Okay! So stuying the tome that then self-destructs it is!

I had that feeling when you said you'd play a tomboy, but let's keep the details hanging in air for now. After all, we know how Skyrim is, even more so as an RP - you see a sword, you pick it up. I don't think they're in a position to ask questions there :D
But I know I'll orientate my lady towards alchemy, spells and archery, since it's the sort of thing someone with her mindset would go for anyway.

Oh goodie. You'll have a lot of trouble with Veronika, especially after the preliminary shock wears out and they become a little less dependent upon one another. So... that’s basically ‘when they survive the night’. I'm keeping her a bit tolerant for now, since if I think about it - though they are total strangers, the entire thing must seem surreal, shocking and frightening to them and we all know how differently we act when genuinely scared for life. 
Wait for the day to come - it's so interesting to play this out, I think we chose great contrasting characters for the RP.

Speaking of day, are you up for a bit of a time skip? We can have it skip to some event in the middle of the night or just the morning. Maybe morning would be best, so they finally get a chance to explore a little and maybe get some basic footing in the world before the next big threat. x)