Guards of Sentinel.

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We stayed in silence while we walked towards Sentinel, our feet dragging us closer and closer. No one talked or made much sound besides the sound of our steps, each one of us was inside their own minds, the tiredness of the trips quickly catching up to us.

Soon enough we started getting closer to the entrance of the city, it was already deep into the night, almost close to midnight. If it wasn't for my condition I would probably be admiring the beautiful night sky without pollution or anything.

Turalion and Altair rotated between themselves to describe the scenery for me, some times Shuten, Elii, and Aahin would give their inputs making the description of the area around me very vivid.

We are on a paved large cobblestone path, large enough to two carriages to pass through it comfortably and still have some space for people to walk. Around us are generally a lot of different types of sand dunes, rarely we would see some small rock or anything. At the Horizon to our right, there was the ocean, meaning we are relatively closer to the beach,

To our left, there are other cobblestone roads, probably towards the other entrances of the city. There weren't any people on sight, night isn't exactly a popular time of travel, and considering all the danger in the desert, I don't blame them.

Sentinel was getting bigger and bigger, meaning we are getting closer. Turalion also mentioned the walls are also very impressive, Elii and Aahin had the forethought to mention that due to the sentinel being a Harbor City tit had a higher degree of variety compared to other cities in Hammerfell. Variety in everything really, from different food to weapons and armor types, to books, and spices, to a lot of different races too.

That is good news, because it made Shuten presence here more believable than 'she just appeared out of thin air due to some explosion that broke space-time'. Yeah, no one would believe that. shuten Also decided to come clean with the group as a show of trust. We trusted her, so she trusted us in return. Her origins and words were something hard to believe, but people in the Elder Scrolls universe say weirder things almost daily so it was relatively accepted.

I had to explain [Dragon Breaks] and open the mind of everyone briefly, but it didn't take that much time really. They quickly forgot the things they remembered about our desert adventure anyway, it was really weird, like in one second someone remember fighting against a deadly horde of giant insects, the next he forgets about it completely. The memory is there, it is just extremely suppressed and 'swept under the rug' due to the [Dragon Break] effects, but I think that is a good thing, as not everyone can support the memories of something like that.

I think I am an exception due to my suspiciousness of being the Dragonborn, which would also explain the strange hyperemotional behavior I have sometimes, I remember reading in some fanfics in my last life about Skyrim, that some Dragonborn protagonists will feel emotions like a Dragon sometimes. It's just speculation, really, but I can't help but be happy on finding some answers.

"We Arrived", Said turalion in a deep emotional voice, anyone who heard him talking right now could feel that he is a man with a history in this city, but I guess that applies to all of us, minus Shuten and I.

"So it would seem", Answered Altair his voice much like Turalion's, it is as if he was reminiscing some moments looking at those high walls.

"Hmm, currently we are approaching the city entrance, there are just a single carriage and a caravan in front of us, they appear to also have spent long times in the desert, or under the scorching sun. If I am not mistaken the line is always relatively big so they could also be people who simply waited some long time to enter the city. We are lucky the guards didn't close the gates yet, if I am not mistaken they close the gates at 11: 00 p.m sharp.", Said Altair as he started to describe the scene in front of him, his voice was relatively fast but he looked at the caravan with some nostalgia.

"the entrance Gates are two big double doors made of an unknown material for me, those huge doors are as old as the city itself and I never saw or heard of it being changed or traded, they are probably enchanted. They are big and dark brown colored, with some gold-colored metallic parts in the corners and around them, currently, there are three guards stationed in the gate making sure that the caravan that is entering isn't any unsavory people.", said Turalion complementing Altair description of the entrance.

We patiently waited in line for our time, and seeing that the caravan was close to finishing their inspection it will probably be our time soon. and indeed it was, the guards quickly gave the green signal to the caravan, so the caravan quickly entered the city, the sound of hooves hitting the ground and the wheel turning was a good reminder for us to go forward. And so we did.

"STOP! Strangers. Guard Inspection", said one of the three guards, this one was the smallest, but people would quickly confuse this seeing as he has a very deep voice. The guard just behind him did the same stepping forwards to cover his coworker, the last ones seem to be distracted with something at the back, probably related to the caravan. The guards were adorning some kind of guard uniform, it was a simple intricated armor, a scimitar, what appears to be a quiver for arrows, and a turban protecting their faces from the harsh climate of the desert. Turalion quickly stepped forwards taking the lead of the situation.

"Good night Sir. Our group was lost in the desert for some days and we just want to enter the city to rest.", Said Turalion trying to be as polite as possible with the guard, it won't do to cause a commotion right now.

"Inspection is still mandatory. There have been some cases of vampires attacking people in the city, so we can't lower our guard.", the guard said while he analyzed our group, his eyes traveled through everyone, stopping in Shuten for a bit more seemly lusting at her beauty, but the moment he saw the horn he tensed slightly.

