Retaking Thirsk Retaking Thirsk is a quest available in . It is one of two opposing side quests that involves the Thirsk Mead Hall , with the other being " The Chief of Thirsk Hall " . As both cannot be completed at the same time , this quest will be marked as failed if " The Chief of Thirsk Hall " ' s last mission is accepted , and " The Chief of Thirsk Hall " will be failed if " Retaking Thirsk " is accepted . Walkthrough . Retake Thirsk Mead Hall . Upon arrival at Bujold ' s Retreat , Bujold the Unworthy will be in the middle of a conversation with her husband , Kuvar . Speaking to Bujold : After the suggestion of helping retake Thrisk , talking to Bujold again will prompt her to say " " Well , look who ' s back . You ready to finally help us take out those rieklings ? " " Continuing conversation with Bujold : After volunteering , Bujold will then begin a speech to the rest of the camp : The mission will begin and the objective is to kill a group ( random number ) of Rieklings , this includes the Riekling Chief . Hrothmund ' s Barrow . After the Dragonborn has killed the Rieklings . Speak to Bujold , for another part of the quest to begin . Next she follows with : Once near the barrow , she will ask the Dragonborn if they are ready to go inside . Once inside she can be questioned about the barrow : A little way down after entering , the Dragonborn comes across a room mostly submerged in water . The small room before this submerged room has a secret door ; the handle is in a crack to the left of the hidden door . This leads to a chest , and with leveled loot and gems around . Walking towards the water will cause it to descend showing a walkway . Approaching Hrothmund ' s axe ' s altar . Bujold will run towards the altar , indicating that she has found the axe , " " There it is ! " " There are two chests near the altar that can be looted . Hrothmund ' s voice will be heard asking if she seeks his blessing . She then claims that she does seek his blessing like before , and that the village has been taken back . He is aware and show disappointment in her and her people saying that they grew soft , that it should not have happened . Hrothmund denies her and her village of his blessing for leadership , claiming that in the wilderness it ' s better to have no leader than a poor leader . When asked about this , she replies : " " That was a little embarrassing . " " then follows with : Ignoring either options will default to the result of the first option . Upon return to the hall , Thirsk Mead Hall will be restored to its original stature ; opening up the smithing area and new beds at the end of the hallway . Return to Thirsk . When returning to Thirsk Mead Hall , Kuvar will approach , asking about the events at the Barrow . Telling the truth to Kuvar will cause him to become upset . Regardless of whether Kuvar is angry and ashamed about his wife being exiled or angry at the Dragonborn for killing her , he will be unwilling to have a conversation . If the Dragonborn tells the truth about killing Bujold , the other occupants of Thirsk will greet the Dragonborn tersely , but unlike Kuvar , all their dialogue options will still be available . Completing this quest by choosing any of the four options with Bujold and Kuvar will open up new dialogue with the occupants of Thirsk , excepting Kuvar if he is told the truth . This includes opportunities for miscellaneous quests , which will all be available regardless of how the Dragonborn completed this quest . If Bujold is exiled , Hilund indicates that she will go into the wild searching for Bujold and helping her survive , hoping that Bujold can one day return to Thirsk .