Sophie hugged the neck of the giant red dragon tightly with her short human-shaped hands, and climbed upward with it in a nearly straight line. When she looked around, the entire Skyrim Province, half white and half brown, was vaguely visible.
Although he had been summoned by Greybeard before, it was getting late, and Arthur could not transform and fly away in front of the guards. He could only go to Ximu to stay at their warm invitation.
As a friend of Val and Ralof, Arthur, now a baron, naturally received even more warm hospitality.
When Arthur was drinking with Hood, Arvo and Lucan, Ella and Lydia were naturally pestered by Sigiri, Gerdo and Kemilla, and Sophie and Leah soon got along with each other.
Dorsey made friends, and even Babas successfully accepted Stamp as his little brother.
In addition to these actual leaders of Ximu Town, other carpenters, hunters and guards could not find opportunities or excuses even if they wanted to talk to Arthur. They could only come and offer a glass of mead.
It seemed that there was a little boy who was eating resentfully throughout the banquet because he couldn't join the girls' conversation, his dog was abducted by Babas, and he wasn't allowed to drink. Well... what was his name? Sophie
Shake your head and put this problem behind you.
For Arthur, the task of retrieving Jorgen Windcaller's horn has been completed. He should answer Graybeard's call and return to the peak of Hrothgar. But before that, he got important information about the Silver Hand.
After arriving in Snowman to reveal the mystery, the comrades will definitely make a big move that will take a long time, and there will be no time to meet Graybeard.
At this time, if he changes his route and goes to Hrothgar Peak first, Ella will definitely follow him. Therefore, the comrades will lose the opportunity or miss the opportunity to stop the conspiracy. Therefore, the only solution is to take advantage of the situation in Ximu.
During this night's stay, fly directly to the peak of Hrothgar to meet Graybeard and receive the next phase of the mission - if there is one.
The "Unbreakable Power" allows him to temporarily maintain his will in the dragon form, and the "Jinai Peace" allows him to complete the transformation without relying on Ella. After returning this horn, according to the agreement, the Graybeards will
Teach him how to completely control his mind and no longer be confused by the dragon soul.
Although Arthur has almost never lost himself during his transformation so far, it is always good to be prepared.
The only problem is that the horn is now hung around Sophie's neck as a beautiful toy. When Arthur tried to take it off, the little girl was awakened directly, and then stared at the horn in Arthur's hand as if she wanted to cry.
In order to prevent others from being awakened, Arthur had to take her with him to Hrothgar's Peak, hoping that those gray beards would not make things difficult for a young dragon.
——2:03——
Whoosh——
The red dragon transformed by Arthur flapped its wings and landed in the courtyard of Hrothgar Monastery.
The monastery built entirely of blue-black stone is located on the slope below the top of Hrothgar, and there is a snowstorm blowing on the real highest peak that is so violent that Arthur cannot approach it at all.
Viewed from a high altitude, the structure of this group of buildings is indeed that of a monastery, but only a row of houses on the side and the unenclosed courtyard gate remain. According to the general plan of a monastery, what should have been the side entrance is the main entrance used today.
If this monastery were completely restored, more than half of its area would be located in mid-air with an abyss below. The overall look would look like "something" had "swallowed" half of the monastery and everything around it.
But for some uncontrollable reasons, the other half of the monastery was left alone on the "world's highest peak".
Maybe it was the result of a battle in ancient times. Anyway, it probably had nothing to do with him. After Arthur landed smoothly and let Sophie slide off his back, he slowly changed back to his original shape and tidied up his attire.
The light in the middle of the night is not good, but the faintly glowing soul stones on the walls of the monastery and the reflection of the snow make the courtyard fairly bright. Although it is inappropriate to wake up a group of old people in the middle of the night, you must obey the emergency and just apologize well.
……Um?
The back door of the monastery opened, and four old men in dark blue robes came out, as if they had been waiting behind the door. The two people they had seen in the dream were naturally there, but they seemed much more real in comparison.
Perhaps these "greybeards" have different faces, but because they are the same age and have the same style of gray beard, they look exactly the same at first glance.
"Welcome, Dragonborn. The moment you bring back Jorgen Windcaller's horn means that you have successfully passed the trial of learning the [Way of Roar]. Next, it is time to use it to perform rituals.
"Aingale said to Arthur.
"!" Sophie heard the key word, so she clutched the horn tightly and quickly hid behind Arthur.
"Lend it to us, the ceremony is over, return it." The other graybeard said to Sophie with a kind expression, but the lightning and frost that appeared around him with his rumbled words made him look quite scary.
