The fire continued to crackle in the hearth and snow continued to fall unseen beyond the walls of High Hrothgar as the meeting continued. The female Breton, Rozalia, spoke next as she introduced herself and began to list through her qualities. She confirmed that she was indeed a stealthy character, able to move through the shadows unseen. This doubled with her apparent skills with her blades and bow meant that she would be able to move unseen and strike with surprise, something Dreet-Na was sure the group would end up thankful for if they were hoping to dice with the numerous Dovah and any other foes that they might stumble upon during their journey. She mentioned that she also had a ‘foothold’ in regards to magic, referring to the natural affinity her bloodline afforded her – something Dreet-Na had always been slightly jealous of when it came to the mastery of the arcane. Rozalia finished with a roguish grin as she added that she was able to talk her way out of anything, again something Dreet-Na was sure that they would end up needing before their quest was done, his gaze lingering upon her as he wondered just how convincing she could really be. 

It was at that point that he became aware that another individual had arrived, the hushed voices of the greybeards heard as they ushered them into the meeting room. A Redguard woman strode into the room, her movements seemed deliberate yet cautious as she surveyed the group as they had each done. Dreet-Na could not help but notice that she seemed to tense slightly as her gaze passed over Valerion and the snow-haired man, however she gave little indication of whatever she was thinking from her stoic expression. As she removed her snow-caked outer clothing she seemed to find a brief moment of enjoyment from the warmth of the room, though again her expression betrayed little. 

[b]“Saasi”[/b] she spoke, a single word which lingered in the air – obviously her name and introduction. Dreet-Na wasted little time in scrawling it down beside the names of his other companions. The rest of her introduction was short, almost cryptic and her shifting gaze showed that she may be feeling some element of unease as she stood as the centre of attention amongst the companions. He scrawled down her words beside her name as she slowly took a seat amongst them, clearly done with her introduction and not wanting them to linger further upon her, or at least so he assumed. He frowned slightly as he gazed down at the page, slightly unsettled by the lack of information he had been able to record thus far, however he hoped that such things would come later in their mission. 

[b]“Dreet-Na”[/b]

Hearing his name, the lizard snapped his attention upwards and away from his scrawlings as Valerion watched him with his hand upon a trio of books that were now on the table before him. Tapping the cover of the topmost book he explained [b]“These are for you. May they serve you well.”[/b].

Dreet-Na’s eyes lit up as he gazed at the tomes, recognising the symbols of the schools of destruction and conjuration he eagerly slid the books towards himself. They were rare and old, that much he could tell, and after a quick examination he identified the spells these tomes would teach. Once Valerion had expressed his pleasure at meeting this newcomer, Dreet-Na nodded his thanks towards him – none of the spells being within his current skillset, and he eagerly awaited reading through and learning their secrets, in particular the summon Clannfear. 

Hesitating for a moment Dreet-Na wondered if this gift was out of convenience, or rather that Valerion was concerned regarding his abilities within combat. Dismissing the thought he decided it did not matter, after all he was more than confident with his own mage abilities. The others would soon see the boons of his restoring, fortifying and shield skills, as well as the danger of his absorbing, paralyzing and reflecting skills, amongst many other abilities he had picked up over his many years.

Looking once more around the group he could see that several of them were looking tired, each of them likely somewhat exhausted by not only the ascent but also the late hour at which they were convening. Some of the group had still not introduced themselves, but at this late stage it seemed it may be that they would not do so either out of reluctance to join and commit to the group, or perhaps if not just out of lack of a desire to grace them with their words. He assumed that they would either do so at some stage, tonight or if not in the morning before they set off, or that they would be gone in the morning having decided not to join with Dovahfeyn. Clearing his throat Dreet-Na turned to face Saasi and said “Yes, greetings Saasi. I hope your journey here was not unpleasant. I am Dreet-Na, scholar and mage” he then gestured towards Rozalia before introducing her and adding that she was a rogue and slight jack-of-all-trades it seemed and continuing around the room in a similar fashion, repeating the names of those who had introduced themselves and summarising what they had said about themselves as simply as possible. Finally he gestured towards Valerion and said “He is Valerion…” he hesitated for a moment before continuing “he is… very old and complicated, from what he has told us.” Once he had finished Dreet-Na glanced at the others who remained in the shadows or towards the back of the room, deciding that their introductions would be their own if they so chose. 

Torn between what to do for the moment, Dreet-Na reached over to one of the several plates of salted fish and slid it towards himself. He decided that he would eat and study the tomes for now, most likely being able to learn the two destruction spells with relative ease, however the conjuration spell would take him much more time considering his relative lack of experience in that school. Fortunately for him it would still be possible considering he was an expert with mysticism, a school that was now mostly included within conjuration due to their many similarities. When the others decided to go to whatever chambers they were assigned he would have the peace he needed, and could then sleep when he so chose – though he may regret the lack of sleep the following day, he was for now to enthralled with the new tomes he had been given to consider sleeping.