#also solitars name was perfect for argents name because it also related back the the completely unrelated interest that i names argent for

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Okay heres my next oc ramble

This is Solitar! Argents big bro. I mentioned in my post about Argent that theres actually two versions of Argent and I already described Solitar for the first, more canon version of Argent, so now ill get more in depth about him and this Argent since his character is EXTREMELY important to this storyline.

This got even longer than the last post but every time i think about this storyline its honestly mostly focused on him. I guess its just interesting to focus on the Chosen One's companions and how they feel about everything.

So, obviously, Solitar in both stories is with the Thalmor. Not on his own volition, its a family thing. It was expected of him. Solitar has really long silver hair that he takes extremely meticulous care of. And he loves to cook. His favorite food is salmon and salmon roe and his favorite sweet is honey. He also as a bit of an interest in the Dwemer but never really gets the chance to do much other than read about them.

Solitar was basically a perfect child. Hardly ever caused any problems, learned things quickly, was friendly with people, fairly obedient, did well in school, a blessing for his parents. In fact, the only concern his parents had about him was that he may have been too kindhearted, so they were very careful with directing his involvement with the Dominion. But he wasn't one to argue or think twice about what his parents told him so it went fine.

He first met Ondolemar at around 25 years old, Ondolemar being around 45 years old. They became pretty close friends. Oddly enough, despite Solitar being a generally nice and friendly guy he could never really get close with anyone. And Ondolemar wasn't exactly experienced with it either. Over the years Ondolemar realizes he has a gigantic crush on Solitar and he cant tell if Solitar is just really oblivious or not so he just pretends like its not happening. Solitar actually genuinely doesn't notice despite how bad Ondolemar sometimes was at hiding it. To be honest i dont even know why i paired them up it just happened that way. It kinda becomes important way later on but not really. Idk

Anyway, Solitar really really REALLY wishes he had a younger sibling. Hes about to turn 40 and his parents don't seem to be planning on having another child anytime soon. Solitar is really good with kids so he feels sad that he never gets to have that experience. He knows some day he'll be set to marry someone, but raising your own kid was different from growing up with a sibling, and he was already old enough that he knew it wouldnt be quite the same experience anyway. Lo and behold, one day his parents tell him theyll be having another kid soon. As sudden as it was, Solitar was beyond excited, in fact it was the happiest he had ever felt until then.

Runil is another important character to this story. Solitar was assigned to train under Runil. At the time, Runil was a lot more strict as a person, and yet he did appreciate Solitars general enthusiasm. So he definitely noticed when Solitar was even happier than hes ever been, and it stayed that way for 9 months.

On the final month, when the baby was soon to be born, Solitar could hardly focus on anything else anymore. He actively chose not to think too hard about the fact that he seemed more excited about this than either of his parents did. Every night he thought about it. Then one time he thought about the possibility that his parents wouldnt keep the baby. He then chose to believe that would never happen.... luckily, it didnt happen. The night finally came when the baby was born. A baby boy. Solitar felt like Auri-El himself came down and blessed him with how happy he was.

The baby was named Argent. Their parents had a few free months to care for him before they had to get back to work (idk what specifically either of them did i didnt really think about their parents that much) so Solitar was often in charge of watching him. He was more than happy to, of course. And he did a very good job of caring for him. A bit too good, maybe, since it ended up becoming that Argent liked being with Solitar more than he did with either of their parents. Which just gave them more excuse to make Solitar take care of him more often, and Solitar continued to not mind in the slightest. Solitar would carry him around wherever he went, he showed Ondolemar, he showed Runil, often times people asked if Argent was his son.

As the years passed, Argent was odd with some milestones. He didn't begin to crawl until he was almost 1, but then he took his first steps very soon afterwards. Solitar was there for both of these. Argent started teething earlier than expected. Most notably, Argent was a very quiet baby. Their parents were concerned that he may have been born mute. He did cry, but he hardly ever made any other sound.

Their parents, having their first experience be with Solitar, had very high expectations for Argent. So it was quite frustrating and disappointing when he did not develop like him at all. Solitar didn't exactly realize what the issue was, he just thought they were worried about Argent. He was too, but he didn't think it was that hard to deal with. All it meant was he would accomodate for him. He loved Argent with all his heart and soul and he could tell Argent loved him back and that's all he wanted. Over the years, it became a habit to tell Argent "I love you" every night after reading him a book. He didn't need to hear it back, he just wanted his little brother to be happy. For some reason, they had a copy of The Book of the Dragonborn, and Argent liked hearing him read it to him every night. He called Argent "little brother" more than his actual name. Solitar will always remember the very first time he ever heard Argent speak was at the age of 7, after he seemed a bit down that day, when Argent said "I love you" back.

