As the crew left the College of Winterhold they walked down the bridge and past the gate where they encountered Faralda and walked down passing a burned house on their left a homestead on their right continuing forward passing Birna's oddments and deciding to do a favor for the group while they were right there entered the Frozen Hearth Inn to look for any bounty work to take care of while they were in Winterhold. Once they walked up under the porch and open the door the warm draft from the burning fire on the inside brushed up against them as Lianya, Salazar, Tully, and Myra went in while the others decided to remain outside to keep watch just in case of any unwanted trouble. As they walked in they approached The innkeeper behind the counter passing a few patrons including the local Jarl who mumbled and anti-mage remark what's the group didn't even dignify with a reaction. As they walked up to the innkeeper while Myra talked to the innkeeper the remaining three kept their backs to the wall and watching the room making sure no one could blind side their comrade while she was talking with the innkeeper who was a short-haired blonde nord male that greeted Myra respectfully. "Welcome to the Frozen Hearth Inn, I'm the innkeeper Dagur what can I do for you today?"
"Yes sir, me and my friends were wondering if you had any bounty work you needed taken care of." Myra spoke in a calm yet respectful manner much like she did with Birna as she spoke with Dagur. "Hm, as a matter of fact we do not sadly, since Winterhold isnt doing so well out income is nearly bone dry aside from travelers who come through here to visit the college." Dagur said as he passed a serving of baked potatos and grilled leeks to a patron sitting at the counter with a serving of water. "Of course they go to that college, they all do. Those mages are responsible for the great collapse, yet they still deny it, Winterhold would be better off if that college disappeared!" The Jarl who was a reddish haired nord shouted.
" And Furthermore, it seems gold is more importent to Dagur then honor, letting college members and elves stay here, have you no shame?" Jarl Korir berated Dagur as Myra rolls her eyes as the Jarl storms out with his son heading back to the longhouse. "Sorry about him he has a chip on his shoulder because of the college." Dagur said in a sympathetic manner sorry his patrons had to watch such a scene. "Well mr Dagur, we will be around Winterhold for a while we may come by in the morning to check in and help out around the city." Myra said as Dagur nods and offered them some mead for the road on the house but instead Myrapaied far a few rounds for everyone and left a generous donation for the polite nord. as they left Salazar's quick reflexes caught a rock that was thrown by the Jarl's son who was shouting racial and anti-mage slurs he picked up from his mother and father. "Begone magic users, father says your kind are why Winterhold is empty!" the Winterhold guards crowded over and pulls the boy away. As the group was walking back Tully walked up and put his hand on his cousins shoulder since he knew better than anybody that what that boy had just said was a major touchy subject. " I would advise we not tell the boss about this, given how he reacted to the jarl of Dawnstar, if he meets this guy and his brat he might actually kill them." Gentu advised due to being in the Longhouse with the boss at the time. As they got closer they saw three individuals talking with Ebon-shi outside with Yamma and Sabrina nearby in case things went south as they got closer to listening range the ebony armored dunmer turned his head giving a nod of greetings to them as he continued his conversation with the three in front of him. " I see so you wish to see Winterhold returned to its former glory but you do not believe the college is responsible for the collapse?" Ebon-shi asked as the Nord wearing the full set of Nordic carved armor with the legendary Wuuthrad, Nordic sword, and the Shield of Ysgramor spoke.
"That is correct, but Winterhold will see no change as long as Jarl Korir is in charge." The male in the carved Nordic armor spoke before the woman in the ancient nord armor, armed with an ancient nord bow with a quiver full of ancient nord arrows along with an ancient nord sword and war axe spoke.
" Our original idea would be to simply kill the Jarl and take control that way but then we would be no different than the thalmor." She said as she crossed her arms before the big guy in the stalhrim fur armor armed with a Stalhrim battle axe and two stalhrim maces spoke.
