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23/120/667<br><br>
Having forgot why I dragged this thing all the way here in the first place, I guess these is as good a time as any to start writing something. <br><br>
Three days ago we resupplied at Bruma, but during this particularly cold frost they could not offer us a sufficient supply of anything.. except women. More on that later. Three days march through the snow and we are no closer to finding the gray fox than when we started. What makes <i>this</i> lead any different than the hundreds more that come in each and every week from the rabble, and the poor.. and the Argonions! ...vile lizards. Everybody just wants a piece of that bounty. It's that damn Captain we got. He'd have us chasing shadows if he thought <i>he</i> might benefit. ...<br><br>
Well, I promised me that I would get back to the women, so alright. The Bruma captain make some off-color joke about not having much there, but all you need is love. I mean, what kind of stupid thing to say is that? Anyways, he referred us to a place, to which a couple of my buddies went. I followed them there and, wow, those Nord women sure know how to make a guy feel at home. Needless to say, I had no money, but before getting kicked out, I met a black-eyed Nord women. Deep-black, like where if you keep looking, you start to think you might find something in there other than an eye. I met her later that night, and the night after, but the next day, we pulled out of Bruma to go up north. And that was three days ago. I have her picture with me.. somewhere, but I'll be back.<br><br>
3/121/667<br><br>
We came across the ruins of an old fortress today.. This is nothing like I've ever seen.. but I should start at the beginning. As we approached the Jerall mountains, we split up into small groups for "logistical" purposes. In my group there is Alwin and Lobos who are the engineers. Hector is the real swordsman of the group, Vernan is our seargent- but his background is mainly in alchemy. And I am the scout. I specialize in small blades and moving fast,.. especially when something nasty's behind me. We pulled out a little earlier than the others, because this restless atmosphere can be dangerous. We packed for 7 days, but after only two, we spotted the bottom of a tremendous column. As the clouds had lifted over the past several weeks, we were finally able to make out the bottom of the mountain bridge, and now, after investigation, we could almost make out the top. Vern decided to continue on, instead of reporting back. We would be fortunate he did.<br><br>
We found the base of the entrance easily after getting through that forest. We couldn't quite scale it at first, but Hector, of all people, was able to climb up the cliff and attach a rope. The entrance was locked, but a sign was there with some old Ayleid written on it. Vern seemed to be able to make some of it out, though afterwards his expression changed dramatically. The only thing he told us was that this was some important structure in the past. From this cliff, we can see our whole army marching towards us through the forest. They are moving quickly, and will be here my sundown.<br><Br>
4/121/667<br><br>
What a day. We learned that three other units saw this structure and reported back, while another two had scouted around its base. No other "ground" level entrances were found. The Captain's first task was to burn down the old Ayleid sign. After this, I was really curious to what it said, what Vern said he couldn't understand any more of it, because the old Ayleid writing was really much different than the writing in his alchemical books. The Captain announced that we would start to enter this castle to look for the Grey Fox. This is utter nonsense I think. Other people were saying that a large enemy force was appoaching from the north, and if we found a way through this mountain, we could be in a position to ambush it. No one knew what enemy it might be though.<br><br>
our team was picked to go in, along with two others (I think because we have two engineers). Hearson's group would go ahead of us, and Joborith would tail us.Everything was as expected as we walked through the dark earthen tunnels.. but then we saw it. The inside of a whole mountain, carved straight out of the stone! Two large beams crossed each other here. What a sight! The words simply cannot descibe the feeling of smallness. There was no sign of anybody or anything. The only sound was the quite humming of these beams. This place is amazing! From here the groups had to split up. We spent what seemed like hours to carefully move around the room. It was Alwin who first realized that there were other passages that were below these main ones, and that they might lead somewhere. We stopped for a bit to think about the situation. Vern saw an area above one of the walkways, but there was a screen over it. After getting there and examining this area, Lobos found a damaged area that he might be able to enlarge enough for us to get through. He and Hector and Alwin worked on it I think all afternoon to get the screen off of one of the "windows". When they finally got it off, Alwin somehow skip down the crack and hit one of the stones sticking out. He was able to hold on to this and not fall further, but I think he broke his leg. there is no way to know if we could make our way back up to the ledge, so we did not go down yet. There seems to be another passage leading even further into this castle on the walkway below, so this is what Vern decided to write up in his report for the Captain.<br><Br>
after returning back, Vern said the Captain looked more urgent than ever. The Captain had us pack for the next couple of days- we were to go much deeper and map out the structure. He took out Alwin who was having trouble walking now, and replaced him with another engineer and a trap specialist from another unit. This place has no immediate danger, but it is cold here. Not cold like the open mountains, but very still. Even our fires here seemed to yeild to the silence. I am still excited for this oppurtunity however.