It was in Argents preteen years when Solitar started suspecting that their parents were being unreasonably harsh to Argent about some things, specifically his inability to speak and his aversion to a lot of food that they ate. Argent was pretty short for his age sibce he never ate enough. Solitar always suggested they just make him something else, but they were insistent that Argent should just get used to it. Over time, Solitar noticed more and more that Argent always seemed sad or upset, especially if Solitar wasn't home. At first he thought it was just that he missed him, but it was becoming increasinly obvious that it was because of their parents.

As i described before, Solitar has never once had an issue with his parents because they never had an issue with him. So he didn't actually have any idea what to do other than hope they would be willing to listen to him. But they were quite stubborn in their own ways. It became a real issue when one day, Argent seemed upset at Solitar completely out of the blue when he came home. It was then that Solitar feared that what he had been hoping wasnt the case was, in fact, the case. Their parents were repeatedly comparing Argent to Solitar, expecting him to be the same way Solitar was as a child, and Argent just couldn't stand it anymore. Solitar was aware that it happened on occasion, but he didnt know the full extent of it.

It was one particular day that Solitar came home where Argent runs up and grabs into him, crying, and Solitar can immediately tell that something terrible must have happened right before he got home, especially since both of their parents were standing inside looking furious. It was the very first time that Solitar had ever gotten into an argument with his parents and it terrified him to do it, but he was more concerned about his little brother than himself. It was also the last time that he ever argued with them, because shortly after they started arguing, two thalmor couriers had come to give them an extremely urgent message (but not until they were done fighting. They kinda just stood outside their house very awkwardly wondering if they should come back later or not) that there was a very sudden change in some plans and that Solitars parents had to be sent off to Cyrodiil in just a week. They told him theyd decide what to do with them when they got back from this mission. The second thing Argent had ever said was "I'm sorry" when Solitar went to go check in on him. It broke his heart, of course, but he reassured him that it wasn't his fault and that their parents were being unfair. Argent couldn't shake the belief that it was his fault and that he just ruined Solitars life. And he continued to believe that for much longer after that.

A few months pass after their parents leave and Argent speaks for the third time ever, asking Solitar if theyre ever coming back. Solitar tells him he doesnt know and that he honestky doesnt think they will. Argent is relieved that they wont be coming back but decides its best to keep that to himself in case it makes Solitar feel bad. Solitar is... conflicted. He is sad, he loved his parents and they loved him, but he knew now that if he were any different they probably wouldnt have loved him as much. From then on, Argent was entirely in Solitars care. If youre wondering why there arent any other family members involved, its because i genuinely didnt think about it when i came up with all of this other than their mothers family had a bit of controversy and their fathers family were in Valenwood for some reason. Idk sorry.

Years pass and the both of them are with the Thalmor. Solitar was already involved because he just grew up with all that and Argent didn't have much of a say. He knew he didnt have any other option, as much as he didnt want to do it. Not that Solitar forced him entirely against his will, but Solitar didnt know what else he could possibly do. To him, it was all either of them had. To Argent, it was just something he would have to suffer through for the rest of his life. Ondolemar was being sent off to Skyrim and Solitar later found out that Runil was also sent to Cyrodiil at the same time his parents were and he hadn't returned either. Solitar really only had Argent now. And Argent had once again stopped talking because he just wasnt comfortable with anyone else. Neither of them were really soldiers, in fact Solitar had been working more with the financial prospects and was able to get Argent a similar position.

In the midst of all this, since Solitar could finally care for Argent the way he needed, Argent finally started eating properly, which meant he got a late growth spurt and got insanely tall. Solitar was slightly horrified at the fact that now he had to look up at Argent. He gradually stopped calling him "little brother" and settled for just "brother", unless people mistook Argent as the older of the two.

When Argent was 35 and Solitar was 75, they were transferred to Skyrim. It had been a very long time since Solitar had seen Ondolemar, so he at least had something to look forward to. Argent was surprisingly okay with the transfer. It was mostly just that he wasn't really sure how he felt about it. Once they got there, he felt a bit better about it. As it turns out, he prefers the cold. Solitar absolutely does not prefer the cold. The whole trip to the Embassy was miserable and it only got colder the closer they got to it. And yet Argent felt more comfortable than ever.

