Yeol Clumsy #42 - Endless Seasons...

Turdas, 13th of Sun's Dusk 4E201

All parties agreed to come to the peace talks at High Hrothgar. My presence was also expected, so we prepared to leave again for the Throat of the World. We (Sophia and I) departed from Solitude in the early morning.

We ran almost all day, expect for the occasion when we were attacked by a dragon, or twice during a bandit ambush. We were exhausted when arriving at Whiterun at around midnight.

Another dragon slain...

Next morning we got organized again, said goodbye to Lydia, and left for High Hrothgar, following the road by Riverwood, Helgen and Ivarstead. The climb of the 7000 steps was interrupted 3 times by ice trolls: a real infestation in this area it seems.

A new morning, Sophia and I, home at Whiterun

Half way the 7000 steps, warming up

At evening we arrived at High Hrothgar. We entered, and I asked Sophia to wait for me. At entering the main hall, my attention was immediately taken by the presence of Thalmor agents, inviting themselves to the talks. My opinion was asked, and I suggested it would be wise not to have the Thalmor at the peace talks between Stormcloaks and Imperials. They left angry and frustrated.

Peace talk at High Hrothgar

The peace talks went with lots of boiling emotions, with Ulfric in the offense, claiming Markarth. Again, I was asked to cut the cake, and I felt I had no other choice than to satisfy the Imperials with the control over The Rift, in compensation. Ulfric started again being offensive and arrogant. Esbern called upon reason. After lots of arguing about the Stormcloak's massacre at Karthwasten, they gave in by seeding Winterhold. An feeble agreement had been reached, with lots of reservation and hesitation.

But with this ceasefire, the road had been freed to develop the plan to capture a dragon, as Paarthurnax suggested. Jarl Balgruuf agreed to cooperate, and Esbern had a plan how to call a dragon.

After the peace talk, when everybody had left the room, Delphine neared me, and asked me, almost ordered me, to kill Paarthurnax, on basis of very vague suspicions of possible treachery. I did not believe my ears I had to kill one of our most valuable allies!...

Delphine asks me to kill Paarthurnax...

Yeol the Clumsy @  day 88, level 31