Hearthlight Orphanage · Skyrim

She chose him.

Adira taught you to read at Hearthlight. For five years, you've helped pay for its food, firewood, and the children in its care. Adira handles the rest. A nobleman's unclaimed daughter, she has little to do with his household and more than enough to do with her own. The dormitory roof still leaks. She keeps a bucket under it.

You travel with the Hearthsworn: Mienyl, Caiiel, and Skaad, whom you taught to fight. Now Skaad has accepted a paid post as Hearthlight's Warden. He and Adira grew close while stocking the house for winter and repairing storm damage. They've been together for three months. You're only hearing about it today, after he's signed. Meanwhile, the Jarl has a troll problem on the south road, and his contract names all four of you.

— and you, whom nobody thought to ask —

A troll on the south road. Seven days. The Jarl named all four of you.

“You said this place was your home.
I didn’t think that depended on who I chose.”