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Chapter 35
by
Kww
Badly written time jump over! Where to next?
A quiet little house.
Nacius opened the door to his small home, it was obvious he didn't really use the place a lot with how overgrown the grass was around it and how dusty the place was, but the two of you were about to put it to very good use soon.
"Here we are! It's nothing too special, was my uncles but he lives all the way up in Chorrol now." Nacius says waving around the inside of the house.
It looked cozy, of course aside from the dust everywhere, cobwebs in every corner of the house and a strange smell of fresh wood, there was a small twin bed in the corner with a big area rug covering most of the floor, there was a small rickety table in the far side of the room with a single equally rickety chair next to it.
"How long has it been since you've used the place Nacius? It looks ancient!" You say.
"That's a good question, I think the last time I had used it was before I joined up with the legion!" He says, seemingly surprised at this realization.
"By the moons Nacius, well where have you been sleeping then?" You ask, placing the cane to your side and crossing your arms.
"They have lodging at the fortress, Skingrad has barracks at the castle, it would feel strange to come back here and sleep while on duty I guess." He says.
"Enough about that, go take a seat, get off of that leg of yours." He says moving aside to let you pass.
You nod at Nacius and walk in slowly, using that cane made you feel like some old hag, but for the time being, it was the only way you could stay walking for somewhat long periods of time. You dust the chair off and take a seat, Nacius closed the door behind you two and walked over to the hearth, which was covered in cobwebs.
"How cold does it get around here? Can't be too bad." You ask.
Nacius looks at you with an eyebrow raised.
"You camped out here the first day we met, wouldn't you already know that?"
"Hey, this one has fur, she does not know how to gauge the temperature for you hairless folk." You respond
"Well it can get pretty cold when its breezy, when winter comes around, we don't get snow, but boy it sure does get cold out." He says.
You watch Nacius dust off the little twin bed in the corner, shaking the blankets causing the room to fog up with nothing but dust, making both of you cough.
"Open... open a window Nacius!" You tell him through your coughs.
Nacius runs over to the door and opens it, also opening a window next to the door. He tries to fan some of the dust out, but it still takes a while for the dust to dicipate.
"Gods, sorry about that, I really didn't think this place would be so dusty." Nacius says, remaking the bed.
"Do you want Sanna to help? She knows her leg is in a sorry state, but she could still help." You offer.
"No! I need to clean this place up, frankly I'm a bit embarrassed that I haven't been keeping the place clean." He responds.
Nacius looks down at the rug and smirks.
"I almost forgot." He says before kicking the corner of the rug up, revealing a trap door underneath.
"You have the wine in your bag Sanna?" He asks.
You reach into your new bag and fetch the wine that Tolggor gave Nacius.
"Here you are sir." You say jokingly.
"Sir? Come on now, just because that cane makes you feel like an old lady, don't go trying to make me feel like an old man." He says, grabbing the wine and opening the trap door.
"Full of cobwebs, but that's to be expected, I'll be right back." He says before descending down into what you presume is a cellar.
You hear the clinking of bottles and Nacius blowing dust off of things before you see him climb back up with the same bottle of wine and two wine glasses.
"Remember when I said that I was going to have you do some wine tasting?" He asks with a smile on his face.
You smile back to him and chuckle.
"How could Sanna forget, you went on and on about how excited you were to try this wine out." You respond
Nacius lets out a hardy laugh and puts the wine and the two wine glasses on the table.
"I wonder where I put my corkscrew... Oh! there it is."
Nacius walks behind you, retrieving a dusty corkscrew from the top of a shelf, blowing off the dust as he comes back.
Nacius leans down and gets close to your face, staring intensely into your eyes.
"You ready to start this wine journey?" He asks in a serious tone.
You laugh at him and grab his chin.
"You take this wine tasting very seriously Nacius." You tell him before planting a kiss on his lips.
"Sanna is ready for this journey." You say in a teasing voice, letting go of his chin.
"Lets get this thing opened already!" Nacius says grabbing the bottle of wine.
