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Lies that Come With Loving You

Chapter 4 What the morning brings

'You need rest.' I heard Zoltan comment at my lack of sleep.

'I've got the hours I've needed I'll last for the day.' I replied.

I stood from the ground and stretched, removing my hood I saw that Murtagh had slept quite soundly during the night. I decided to go hunting for something fresh to eat instead of the dried meat and bread I carried.

'I've caught something for you. You need not reduce your energy more.' Zoltan told me as he also informed me where the deer carcass laid in the woods courtesy of my dear dragon.

'Thank you.' I said to him and drew my hunting knife from my boot and stripped away the hide from the meat I wanted for the morning and took nothing more than what I needed, and carried it back to the camp site to cook with my dagger.

'I'll take the rest to eat.' Zoltan told me and I waited until he touched down so I could get the canteen for water Zoltan carried in his one of his side bags and hooked it on to my pants under my cloak.

'I will meet up with you later on.' I said before I walked away with morning breakfast.

"I see you can fend for yourself." I heard Murtagh say from my right as I carried the strips of deer meat over to where the fire had died.

"Yes, how can you tell?" I asked sarcastically as I stripped my cloak off and laid it on the grass with my cleaner hand.

"Do you need any help?" Murtagh offered.

"No I can manage. Would you like some when it's done?" I asked turning to him.

"Yes, but I'd like to own up to my share of food." He told me as he got to work on starting the fire up again.

After he started the fire back up and had it going I skewered the meat with a thick stick and held it up with two deformed 'Y' shaped branches to let the meat cook. I washed my hands of the blood with as little water as possible and helped get more firewood for the fire.

Bored, I picked up a stick and my hunting knife and my sharpening stone. I made marks on the wood and sharpened my knife with every stroke to make sure that the knife didn't dull. I did this as Murtagh watched the fire but also watched me with caution from the corner of his eye and switched his vision to watch me for only seconds before it stitched back to the fire.

'Urgals are on the horizon of the camp, move now!' Zoltan roared.

'How much time and how many?' I asked not changing my expression so I wouldn't give Murtagh reason to suspect anything.

'They will be upon the camp in minutes but I distrust that you have time to move now, there are six, they come from the East.' He informed me.

'No need to worry as long as the rumors hold that Murtagh is a fit soldier then we should be fine, I promise.' I said standing up as if to check the meat and sauntered toward to fire and crouched in a position so that it made easy to stand and draw my sword quickly.

After some minutes, like Zoltan had said, I heard footsteps on the forest floor and I'd bet all the money I carried that Murtagh heard them to.

"Urgals." He whispered as he rose and drew his bow and three arrows as did I.

I closed my eyes and faced to direction they were coming from and when they emerged from the trees I aim and shot my arrows only striking two. As for Murtagh he struck three, true and very much dead.

I drew my sword and fought alongside my parent's killer's son and took down the Urgals without flinching. Swirling blades, flying arrows, and daggers flew through the air and the pure rage Murtagh had not displayed played out in the fight as did mine when fighting got the better of me.

"Move more should be coming soon." Murtagh said as he saddled his horse. "Would you be joining me to Teirm or continuing onward?" He asked as he was ready to head off on his horse.

"I would if you think your horse could carry me." I stated.

"Tornac will be able to carry without struggle if you would get on if you are going to, because if you aren't I'll take my leave." Murtagh stated rather harshly.

I got atop the gray horse without complaint and held to Murtagh as we rode to Teirm. It took only a few hours to reach our destination to the sea port.

I thanked Murtagh and scouted for a place to stay for the day.

"There is a man three houses down from us that'll take you in." A woman told me after I'd asked her where a place I could stay would be found. I thanked her and was set on my way to that house.

"Hello I'm looking for a place to stay for the day if you wouldn't mind. I have money that I could pay you." I told the man.

He accepted my money and gave me a rather large room with four cots.

"Excuse me milady but another shall be joining you in your stay." The man informed me only an hour later.

"Thank you for the room." I heard a deep familiar voice say.

Murtagh stepped into the room with his things and looked at me then placed his things on the cot farthest from mine.

'Are you staying for the day or night little one?' Zoltan asked as I sighed and placed my braid over my right shoulder and placed my rucksack under the cot.

'The day I suppose, if he does.' I replied watching Murtagh from the corner of my eye while I lay on the small cot.

'Very well then I'd wish you alert me when you did intend to leave Teirm.'

'I will.' I assured him as I placed my arms behind my head and rested my eyes but listened carefully.

