Traveling through The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

What's going on here? Danger told me that refusing the lord's summons is very impolite and can even be considered hostile. Moreover, this is a noble appointment that can change the entire family's status. More importantly, we need this status to completely control Helgen and facilitate the marriage of Rigel and Sidgel, and then influence Falkreath's decision. There are so many tricks waiting, how can I let my father act like a child here? I took out the small note written by Rigel and handed it to him.

"This is a letter from Rigel."

"Rigel! What happened to her? Was she caught by you? I told her not to do this!"

The old man took a look at the paper. There were too few words on it, so he could only confirm that it was written by his daughter.

"What are you going to do with her?"

"Well, actually, I'm Rigel's subordinate..."

I pulled a chair for my father to sit down, and then recounted Rigel's recent feats one by one, how she killed vampires to gain Danger's trust, how she protected the lord during the werewolf incident, how she was appointed as the warlord of Helgen, and how she was engaged to Sidger. As for insignificant details such as Vighar's identity, I naturally did not mention them.

"So, I came to pick you up on the orders of the lord. Everything we have today was achieved because of Rigel's repeated risk of his life and the sacrifice of his brothers' lives. I don't know why you don't want to go to Falkreath, but you must know that your choice will not only make all your daughter's efforts go to waste, but will also disappoint those subordinates who died for her. I hope you can think carefully before making a decision."

For a veteran soldier, it was more effective to use the comradeship and brotherhood to suppress his anger. At least my father stopped sticking his neck out and pretending to be a hero. After carefully questioning Rigel, he told us his story.

Jaeger Horik's hometown is in the Reach. He went to Cyrodiil with the Skyrim Legion in 173E to participate in the World War, when Rigael was not yet a full moon. The next year, Emperor Titus II abandoned the Imperial City, and Ulfric was captured by the Thalmor. In his hometown, "The Tattered King" Maidenach led the Reachmen to establish an independent country. Dad did not participate in the Red Ring War to recapture the Imperial City, because he saved a comrade-in-arms at the cost of half a palm in the previous battle to attack Bravil. This person was Tagel, the son of Lord Falkreath.

Dad was discharged from the army due to disability, and returned to his hometown to find a job in the mines. Although he was disabled, he refused to accept charity, and was one of the most capable people in the mine. After the World War, Tager came to visit Dad, wanting to repay his lifesaver, but Dad was proud of himself and firmly refused. When we came this time, he thought that Tager had sent someone to pity him again, so he said directly that he would not go.

Less than a year after the peaceful days, the Stormcloaks came. As for the Reachmen, Ulfric adopted the method of the Führer and the Lord, that is, to execute them all. However, there is a problem here. The Reachmen have lived here since the First Age. After thousands of years, they have intermarried with other races. So how much Reachmen blood does a person have to be considered a "Reachmen"? Just like the evil "Fourth Rome", the Stormcloaks adopted the "one drop of blood rule", that is, if there is a Reachmen in the ancestor, then he is considered a Reachmen, and there is no upper limit to the retrospective period. But according to this principle, the entire Western Skyrim is basically full of Reachmen. However, Ulfric didn't care about that. He just needed a reason to start the massacre.

Several villages were slaughtered and blood flowed like a river. The old man took his wife and children to flee north, and finally started his old business in the mines of Morningstar City. The damp and cold climate of Morningstar City soon knocked down Rigel's mother. The old man played both father and mother and raised his daughter. The only flaw was that Rigel was raised as a son. Little Rigel showed outstanding fighting talent. Not only were children of the same age not her opponents, but some young boys also suffered a lot at her hands. At the age of fifteen, she was already famous in Morningstar City. She once had the feat of acting as a human jack in a mine disaster, and was nicknamed "Strong Arm". Lord Skade always liked to stir up trouble everywhere. The old man once thought that Rigel could join the Morningstar City Guard, make a living, and maybe even marry a soldier. After all, the old man was from the Rich Territory. In his mind, "marrying the son of a silversmith" was the best destination for a civilian girl. Marrying a soldier was a little worse, but considering his daughter's good looks, it was not bad. He is old and wants to take a rest. His health has been deteriorating in recent years and he can't sleep at night because of his broken palm.

Rigel's performance during the conscription was perfect. Her name was at the top of the list. It was crossed out by Lord Skade himself because her father was a veteran of the Imperial Legion. After that, Skade's policies became more and more radical. He repeatedly promoted the issue of expelling the Imperial veterans. Although he had been in charge of Morningstar City for more than 20 years, he could not cover the sky with one hand. The pro-Imperial faction led by Brina Morris had been obstructing his crazy actions. Brina also hired her father as her bodyguard, which was actually to protect him. Rigel abandoned herself for two years, causing trouble everywhere, especially liking to fight with soldiers. The money her father saved was not enough to settle things for her. Until one summer, a group of sailors came to the Wind Mountain Inn to eat and drink, opening the door to a new world for Rigel.

They were a group of pirates. Rigel listened to their bragging and watched them flirt with the innkeeper's wife and daughter, with a dangerous light in her eyes. The daughter was missing, and the old man was so worried that he fell ill. Two years later, Rigel sent a letter back, saying that she had become a small leader of a bandit gang. In order to avoid the pity of his comrades, the old man chose the north. Now the daughter chose the south to avoid trouble for the old man. Although the old man did not approve of Rigel's choice to become a bandit, he was relieved to know that she was in Falkreath. He kept in touch with Rigel, thinking that if something happened to his daughter, he would put down his old face and ask Tagel for help. He never expected that Rigel would make such a big deal, and he didn't get any news at all.

As a father, he was naturally very happy that his daughter had made progress. The dad did not act pretentiously and immediately agreed to set off early the next morning.

Dad didn't have much in Morningstar City. His most valuable property was his equipment. We packed a few other clothes and some cash and set off to the south. Morningstar City is located in the bay, and the overall terrain is much lower than the surrounding areas. The official road out of the city is a long uphill road. At this moment, a carriage was blocking the middle of the road. A huge wooden box was placed on the carriage, and a quarter of the box was hanging outside the car. The horse pulling the carriage leaned forward, its hind legs supported the ground, and its front legs struggled to dig forward, but the body of the car did not move at all. Next to the car was a clown dressed man, pulling the reins with one hand and whipping the horse with the other hand. While jumping up and down, his mouth was not idle.

"Pull harder! Pull harder, you stupid horse! Pull harder! Ahhhh! I'll pull harder too! I can help you, right? Hurry up and pull harder!"