5 years working between the Embassy and Solitude and Argent very quickly hated everything. It wasn't the climate that bothered him, it was all of his associates. Nobody treated him normally. People were either rude to him or treated him like a child. Sometimes he felt like he was still a child. Elenwen in particular condescendingly treated him like he was a child despite the fact that he was perfectly capable of doing his job in making sure all supplies were stocked and delivered to the proper places. Rulindil was also pretty obnoxious over all. The only people Argent could stand were Solitar and the servants at the Embassy. He did make kind of friends with Malborn. Every day pissed him off and Solitar could tell, but he really couldn't do much to ease it. It hurt to see his little brother hurting but he had no power to do anything about it. Argent would sometimes go out into the woods and just decimate a tree with a sword if he was frustrated enough.

Argent once took advantage of the way Elenwen treated him when she sent him off to go get something from her office. He took the opportunity to snoop around some more important documents. In his whole time with the Thalmor, he never quite understood what exactly they were doing or why. He hoped this would clear some things up. Instead, he found that pretty much everyone is being told something completely different. The Thalmor being in Skyrim was beyond the White-Gold Concordat. It was beyond Talos worship. He found the dossiers about Delphine and Ulfric. He felt that now more than ever he and Solitar needed to be uninvolved with all of this immediately. But he didnt want to ruin everything for Solitar again. He knew Solitar had no other options for them. And he knew he couldnt just talk about any of this with him. He just had to act like he didnt get way more information than he was ever supposed to know about.

One day Elenwen took Solitar, Argent, and some other people to head to Riften to arrange a meeting about supplies in a corner of Skyrim that they had less involvement in just because of distance. In the middle of their travels, they recieve news that Ulfric was captured by the Imperial Legion. Elenwen immediately changes course and everyone else follows. They head to Helgen instead. They all stand ready while Elenwen approaches General Tullius. Argent knows hes the only other one in their group who knows why Elenwen wants Ulfric.

And then, of course, the dragon appears. The meteors start crashing down, and Argent and Solitar are seperated from the rest of the group. Elenwen manages to escape. The two brothers rush off in the direction of Falkreath. As far as anyone else was aware, they were unaccounted for, and therefore considered dead until they go back to the Embassy or the headquarters at Solitude. But they were both pretty shaken by the whole thing so they decided to stop at the inn at Falkreath.

Runil sees the two of them from a distance. His immediate instinct is fear that the Thalmor had finally tracked him down and that they were going to execute him. But then he recognizes Solitar with his very identifiable hair. He doesnt know whos with him, but he has a feeling that may be his little brother Argent. Kust suggests Runil stays inside the Hall of the Dead for a bit (i hc that Kust knows about Runils thalmor history and helps him cope with it) and he'll keep an eye on them. Runil agrees. Meanwhile, Solitar and Argent tell a guard what happened at Helgen, and theyre instructed to tell the jarl, so they do that and he suggests that, if theyre passing through Riverwood, to maybe warn them as well since they dont seem to be well protected. They go to the inn and stay the night. Argent is seriously considering telling Solitar that they should take this chance to get away from the Thalmor for good. But its too much to consider. It would mean they'd never get to go back to Summerset, it would mean Solitar would probably never get to see Ondolemar again, it would mean theyd be killed if they were caught. You dont just leave the Thalmor alive. It was too much. He decided to keep quiet, as he always did.

The next day theyre still freaked out by the whole experience so they linger in Falkreath longer. Solitar gets a map to see just how long it would even take to get anywhere near Solitude again. They sit outside the inn and Runil again watches from a careful distance. He recalls the dream he had about what he now knows was a dragon, about the person who approached him in his dream, and he has this odd feeling that he really needs to talk to them. But, out of caution, he keeps his distance. The two brothers decide to stay another night before heading out.

The next afternoon, a dragon attacks Falkreath. Its a different dragon, at least, no falling meteors or whatever this time, but its a dragon regardless. They help the guards fight it off. Nobody knew if a dragon could even be killed, but they soon found out that it very much was possible, and the dragon laid dead. Solitar checked around to make sure people were okay, and then they all noticed that something weird was happening to the dragons dead body. Of course, none of them have ever witnessed a dragon dying before, so they couldnt tell if it was normal or not, either way it was strange. And then Argent absorbs its soul. Solitars first thought is "what the hell was that spell and when did he learn it". Argent is just as confused as everyone else is until one guard pipes up about the fabled Dragonborn. Argent immediately thinks back to the book he used to always make Solitar read to him. THAT dragonborn? The one that has to save the world? Is THAT what he was? The whole moment is interrupted by the loud voice like thunder calling "DOVAHKIIN" across the sky. Solitar knows this was going to escalate to a barrage of questions and accusations, so he tells them they need space and ushers Argent back to their room in the inn.

