Rona's Story: An Epic Skyrim Romance

Chapter 66 Debts Repaid

The ride back was fairly quick. Rona made a point not to look back at Freya the entire way. She gleaned that Bishop had a previous relationship with the woman and quite possibly the other two as well based on everything she'd heard them say.

She tried not to let it get to her, to bother her, but she really started to understand just how Bishop felt when Casavir was around. And she did not like it.

Upon their arrival to Solitude, Serlas moved about with a real spring in his step. Rona was very pleased to see her father feeling so much better and just alive in general.

He turned to them and said, "Shall we meet up in your room? I'd very much like to collect those documents, Bishop, and take my time perusing them."

"Yeah, sure," Bishop turned back to the four women and said, "Get a table in the Winking Skeever and we'll meet with you all in a little while, alright?"

"Can we order whatever we want?" Bast asked with a hint of excitement in her voice.

Bishop smirked at her, "Anything you want. I'll get the tab."

"Fantastic," Venus said, "I'm getting some Spiced Wine, I love that stuff."

"I think I'll drown myself in plenty of Black Briar Reserve," Qetesh grinned.

"I really hope they have horker stew," Bast said.

"That's not even that fancy," Freya laughed at her.

They all went in and the girls sat down at the large round table by the windows. Rona chanced a glance at Freya who looked a little happier as she joked and laughed with her sisters. She tried to shrug it off. Maybe the dirty look was just a mistake or maybe she was looking at Bishop and not her. She was sure plenty of women looked at him that way considering his reputation.

The three of them went upstairs and Bishop unlocked the door to their room and went over to the bed where he knelt down and fished around for his vest. He passed it to Serlas and said, "They should all be in there."

Serlas yanked a pile of documents out of the pockets and set the vest down and smiled, "Excellent. I will be taking these over to my room at the Blue Palace to read over. I want to thank you Bishop for going to such an effort to bring me help as well."

"Any time Serlas. You're family to me, you know?"

Serlas beamed at him, "Yes, I agree. I feel the same Bishop," then Serlas turned to Rona putting his hands to her shoulders and smiled down at her warm and fatherly. "You amaze me every day Rona dear. You've become so strong and so brave. I must admit, it terrifies me to see you fight these dragons... but, knowing how resilient you've become, how capable you are, I worry a little less. I hope you know how very proud I am of you and how much I love you."

She squeezed him around the waist and said, "I love you too Ata. I just hope this journey is over soon."

"As do I, velvyn, as do I," they pulled apart and he stuffed the documents into a pocket inside his robes and clasped his hands together, "Please give my thanks to your kind friends Bishop and especially to Miss Qetesh. Her potion helped immensely with the pain. I will be sure to pay her back and I'd like to know her recipe if at all possible."

"I'll see if she's willing to part with it," Bishop said with a smirk.

"Very good. Let's rest here for the night and tomorrow we will leave for Riverwood. I'm sure Miss Marjorie is desperately anxious to know of our wellbeing."

They laughed and Serlas took his leave. Bishop sighed and looked over Rona letting a gentle smile trace his lips. She went in and hugged him tightly and he returned the embrace.