The travels of Yuri Woodcutter part 36: Finale
Posted December 10, 2014
Windhelm itself is still smoldering in the early morning snow, but it is something more than the soot and ash that has been troubling my sleep. The war is now over, and I mean for our night at the Candlehearth Hall to be our last stay in Windhelm for a while. Two things trouble me as Lydia and I pr...
The travels of Yuri Woodcutter part 35
Posted December 9, 2014
Fredas, 24th of Frostfall, and I have a feeling today will be the last day of the Stormcloak rebellion. In the early morning gloom I saddle up Bono and take the path east from Fort Amol before fording the river at Mixwater Mill. My aim is to report back to the imperial camp in the far east, which I'...
The travels of Yuri Woodcutter part 34
Posted December 9, 2014
Whiterun has recovered from her brush with war, and the only obvious change since the battle seems to be the presence of imperial soldiers in town. In my travels the Pale seems the happiest land to be in, and as I am reunited with Lydia once more I chat to the steward of the city about buying a hous...
The travels of Yuri Woodcutter part 33
Posted November 30, 2014
The north wind seems to carry a thousand daggers as it blows over the fractured ice flows towards Winterhold. I stand facing it, at once reminded of the isolation and harshness of my old college and doing so affords me the opportunity to consider again the conversations I have had that brought me he...
The travels of Yuri Woodcutter part 32
Posted November 24, 2014
Mistveil Keep houses the Riften Jarl and her entourage, most notably for me the curious aide called Anuriel. She it turns out is a steward, and something of a spin doctor for the indecisive and overly cautious Jarl. It's about three in the afternoon, and the whole gang is settled down to lunch when ...