Thanks
I didn't go through the barriers I got through the pylons and sneaking out the back ... it was a tough fight so I thought that I was supposed to be there. I got stuck in Scree caves and had to do a backtostart cheat to get out.
But then I got the demonslayer quest and fought my way back in again so I figured that this was ahead of my time.
Is the Almira quest worth starting again heading back for it?