To make up for the long wait, here's the next chapter. I have had these two ready for a while…but my computer stuffed up. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer – I don't own any of Eragon, from the biggest dragon to the smallest ant… it's all Paolini's.

The Wilderness

If I had one word to describe the wilderness of Alagaesia, it would be amazing. It changed all the time, so much that you never knew what the day would bring. My pull had led me far away from the roads and I was wandering in the heart of the forest, a place full of beauty, surprises and discoveries. I looked up at the canopy of red, orange, brown, yellow, green, leaves and marveled at the beauty of it all. I doubt anyone had ever walked this way before. From my ten days in the forest, I had discovered a hundred different species of birds, animals, insects and plants, and my new favorite activity was sitting on the ground, or a fallen tree, and entering the mind of a never seen before animal. Every time I found a new animal, I put it in my note book along with all its statistics (size, colour, habitat, diet etc.) I got the information from entering their minds, but I had to follow them to be able to draw them, though if there was more than one, I could draw one from the looking through the eyes of the other. It had now been three weeks since I had left the river, and I was taking my time. My tug was becoming stronger and stronger, but I generally ignored it. It was getting dark, so I began to search for a place to sleep. I generally did this as I was walking along, and, as usual, I found a spot. It was a small clearing; obscure in shape, but none the less, a clearing. It wasn't very big, but my tent would fit, and I could even have a small fire if I needed to. I pitched up my tent while there was still some light, and then began my search for food. I sat crossed legged on the ground and extended my mind in every direction, searching for any herbivores nearby. The reason why I searched for herbivores was because they generally lead to fruit and nuts. I didn't eat them, I hated killing intelligent creatures. I could kill fish, but only because they are too stupid to realize what's happening. I ended up looking through the mind of a creature I had discovered a couple of days earlier. It was a mammal, but with wings! No such thing had even been thought of before. Its wings were black and leathery, and hung from arm like limbs on the side of its body. It had a reasonably sized body and a small head with big pointed ears. It slept during the day; hanging around upside in the trees, waiting for night. But the most incredible thing about this animal was that it was completely blind! It navigated by sending out really high pitched screeched and listening to how they come back, and this animal could fly around at about 40 kph (25 mph) completely blind! The animal was a fruit eater, and it getting hungry. It soon found some food, and I followed it to what turned out to be a fruit tree. The fruit was really sweet and nice, and I ate only had to eat a couple and I was full. When I was done, I went back to the clearing and went to my tent to go to sleep.

Next morning, I went back to the fruit tree to have breakfast. I ate two more of the fruits before going to pack up my tent at the clearing. Once I had packed, I headed off. After about three hours walk, I left the forest. There had been no thinning of the trees, no trails that people had taken, just a clear, sudden cut off. One minute I was in the middle of a dense forest, the next, in an open plain with the forest behind me. The change was so significant and sudden that it caught me by surprise. I just stood there, taking in the scene in front of me. There was a road, with people, carts, live stock, goods to trade, messages to be given…everyone was going north, so I assumed that the main attraction lay that direction. I was right, and I turned my head to see a city. A huge, beautiful city that was made so perfectly that there was no way that it had been made by human hands. As I looked closer, I began to see the tell tale signs of the elves work. The outer wall was made of white marble, polished and decorated…no human would take the time to polish the entire outer wall of a city; it was supposed to be for defense, but no elf needed such defenses; in fact, the outer wall was only made to make the visiting humans feel more comfortable. Yes, this city had definitely been constructed by the elves…but there are no elves living there now. The city had been over thrown, overthrown by the only creatures greater than the elves; the dragons. This beautiful city, once full of laughter and delight, was the last place on earth I ever wanted to visit, for the city that lay before me was Uru'baen, home to the evil King Galbatorix, his dragon and whatever was left of the forsworn.....

Did you get what the animal was? If not, you're just going to have to re-read it…it does exist the real world.

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