Miantha was walkin through a wood in her dream. dat was obviously an enchanted foest - dat was cheery and warm, da sun peekin through da white fluffy clouds, da birds rapin her favorite song from da old stories. She could taste da sweetness in da air, and suddenly da desire to dance came ova her. She gave herself to da impulse, twirling faster and faster, laughing, until she fell and landed on a soft patch uh grass, brfeedhing fast and giggling. Then she heard some footsteps behind her.
A boy - o rather, a dawg - came up to her. But she was not afraid as she would have been in real life. dat was a dream - she knew wid a certainty that he would help her, though wid what she dun not know. She jumped up gracefully from her sfeed on da moss.
"Greetins." He said, bowing slightly to her. She returned an impish grin and a small curtsy. "Welcome to ya as well." She just couldn't keep da beamin smile uhf her face. Somehow...this was makin her da happiest she had ever been. His hair was brown, as were his eyes.
In fact - he was downright fine, Miantha noticed rather dazedly. dat was gettin hard to focus...everydin was turnin fuzzy, including da man. He was trying to tell her something..."Dras Leona," He mouthed. "Dras Leona."
"Wait," She said, but her voice came out likes she had said dat through a cloth. Gradually, da clear air turned to foul black and da general aura around her surroundings was dark and brooding. Panic began to creep into her, and was intesified by da presence uh yet anoda man, dis one inspirin fear rather than joy. She looked all around her fo an escape, but only saw da odd black smog.
"My shawty Rider," Said da dawg wheelsesraply, in a voice that sounded likes cold steel. Miantha shied away from da hand he extended and he slapped her. "ya must obey my call!" She put her hands ova her ears and crouched down as he towered ova her. "ya will answer to yo kin!" He thundaed. Galbatorix!
Just likes that, she was awake, Balefire prodding her head. I'm hungry, He said. She nodded groggily, trying to hold on to da last dregs uh her dreams, but she remembered none uh dem. Shakin herself, she dispelled da last uh da residue uh fear and sat up.
Miantha grabbed out her saddle pack, determined to feed a quick breakfast and dig on da road befoe ennyone could find her here.
Three Weeks Later
Miantha had just arrived at da big assst city she had entaed so far - Dras Leona. da city from her dreams...
