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In which Alexius questions his (un)life choices.

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Uncharted Lands - Chapter 18'With all due respect, Master Dawnguard leader,' Felix says, steepling his hands together - either to collect himself, or to beg Isran to reconsider. 'You must let me join the search for that Butterfly Monk!'
'Moth Priest,' Yalanwen corrects him in a whisper.
Felix nods.
He is still a bit vague on this part of Tamrielic lore.
Magical scrolls with mystic messages that exist and don't exist at the same time (which is a violation of the most basic principles of natural order), refer to all possible pasts and all possible futures (rather like... bits of the Fade captured and woven into parchment), and can be read only by monks from a special cult, who apparently wear robes made out of living moths? Manifestations of Divine wisdom that are described as fabric pressed against the gills of some creature lying on the sea bed, and absorbing all manner of mud and algae? Or something?
Yes, those metaphorical accounts of the Scrolls' properties were quite a bit confusing to read, at least for some


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Uncharted Lands - Chapter 20'Moth Priest, eh?' Keerava the innkeeper pauses thoughtfully to check how well she has polished the empty tin tankard she is holding - and then gives it a wipe with her long Argonian tongue for good measure. 'You know, there was this old fella passing through here quite a while ago; paid for his tab nicely, and talked a bit about himself to Talen-Jei here... Oi, Talen!'
As she calls her kinsman, who is maneuvering among the tables and sweeping the floor with both a broom and his long green tail, his scaled face gets lit up with an almost frightening razor-tooth grin.
'Yes, Keerava?' he asks eagerly, sliding up towards his employer across the now immaculate floor boards.
Yalanwen cannot help but 'Awwww' under her breath, and then lean in with a conspiratory whisper towards Romlyn, who dropped by at the inn with her and Serana after seeing Niluva off at the Temple of Mara (Yalanwen wanted to dash in and catch up with Pony and Erandur, but Serana seemed nervous when approaching consecrate
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Oh, Alexius. Please do rethink your unlife choices. I know you're trying, but... :(
I'm kinda glad that I'm late catching up with this story, because it means there are no cliffhangers - I can read ahead quickly and make sure that the rescue party arrives, because it was so sad and painful to read him getting hurt this badly - especially when, even after everything, all his first instincts are those of a father. It's so touching to see his thoughts always focusing on Felix - how to keep Felix safe, how Felix might react to things - and I loved that moment when his parental instincts even extended to a girl he barely knew. Thinking back to the opening, where he saved Haming despite being in a completely alien world, I have to say that this is one of the most realistic and moving representations of a fictional father I've ever seen. :happycry:
You also did an amazing job with Malkus in this chapter; like many of the vampires, he doesn't get much screentime or personality in the game, and you've fleshed him out into a seriously creepy and really kinda terrifying villain. I definitely finished the chapter feeling that he's a legitimate threat to our heroes, since we know Gereon's a tough fighter when called to it, and Malkus managed to take him down... so I look forward to seeing what happens when the cavalry gets here to even the odds.
Incredible writing, as always! :D