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23/120/667<br><br>
そもそも俺がこんな所までやって来た理由は……もう忘れちまったな。ちょいと時間があるから、書き物でもして気を紛らすとしようか。<br><br>
三日前、俺達はBrumaの街に補給の為に立ち寄った。けれど、このところの寒波のせいで街の蓄えもわずかだったから、補給も満足のいくものじゃなかった。…まあ、あっちの方は捨てたもんじゃなかったってのが救いだったかな。で、それから三日間というもの俺達はずっと雪にまみれながら行軍を続けてるんだが、Gray Fox捜索のほうは出発当時から一歩だって前進していない。だが<i>今回の作戦は</i>いつもの野次馬や乞食やArgonian（あの汚らわしいトカゲ達め！）相手の仕事よりは百倍はマシだと思う。何と言っても天下の賞金首だ。嫌な奴だが隊長様々といったところか。奴ときたら、一度<i>ここだ！</i>と決め付けたら俺達に影を追わせるのだって厭わないような男なんだけどな…。<br><br>
ああ、そうだ。そういえば俺、あの子に「きっと戻って来る」って約束したんだっけか？いい女だったなぁ…。あのBrumaの衛兵隊長だけはほかの堅物と違って、いくらかあっちの話を理解できる男で良かったとつくづく思う。でも「愛こそ全て」だろ？口に出して言うのは馬鹿馬鹿しいけどな。おっと、話が逸れた。で、その彼が「そういう場所」を紹介してくれたから、俺は仲間数人と連れ立って行ってみたってわけだ。しかしまぁ、扉を開けて一秒で俺は息を呑んだね。まったくNordの女は最高だぜ！！彼女達ほど男心を理解している女はいないと断言していいね。当然、俺達は金なんて持ってなかったから、あとで外に放り出される破目になったのは言うまでもないけれど。でも、蹴り出される直前に黒い瞳をした女の子と目が会ったんだよ！そう、何て言ったらいいか…見つめているだけで吸い込まれてしまいそうな、夜の闇より深い黒い瞳をした女だった。たまらず俺は夜遅くなってからこっそり会いに行ったさ。その次の夜もね。けれど、その翌日にはBrumaを出発して北に向かわなければならなかったんだ。そんなこんなで三日間過ぎたってわけさ。そうそう、あの子の事をいつでも思い出せるように絵を描いておいたんだった。あれは何処に隠しておいたんだっけか？まあいいや…俺はきっとあの子の元に帰れるんだから。<br><br>
3/121/667<br><br>
今日、古びた要塞に辿り着いた。今まで見た事も無いほどの大要塞だったぜ…。ああ、まず最初から順を追って説明した方がいいな。あれから俺達はJerall山脈に向けて歩を進めていったんだが「兵站上の都合」とかで、いくつかの小班に分けられたんだ。俺の班にはほかに工作兵のAlwinとLobos、それと腕の立つ剣士のHectorがいて、リーダー役は上等兵のVernan（本職は錬金術師らしい）だった。俺自身はと言うと、持ち前の機敏さと短剣の腕前を活かして偵察役を担当する事になった。すばやく危険を察知する勘には少しばかり自信があるからな。雲行きが怪しかったから危険を避けようとして、俺達の班は早めに出発する事にした。7日分の物資を積荷に入れておいたが、たった2日後には巨大な柱の裾のあたりが目に入ってきた。何と言うか…それまで数週間のもやもやが一気に晴れたような気分だったね！そうしてようやく山道に架かる橋の麓にまで辿り着いたんだ。ここまで来ると柱のてっぺんまでよく見えた。報告のために引き返すことも出来たが、ここでVernが「進もう」と言ってくれたのは嬉しかったな。「その言葉を待ってたんだ」って、思わず心の中で呟いたよ。<br><br>
We found the base of the entrance easily after getting through that forest. We couldn't quite scale it at first, but Hector, of all people, was able to climb up the cliff and attach a rope. The entrance was locked, but a sign was there with some old Ayleid written on it. Vern seemed to be able to make some of it out, though afterwards his expression changed dramatically. The only thing he told us was that this was some important structure in the past. From this cliff, we can see our whole army marching towards us through the forest. They are moving quickly, and will be here my sundown.<br><Br>
4/121/667<br><br>
What a day. We learned that three other units saw this structure and reported back, while another two had scouted around its base. No other "ground" level entrances were found. The Captain's first task was to burn down the old Ayleid sign. After this, I was really curious to what it said, what Vern said he couldn't understand any more of it, because the old Ayleid writing was really much different than the writing in his alchemical books. The Captain announced that we would start to enter this castle to look for the Grey Fox. This is utter nonsense I think. Other people were saying that a large enemy force was appoaching from the north, and if we found a way through this mountain, we could be in a position to ambush it. No one knew what enemy it might be though.<br><br>
our team was picked to go in, along with two others (I think because we have two engineers). Hearson's group would go ahead of us, and Joborith would tail us.Everything was as expected as we walked through the dark earthen tunnels.. but then we saw it. The inside of a whole mountain, carved straight out of the stone! Two large beams crossed each other here. What a sight! The words simply cannot descibe the feeling of smallness. There was no sign of anybody or anything. The only sound was the quite humming of these beams. This place is amazing! From here the groups had to split up. We spent what seemed like hours to carefully move around the room. It was Alwin who first realized that there were other passages that were below these main ones, and that they might lead somewhere. We stopped for a bit to think about the situation. Vern saw an area above one of the walkways, but there was a screen over it. After getting there and examining this area, Lobos found a damaged area that he might be able to enlarge enough for us to get through. He and Hector and Alwin worked on it I think all afternoon to get the screen off of one of the "windows". When they finally got it off, Alwin somehow skip down the crack and hit one of the stones sticking out. He was able to hold on to this and not fall further, but I think he broke his leg. there is no way to know if we could make our way back up to the ledge, so we did not go down yet. There seems to be another passage leading even further into this castle on the walkway below, so this is what Vern decided to write up in his report for the Captain.<br><Br>
after returning back, Vern said the Captain looked more urgent than ever. The Captain had us pack for the next couple of days- we were to go much deeper and map out the structure. He took out Alwin who was having trouble walking now, and replaced him with another engineer and a trap specialist from another unit. This place has no immediate danger, but it is cold here. Not cold like the open mountains, but very still. Even our fires here seemed to yeild to the silence. I am still excited for this oppurtunity however.
