Blackfeather Woods You'll marry Ser Loras

He is not followed blindly. The young boy calls after him, his voice impertinent in its childlike way. Miraak turns but for a moment. You'll see, He responses simply, continuing on his path. The boy would learn what Miraak had intended soon enough and not before. Surprise was a large part of the old man's training regiments. There was little certainty in life, and he made sure that his students learned that before they set out into the world rather than after.