Chapter 3 srry its tkin so long to get to the good stuff but we'll get there.
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Unknown: Durza send forces to Carvahall in the spine.
Durza: Yes my lord but may i ask why?
Unknown: To fix your blunder and find my dragon.
Durza: Yes my lord.
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Outside Carvahall
Varlynn: So what are you going to teach me?
Brom: Everything you need to know to be a dragon rider to fight mend wounds use magic.
Varlynn: Magic? Really?
Brom: What do you think stopped your dive off the water fall?
Varlynn: You stopped me?
Brom: Now your catching on magic is a riders most powerful weapon but also his greatest weakness.
Im not going to teach you magic for a while because if i do you may become dependent on it and use it
as a crutch you should learn to fight without it for those rare occaisions when it wont be enough and
it will be a much better weapon if it is your secret weapon.
Varlynn: Alright but your going to teach me to fight with a sword right?
Brom: Yes thats something im very good at.
Varlynn: When do we start?
Brom tosses a 4ft long stick across the fire it lands in Varlynns lap s he looks up Brom is already on his feet and approaching.
Brom: Now.
Varlynn: Ack!
He was struck in the face with Broms makeshift sword just as he was raising his own.
Brom: Well you just died the world ended. Keep your sword between you and you opponent at all times never turn your back to them for more than a second
even that may be too much.
They sparred for hours each match ending with Varlynn sporting a new bruise or two
Brom: Your getting better it took me 6 moves to get you that time.
Varlynn: Doesnt seem like im getting better to me i havnt even hit you once.
Brom: I've been doing this for years you've been doing this for a few hours of course im going to be better.
Varlynn: Well i guess we better get moving huh? still need to get through the pass out of Carvhall.
Brom: Yes we do lets move.
A little ways down the road Brom asked about Varlynns home.
Varlynn: Well its...I cant remember...why cant i remember?
Brom: Calm down that fall of the falls still hit you hard i just slowed you down theres likely to be some memory loss from something like that.
Varlynn: What if i dont remember my home what if i cant go back what if it never existed?
Brom: Obviously it did because you were there and you exist and for you to appear some where you have to dissappear from somewhere.
Varlynn: If you say so.
They continued on the road for the rest of the day then set up camp.
Varlynn: What the hell my food!
Brom: Quiet we dont want a bear to attack us.
Varlynn: The dragon ate all my food and right out the bottom of the bag.
Brom: Then call to it with your mind riders and there dragons have very strong links and they can easily hear ech others thoughts and find each other.
Varlynn: Ok ill give it a try "Arget where are you come here ill give you food"
Arget: "Food?"
Varlynn:
"How should i explain this...wait can you
see this?"
Varlynn pictures in his head a delicious ham imagines the smells the taste and the juicy ham goodness and sends it telepathically to the dragon.
Arget: "Varlynn! Food!"
Varlynn: "Yes Varlynn food."
The dragon came speeding out of the trees 1 and a half times bigger than it had been that morning.
Varlynn: It got bigger.
Brom: Its a boy dragon so it grows fast and it was probably out hunting squirles and other small prey all day.
Varlynn: How big will it get.
Brom: Depends on how long it lives it could grow to be 2 or 3 times the size of my house.
Varlynn: Wow thats pretty big how do you feed something like that?
Brom: Dragons are natural hunters and powerful ones at that they feed them selves they need to eat alot when they are young in order to keep up with the quick growing
at first but eventually they will only need to eat once or twice a month.
Varlynn: Well as long as he doesnt eat my food again i think that it will be fine other wise we are going to have a problem.
Brom: Well get some sleep its gonna be a long day tomorrow.
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Durza: The king has ordered me to send a battalion to retrieve a dragon from carvahall i believe you two will be excellent additions are you in?
Unknown: Of couse wes are ins wes alwasys looking for a kill...hehehehhe
???2: Yess its iss beens sos long since the kings lets us kills hehehhehe
Both creatures had big black eyes with large beaks and jet balck skin their laughs sounded like weezess and their voices were high throaty voices
with a feral malice about them.
Durza: Excellent kill any in the way or a witness but leave the rider alive and his dragon as well.
Unknown: Ofs couses wes donts wants to angers the masters like Durza...hehehehhehe
Durza: Out of my sight!
Disgusting creatures Durz thought as he left but they had their uses.
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The elf lay strapped down in the dungeon as the poison slowly worked its way through her body agonizingly burning her insides.
How long would she last how long could she? Durza had said 2 months but she seriously hoped that he was wrong.
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Varlynn: Ahhh!!! God it burns!!!
Brom: What is it?
Varlynn: I felt it! I felt the poison in her this time it burns still and the poisons not even in me.
Brom: There is nothing we can do but its good your up time for some sword work and then time for travel.
They fought again for 2 hours Varlynn still getting all the bruises though he received fewer this time.
Brom: Good your starting to think using your environment to your advantage.
They neared the end of the workout when Varlynn dove headlong sword to the side rolled onto the ground up to his feet and into a low thrust where
he caught Broms leg with his stick.
Varlynn: Ha got you!
Brom: No i have you.
Brom had his sword on the back of Varlynns neck in a downward stab position.
Brom: That was good though you caught me off guard thats the best thing you can do in a fight use your surroundings to your advantage and be unpredictable but be rashional.
Varlynn: I will remember that.
They moved on like that for many days training each morning and afternoon the dragon grew remarkbly over the next month and a half it was was now slightly bigger than a horse.
They had also made some serious progress as well they we nearing Helgrind Halfway to the Varden. They had begun a week ago when Brom felt he was ready to use real swords useing
magic to block the blades so they wouldnt cut but they still hurt like a bitch.
Varlynn: So when are you going to give up old man? Im going to beat you this time.
Brom: Ha dont count on it! Your not the only one who has been getting better you know i may be old but i can still improve.
Varlynn: We'll see!
They exchanged blows for a few minutes when Brom used an over head slash which Varlynn sidestepped just barelyon purpose then spun to get behind Brom who was already moving to
avoid an attack from behind. he avoided barely then turned and went down to one kneed in one fluid motion slashing horizontally at Varlynns legs who lept over the blade coming down with
vertical slash Brom rolled out of the way then came back to his feet slashing at Varlynns waist, Varlynn grabbed the tip of his own sword and pushed forward bringing his hilt up to rest
against Broms neck while also pinning his sword had it been a real fight Brom would have had his throat slit by the blade just above the hilt of Varlynns sword.
Varlynn: Told ya
Brom: Perhaps your right...i think its time to learn magic.
Varlynn: Great where do we start.
Well now you have something to look forward to if theres one thing i do great its fights and the whole hilt to the neck thing i kinda borrowed from kingdom of heaven great movie.
