Why does aerin follow mjoll

He wears a set of fine clothes and a pair of fine boots. He is equipped with a leveled dagger which can be up to elven quality, and carries a key to his house , as well as a selection of upper-class items and gold.

Aerin will gladly accept a bulletin from the Temple of Mara :. You can also see him give to the poor and say, "Yes, I hope this helps. Mjoll : "I had another run-in with the Thieves Guild. One snap of her fingers, and you could end up in Riften Jail I can't just ignore them, Aerin. I just don't want you to leave; you're the only good thing that's happened to this city in a long time.

Mjoll : "Sometimes I'm not certain that the people of Riften want to be helped. They're just too frightened to step up and do something about it like you are. You always see the good in everything. Aerin : "You've been in Riften for quite some time now, Lady Mjoll. Since that time, Aerin has followed Mjoll and she continues to reside in his house.

Aerin always follows Mjoll unless she is recruited as a follower of the Dragonborn. Aerin will accompany Mjoll to her new home if she marries the Dragonborn and is not a follower. If Mjoll and the other Blades meet up with the Dragonborn to slay a dragon, Aerin accompanies them.

He rarely survives such encounters. If one is annoyed by the constant presence of Aerin after marrying Mjoll the Lioness , he can be killed. Mjoll will attack the Dragonborn if she spots them attacking Aerin, but leaving the house and waiting a while or paying off the bounty if received will calm Mjoll. The player can also use the Voice of the Emperor as an Imperial to stop her aggression. Alternatively, the player can recruit Mjoll as a follower and order her to wait somewhere such as in Honeyside if owned , or anywhere outside Aerin's house.

Aerin will usually automatically return to the home after Mjoll is recruited. Aerin can be easily killed inside the home without detection though the Dragonborn can optionally wait until late hours when most NPCs are known to sleep before doing this. This avoids gaining a bounty or even drawing Aerin's death to Mjoll's attention at all. This will work best if married to Mjoll, as the Dragonborn will receive a key to Aerin's house, and after moving with her to another house such as Honeyside.

Obviously, killing Aerin renders him unavailable for any of the missions mentioned below though his absence doesn't negatively impact any of them; the Dragonborn can always wait until after completing these missions before eliminating Aerin.

Another creative way of getting rid of Aerin is to use the frenzy spell on Mjoll. Wait until her and Aerin are in close vicinity of each other which is always , and put her under the spell.

Mjoll won't be able to control her rage, and despite their history and friendship, she will violently murder Aerin on the spot. If done while they are alone, such as in Aerin's home, no one will see it happen. If done in public, she will do it right in front of everyone.

Mjoll the Lioness is almost unstoppable in combat, and may even take out a guard or two before returning to her senses. Be cautious to stay out of her line of sight while she is frenzied, or she'll potentially tear you apart too. I haven't played Skyrim without him since.

Because I almost always play khajiit characters assassins and thieves being my favorite builds , it was nice to have a friend for my character in a world where she faced so much vitriol alone. I thought to myself, "What is up with those two?

For years, I just didn't understand it silly me. I never believed they were lovers but I never understood their friendship either. In that moment, I realized that Mjoll and Aerin were really good friends and loved each other in the same way Inigo and the Dragonborn are really good friends and love each other. And yet, the fandom seemed utterly convinced that the two were bumping uglies, as if a man and an attractive woman can't just be friends. It's possible if the man isn't a sexist piece of crap who sees women as sex objects and not human beings he can befriend.

Now that I'm an enlightened one, it's become extra annoying to see Mjoll and Aerin constantly referenced as if they were a couple when they most certainly are not. Mjoll is all alone. Her family is dead, and she's been wandering the world from place to place, looking for a home.

If she were really an adventurer, she wouldn't have stopped traveling to stay with Aerin. It's my belief that she found a home in him. Mjoll isn't gushing or batting her lashes when you first speak to her, but it's pretty obvious through her actions not words that she wants to be with the Dragonborn and only the Dragonborn. When you first meet her in Riften, she greets you warmly and chats with you about Riften and the Thieves Guild.

If you mention you plan on joining, she becomes rude every time you talk to her after, but she will still marry you if you collect her sword, Grimsever. I don't think this was an oversight. As I've mentioned multiple times on other articles, Skyrim is all about irony. Mjoll, the so-called "champion" of Riften, is more than willing to say "to hell with it" and marry the person who is the living embodiment of everything she stands against.

If you tell her to her face that you're joining the Thieves Guild, she still wants you and doesn't care. She might get snarky for a while, but she'll walk down that aisle and enjoy it. I believe this was done for the sake of pure irony, so that the player could have a laugh.

I know it's the reason I married her last year on one of my Guild Master characters. I thought it would be hilarious to marry Mjoll after becoming leader of the people she hated. And it was.