He listened to every word that came out of Bjorns mouth, but the guy was still fixated on an Elf that he probably didn't even know until today. How was he 100% certain that she wouldn't murder him in his sleep!? there were too many naive people in the world, and not enough with a back bone. That was of course just one opinion. Aldkar didn't flinch for a second when the Khajiit woman tried to prove that she wasn't to be messed with by throwing a weapon near his head. He just sat there drinking the last bit of his mead, & found himself laughing instead of giving her any more attention. A young guy came rushing into Solitude to tell them that Whiterun needed their help, causing Aldkars face to harden with a serious look sketched across his Nord features. Bjorn took off on a horse with the Elf the second they got the news, leaving Aldkar to wander outside where he found his wife Andrianna. He was tugging on his shirts sleeves and tucking them into his leather cuffs.
"We should go to Whiterun too, husband.. they could use the extra swords. Besides, don't you have business there?"It was true, he did. His friends who had been with the companions for a long time now, wanted to see Aldkar face to face, then ask him a few things in private with the Gods as their witness.
I do, so we'll go to Whiterun too. Yes." he kissed his wife once, then lead the way to their farm, and saddled up their two horses for the journey. It was quite a distance away, so hopefully they'd be able to hold off the threat until backup could arrive in time.
Towns and cities rarely got locked down into a siege, but today it was happening. While travelling down the paths through the wilderness, they both kept their eyes and ears sharp for threats. Wolves, Giants, bears, and anything else that would want to kill them were lurking between the shadows that began to form on the plains of Skyrim now that the sun was beginning to set.
Their horses weren't the spooking type luckily, so when a pack of wolves howled in the distance, their hooves remained on the path towards Whiterun. It wasn't long until they came to a mountain near the bridge... but what he saw next made him frown firmly. The stormcloaks hadn't even gone to help yet, they were standing a mile away from the entrance. Aldkar climbed off his horse with curiousness getting the best of him, and handed the reins to his wife so she could take them into the nearby stables. Aldkar made his way through the crowd of men, and looked down the embankment towards Whiterun to see what had them rooted in place.
Aldkars mouth almost fell open at how many bodies lay upon the soil of whiterun. It was like staring across a sea of bodies. You couldn't see one inch of grass, and the smell was so intense.
"It's a massacre." someone in the background called over their heads behind Aldkar. Were they too late? they pushed on with Aldkar leading at the front, and his wife remaining close to him with her sword in one hand, and her shield in the other. The large gates of Whiterun had been broken, and more bodies were laying on the streets inside. Andrianna sighed.
"Maybe they've also killed the Jarl? but with luck he is in hiding... Spread out! find the Jarl!" she barked her orders to the rest of the men, and waited until they fanned out on the streets before she followed them, but not Aldkar, his attention had been drawn to a man who passed him on the other side of the buildings.
He couldn't see who it was, but no doubt it was an innocent citizen, yet his eyes didn't seem human. Why did this stranger also feel like Aldkar knew him!? - It seemed within that very moment their eyes met while passing one another, was in slow motion. Aldkar had even began to slowly turn towards the hooded figure, and watched as he made his way out of Whiteruns main entrance.
"Aldkar!" he heard his name echoing through the streets, causing him to snap his attention to the voice, and finding his wife there.
"We have to find the Jarl.." he looked once more to where the hooded figure had gone, but then joined the rest of his men to find the Jarl who could possibly be in hiding beneath the Dragonsreach. The main doors seemed to be intact still, but Andrianna ordered them to halt.
"it could be a trap.. who's willing to go in first?" she asked, and looked around at the others for a volunteer.
"I will..." Aldkar spoke up immediately, not giving the others a chance to chose for themselves. Aldkar was willing to just sacrifice himself for his men, and for his wife. As they all stood back with archers at the ready to protect Aldkar, He kept his back to the wall as he slowly crept around to the main doors, and slipped in once he was 50% certain the coast was clear. Everyone remained where they were, waiting for a signal that it was completely clear of their enemies.
