' 'Richard?' Daiya whispered and suddenly her hand was over top of his on her cheek. 'I'll go back with you.' Daiya's crying face lit up in a big smil... and she pulled him into a hug, wrapping both arms around his back like she was never going to let go. Richard let the warmth of her soft body fill him up and he knew that he was making the right choice. Everything Daiya had said was true, his life had been nothing until he had gone there. It just took her poignant words to get him to realize. Without a second thought I ran for my life. He was chasing me but I'm fairly certain I lost him. I'm sure you understand why I'm just not comfortable going back home now all alone when that guy can be still around somewhere ..." Damn ... That's messed up ... are you ok?" Quite scared and a little tired from all that running but other than that ... yeah I'm fine ... Can I ask for some water please?" Sure just give me a sec"At that point, I was quite scared myself ... what if that guy was gonna. I can feel it. And yet...” He paused, which gave me time to ready myself. “So, you have slain Alduin ... Well done. I could have slain him myself, back when I walked amongst men, but I chose a different path. You have no idea of the true power a Dragonborn can wield! MUL QAH DIIV!”He began glowing, taking on the aspects of a dragon. I started clapping my hands in applause. He looked at me in fury. “You mock my power?”“No, I simply laugh at it.” In quick succession, I also shouted MUL QAH DIIV. Go to a clinic and get tested for diseases I didn’t even want to think about. The potential consequences were terrifying. The ASG building was just up ahead, its glass tower gleaming in the sunlight. There had been uproar years ago when they’d wanted to build it, the purists claiming it was completely out of keeping with the character of the ancient city. But to me, it was a symbol of home, a landmark that could be seen for miles around, as much of a part of my birthplace now as the eleventh.