Mithrim soon found herself tied and gagged on the back of a horse that was surrounded by a small group of soldiers all trotting along in the middle of nowhere. Go figure. I mean, one would think that Galbatorix's soldiers had better things to do. Mithrim sighed. But sadly for me they don't. She shivered in the cold evening air, Well, there was no way she was escaping so she might as well face the facts that she was going on a little trip to Uru'baen. Might as well settle in for the trip.
Several hours later or so Mithrim thought, they stopped for the night. It was almost pitch black and there wasn't a sound to be heard except for the rustle of the bushes as they walked past them, There wasn't even a slight breeze. The only movement was that of seven horses, six men, and one girl.
Once the soldiers found a clearing, they settled down in a small circle with Mithrim off to one side. As she lay on the ground all she could see was a bush on her left and the clearing and some dark lumps that were her captors on the right. Deciding not to think of the next day, Mithrumc closed her eys and slept.
The next morning was extremely uneventful. Mithrim thought she would die from the heat, the monotony, and not being able to move. Finally, though, she saw something in the distance. She heard on of the soldiers mutter, "Almost there." So they were close to the capital. Home of Galbatorix and his minions. Not that Mithrim really cared. After all, she'd been there before. Mostly, she was just curious about what would happen to her. And, of course, there was Murtagh. She got angry when she thought of him. How dare he do this? After what he had promised? Then again it was confusing because she felt that understood perfectly. We have a lot in common. Ours minds work the same way... Wait! Did I just think that? As they drew towards the city, Mithrim both dreaded and (much to her dismay) anticipated her meeting with Murtagh.
Mithrim fluttered her eyes open. They was a guard in front of her undoing the bonds around her feet. When he had finished, he shoved her forward rudely. "Time to move, miss," the guard said in a gruff voice, "We're going to walk the rest of the way"
They were inside the city. Form where she stood, Mithrim could see the somber monolith that was Galbatorix's stronghold. She was glad her legs were finally free, but unfortunately they had left her arms bound. Might as well make the most of what I got. She relished stretching her limbs as she kept pace with the guards. Almost laughing, she recalled the last time, she had been this close to Galbatorix's men. Ouickly sobering, Mithrim also remembered that that was the first and only time she had encountered Murtagh.