Chapter One
Ginny Fair stood in her room looking down at the drive way where her
Grandmother's butler was waiting to help her out of the car. She had to be
The most difficult old lady in the entire world. Six months before, Ginny's
Mother and father had died in a car accident and Ginny had been sent to live
With her very wealthy grandmother in England. Ginny had been adopted
When she was four when she had been found wondering around a forest in
The middle of nowhere. She had loved her parents very much. But she had
No idea where she came from. She had asked her parents several times but
They said they did not know. They said when they had been going through
The process of adopting her they had asked but all the people said was that a
Man had been hunting when he came across her. They said she had told the
Man her name but that was it. They said the man had shocked Ginny and her
Name was all he could make out of her. They had said she had kept
Screaming names out. But she didn't
Remember. All she could remember now was how happy she had been with
Her parents. But every night she would wake and ask herself where Eragon and
Murtagh was. Then she would remember she didn't know anyone by
Those names. It made her uneasy. What made her even more uneasy was that
One time when her grandmother had made her go out she had been standing
Out on the street waiting for her grandmother to get out of the car and she
Had looked over to see a guy that seemed vaguely familiar and he was
Staring at her. They had stared at each other before another came up to him
And they both looked at her before turning and walking away. It had really
Disturbed her. Ginny watched as the butler held her grandmothers arm and
Helped her out of the shiny black limo. She smirked when she saw her
Grandmother's lips moving.
No doubt telling him he wasn't fast enough. Or he touched a bruise that's
Not there. Ginny shook her head and smiled at
The ways of her grandmother. Her grandmother and the butler moved out of
Site and a few minutes later she called for Ginny.
"Genesis Fair do not ignore me!" She called in
Her cracked voice. Ginny groaned and an idea popped in her head. She
Looked over at her door and walked quietly over to it and stepped out. She
Walked over to another door that led down a flight of stairs to the kitchen.
She looked inside the kitchen, trying not to make any noise, and saw it
Disserted. She walked over to the back door and opened and stepped out into the crisp winter air. It was raining lightly so she ran to the cover of the
Forest. She ran a little ways to make sure no one in the house would see her
Through a window. She walked for a while before stopping at her favorite
Place. A willow tree stood bye a small creek and beneath it there was a
Cluster of rocks where she could sit. She pushed a curtain of willow vines
Out of her way gently and let them fall back into place before she proceeded
To a bolder that was smooth and dented in the center. She sat down and folded her legs beneath her small form and
Began to braid a strand of hair that had fallen over her shoulder. This special
Place beneath the willow tree was one of the few things that made Ginny
Happy ever since the day she had been brought to live her grandmother. It
Was the only place she could go to get away from her difficult grandmother?
On days that were sunny, the sun would shine through the cracks of the
Vines and on rainy days, such as this on, it provided shelter from the cold
Wind and rain. Ginny sighed and hugged herself as she sat on the bolder.
She wondered if her father had ever come to this place when he was a small
Boy. That thought only brought tears to her eyes and she tried to sniff them
Away. But it didn't help and tears rolled down her face. She cried silently for
A few minutes before laying her head on her arms. I miss Eragon and
Murtagh. She thought. Her head shot up in shock. She had done it again. Who were Eragon and Murtagh?! She shook her head in frustration.
She walked out from under the willow tree,
Deciding she better not make her grandmother anymore irritated than she
Probably already was. It had begun to rain so she picked up her pace.
"Ginny." A voice behind her made her jump. She turned to see a man behind
Her. She stopped breathing when she recognized him as the man that had
Been staring at her that day she had gone out with her grandmother. She
Jumped back as she stared at him. He just stood there, looking at her. She
Began to wonder if she could run for it. He let out a breath
And took a step forward. Ginny took a chance tried to
Run. But as soon as she turned around, she bumped into someone and was
Knocked to the ground. She shook her head to try and clear it and looked up
At the man that had been with the other that day. She tried to scream but a
Hand clapped over her mouth.
"Ginny. Ginny please don't scream. It's us." She was breathing hard from fear.
"Who exactly is "Us"?" She tried to ask but the hand was still over her
Mouth so it came out muffled. The fear was still there but she began to
Gather the strength to fight if she needed to.
"I promise we are not going to hurt you." The man standing above her said.
"How do I know I can trust you?" She asked but it still came out muffled.
"Eragon. Take your hand away from her mouth so she can talk." The man above said.
She said. She sat there. Deciding it was useless to try and run.