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Chapter 13 ~ The Pilgrim’s Path
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To reach Nocturnal, Aronansa and Brynjolf will have to follow the Pilgrim’s Path, and make it out alive. They meet an unexpected friend who is able to shed some light about how the Skeleton Key was even displaced to begin with.
The dungeon itself is inspired on the one you know from the game. This being a FanFiction and not a game-guide; I allowed myself the artistic freedom to alter it to make it more enjoyable to read (and write) about it instead of finding yourself confronted with a 'copy-paste' of the game.
Especially drawn for this chapter is this picture of Aronansa and Brynjolf as they arrive at the Twilight Sepulcher, by ChloexBowie
And the amazing oshirockingham also made a painting of a Nightingale-Nansa
Many thanks to ferret82 for helping me in my quest to kill typo's and grammatical scr*w-ups! 
Aronansa, Isgrod, the story and the scenes as they are written © Sharquelle
Skyrim, Mercer Frey, Brynjolf, Vipir, Vex, Gallus Desidenius, Karliah, Lady Nocturnal © Bethesda
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I finally had time to read this chapter. I really lovved it! LOL, food fight. 
I have to say, I don't remember this Pilgrim's Path from the game. At all. Is it the creative work of your mind or am I this so forgetful? I remember the Twilight Sepulcher, but my memories contain only the first and last room.
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The Pilgrim's Path exists in game, including the various trials. But as I often do with locations that we can visit in game, I've changed some details here to make it more enjoyable to read. I also do that with caves and dungeons. 
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I wanted to check this dungeon but the game crashed to desktop, so it give that up for now.
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Oh noes! 
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This is an amazing work in re-imaging the Pilgrim's Path! Such lovely work! But, I'm really enjoying the further development of Bryn and Nansa's relationship over the past few chapters. I'm really glad that you did this! Seeing them together as mentor and protoge as well as friends. It's a lot of fun.
and...
FOOD FIGHT!!!!
I'm sensing a theme with you!
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Thank you, I love playing with the game's dungeons. Catching the atmosphere without copying the game. I'm glad you approved! 
Foodfight... me?!?!?! Never....
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Haha, but that's what makes hiring them fun!
Nope. Never. It's now Woll-fights with you!
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I love the Pilgrim's Path. It was frustrating and hard to fight off the Sentinels but I like riddles even though it always takes me time to get them. If I remember correctly the game only helped you by the riddles if you went to get the journal, but I think this is a more realistic view of how it might've been done (but they made it a journal probably because of the game mechanics 
My experience with the contrasting room was dying in the light before realizing I had to stick to the shadows
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Thanks! In-game I found the journal to be a great way to get a hold of those riddles. I really wanted to use them here as well, but in a written story I found it a bit unrealistic to let them get a hold of that information by sheer luck. Implementing those riddles like this felt more natural. And picturing the expression on their faces, each time they found themselves faced with a new riddle after barely making it through the previous one, was such a joy as well.
The contrasting room; yeah... that was pretty similar to my first in-game experience with that room as well.
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Me and my stupid non-realization: "This is too easy. Some shades are gonna jump at me but I'll just sprint straight for the door that's marked on the damn compass. I'll find it by searching that wall and close the door so I'll only have to fight one shade at a time if at all." *steps in the light and dies* "That didn't go as well as I thought" *steps in the light and almost dies before retreating back to the shadows* "ok maybe I'll go through the dark parts" *triggers about half the traps because of not looking down*
But I made it.
I don't remember if there were any poison arrows as a trap there but they're quite common, but I don't care about those at all.
Bosmer Blood + Shrouded Armor = 100% Poison Resistance
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Just the mental image of that description makes me laugh like a madwoman! 
Another Bosmer, aye!? Sunnabe, brother!
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All my sneak characters are Bosmer because they fit the job so well, plus I can make him look badass like an assassin/thief is supposed to without making him a hulking mass of muscle.
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Fantastic chapter! My new ship: Brynjolf x Nocturnal statue .
Ahhh suspence!
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Jay, thank you!!! I'm so happy when I get feedback like this! So kind of you to take the time for that. It is such a motivation to keep on writing. Not that I could stop doing it, that is... If you need a good laugh, you should see me;
Never leaves the house without a notebook to write down brainfarts.
Never goes away longer than 1 day without dragging a memory stick and an 8 year old laptop that can only deal with Word. (but since that's all I need I am very content with it)
Has a notebook on the bedside table, in case I come up with anything in the middle of the night.
Hates interrupting writing for things that can wait... what's wrong with having dinner at 20:30 anyway?!
Has one side of the desk filled with paper notes and actually knows what's written on each and every one of them.
AAAAHHHH, I so have to control myself the urge now to make an upload-bomb right now... and to keep my big mouth shut.
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I try always to motivate everyone,it's simply my nature and I really like your works.
Oh , I'm the same: I had a sketch book always with me,when I draw there is almost always music,I need tranquillity and I hate to be interrupted too,sometimes I stay up late only to continue to draw and then I realize it's really late.
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I loved loved loved this!! Those spectral assassins were so dark and creepy! Full of really fantastic exposition I think the food fight was nicely placed to help cut the tension. I'm putting all my feels from this into my painting for you!!! Such a great writer!!
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Ahhh thank you so much! I'm so excited about it That food fight is so 'delightfully' inappropriate, I just had to let them do it...
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If I was in Aronansa's position, I'd probably do the same!
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Yeah... I think you two would get along very well!
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I can't seem to find out what is causing the problem but I found a work-around. At the right side of the page you can now find a green download button. That one should be visible even when you can't see the file on DA itself.
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I'm running internet explorer, and as for the version..I have no clue. <.< It irks me though.
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I've checked with Chrome and Firefox (up to date versions), and everything works fine. I know there sometimes are Apple devices that have weird issues on this site. With other mobile devices I have no clue.
As for you desktop, what browser and version are you running?
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On just a few of your chapters, I've been unable to read them. It only shows an image of Aronansa's name in Draconian. Is there any possible way to fix this?
-Nuke
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Actually now that I'm thinking of it that happened to me a few times. I thought nothing of it though because it corrected itself when I refreshed it!
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That's weird... this particular one does not have any mature filter enabled so that can't be it. Which ones can you open and which not, perhaps I can find out what they share in common. Oh, and are you using an Apple? I know of someone else that is experiencing problems with PDF and Apple-systems.
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It appears to be this chapter, Chapter 7, and Chapter 11. I use several systems including my Ipad, but it seems that I cant access them from Any of my systems. I'm using a computer at the moment (An old desktop) , but I can't access from my Phones (Galaxy s2 and HTC) either. I wonder...O.O
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Not on any one of those?! Pesky little problem this is then... I'm going to try if I can find anything about it. I am going to send you a note in a few minutes.
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