"What is she?", asked the smaller guard, his voice still a little bit higher than normal, his partner at this side also tensed slightly, their hands immediately going towards the hilt of their scimitars waiting for any kind of movement from our part. Turalion also tensed slightly, but he tried to defuse and explain the situation first.

"She is an Oni, her race comes from Akavir, she is part of our group. If you don't believe it we can show you we all have [Ripple]", Turalion said in a flat and calm voice, the guards suspect it at first but ended up relenting a bit, and at least let us show proof of our claims.

"We will let you show you [Ripple], but no funny business understand? Make a Line, take five steps backward and show it.", the smaller guard said, his tone still slightly suspicious. [Ripple] isn't that much rare, but many people tried that excuse before, few of them truly could go through to the end. We all followed the instructions, no one in the mood to enter any kind of discussion with a guard at this time. Taking five steps backward we all breathe deeply and let the yellow sparks of [Ripple] flow on our skin and hands. The guard visibly relaxed, [Ripple] users have a good reputation amongst normal folk, seeing they hunt the 'creatures' of the night and all.

"Good you [Ripple] looks true, and I didn't detect any use of [Illusion] magic. You all are free to go.", The small guard said visibly more relaxed, his partner following the same motion. but at this time the guard that was at the back came forward, his expression showing some visible greed and nefarious thoughts. Of course, I can't see anything of this, but my mind is good at drawing context.

"No, no, no. They didn't pay any of the fees, they can't enter without paying, you know?... And if they don't have enough money... I am sure there is plenty of ways they can use to pay.", The backward guard said, he was a little fat, and his voice was sleazy and greedy, while he said that his eyes were fixated on Shuten the whole time. The group tensed, we would easily fight with our all against this scumbag if he tried to räpe any of us.

But before anything more could happen we heard a voice shouting, a guard appeared running towards our group, this guard seems more well equipped and his armor a little fancier, the presence of another guard made everyone become even tenser, I was a heartbeat away from activating my [Sharingan] but I decided to still wait for a bit when I heard new footsteps arriving.

"Hey! What are fucking doing Romel you bastard. Do you want to fucking die?", said the new arrival shouting towards the sleazy guard whiteout stopping on his charge. Romel the sleazy didn't even wait for the guy to arrive and said "*Tsk* You should stop interrupting my fun, Jeff. Or you might find yourself sleeping with the fishes one of these days." Said Romel immediately exiting the scene, our group was honestly surprised with this outcome, Romel talked with such a condescending tone with what appears to be his superior it honestly baffled us, but seeing no surprised reaction of those guards it appears this kind of outcome is rather frequent.

"Sorry about that Turalion, if I'd know that bastard was here I would've come sooner.", said Jeff his breath barely laborious showing he has great physical conditioning. After a deep breath, he decided to continue talking, "The bastard thinks himself above others just because his daddy has a high position on The Tome.".

After that Jeff simply started looking at our group, until Turalion decided to greet what I would later learn is one of his sister's friends "Nice seeing you too Jeff, these are my comrades, we fought thick and thin on that hellish desert and finally managed to arrive here safely. I imagine my sister is very worried?", said turalion his expression equal part miffed and happy at seeing someone he knows.

"Understatement of the fucking century Turalion. Tulia has been going crazy, pushing strings, cashing in favors, she turned the entire city on its foot trying to find you.", Said Jeff with an unreadable expression on his face. It looked like Turalion's sister Tulia made quite the mess searching for him. "The Tome has also been very agitated, apparently they are still holding a grudge.", completed Jeff trying to express some of his annoyance, and seeing how brazen Romel was before it is completely understandable.

"*Tsk* those bastards are really a pain in the ass, what part of 'i don't want to have anything to do with you organization' they didn't understand.", said Turalion his voice with a mix of both annoyance and worry, this Tome they are talking about sounds like a huge pain in the ass.

"*Sigh* Whatever, I am not paid enough to care about this shit... Just go towards your sister before she destroys another building.", Said Jeff the guard with 'I had enough of this shit' expression and tone of voice, I can sort of sympathize with the guy, if Turalion's sister is as strong as I believe her to be, she is probably really a handful.

"Sorry about that. We are really exhausted some we weren't planning on going anywhere before that."

"Good. The sooner you go, the sooner I will have my peace and quiet.", said Jeff his hand signaling on a *shoo* motion. We simply nodded and entered the city, Altair had the decency to describing every that transpired to me down to minimum details so I could at least understand and draw the context better. Turalion was slightly deep in tough while he guided us inside Sentinel.

{ AN: Tried this new way of writing, hope it was good. If I feel it is worse than before I don't have any qualms about going back. Leave your thoughts below about this change.}