Skyrim: A Sorcerer's Tale

Chapter 19: Chapter VIII: A morning in the dorms

Chapter 19: Chapter VIII: A morning in the dorms



A/n: Most likely won't be touching the timeline, as some people wisely pointed out it is not really worth the effort.

"So, how is house Telvanni these days? The red year and subsequent invasion was very hard on you all from what I've heard" I ask Edrasa while having my morning coffee.

She scrunches her eyebrows and takes a sip of her own drink before saying "We have been rebuilding in Vvardenfell mostly, thankfully a good number of our masters and magisters managed to survive the invasion by having teleportation spells ready when their defenses fell. The Archmagister and his family however were not as lucky and all died at the fall of Port Telvannis" She seems actually saddened by this, odd considering the usual Telvanni mentality.

"Serves the slavers right" Bor snorts from nearby, his twin nodding in agreement.

The look Edrasa gives him makes it seem like she ready to help his guts experience fresh air, he flames starting to form in her hand remove any doubt.

I turn to him and raise an eyebrow while holding Edrasa's shoulder trying to keep her from attacking "Is this how I should react if your entire clan and hold ever get decimated?"

He seems to regret his words a tiny bit before doubling down, an offended look on his face "So you would equate honorable defenders and Nords to a bunch of slavers?"

I give him an arrogant smile and say "What a grand and intoxicating innocence. The very idea that a bunch of Nords could be equal to a great house of Morrowind would be the funniest thing I have heard all day if it wasn't so gods damned offensive"

Edrasa, who calmed down enough not to commit immediate murder, nods sagely as if it was the most obvious thing in the world while the Nord twins' faces become red in anger.

Things are about to get heated with Bor making a fist, when we are interrupted by Tiberius. "Come now my dear colleagues everyone is equal under the glorious Empire, no need to fight amongst ourselves!"

"Oh just a bunch of kids who don't know what they are talking about advancing from casual to competitive racism, nothing too bad" I say with a sagely voice, as I float a cup of coffee to her with my minor telekinesis spell.

Everyone turns to me and gives me the 'Aren't you shit talking yourself right now?' look, but they at least don't seem to want to rip each other to pieces anymore.

Marwyn mutters to himself "The fuck is competitive racism?" while scratching his head.

I shrug, completely ignoring them, and get back to my coffee, everyone else following suit after a bit.

I am soon joined by Morrigan and Edrasa. I turn to said elf and continue where we left off "So before we were rudely interrupted, I was going to ask what made your family decide to come to Skyrim, from what I know your father is a Telvanni master, there should be land in Morrowind for him to rule."

She shakes her head with a exasperated smile "My father got tired of all the blame that was being thrown around in the council, so he just picked up his possessions and moved here alongside our servants, he even called the entire council a bunch of brats, I am not sure how survived that." She scratches her cheek, a genuinely confused expression on her face "At first the Jarl was very reluctant to give him the rights to grow his tower, but after a good thirty years of honest business and no incidents, and with the previous Jarl's son who is more open to magic taking the throne he could no longer be denied."

I raise my eyebrow at this "The new Jarl doesn't hate magic? I heard all manner of stories, but this one I didn't expect." Seriously, Korir's only dialogue ingame is bitching about mages, I guess he offended someone he shouldn't have?

Morrigan joins in, a lot less cranky after some coffee. "I have heard around town that when the jarl was killed in a bandit ambush a college mage saved him and his mother, he is too young to rule so the mother is acting as regent for now." Edrasa nods, confirming the story.

'Hmmm suspicious, but it benefits me so what do I care' We continue speaking about less serious topics for a bit until it is time for us to get moving, we have restoration and mysticism today.

A/n: A bit of a break from the magic for this one.

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