

 

So he is one, who is the other?

 

Molag Bal, but I'm sure you know him well

 

Yes..

 

We mainly focus on eradicating his taint, the vampires, how is your knowledge about them?

 

 

Umm, they wear fancy dresses, often nobles, have fangs, drinks blood?

 

 

Sleep in coffins with underwear I think

 

 

They are blood drinking monsters, who pretend to be mortals, like their forefather, they are sexual predators, who often defile their victims before taking their blood.

 

Undead, but thankfully the same tricks works well against them

 

We have to prepare properly, I have to make sure you don't end up another victim

 

 

This is why you gave me the books? To know.. all of this?

 

Yes, but remember you have to still read them and make sure you memorise everything.

 

Now then, before we move onto the training , I want to ask one thing from you

 

What is it?

 

How do you want our relationship to be?

 

 

Our relationship?

 

 

Yes

 

How do you mean? I'm a bit confused

 

How to put it, knights and their apprentices in our order often have more intimate relationship than other

 

Like friendship?

 

 

Knights work in pairs and often spend a lot time together, it's not unusual if they are close or are intimate with each other.

 

Some of them are lovers.

 

Lovers?

 

Yes
 

 

Now obviously, nothing is gonna happen in instant

 

I wanted to you know about it, since we gonna spend a lot time together in the future.

 

...

 

Take your time Gwynolda, we can think about it later

 

 

Now then, time to take that sword up from the ground and we should start training.

 

Yes

 

 

My training began under her

 

She decided it best to learn it while being naked at first, before moving on more heavier or lighter armor

 

 

She watched me carefully and guided slowly how to keep balance and use my wooden practice sword.

 

 

I think it's a bit better than last time, but you still struggle with it, we're just barely getting into the basics.

 

At least I no longer fall down to the ground from a swing. 

 

 

Is the sword perhaps a bit too heavy for you?

 

Just a bit, I think it will going well after a while. Maybe if I could use a little magic, but that would be counter productive isn't it?

 

Why do you think that?

 

Because the goal is to get me physically strong enough right?

 

In a sense yes, but

 

 

 

You know using magic to improve your combat skills are not forbidden? How is your Alteration knowledge?

 

I think, I'm decent at that school of magic, why?

 

Can you try something for me?

 

 

Try use your alteration magic to change the weight of your sword, let see what you can do, change it to be more comfortable.

 

 

Let's focus..

 

 

and channel the magic..

 

Good work, now apply the spell to the sword.

 

 

Like this?

 

Yes

 

 

So how is it?

 

The sword is much lighter..

 

Good, now let's continue

 

 

We continued the training, I made much faster progress with the lighter sword, and she talked more about how the knights in the order often modify their weapons with enchantments and magic.

 

She encouraged me to experiment more with combining magic and martial prowess.

 

 

 

 

 

I think today we are done, let's finish it for now and go to rest, it's getting late Gwynolda.

 

 

And the first day of my training ended.

 

 

She hasn't noticed it yet, but I admit, she's got me thinking about the relationship part, I think it's safe to say, we see how the future will go

 

End