Prince of the Dead

Chapter 8 The Golden Claw

Y/n POV

"So let me get this straight." I said. "An ice wraith is in a home in Riverwood?"

Amoris nods. "That's what Aela said."

"But Riverwood?" I ask confused.

Ice wraiths like snowy and cold areas and Riverwood doesn't really fit that description. And how did it get into a home?

Amoris just shrugs. I sigh as we continue walking down the path.

"Maybe we could ask Farengar if he knows what a Daughter of Cold Harbour is." Amois suggest.

"Well it's a female and I belive to be something related to Molag Bal." I tell her.

"Deadra. Great." Amoris mutters sarcastically.

I chuckle as we finally enter Riverwood.

"Do you want to deal with it yourself?" I ask and she nods.

"I got this." She says and walks up to the house.

I watch as she walks into the house. While that was happening Gerdur approached me.

"So what are you doing back in Riverwood?" Gerdur ask me.

"Amoris was sent to deal with an ice wraith that somehow got into a home." I tell her.

"Oh that would be me. No idea how it got there." Gerdur says. "By the way I wanted to ask. What did you say to Ralof?"

"Told him not to join back up with this pointless war." I tell her. "I'm just coming back to Skyrim and I can tell the enemy is the Thalmor not the Empire."

"You may have a point." Gerdur said. "Anyways I want to thank you. I don't know what I would do if I lost my brother."

"It's fine." I tell her.

We hear a thud from inside the house then Amoris yelling. A second later Amoris walks out of Gerdur's house with ice wraith teeth in her hand.

"Stupid thing moved too much." Amoris says walking up to me.

"Ice wraith like doing that." I tell her. I had my fair share of experince with them back in the Vale.

"If you two are looking for some work you could help Lucan, he runs the Riverwood Trader and just got robbed." Gerdur tells us.

Amoris and I look at each other, and I shrug. "We could use more money."

"Okay then." Amoris says and we head off to the trader.

The two of us walk off as Gerdur enters her home. Walking into the Riverwood Trader we hear a conversation between Lucan and his sister.

"Well one of us has to do something!" The sister said.

"I said no! No adventures, no theatrics, no thief-chasing!" Lucan responded.

"Well what are you going to do then, huh? Let's hear it!" The sister ask.

"We are done talking about this! Lucan says then notices us, "Oh, customers. Sorry you had to hear that."

"Did something happen?" Amoris ask.

Though I didin't know why she asked since we already know he''s been robbed.

"Yes, we did have a bit of a... break-in. But the robbers were only after one thing. An ornament, solid gold. In the shape off a dragon's claw." Lucan told us.

"We could help you get it back." Amoris offers.

Lucan looks at us suprised. "You could? I've got some coin coming in from my last shipment. It's yours if you bring my claw back. If you're going after those thieves, you should head to Bleak Falls Barrow, northeast of town."