"This is Master Ainas," Aingale introduced: "They are Master Borui and Master Wulfgar."
The other two graybeards, who had no intention of speaking at all, raised their hands in salute, and Arthur also returned the salute in the same manner.
"You will definitely return it to me, have you agreed?" Sophie reluctantly took the horn off her neck and handed it to Ainas.
"It's agreed." Ainas nodded slightly.
Why didn't she give it to me when I asked for it? Because the old man is kinder? Arthur felt a little frustrated, but he picked up the topic immediately: "So, what is the 'Way of Roaring'?"
"Any method of using dragon roars other than combat can be called the way of roaring, such as -" Aincail took the horn from Ainas, looked at it, and suddenly shouted: "[liz]
!”
With these words, an ice edge rose up from the ground, forming a pillar with a tray just below the horn, and Aingar immediately placed the horn on it.
"Now, please stand in front of the horn." He took two steps back to make room for Arthur.
Hmm... So, "Unrequited Power" and "Breath of Fire" are not included, but "Jine's Peace" and "Void Spirit Transformation" belong to the way of roar, Arthur thought as he spoke
Stand directly in front of the horn.
Huh - the graybeards took a deep breath at the same time.
"[(Dragon Language) The Storm Crown has been lost for a long time, and no one is qualified to wear it anymore,]"
"[(Dragon Language) In the name of Gine, Shur, and Moratar, we give it to you with cold eyes,]"
"[(Dragon Language) Listen, Northern Dragon, your name is Ismir!]"
Although the graybeards roared together, the real sound was the horn that no one blew. Although this time it no longer produced an inexplicable and magnificent song, Arthur still did not understand a word.
"Hmm...what are you talking about?" Arthur asked with some confusion, looking at the graybeards who suddenly seemed to be very tired.
"These are the exact words that Graybeard said when he paid tribute to Tiber Septim who came to learn the 'Way of Roar' several generations ago. Even he was shocked back a few steps at that time." Aingale was relieved.
Two words: "It seems that your future achievements may surpass his."
Surpassing Tiber Septim, the ninth Holy Spirit Talos? Arthur didn't believe it at all. If he wanted to surpass the first emperor who unified the continent of Tamriel, he might have to save the world.
——2:42——
"Although the 'Way of Roar' can be summarized as the understanding and practice of non-combat dragon roars, from a personal point of view, everyone's way of roaring is different. Even if we teach you our experience, it will not be the same for you.
Your studies will do no good."
At this time, Aingale and the other three graybeards took Arthur and Sophie to the monastery's entrance to the top of the mountain. Sophie had quietly taken back the Windcaller's horn, but the graybeards were completely unaware of this.
mind.
"It is difficult for ordinary people to understand such a practice without confrontation and combat. Therefore, a non-combat dragon roar with a similar effect to the confrontation is very suitable for teaching beginners how to roar," Aingale gestured to Borui.
For a moment: "Master Borui is proficient in this dragon roar."
The gray-bearded master known as Borui nodded slightly to Arthur, then took a step forward and shouted loudly into the blizzard raging outside the gate: "[Lok Vah Koor]!"
At that moment, without any warning, the wind and snow outside the intersection suddenly subsided, but strangely, the area of subsidence was only a dozen meters outside the door.
At the same time, three dragon language runes were firmly engraved into Arthur's mind, and their name was "Open Sky" that could eliminate all bad weather.
"Soon, not bad." Master Borui nodded, his words were filled with gusts of snow, but it was much milder than the previous blizzards he had cleared.
He bowed slightly, and something similar to a dragon soul was transferred from his body towards Arthur, solidifying the set of runes in a very targeted manner.
And in the process, the blizzard that had subsided outside the door started blowing again, even more violent than before.
"The one who lives on the top of Hrothgar Peak is the last Greybeard, and he is also our mentor." Aingale looked up at the snowstorm-ravaged peak and said with a nostalgic expression: "If you are roaring
If you are successful in practicing on the road, one day you will be able to eliminate the snowstorm through a short distance without interruption like Master Borui. Then you will be able to go up the mountain to see 'him'. Although 'he' refuses to see us, you are different. Then you will be able to
Can we go further - eh?"
Aingale turned around, only to find that Arthur and Sophie had disappeared, and there was no sign of wind or snow at the intersection outside the gate.
"Open the sky, horn, silent." Borui said.
"Arthur, girl, come up the mountain," Ainus added.
