17 Morthal

The next morning Vincent feels something pressing against his arm and wakes up while thinking, 'That can't be Lucia.' He opens his eyes and sees Mina hugging his arm and remembered that she was also sleeping in the bed. He tries to stand up without waking her and puts some clothes on and goes down where he finds Lydia teaching Lucia how to write and says, "It seems you are learning hard. How about we have a training match before I leave with the other."

Lucia hugs Vincent and goes to her room to get the spear while he gets his staff that was beside the entrance and both go out. Having a little practice fight in which Vincent was blocking all of Lucia's attacks. After the fight Vincent says while petting her head, "I can see you trained hard. Let's go inside and eat breakfast." They enter and see Lydia and Mina preparing the breakfast and Vincent gets a bit red remembering the soft feeling from before. After eating breakfast Avulstein knocked on the door and they prepared to leave. Vincent gives a hug to Lucia before leaving. Lucia gave also a hug to Mina and whispered something into her ears that made Mina get a little red.

After leaving Whiterun they get Behemoth and they continue their adventure and Vincent asks, "How is Morthal?" "Well, let's say its quite scary at night," says Avulstein and Vincent says, "Really?" "Yes, Morthal is beside swamps and it can produce quite the fog. You could lose yourself in it. You will see it once there. Also, the city is quite small because of that. No one wants to live beside a swamp and there is this legend about a Vampire Master lived once around there," says Avulstein as they pass the Western Watchtower.

They travel for three days upon arriving at Morthal and they feel that the atmosphere was quite tense. "Something is wrong," says Avulstein and Vincent asks, "What do you think could have happened?" They look around and see a burned house and Avulstein says, "Don't think that the burned house is all. I might have to ask Idgrod to find out." "Do so we will go to the inn and wait for you there," says Vincent and Avulstein says, "Yes, see you in a minute."

Avulstein leaves and the two enter the inn. They sit down on a table and Vincent asks, "Can you talk normally already?" "Yes, thank you for asking. So we are staying here today?" asks Mina and Vincent says, "Yes, its better than sleeping beside the swamps don't you think so." "Yes, but I have this feeling that something is going on in this village and it isn't good," says Mina when Jonna gets to their table and says, "My name is Jonna. What can I get you two?" "Can you get us some food and drinks as well as two rooms. One with two beds and one with one bed," says Vincent and Jonna says, "Are you awaiting someone?" "A companion that went to meet a friend that lives here. He should come once he finished meeting her," says Vincent and Jonna leaves them.

After some minutes she returns with two keys and food and mead for them and says, "That's sixty gold coins." Vincent hands the gold over and asks, "Did something happen in the last few days?" "*sighs* Yes, you saw the burned house right. A mother and child died in it while the father has saved himself somehow. Hroggar now lives with Alva and that makes many people furious that we didn't even bury the dead that he is already with another woman making him suspicious of setting the fire in the first place," says Jonna and Vincent says, "That is all?" "Not really the wife of Thonnir disappeared too and two days ago two warriors arrived saying they are from the Dawnguard. Alva is already sick for two days or at least I hope she is sick. She didn't come for two days. I should leave I think I told you too much. I and my big mouth," says Jonna as she leaves them.

"What do you think?" asks Vincent and Mina says, "If they are really Dawnguards like in the legend than they are here hunting Vampires." "Not them I mean this Hroggar and Alva. If he really killed his wife and child he could be now after Alva. She wasn't seen for two days now," says Vincent and Mina says, "It could be true but without evidence, we can't do much."

They finish eating when Avulstein enters the inn and sits across them and tells them what he found out and Vincent says, "So they hear someone crying in the night coming from the burned house. Who could it be?" "It could be a ghost like the one we meet on our way here remember the headless one," says Avulstein and Vincent says, "If that is true we must be careful. Last time it brought us to the old Nord Cemetery. I don't want that to happen again." "If that is true and its a ghost its most likely the child that is crying," says Mina and Vincent says, "If that is really the child we should help it find peace but if its the mother it is a vengeful spirit." "You and your superstition," says Mina and Vincent says, "Better safe than sorry. We don't have ghosts maybe spirits that appear when you need help but that's it. Let's check it out later."

It was getting late and all three leave the inn and hear someone crying. They approach the burned house and find a girl sitting in the corner crying until Vincent says, "Girl you alright?" "You can see me?" says the girl and Mina says, "Yes we can see you. Why are you crying?" "I can't go to the same place as my mother. She is waiting and calling me but I can't leave. It's because of those eyes," says the girl and Vincent says, "Eyes?" "Yes, those orange-red eyes. I can't leave until those are gone," says the girl and Vincent says, "Do you know who's eyes they were." "Yes, but first you need to find me," says the girl as it disappears and Vincent says, "So we are playing hide-and-seek. Where could she be?" "The cemetery," says Mina and Avulstein nods to that.

They walk up the hill behind the house and see a coffin looking out of the ground and Vincent says, "Something is fishy don't you think so?" "Yes, it should have been buried but it seems someone unburied the coffin and tried to drag it out," says Avulstein as they approach it and the voice of the girl begins to say, "You found me before the poor Laelette could." "Who is Laelette?" asks Vincent and the girl says, "She is the only friend I still have. But she feels so cold and wants to bite me that's why she always comes to my tomb and buried me out." "I think that Laelette is a Vampire," says Mina when the group hears, "You won't be able to tell anyone once I'm finished with you."

