I can't get Malborn to take any weapons from me..he says thanks then walks away, leaving me no weapons at the party..am I missing something? I've tried to give him stuff OVER AND OVER!
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Getting to Sky Haven Temple is a long journey southwest. No town is all that close so you can't depend on a wagon. Soljund's Sinkhole is about the closest location to the temple, but that's not really near anything. So get ready for a long walk or grab a horse to make the journey faster. Beacuse you'll most likely arrive on foot expect to by attacked by just about anything along the way. If you want to prevent being sidetracked, just bolt out of these random encounters.

To get into Sky Haven Temple proper, you will need to fight through Karthspire. You will mostly be fighting Forsworn: they are mostly barbarians that use hide armor and crude weapons. Some of them have lighting and ice magic which can make such casters more of a problem. However, Delphine and Esbern will hopefully still be by your side, making these encounters manageable. The Forsworn being wild people means most of their gear is junk not worth looting. Head northwest, up the stairsand turn the pillars so that each of them has the dragon reborn symbol: the circular heart shape.

In the next room the floor will contain fire traps and more symbols. Keep walking along the dragon reborn symbols to stay safe. You can also jump across safe pressure points instead of just walking. Pull the chain ahead to completely disable the trap and lower the next bridge. You'll soon come to a stone head where nothing will seem to happen at first. Wait for Esbern to finish his speech and then activate the blood seal just before the head. Through the next room, wait for Esbern and Delphine to finish their dialogue and then examine the mural on the north wall. Talk to Delphine again and she will admit that you'll need the Greybeards help. Return to High Hrothgar for now.