Creative Writing: My Hero's Journey

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By the time Shadowmere and I wound our way through the mountain, the sun was setting. Purple and red rays reached from behind the clouds but we were too far in the brush of the woods to see the sun itself. I'm sure we could have made it to Dawnstar safely, but after the sun sets, the creatures get hungry and we were already both tired. So off the path a hundred steps or so, there was a grassy clearing with little mud where we set up a small camp. From the trip there, Shadowmere and I killed multiple large furs producing animals which, thanks to destruction fire magic, I could dry out and have tanned for a shelter in no time. I used a bear and two sabre cat pelts to drape over a collection of elmwood branches, then fastened them to the ground …show more content…

I turned quickly to the door of my shelter, which was pulled away to the right with a strip of dried leather, to see what caused his loud commotion. I couldn't see where he was, as he probably had went after whatever caused his uproar. So I tried to pay little mind to it. But seconds later, his demonic roar echoed through the small valley we were in. Knowing something wasn't right I grabbed a war hammer off of my armour and rushed out into the muddy earth following the sounds and sights before …show more content…

What was I going to do? I knew everything about the Dark Brotherhood, Elisif has never come up. Where had these rumors been coming from? I bit the inside of my cheek and debated myself. Cold blood revenge, or warm-hearted forgiveness. In the end of my personal debate, I chose the former. ~ We reached the camp at dark. Ezra was dirty and exhausted and so was I, but instead of settling down for the night I had much work to do. Being invited to a royal wedding as I had been, I first needed clothes, a gift and most obviously, a partner. Ezra was my pick for my partner. He was really the only choice I had. Yes, he was a dirty and sick man but he seemed around my age and could be made handsome with a good wash and trim. "Now where in Tamriel am I going to wash myself? Everything is mud!" Ezra complained to me. Luckily I knew the area quite well and sent him to a freshwater hot spring a few paces away from where we met. He returned about an hour later free of any visible dirt and grime, I smiled in approval and he blushed while coughing. "Ezra, why is it you cough so much?" I asked him while setting to work on his hair trimming. "Honestly, I'm not quite sure. Always have. Parents never took me to a healer or anyone. My father was a very honest Nord, so magic was not approved." he responded

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