" So as you could probably guess we are trying to figure out a way to seize power from Jarl Korir without bloodshed." He spoke before Ebon-shi spoke up. " I see so the reason you wish to seize power from him is not because of your own ambition but because you simply want what's best for your home?" Ebon-shi asked looking the three in the eyes for any sign of deception as the leader of the three the one in the carved nord armor nodded. "That's right, me my sister and my cousin here we were all born and raised in Winterhold but then our parents got a job opportunity in Whiterun and we went there and now that we are old enough we wish to bring Winterhold back to its former glory however we can't as long as that ignorant racist nord is in charge." He said before Ebon-shi spoke. "It's just like gathering an army, the first thing you need to do is to get people on your side, but not with your words because those who use only their words are useless. Let your actions speak for you, start rebuilding the destroyed houses don't ask for any help don't try to get attention let them see you do this without being asked and sooner or later you're going to start hathering a following." Ebon-shi explains as the three stood there listening intently before nodding. " since there's no Bounty work to take care of in Winter Hold we could even offer to lend a hand, after all it's heartbreaking to see all those destroyed homes and the people in such sad state." Lianya said walking up as the Nord in the Nordic carved armor eyes widened at the offer. " thank you all so much, we truly appreciate it and in return I give you my word and my honor as a Nord, I will do whatever I can to pay your kindness back in full." Ebon-shi nodded before shaking his hand. "Very well, we will get to work first thing tomorrow but first things first the three of you look tired why don't you come on in and rest." Ebon-shi invited the three in as they nodded walking in behind them once they were all inside the smell of beautifully cooked horker meat filled the air. "By the nine what is that incredible smell, have we passed into sovngarde and in the into the great hall?" The female in the ancient Nord armor spoke in absolute awe looking over at the wood elf responsible for cooking who was roasting the horker over an open fire. "Everyone we have three guests joining us this evening why don't you introduce yourselfs." Ebon-shi suggested as the three nodded as the one in the carved nord armor spoke up first. "My name is Wulfric Iron-bear, and this is my sister Saphira and my cousin Gray." Wulfric gestured to the woman in ancient nord armor and the one in the stalhrim fur armor respectively. After the initial meet and greet the group set around the open fire and talked about future plans. "In order to get the lumber we will require we will either need to go to a nearby Mill and order the lumber directly, or we can take advantage of the huge trees that are nearby but either way it'll take a while." Myra said as the collective group nodded as they ate around the open fire picking pieces of the fried horker. "Plus the buildings need to be torn down and have all the snow blown out so we can reconstruct them, then we will require a way to get people to move here to Winterhold for other reasons other than the college with all due respect to them." Gray spoke lightly muffled due to his soft-spoken personality despite him being a huge bulky nord. " Hey Ebon-shi, I never got around to asking you." Wulfric inquired as the dunmer turned his head to look at him. "When all is said and done, what would you like in return? I'm just asking so I know what I need to immediately get to work on." Wulfric asked with a respectful smile. "Well this actually works out well for everybody, you get extra help for your plan to bring Winterhold back to its former glory, and we get a foothold in Winterhold so it's really mutually beneficial however if I had to ask something of you it would only be that you become the new Jarl and you work on helping your people prosper." Ebon-shi spoke looking the nord in the eye as both gave a nod of respect to one another. "Agreed" wulfric spoke as the two shook hands. "Alright first things first we need to put in a petition for the Jarl to rebuild the buildings once it's approved we can freely rebuild the buildings without the guards getting in the way." Saphira spoke after swallowing the bit of horker meat that she had finished swallowing. " as far as I know the closest woodmill is west of Windhelm which will be at least a six hour trek there and then eight hours back compensating for the heavier load." Gentu pointed out. "We're going to need at least seventy tons of lumber to finish all these houses but it's going to take at least a week to do one unless we all opt to work on a house separately we can get it all done in one week if we all divide and work on the house in sync." Saphira spoke "And then of course we have the task of promoting the new buildings in Winterhold, should we come through a courier we could always have him deliver pamphlets." Myra piped in as the group continued speaking about plans and procedures they should take along with alternative means. After a little while the group decided to go to bed early so they could get an early rise tomorrow. After everyone had fallen asleep and the place was barricaded up Ebon-shi set up against the wall Crossing his legs and going into a meditation like slumber like he did sometimes very rarely once he was in a state like this it made him a very light sleeper or even the silent creeping of a spider would wake him which is a method he slept when they had unfamiliar faces around allowing him to literally sleep with his eyes open in a manner of speaking. As he drifted off he was assaulted by the sight of a vision of his entire group slaughtered Asadelf's head mounted on a pike with her corpse leaning up against it, Gila ripped limb from limb, Severin flashed into his bottom half kneeling while his torso laid upright with a elven dagger embedded in the back of his head, Shadow-step strung up by his tail and a disemboweled with his entrails running down his suspended body. Sabrina laid against the stone wall her throat slit and her head caved in with her own ebony mace, Tully was a smoldering pile of Ash in the corner with only his Daedric Armor and Necromancer Hood the only surviving pieces of him being the only thing to identify him, Myra was crucified with elvin arrows. Suvvan was slashed cleaned down the middle in a big bloody mess. Gentu was run through with an Elven Greatsword and Yamma was broken and beaten with an Elven battle axe embedded in his back. Lianya what's up against the wall charred black from lightning and fire Magic and Salazar was disemboweled as skeevers feasted on his comrades remains. " Calm yourself my dear Champion, this is only a vision of a possible future that may come to pass if you do not prevent it." A gentle yet firm voice echoed from behind him as he turned his head to face the source and immediately dropping down to one knee as a sign of respect. "I am honored by your presence my lady Azura."