Nacius opens the vintage wine and almost imediatelly you smell it, its a strong grape smell wich is to be expected of wine, but you smell something akin to...vanilla? There are other smells hitting you, you can't really put your finger on any of them.
"Oh gods, smell that, doesn't it just smell like bliss?" He asks as he takes a whiff.
"Sanna finds this smell confusing, it's like she is being hit with many smells at once." You reply.
"I don't know much about Khajiit sense of smell, but by the gods, this just smells divine." He says taking one more smell.
"Alright, lets actually taste the stuff now." He says before pouring the wine into the two glasses.
The wine is a rich dark red color, it doesn't even look like any light is passing through the glass it's so dark, Nacius slides you the first glass.
"It is my honor to bestow upon you the first taste." He says, taking a bow after sliding you the glass.
You chuckle and take the glass, looking at it from all possible angles and taking a few more sniffs. Nacius kneels next to you since he doesn't have another chair and he appears to be watching in suspense.
"Here we go." You say before taking a sip.
Almost instantly it proves to feel to intense for you, but just as you feel yourself about to cough it up, you taste it, it is as Nacius told you, divine, you can't get enough of it, you savor the small sip you took, letting it run over every part of your tongue before finally swallowing it.
"Oh-oh moons! That was amazing!" You tell Nacius with a big smile on your face.
Nacius pats you on the shoulder and grabs his glass.
"Told you you'd like it, this stuff is the best too, vintage... Now its my turn."
You hold your glass up to his before he drinks it kind of awkwardly.
"What is it? You want more? The glass isn't even empty yet?" He asks.
"Sanna is trying to do a... what is it called? A toast?" You ask.
"Oh sure!" Nacius raises his glass.
"What for?" He asks.
You think for a moment before something appropriate pops into your head.
"To us!" You say.
"To us." Nacius repeats as the two of you clink your glasses.
You both take a sip of wine and again, you savor the wine for as long as you can before you swallow it, Nacius has a look of pure bliss on his face, his eyes are closed and he looks completely in the moment.
"By the gods, that has to be the best tasting wine I've ever had." He says.
"For a first time, this is wonderful." You tell him.
The two of you laugh and continue drinking the wine, but since you never were one to drink, you begin to feel the... side effects of such a beverage pretty early on.
"Sanna feels all warm and fuzzy... more fuzzy than normal." You say with a laugh.
Nacius chuckles.
"Yeah, **** will do that to you, don't go too crazy, I don't want to pick you up from off the floor, I think this is enough for you." He says, taking the two glasses and resealing the bottle.
You don't feel too drunk, you only had what? Two glasses? But then again, you are quite eh... lightweight as people say.
Nacius dusts off a few things and lights a lantern sitting above the hearth, lighting up the room a bit.
"It's uh.. getting kinda late, I know my bed isn't really suited for two people, but do you want to lay down?" He asks.
You stand up with the assistance of your cane, you feel a bit more wobbly than usual, but you manage to stay on your feet.
"That won't be a problem Nacius." You say in a flirty tone.
Nacius blushes again and sits on the bed, you walk over and sit next to him, leaning against his shoulder.
"So, you like the place?" Nacius asks.
"Could have some work done, clean it up a bit, we can make a better table."
You glance down at the small twin sized bed and grin.
"Get a bigger bed." You say pressing up against Nacius.
"I was planning on it since I invited you here." He replies.
"It will do for the time being, Sanna does not mind being so close to you..." You say in a low seductive tone.
"That wine really got you going eh love?" Nacius says nervously.
"Sanna was ready to do this since the day Ulanna walked in on us." You say with a giggle.
Nacius and you both laugh remembering that little incident, soon after Nacius lays down fully, you follow suit and lay down on top of him, face pressing up against his neck.
"You feeling good enough to eh... to try again?" Nacius asks, voice now shaky and even more nervous than before...
What do you say?
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Elder Scrolls Stories
A series of stories in Tamriel
Years after the of Martin Septim, and the end of the Oblivion Crisis, Tamriel is unstable, life is getting harder for many, things look grim. Choose who you are during this volatile time in history, and find your place in this world.
Updated on Jun 29, 2021
by Kww
Created on May 13, 2021
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