Disclamer: I don't own any of the Inheritance cycle characters Christopher Paolini does
A/N Hope you like it. My first one. Idea came to me in a dream.
A hooded figure came out of the forest at top speed carrying a bundle close to its chest, it was clearly an elf as no other creature can move so fluidly and at top speed.
It knocked at a door in the village. When the door opened there stood a man and his wife, the hooded figure gave the bundle to the lady and said quietly
"Please, look after her, never let her know about us and we will collect her when the time is right and this fight is over"
With that the hooded figure took off into the dark forest again.
14 years later
Arlia's Point of View
I woke to remember the dream I had that night it was in a forest and I was been carried by someone, it seemed as if they were running as fast as the wind, through the dense trees. The person who was carrying me was speaking to me, but I couldn't make out what the person was talking about.
"ARLIA!!"
Time to get up I thought. I heaved myself off the floor and began to get dressed. I folded up the blankets I slept in and then went into the kitchen where my mother, Dioni was placing my breakfast on the table.
"Morning mother" I said and she winced, I wonder why she always cringes or winces when I say mother is there something she is not telling me. I shrugged and forgot about it. I sat down next to her and ate the bread that was for breakfast.
"So what are my chores for today?" I asked quietly
"You have none" she replied with a snap
"Why do I have no chores, there is heaps to do around here?"
"We are all going into the middle of the village today, as Galbatorix has sent someone with something very precious and wants the village to be there when they arrive with it" She said in a exasperated voice
Oh that would be right Galbatorix wanting an audience for the revealing of the 'something'. Ever since Galbatorix's soldiers rampaged the village and took control over our beautiful Elmswell, we have had to survive on small amounts of food and water. The men have had to go and work all day for the soldiers either making swords and armour or harvesting food we don't even get a share of.
"What do think the 'something' is?" I asked
It went silent throughout the house, all you could hear was the chatter of talk and the crunching of feet on the gravel outside.
"Arlia go and get dressed in your best dress" she said suddenly
"Why won't you answer my question" I said indignantly
She angrily repeated herself "I said get dressed in your best dress"
"But it is so uncomfortable and you won't answer my question, do you know something about it that I should know" I carefully replied
"Go Now!"
I stormed into the room, which I slept, in and sat on the floor and pulled out of a sack the nicest dress I owned, which is the only one as I prefer to wear pants and a shirt. As I pulled on the dress, I thought about my parents. My mother had fair skin, light brown hair and deep brown eyes on the other hand my father was part elf and that is where my features come from. He has alabaster skin and so do I, he also has slightly tapered ears, I do also have tapered ears a bit more than his. My hair is dark brown and my eyes are deep blue, like my father's.
I went back into the kitchen and there was my mother and father waiting for me.
"Lets go now" said my father , Warin.
