-General POV-
"Jenassa, tell me honestly…" an older and imposing female Dunmer warrior spoke gravely, letting tension hang in the air
"Did you bed a child…? she finished the sentence and even a blind fool would see she was uncomfortable in saying those words
"Irelith… He is considered an adult by Nord standards" Jenassa answered nonchalantly
SMACK
Irelith smacked her own face in disbelief as she looked at her friend in shock
"Don't be so surprised, I know he is… very young… compared to us, but his tool is as big as an average adult's one though~" Jenassa decided to tease the older Dunmer
"Wha- Are you mad?!" Irelith grabbed her friend's shoulder and started shaking her violently, much to the displeasure of the one on the receiving end
"Stop it" Jenassa hit off Irelith's hands and pushed her friend into a seat, "How did you find out anyway?" she asked, while the older Dunmer was giving her the stink eye
"I think the whole city knows by now, after you grabbed his hand and took off outside the city under the gazes of every tavern patron which was there at the time" Irelith answered, still in disbelief over the situation
"Wanna hear about the steamy night?~" Jenassa decided to continue teasing her older friend, unexpectedly instead of rejection she caught a hesitating nod
"Oooh~ Well, to be honest I now believe every female should find herself a younger man, but if she does so, she has to make sure he is inexperienced" she started explaining while pointing her finger upwards, as if demanding attention
"What manner of bullshit are you talking about" Irelith frowned, clearly displeased with her friend
"Listen! Listen~ Don't interrupt me" cough "As I was saying, the man should be inexperienced, because you can teach him everything you need yourself!~" Jenassa looked like she reached enlightenment, which grated on Irelith's nerves, but as the older Dunmer thought about her words, she found herself unable to refute the conclusion
"So… are you dating Volfir now?" Irelith asked with evident hesitation
"No, but I will continue teaching him about a woman's body~" Jenassa answered
"Does he know about this?" the older Dunmer asked once again
"Of course, I made sure he understood that this is casual and that there can be sex without being in a relationship" the younger Dunmer nodded with full confidence in his words
"You… should watch out for Aela…" Irelith spoke, her words confusing her conversation partner
"What do you mean?" Jenassa asked, but a probable picture already being painted inside her mind
"Aela, Vilkas and Farkas received summons from the Jarl today, they were there when a maid was spreading rumours a bit too loudly while cleaning the tables"
"And..?" Jenassa was still waiting for the confirmation of what she thought happened when the red hair heard about Volfir's nightly escapade
"She looked angry, I don't know if it was about the fact that a rumour about Volfir was going around, or if it was the content that made her twitch" Irelith took a pause, while Jenassa wore a displeased expression, "Don't tell me Aela started dating the boy and you seduced him…"
"Of course I didn't, the woman was leading Volfir by the nose, which brought… great turmoil to him, considering his past, I am sure he was actually feeling much worse on the inside then he let me on"
Silence settled between the Dunmer, until Irelith broke it by getting up from her seat
"Do whatever you want child, Volfir seems like a good kid, pretty talented as well, even Balgruuf praised him in private. A waste he is to become a Companion, would be better if he became a free mercenary like yourself" she spoke her mind
"Oh? Are you telling me to get him to break the oaths he took to become a Companion whelp?" Jenassa asked with interest
"I said no such thing, but you are free to interpret my words as you see fit" the older lady scoffed and waved the comment off, but once again, she neither truly confirmed nor denied the possibility of such development
As she was walking towards the door in order to leave Jenassa's room, the younger lady spoke once again
"By the way, didn't you meet Balgruuf as a young man in the Legion?" the comment made Irelith flinch, but she walked out of the room without any more words
""Like mother, like daughter"" they both spoke out at the same time once they were sure nobody would be able to hear their words
'A pity Balgruuf had to become a Jarl and marry that Nord woman… perhaps we would be a happy family otherwise' Irelith's mood was rather contemplative today
'I wonder if she is aware that I know she's my mother and my father is the Whiterun's Jarl no less' Jenassa scoffed while going ahead to lie down on her bed, she was also in a rather contemplative mood today
-Scene break-
Volfir stood in front of a group of Companions, each had different expression and the atmosphere was very awkward, even for Farkas who is usually the fool of the group, and is unable to read the mood most of the time
"So, are the rumours true?~" asked Vilkas with an interested expression
"Well… if you tell me the rumours, I would be able to answer that question" Volfir rubbed the back of his head
Everybody's gaze lingered towards the red spots covering his neck, then came back towards his clear azure eyes
"The ones where you bagged Jenassa the Ruthless?" continued Vilkas with a wicked smile
"Ah… well… yeah?" Volfir felt quite shy from all the attention and the approving gazes from the men of the group
Aela wordlessly turned around and left the training grounds, going somewhere only the Divines would know
"Does she feel unwell..?" Volfir asked with confusion, he expected the woman to tease him alongside with the others, probably even more than them, but she didn't say a word since they met and left the grounds with a cold expression
The men exchanged looks of understanding, nodded and turned back to Volfir, who was starting to feel unwell with all that's happening
""Yeah, she's unwell"" all of them said at the same time
"I see…" Volfir nodded in understanding
"No you don't" quipped Vilkas with a smug smile
"Yeah, I don't…" agreed Volfir with a wry smile of his own
"Forget about it whelp, let's go continue our literacy lessons" spoke Skjor
"Sweet Kyne, but they are so boring!" winced Volfir, but started following the man who was already walking towards the doors leading to the mead hall of Jorrvaskr
"I agree" chimed in Farkas, while rubbing his head
"Farkas, it's been years since we started learning and you barely know how to read, just accept your fate" mocked Vilkas
"Hm…" Farkas seemed hurt by the words, but didn't let it show on the outside
"Apologise to him, Vilkas" Volfir reprimanded the older man, "Don't listen to him Farkas, let's go learn some new words! If we learn over ten words each then I'll treat you to some food and mead!" Volfir tried cheering the buff man up
"Thank you Volfir" Farkas smiled and patted the boy's shoulder
As the group opened the large doors of Jorrvaskr and entered into the famed, legendary mead hall, the gaze of a certain white haired imposing Nord fell on Volfir, his eyes instantly becoming ablaze with a myriad of emotions… all of them unfriendly
Noticing a piercing gaze on himself, the boy turned towards the seated Nord
"Arnbjorn! Haven't seen you in a while" Volfir slightly smiled as he greeted the senior with whom he has a rather strained relationship
The Nord's expression twisted into an almost feral smile, which he quickly brought under control and replied with fake enthusiasm
"Volfir! Sounds like you had a rather fun night~" he joked with hidden mockery, the cruel glint never disappearing from his eyes, although it went unnoticed by everybody save Skjor, who narrowed his eyes
"Haha…" the boy rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, unused to the attention he was receiving from the act of turning into a proper adult overnight
Vilkas didn't waste any time and skipped towards the centre of the mead hall, instantly inviting challengers while showcasing his giddy and playful mood
Volfir, looking at the scene wistfully along with Farkas, was grabbed by Skjor, unfortunately their destination was the study room underground, so they couldn't play this early in the day, even if they really wanted to
'Whatever… I'll play another time' he thought to himself with a smirk