"Two hundred and one of the Fourth Era."

"Longer than we planned," she murmurs to herself.

"Are you a vampire? And - why are you here?"

"Yes. It's a long story. Were there others?"

"Other vampires? Yeah, there were some trying to find - you, I think. We'd heard the vampires were after an artifact, and decided to investigate. There wasn't anyone else sealed away, though, that we found."

"I need to get home."

"Where's home?"

"An island off the coast, northwest of Solitude."

She sends her sister a look, wondering if they should help her or head back to the Dawnguard for orders. (Ena really doesn't appreciate the feeling of being in over her head, and she knows what Isran would want them to do.)

Lianda notices her sister's look, and nods slightly. The vampire's unlikely to agree to tag along back to the Dawnguard, so...

"We'll help you get there, then." She'd especially like to know what the vampires want with what looks a hell of a lot like an Elder Scroll. "What's your family like?"

"That's part of the long story."

"Do you mind telling it on the way?"

"The less you know. the better for you." Until she knows what's safe to say.

"I haven't found being in the dark to be good for me, most times, but I won't press. Come on, we should probably start getting out of here. Do you know anything about the layout?"

"This place has- changed, since I last saw it."

"Over there, with the gargoyles, looks like an exit."

"You have more armor than I do. Lead the way."

"I'm more of a ranged type, so I'll take up the rear. In case any vampires come after us."

"Well, it's this way..."

There's a bridge to the northwest, flanked on the other end by two looming stone gargoyles. As Lianda crosses, sword out, the gargoyles shudder and come to life, lunging at the three with a screech. 

And that's why she didn't take the lead. She's got a better angle on the left one, so she pins it to the ground with a pair of ice spikes.

Lianda darts at the right one, swinging her sword with one hand, sporadically healing herself with the other.

She's able to do a decent amount of damage, despite it having been stone minutes ago.

Ena peppers the left one with arrows until it stops moving.

Ah, so they're not useless. That's good.

"Is that normal?" she asks her sister.

"Gargoyles are new. Stuff jumping at me isn't. Come on, let's try to find the exit - doesn't look like it's right here."