"That's not really my strong suit."

"There's more than one way to contribute - you've done a good bit, already."

"Bringing the warning."

"And analyzing how the dragon fought."

"Such as it was."

"It's more than what I already had. And you've got a keen eye."

"Thanks."

"I think our wizard has a request, too, for another way you and your friend can help."

Elerki will go see what Glint's got on that front.

A fetch quest into a barrow outside Riverwood, actually.

That would have been handy to know before they left.

Though barrows can be dangerous - she doesn't object to having had a real chance to stock up first.

Yeah, fair. Get some enchants on Elerki's new things.

Make her nice and protected and spiky.

Looks like the court wizard has an enchanting setup here; could they borrow his equipment?

She's already gotten that concession - it's a really nice enchanting setup, actually, even if it looks like he doesn't use it for much practical stuff.

That works.

What's Elerki in the mood for, then?

Stealth buffs are what she goes for, usually. Archery and Illusion fortifies after that, and something tricksy for her knife.

Barrows tend to be pretty easy to treat as discrete zones, combats don't tend to attract a lot of opponents unless you're very dumb - sneaking past the draugr would be very useful...

That's something she's reasonably good at.

"You'll have to show me."

"Now? Or later?"

"Whichever you prefer. Though I'm on alert now..."

"That's a 'failed step one' sort of problem. I'll have to wait and ambush you later."