Tsun: “This was a mighty deed! The doom of Alduin encompassed at last, and cleansed is Sovngarde of his evil snare. They will sing of this battle in Shor’s hall forever. But your fate lies elsewhere. When you have completed your count of days, I may welcome you again, with glad friendship, and bid you join the blessed feasting. When you are ready to rejoin the living, just bid me so, and I will send you back.”

Dragonborn: “I’m ready to return to Tamriel”

Tsun: “Return now to Nirn, with this rich boon from Shor, my lord: a Shout to bring a hero from Sovngarde in your hour of need.”

Hakon One-Eye/Gormlaith Golden-Hilt: “All hail the Dragonborn! Hail him/her with great praise!”

Tsun: Nahl… Daal… Vus!

Paarthurnax: “So, it is done. Alduin dilon . The Eldest is no more, he who came before all others, and has always been.”

You don’t sound very happy about it: “Happy? No, I am not happy. Zeymahi lost ont du’ol Barmahu . Alduin was once the crown of our father Akatosh’s creation. You did what was necessary. Alduin had flown far from the path of right action in his pahlok – the arrogance of his power. But I cannot celebrate his fall. Zu’u tiiraaz ahst ok mah . He was my brother once. This world will never be the same.”

I have no regrets. Alduin had to be destroyed: “Of course. Alduin nahlaan daanii. I would have not helped you if I thought otherwise.

I was just fulfilling my destiny as Dragonborn: “Indeed, you saw more clearly than I – certainly more clearly than Alduin.

Alduin brought this on himself: “Indeed. Alduin wahlaan daanii. His doom was written when he claimed for himself the lordship that properly belongs to Bormahu – our father Akatosh.”

Rok funta koraav . Perhaps now you have some insight into the forces that shape the vennesetiid… the currents of Time. But I forget myself. Krosis . So los mid fahdon . Melancholy is an easy trap for a dovah to fall into. You have won a mighty victory. Sahrot krongrah – one that will echo through all the ages of this world for those who have eyes to see. Savor your triumph, Dovahkiin. This is not the last of what you will write upon the currents of Time.

Paarthurnax: “Goraan! I feel younger than I have in many an age.”

Paarthurnax: “Many of the dovahheare now scattered across Keizaal . Without Alduin’s lordship, they may yet bow to the vahzen… rightness of my Thu’um.”

Odahviing: “Pruzah wundunne wah Wuth Gein . I wish the Old One luck in his… quest. But I doubt many will wish to exchange Alduin’s lordship for the tyranny of Paarthurnax’s “Way of the Voice”.

As for myself, you’ve proven your mastery twice over. Thuri, Dovahkiin . I gladly acknowledge the power of your Thu’um. Zu’u Odahviing . Call me when you have need, and I will come if I can.

“I can see it in your eyes. You’ve seen the land of the Gods and retuned. Does this mean… it is done? Is Alduin truly defeated?”

Yes. I went to Sovngarde and killed Alduin there: “At last. It is over. Perhaps it was all worth it in the end. You’ve shown yourself mighty, both in Voice and deed. In order to defeat Alduin, you’ve gained mastery of dreadful weapons. Now it is up to you to decide what to do with your power and skill. Will you be a hero whose name is remembered in song throughout the ages? Or will your name be a curse to future generations? Or will you merely fade from history, unremembered? Let the Way of the Voice be your guide, and the path of wisdom will be clear to you. Breath and focus, Dragonborn. Your future lies before you.”

Is Alduin really dead? I didn’t absorb his soul when he died: “Perhaps, perhaps not. Dragons are not like normal mortal creatures, and Alduin is unique even among dragonkind. He may be permitted to return at the end of time to fulfill his destiny as the World-Eater. But that is for the Gods to decide. You have done your part.”