After I'd heard the door close I opened my eyes to find Murtagh gone from the room and his things placed on his bed as if in a specific order.

I decided to take the opportunity to exercise my reflexes with punches and kicks as well as combinations of fighting sequences as Zoltan threw moves at me. I pushed myself until I couldn't throw at least twenty flawless punches without using my breath up as I did them. I had also shed my tunic to leave my leather slip exposed as I practiced to provide me with air to cool me as I did.

I heard the door knob of the rooms entrance turn and I immediately stopped and grabbed a cloth, I'd been using to wipe the sweat off of my brow, to wipe my face and my shoulders.

"I've brought a pail of water to wash with." Murtagh informed me as he took a survey of the things he left out freely to see if I'd touch them and placed the pail on the ground between his cot and an empty one.

"Thank you." I told him as I drank only a few swallows of water from my deer skin canteen I'd also lain out on my cot.

"You look like you need it. What have you been doing, if you don't mind me asking?" Murtagh spoke as he stripped himself of his tunic and left a thin, long sleeve, cotton under shirt on.

"Practice if you may know. What did you do in your leave, if you don't mind me asking?" I countered as I sat on the cot waiting for a pail of water after he'd use it.

"I had things to attend to, if you may know." He mocked me with his last words but it did not show on his face neither in his voice but it was more or less plainly visible to anyone with a brain.

"How explanatory." I joked as I took of my boots.

"Yes I know." He answered back also taking off his boots and placed them next to his cot and unbuttoned his leather tunic but looked over his shoulder to see if I was watching.

I turned my body and so my back was facing him as I heard the rustling of clothes and the slosh of water as Murtagh cleaned himself. I exhaled and thought about the scar he was rumored to have on his back from his right shoulder to his left hip. How cruel did a parent have to be to do that to a child?

"Here." He handed me the bucket and I used my own cloth to cleanse myself as he turned his back to me now fully clothed.

I unbuttoned my own leather guard and cleansed myself of the dirt as he paid no attention to me, like I wanted it to stay. After I was done I wiped off any impurities that had lain on my leather guard and put it back on then placed the bucket in the center of the room to be taken out another day. I laid back down on the cot and rested a bit before getting a piece of dried meat to replace the meat we did not get to eat because of the Urgals.

"You have food?" I asked opening my pouch to grab some.

"Yes." He answered numbly and I ate in silence as I relaxed on the cot.

We both fell into sleep eventually.

I awoke to the screams of people and the rustling of clothes as well as the clink of weapons being put away or being put on.

"Urgal attack." I breathed as I shot straight up from the small cot.

"Good guess and I suggest you get ready to go in a matter of seconds." Murtagh told me as he put on his cloak.

I was already out of the cot and putting on my tunic and cloak by the time the first three words were out of his mouth and as he opened the door to leave I'd already had my things packed and ready to go.

"I suggest we go our separate ways." Murtagh told me but I shook my head and passed him as I headed toward the gates to exit the port.

I covered my face with my cloak hood the best I could and tried to steer clear of any Urgals as people passed by running as their houses were being raided.

I came across some Urgals ravaging a small home and I turned to move as far away as possible before they spotted me, after all I couldn't afford being chase by a third Galbatorix's army in such a small port with nowhere to hide. I maneuvered over only far enough to see the gates until some Urgals came around a corner close to me to cause more havoc to the small seaport. I stopped in front of an entrance with a sheet separating me from the inside.

Someone put their hand over my mouth from behind the sheet and one around my waist as they pulled me to the other side of the sheet. I didn't make a noise or start a struggle to get free from the strong arms the encircled me because I had a bigger worry that I'd attack Urgals with any of those things.

"Quiet your fine, Angela will let us hide here." I heard the memorable voice say as the owner removed his hands.

I sighed as I turned around to face Murtagh as he removed his hood and led me to a back room where I met Angela.

"You'll be fine to stay here as the rage passes, they shall not come into my store, they never do." She stated as she left me and him alone in the small room.

'We are to be leaving Teirm as soon as these Urgals clear out. Where are you now Zoltan?' I told him as I stood to watch what would come through the door again.

'I'm not far off from the city little one, tell me when you do leave the walls the second and not a moment after.'

'I will do not fret.' I said to him as I sighed and looked to Murtagh who was as alert as I.

"When did they start ravaging the place?" I asked.

"Not seconds before you awoke." He replied simply.

"And how long do you suppose it'll last?"

"At least an hour or more." He breathed not relaxing at all.

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