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4E 173, 4th Morning Star
We have returned, and a most interesting journey it has been. Braedal is with us here for a few days, but he wishes to return to Skyrim to become a bard. Jashri does not seem entirely pleased by this. He has always been good at making friends, but Braedal is his closest. A most interesting elf. I am not yet sure what to make of him.
Moshil has proven her worth while we were away. The shop is still ours and she even managed to make a little bit of a profit. It appears my idea was successful, and we will be taking her on as our first employee. Several letters regarding the shop have been left for me, I will have them read within the week. Many other letters were received while we were away. I hope none of them are important.
I have asked the city not to send guards to watch the store anymore. Moshil costs less, is more effective, and is much more pleasant to work with. I am lucky to have a friend like her. She understands the need to save up for Jashri to be able to be a part of society again. He does not like staying in the house.
Even though he has to hide, it is nice to have my brother back. He seems pleased as well. He thinks it is his fault that we had this whole mess, but I know that if anyone is to take the blame, it is me. I believe the divines were testing us, and we passed. Zenithar knew my faith would lead me to the temple, and the woman there who sent me to the festival was my sign. The divines work in strange and wonderful ways. Gods willing, all will be peaceful now that we have completed our test.
We have returned, and a most interesting journey it has been. Braedal is with us here for a few days, but he wishes to return to Skyrim to become a bard. Jashri does not seem entirely pleased by this. He has always been good at making friends, but Braedal is his closest. A most interesting elf. I am not yet sure what to make of him.
Moshil has proven her worth while we were away. The shop is still ours and she even managed to make a little bit of a profit. It appears my idea was successful, and we will be taking her on as our first employee. Several letters regarding the shop have been left for me, I will have them read within the week. Many other letters were received while we were away. I hope none of them are important.
I have asked the city not to send guards to watch the store anymore. Moshil costs less, is more effective, and is much more pleasant to work with. I am lucky to have a friend like her. She understands the need to save up for Jashri to be able to be a part of society again. He does not like staying in the house.
Even though he has to hide, it is nice to have my brother back. He seems pleased as well. He thinks it is his fault that we had this whole mess, but I know that if anyone is to take the blame, it is me. I believe the divines were testing us, and we passed. Zenithar knew my faith would lead me to the temple, and the woman there who sent me to the festival was my sign. The divines work in strange and wonderful ways. Gods willing, all will be peaceful now that we have completed our test.
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This story is based on the settings and lore of the Elder Scrolls games by Bethesda, Oblivion and Skyrim in particular. Only the characters and storyline are of my creation.
In retrospect, there's a lot I could have improved on (I made a lot of minor edits even as I was uploading the parts!), but overall I'm very pleased with how this story turned out. It was a learning experience for me, a way to move outside of my comfort zone and really challenge myself to stay focused and keep working. I enjoyed actually using the writing techniques I had learned in AP English several years ago and actually finding out how to make them work. Essays just don't cut it for figuring out writing strategies; to truly learn requires an interest in what you're doing, and this story provided that for me. This was also an attempt to break my awful habit of putting off projects until I lose my passion for them, a way to practice getting my ass in gear and actually working on something, and mostly I was successful with that. . . though, I admit, I did put off uploading for much longer than I should have. I also tested my capabilities - according to OpenOffice, this story has roughly 60,900 words; the longest continuous story I've ever written. Perhaps this will pave the way for some of my original stories, now that I know what I'm able to do.
I'd like to give a huge thank-you to those of you who actually read this. I'm sure there aren't many of you, as dA isn't exactly a writing community, but I really appreciate the views and hope you enjoyed reading my story.
This story is based on the settings and lore of the Elder Scrolls games by Bethesda, Oblivion and Skyrim in particular. Only the characters and storyline are of my creation.
In retrospect, there's a lot I could have improved on (I made a lot of minor edits even as I was uploading the parts!), but overall I'm very pleased with how this story turned out. It was a learning experience for me, a way to move outside of my comfort zone and really challenge myself to stay focused and keep working. I enjoyed actually using the writing techniques I had learned in AP English several years ago and actually finding out how to make them work. Essays just don't cut it for figuring out writing strategies; to truly learn requires an interest in what you're doing, and this story provided that for me. This was also an attempt to break my awful habit of putting off projects until I lose my passion for them, a way to practice getting my ass in gear and actually working on something, and mostly I was successful with that. . . though, I admit, I did put off uploading for much longer than I should have. I also tested my capabilities - according to OpenOffice, this story has roughly 60,900 words; the longest continuous story I've ever written. Perhaps this will pave the way for some of my original stories, now that I know what I'm able to do.
I'd like to give a huge thank-you to those of you who actually read this. I'm sure there aren't many of you, as dA isn't exactly a writing community, but I really appreciate the views and hope you enjoyed reading my story.
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