Bandages? I want bandages! Which mod have you bandages? Also, was that story slightly exaggerated, or was that exactly how it was in game? Either way, I really wish I had Duke's mods now...

Anyway, enough hijacking for me, I've a story of my own to tell.

Mods used:
WAC (I can't provide the link for this one, seeing as how you need to join a forum to get it. Just type in: "Waalx Realswords Workshop" without the quotes in Google and you should find it), Knights of the Nine.

So after tiring of listening to the prophet ramble on for a couple of hours about how I should be the one to save the world, I exited Anvil and looked at my new map to find the closest wayshrine. The map pointed to Mara's, so I decided that would be where I would go. As I continued walking through Anvil's golden fields, I spotted Lord Drad's estate, and walking around, nibbling grass was a black shire horse. After making sure he wasn't owned by anyone, I took him and rode on...

While I was riding through the roads, I spotted a couple hyenas in the horizon. Their faces slowly turned to watch with beady eyes the large animal quickly galloping towards their midsts. After a few seconds of silent consideration, they decided my new horse and I would be their next meal. They all attacked at once, but I dismounted before they were upon me. They were tougher than wolves, and in numbers, I became gravely wounded, but I managed to slay them and take their pelts as a bloody prize. I had only seconds to tend to my wounds before another unit of the animals attacked, though I dispatched these without much trouble.

Riding on towards the wayshrine, I passed a herd of Zebra, causally nibbling grass. I stopped to watch them for a time, before they suddenly dispersed. I looked up to try to find the cause of the racket and was face to face with a sabre-tooth tiger, as big and half as my large shire horse. I quickly turned around, and ran for the hills! The tifer was fast though, faster than I had expected. It easily matched my horse's speed, pound for pound. It quickly pounced, time after time, striking contact with my horse's rump. Slowly but surely, my horse would fall soon, and then I would be next..

Through my fear, I was completely off the trail towards Mara's wayshrine, and had seen a plethora of other animals. A herd of blue wildebeests saw me, and all but the bull ran for their lives. The bull had other plans in mind, he would chase me to the ends of Oblivion for my intrusion. So imagine, I was chased by a tiger, and a wildebeest! Riding for my life, I was, not knowing where I was going. After minutes of riding to what seemed like hours to me, I spotted something... I couldn't believe it; it was a wayshrine!

I quickly dismounted and ran for the shrine, but I spotted the White lion that was prowling next to me. I knew I would be dead within seconds, as the other two hunters chased in. Before they managed to lay a finger on me, however, the white lioness let out a menacing growl and charged them both. Fang and claw kissed hide, as the lioness was desperately outmatched by the two bigger hunters. I took out my bow, and aimed for the lioness before I realized something: she was helping me, not trying to have me for dinner! I quickly switched my aim towards the nearly dead tiger and shot. Whether the arrow did much damage or not, I don't know, but what I do know is that both my assaultants were dead within a minute.

Unfortunately, my savior was severely wounded. I healed her as much as I could before praying to Mara and thanking her for sending this ardent defender to save me, before I thanked the lioness and left her a piece of Venison to eat. I rode off into the setting sun, my pack full of pelts and meat, but never forgetting the kindness that animal gave me.