Me: I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so sorry! I know it has been forever since I updated! To try and make up for it this will be the chapter where Oriks ultimate punishment comes into play!
Orik: Huh?
Arya: YES!
Everyone but Orik: YES!
Me: Prepare!
Chapter 4: Orik and Islanzadí
Orik tottered away from Murtagh and Angela's tent.
'I wonder where I should go now…I wonder what Islanzadí is up to…' with that thought in mind, Orik started moving toward the Elf Queens tent.
When he arrived at her tent, he didn't bother to announce himself, he just walked in.
Islanzadí was asleep on her cot, stretched out on her back.
Orik walked unsteadily to the cot and hoisted himself up onto it. The movement of the cot caused the sleeping elf to awake.
"Orik what are you-?"
The dwarf hushed her by placing a finger over her lips. "Shhhh."
Rage burned in Islanzadís eyes, but Orik, as intoxicated as he was, mistook it for passion.
Quickly he moved his hand. Before the elf could do more than open her mouth, Orik planted a kiss smack on her mouth.
ExA~ExA~ExA~
"You need to get here as fast as possible!"
"I'm sure whatever has happened; Orik is perfectly capable of-"
"No, he isn't. He is drunk and was hitting on me," Arya growled.
"HE DID WHAT?" Hvedra screeched, suddenly next to Arya and Eragon in the tent.
"Ummmm…how did you do that?" Eragon queried, startled.
"It's a dwarf thing," Hvedra growled. "Now where is my husband?"
Eragon paused for a moment, searching with his mind. When he went pale, Hvedras rage only increased.
"What's wrong?" Arya asked.
"He's with your mother…and he is kissing her," he could barely choke out the word 'kissing'.
Arya looked as if she were going to faint. Hvedra did not stop to consider what he had said, just asked: "Where is he? Where is her tent?"
Eragon gave her swift instructions and the enraged dwarf woman stormed out, ready to kill.
Eragon turned to Arya with a devilish smile. "You wanna watch the show?"
Arya grinned wolfishly and stood up. Silently, the left the tent.
Ready for the show of the night.
ExA~ExA~ExA~
Islanzadí was furious.
'How dare this dwarf come into her tent, wake her up, and then have the nerve to kiss her.'
She shoved the dwarf away and he landed on the floor.
"What are you doing?" she screamed.
"Come on baby, you can't say you don't fell the pull!" Orik said.
"What pull?" Hvedra growled, stalking into the tent. At the sight of her, Orik froze and went pale.
"Who are you?" Islanzadí demanded.
"His wife."
The elf turned to the dwarf who was still on the floor and said "You're married? And you still hit on my daughter. You. Are. Dead."
Suddenly, a large red head pushed its way into the tent.
'Are we killing the small one?' Thorn asked.
"Yes," Hvedra and Islanzadí said together.
'Can I help?' he pleaded.
"As long as you leave something for the rest of us to do," Hvedra answered.
'I can do that,' Thorn answered, then pulled his head out of the tent.
The two women followed quickly, dragging Orik out behind them. As soon as they let go of him, he started to run, but Thorn slammed his tail down, cutting off his escape route. The terrified dwarf swerved around and went around the stump that was left of Thorns tail.
Islanzadí and Hvedra darted after him. Islanzadí reached him first and tackled him, forcing him to the ground. Before she could pin him down, he managed to wriggle free and darted into the woods.
"Should we go after him?" Hvedra asked.
"No. Let him think we are chasing him. That will scare him more," Islanzadí replied.
'Maybe we should mess with him. Scare him a little,' Thorn suggested devilishly.
"Or a lot," Hvedra added.
"Let's go," Islanzadí agreed and walked toward the trees where Orik had disappeared.
"First we need to figure out what we will do to him," Hvedra pointed out.
Islanzadí turned around and walked back. "Good idea."
'I have an idea,' Thorn said.
"Go ahead," Islanzadí said.
'Well first we will all communicate through mind touch, so he cannot hear us.' When everyone nodded, the dragon continued. 'I will fly above and roar from behind him and force him into a clearing, where the two of you will be waiting around the edges, invisible by your magic' he looked at Islanzadí who nodded, indicating that she could do so. 'When he enters the clearing, you will rattle the bushes around the clearing. Moan like you are angry spirits, wishing for release. I will land silently and place my head on the ground. When he looks at me, I will use the fire in me to make my eyes glow and I will growl at him. Using one of you, I will speak aloud to him telling him to flee deeper into the forest and collect me three things. I will tell that if he does not get them for me before sunrise, my spirit magic will cause him unbearable pain.'
"I like this plan," Hvedra agreed "enough to work with a dragon."
'We aren't all bad!' Thorn protested.
"Let's go!" Islanzadí shouted.
"Right lets go," Hvedra agreed.
"Wait!"
The three of them turned around and saw Eragon and Arya running up to them.
"What?" Hvedra asked impatiently.
"We want to help you torment Orik," Arya said.
"Do you have a plan?" Eragon asked.
After filling them in on the plan, Eragon asked "Who are you going to speak through?"
'Can I speak through you?' Thorn asked.
Eragon nodded. "It's a Rider thing, so I don't know if it would work with someone who isn't a Rider."
Thorn bobbed his head enthusiastically and flared his wings and took off toward the forest.
The two elves, the dwarf and the Rider ran toward the edge of the forest. When they entered, Eragon contacted Thorn and got directions to the clearing and they made their way toward it.
When they made it to the clearing they spread out and took their places around the edges. Islanzadí cast the spell to make them invisible.
And then they waited.
When Thorn roared and Orik crashed into the clearing, everyone started to rattle their bushes. Orik froze in fear. There was a growl from Thorn who was situated next to Eragon. Orik looked over and saw the glowing red eyes a few feet off the ground. Thorn barred his teeth and began to speak with Eragons tongue.
"Why have you invaded my space?" he growled in a low, rough voice.
"I-I didn't-"
"I do not want to hear your excuses!" Thorn boomed through Eragon. "I will not forgive you!"
"Please don't hurt me! I'll do anything!"
"Anything? Very well, gather me three stones with the mark of the gods on them and bring them back to me. They will be dispersed throughout the forest. Go now and return to me before sunrise. If you return any later, the consequences will be dire. Go now. The sun will rise soon."
"But-"
"Go…"
Orik ran away as fast as his legs would carry him, deeper into the forest.
As soon as he was out of earshot, everyone burst out laughing.
"That was hilarious," Arya said. "He looked like he was going to cry out of fear."
"He probably wanted to," Hvedra said.
"I don't think that he will ever be unfaithful again," Islanzadí said.
"He'd better not be…" Hvedra growled.
"And just so you know, he kissed me not the other way around."
"I assumed."
"Well I'm going back to bed," Arya said. She turned to Eragon "You coming?" Eragon nodded and reached out his hand for her. She grasped it and they ran back to his tent.
Islanzadí turned to Hvedra "You can stay in my tent if you wish."
"I will stay in Oriks if you don't mind."
"I'll show you the way." And with that the two women walked away.
When everyone was gone, Thorn flew off to find Saphira.
ExA~ExA~ExA~
'Stones, stones, gotta find the stones,' Orik thought to himself.
Me: It is completed! Well this chapter anyway.
Orik: Where are the stones?
Everyone else: *snore*
Me: Goodbye! Please review!