The Vampire Laelette wanted to attack when two well-armed warriors attacked it. One an orc the other a bosmer killing the Vampire and the orc says, "It seems true the village was infiltrated by Vampires." "What do we do now?" asks the bosmer and the orc says, "First I need you to be calm or Isran will kill us both when we return because we lost our balance."

"Can I interrupt you two," says Vincent and the orc says, "You are?" "Vincent, that here is Mina and the other is Avulstein and you are?" asks Vincent and the orc says, "She is Beleval and I'm Durak. We are from the Dawnguard. We were sent to look out for vampires around here. But we found a whole nest that we need to clean. Just near the village but we didn't enter because they have an informant in the village." "Maybe the girl knows who it could be," says Vincent and Durak asks, "Which girl?" "The one that died," says Vincent as he and the other two go back to the coffin and the two Dawnguard warriors followed them.

"So girl you know who sent Laelette?" asks Vincent and the girl says, "It was the woman with those eyes I told you about." "That won't help us much. We already investigated every person in the village," says Durak and Vincent says, "Also this Alva? She wasn't seen for the last two days since you entered the village." "Where did you find this out?" asks Beleval and Mina says, "In the inn. Jonna told us about it. Vincent is good at getting information from people." "We should inform the Jarl about this before we do something else and bury the coffin as well as burn the vampire corpse," says Durak and Vincent says, "You take care of the Vampire we bury the child again."

Vincent and Avulstein buried Helgi who told them her name after burying her again while Durak and Beleval were burning Laelette's corpse. Then they went back to the inn and Vincent says, "Tomorrow morning we should meet with the Jarl." "We will await you at breakfast," says Durak as they separate and they all enter their rooms to sleep.

The next morning after breakfast they went to see the Jarl Idgrod Ravencrone that surprisingly already awaited them and Avulstein says, "Jarl Idgrod is a psychic. She might have seen us in her dream last night or even before and just remembered us now that we are all together." "Let's just hope she let us investigate Alva," says Durak and Vincent says, "I just hope that no one gets killed because of this."

They stood in front of the Jarl Idgrod Ravencrone and explained to her what they met today and Idgrod the Younger says, "Mother maybe we should let them investigate Alva. It's suspicious that Hroggar started to live with her just after his wife and child died." "You just want your little boyfriend here to get some reputation around Morthal so I don't have anything against you being with him," says Jarl Idgrod making both Avulstein and Idgrod blush and Vincent says, "We really are worried about your village. Can't we just make a little investigation? Your guards could come with us." "Well, then Dragonborn. I will give you two guards because you asked. You will go with them and investigate Alva's house the rest will remain here," says Jarl Idgrod and all were shocked and Vincent asks, "How did you know?" "I'm a psychic, boy. I saw you in a vision that the divines gave me. And now go Siggy and Arno shall accompany you," says Jarl Idgrod and both guards walk towards Vincent and all three leave together.

They arrive in front of Alva's house and Siggy says, "Let's make it fast alright. I don't really want to border Alva even if I don't like that she now lives with Hroggar." "It should be fast don't you think?" says Vincent and Arno says, "It should."

They enter and see Hroggar eating while Alva was sitting reading a book and Siggy says, "Alva, on command of Jarl Idgrod, we are here to investigate your house." Alva stands up and says, "Alright, but how about a drink before you begin." Vincent began to feel weak until he hears in his head, "You shall not fall to temptation." He plays like he was under her control like the guards and Alva says, "I should send them back. But this man I should keep him. He looks like a real man to me, not like Hroggar. Maybe I can make him a Vampire like me." She begins to walk up to Vincent that was in his Dragoon armor and wanted to bite him when he grabs her by the neck and takes his spear in the other hand and pierces her right there against a wall and says, "It's over vampire." "H-ho-o-ow y-yo-o-u w-w-we-e-er-r-re u-un-nd-de-e-er m-my c-co-on-tr-" says Alva before she loses consciousness.

All three men that were inside the house gained their free will again and Siggy draws his sword and asks, "What's going on?" While Hroggar asks, "Where am I?" "It seems you are free from her spell," says Vincent and Arno says calm, "Siggy put your weapon down." "We should search the house for evidence now," says Vincent and they begin while Alva's body was still pierced against the wall.

They encounter a coffin in the cellar and Alva's diary and Arno says, "This should be able to make Alva responsible for Laelette's disappearance and the murder on both the wife and daughter of Hroggar. But we are still in danger because the Vampire Master lives near the village. We still need to kill it." "The Dawnguards at here and with some help they can finish it right," says Vincent and Siggy says, "You are right. Let's return and inform the Jarl." "You two go now. I will follow once I know she is really dead," says Vincent who stares at Alva who was on the wall and both guards leave with Hroggar.

"Now how about we talk," says Vincent as he takes a chair and sits on it while looking at Alva that played dead. "If you don't want to talk I should burn you down," says Vincent as he prepares a Fire spell and Alva asks, "Wha-at do you wa-ant?" "Why did you kill the mother and the girl?" asks Vincent and Alva says, "I was jealous of their happy family that's why I killed them and took Hroggar as a price." "How about this I let you down from the wall if you tell me how many vampires are in the nest?" says Vincent and Alva without thinking says, "6-7 Vampires and 4-5 human cattle to feast on."

Vincent takes his spear out and she falls to the ground and Vincent says, "I hope you lead a better life in your second life." And he takes Bravura out and separates the body from the head and burns Alva's corpse then down.