Tirdas, 31st of Last Seed, 4E 201

And now there are three of us.

Right now we’re holed up in the tent (I’m so glad I expanded it) in the wreck of a ruined tower.

The weather had cleared, so we left Solitude and set up over the mountain. We were doing all right, with only a spider or wolf here and there to bother us, until the wind picked up and the snow got heavier.

We were literally starting to freeze when we spotted an old fort practically at the top of the mountain. We thought it was abandoned, but it was full of bandits! They gave us a lot of trouble – especially the ones in the fort’s prison - but we managed (somehow) to best them. I’m getting good at raising zombies, and Lydia’s begrudgingly admitted that they did have their uses. Like going first down narrow hallways and into unfamiliar rooms.

We didn’t find anything of note, mostly just armor and food, so we kept going after we’d warmed up. Unfortunately, I got us turned around trying to find a way down the other side of the mountain. On the way, we fought saber cats - Those things are HUGE! – and a Flame Atronach. They’re scary, but beautiful in their own way, and the fight wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. We also found a stray dog fighting some wolves, and now he won’t leave.

I don’t have the heart to send him away. It’s freezing up here and while he’s very good in a fight with wolves and bandits – yes, more bandits – he’d be an easy meal for a saber cat. I’ll have to take him back with us to Whiterun. Lydia grumbles about him, but he did take out a wolf as it lunged for her back, so she can’t complain too loudly.

We were soon freezing again as we wandered around up here, looking for a way down, so we made camp in this ruined tower that used to be a saber cat den, and started a fire. At least we’re warm.

Hopefully we can find a way down tomorrow. Northwatch Keep is so close! We’re almost there!