The moment theyre inside the room Argent starts freaking out. He shoves the book into Solitars hands and Solitar immediately understands whats going on. He doesnt know what to make of it. Out of all the things that he couldve possibly prepared for in either of their lives, THIS was not even remotely one of them. He had always assumed the Dragonborn was just an old Nord myth, yet here his brother is, supposedly the only one who can permanently kill a dragon. And did that mean that he was THE Last Dragonborn? Did that really mean the fate of the entire world was on his little brothers shoulders? He makes the mistake of suggesting they head back to Solitude soon. Argent completely breaks down, begging Solitar not to make him go back. Letting out everything hes been holding back about what he feels about the whole thing, how much he hates everyone there, all the stuff he found out about what they were really doing in Skyrim, that he didnt want Solitar to know because he didnt want to ruin everything for him again, that this was their only chance to get away from it all because as far as anyone else is aware, theyre both dead. Solitar doesnt have the slightest clue what he should think or say to him at all. For once, he doesnt know how he could possibly comfort Argent. He tells him he needs a moment and he leaves. He felt awful doing that but he truly couldnt figure out what to do.

Runil had been sitting at a table while this was happening, and he then decided now was the time for him to intervene. He follows Solitar outside and sits on the bench with him. Solitar doesnt even realize whos sitting next to him until he looks. He doesnt even know what to feel about seeing Runil again in the midst of all of this, all he can say is that everyone thought he was dead. Runil explains what happened to himself and then tells him that Argent is absolutely right that this is their only chance to get away. Solitar explains that he just doesn't know what else they ever could have done and he doesnt want to live the rest of their lives in fear that theyll be caught, he just wanted Argent to be safe. Runil tells him that now more than ever, Argent needs him. So Solitar makes the final decision to be with Argent every step of the way and they wont be going back to the Embassy.

They go to Riverwood, Delphine sees them. Obviously she doesnt know what went on in Falkreath, she just listens very carefully when she hears Solitar telling a guard that there was a dragon attack at Helgen and Falkreath, confirming her worst fears that dragons really are coming back. She heard the Graybeards call, which means she has some work to do. The brothers are told to warn the jarl, but that they may not be allowed into the city because of their uniform. From that point forward, they truly never wear the uniform ever again.

From there its fairly standard skyrim stuff, but a lot more urgent since Argent is absolutely paranoid that every moment he spends not making progress towards Alduin is just a moment closer to the world ending, and Solitar does his best to keep Argent from freaking out too much ("If the world ends because I told you to take your time, I will take full blame for it."). He does accept that he may really never see Ondolemar again. Hed rather not see him again if they have to be on opposite sides now. Everything feels like its about to fall apart when they do the peace talk and Elenwen is there, so now they know theres no more hiding. Luckily the peace talk went by incredibly fast because Argent got really pissed off at Ulfric and Tullius for caring more about the stupid war than the world ending and at Elenwen for being there at all.

Solitar and Argent never once seperate. The two times they did was when Astrid kidnaps Argent (to which Solitar snaps and goes on a bit of a rampage trying to find him, singlehandedly taking down the Dark Brotherhood) and when Argent had to fight Miraak, since Solitar couldnt actually be there with him.

I cant quite decide if i want Solitar to not be able to go with Argent to Sovngarde because i think he could have a really interesting conversation alone with Paarthurnax, or if i do want him to be there with Argent because it just feels more in character for the both of them.

Now for a completely non canon bit of lore: after defeating Alduin and Miraak, the war is still going on. Argent decides once and for all that everything thats going wrong in Skyrim is because of the Thalmor. He saw the evidence himself. It has to stop. Yes, that does complicate things with Solitar and Ondolemar. But maybe theyll be fine.

I guess for some not nearly as lore-heavy info, Argent discovers he really likes beef and venison and Solitar discovers that he really likes snowberries. Also Solitar slowly notices more and more similarities Argent has with dragons, particularly that Argent tends to hoard things and prefers fire magic. I want them to be able to meet Gelebor but i dont really have a good reason for them to get involved with the Dawnguard. Solitar gets to explore dwarven ruins finally and he wishes more and more that they could go to Markarth.

Its hard to explain the full thing in words since i much better imagine things in images and i do not have the artistic ability to match. I dunno. Should i just write a fic? I dont have much faith in my writing abilities either but i really like these two.