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"Arya, I want to go and look for Saphira." Eragon said as Nasuada approached.

"What makes you think that I will let you go?" Nasuada asked.

"I am leaving even if you do not wish me to. This is something I must do."

Nasuada smiled. She crossed her arms and stared at him with the smile still on her face. "How can you be sure you will find her? We have no idea where she is being held."

"She is somewhere in the city. I can feel her."

"So you think that you can sneak into the city unnoticed? The king was lying to us. True the troops we defeated weren't his army but Shruikan knows that that there is a system of caves behind the city. They are big enough to conceal an army. I believe it to be a trap. As soon as we drop our defenses and enter the city, the empire will attack."

"When the Varden enters the city, I will find Saphira."

"You know the Shade will be guarding her. You will have to kill it to get her back. Are you saying you want to do this on your own?"

"I must. When are you planning to enter the city?"

"Our troops are getting ready right now. We should be ready to attack tomorrow."

"No! Saphira may not have that long!" Eragon yelled in frustration.

"Eragon, we cannot get ready any faster."

Eragon growled and walked out of the room. It had been weeks since the king had died and the Varden were always finding something wrong with itself right before a battle. He hated them for that. Saphira could be dying and he could do not do anything about it. He could only imagine what the ra'zac and a shade could be doing to her at this moment.

Eragon walked over to a tree and leaned up against it. He rested his head against it and closed his eyes. After a few minutes he drifted off to sleep and began to dream.

Eragon, you will die tomorrow. A voice said in his head. Your dragon is dying, aren't you going to save her? Oh that's right, you can't.

Who are you? Eragon asked with anger in his voice.

I am Kahn. You have heard of me I suppose.

Yes. Where are you?

You will find out tomorrow. Anyway, do you want to see your dragon, Saphira, die?

Fear shot through Eragon's body. How did he know her name? What else did he know?

Eragon, my boy. Saphira told us her name after we…encouraged her.

You monster! What have you done with her?

Eragon saw the dark room he was in fill with light as a dungeon appeared below. Saphira was chained to the ground below with the ra'zac and lethrblaka surrounding her. Saphira was in terrible condition. Her underbelly was nearly torn open and her wings had large tears in them and one of her arms was bent in an odd direction.

What have you done?

Don't worry Eragon. The shade chuckled. She isn't dead. The ra'zac have been taking very good care of her. She will be safe with us.

Eragon suddenly felt something hit him in the back of the head and he jerked awake. He opened his eyes and saw a very angry Nasuada in front of him.

"Wake up! Do you want to save your dragon or not?" She yelled.

Eragon jumped up and saw that the camp was deserted and only he and Nasuada were left.

"Where is everyone?"

"Halfway to Helgrind! Shruikan and Arya are coming!"

Sure enough, Shruikan landed with a thud a few seconds later and Nasuada pulled herself onto his back. Eragon climbed on next and situated himself in front of the group where he found and sword, bow, and a quiver waiting for him. He put them on and signaled to Shruikan that he was ready. The massive black dragon took off and Nasuada yelped. Shruikan climbed higher and Eragon could see the Varden's forces approaching Helgrind.

"Glaedr will try and fight Murtagh and Thorn. Oromis said that he is coming with us. Shruikan will drop us off and he will assist Glaedr." Arya said from behind Eragon.

Eragon nodded as Shruikan flew over the Varden who were just now entering the city. Shruikan descended and landed with a thud in front of a large door.

I can sense Saphira below. You must rescue her quickly.

Shruikan took off into the sky as Oromis walked around a corner.

"Eragon, this is where all of your training had led you. You will not fail." Oromis said proudly.

Eragon pulled the large door open and a large stairway was below. Eragon recognized this as the room where Saphira was being held. He ran down the stairs and raised his hands. The room was filled with light and Eragon gasped. In the middle of the large dungeon was Saphira. His visions were correct. Her underbelly was torn completely open and her ribs were completely exposed. Eragon made to run towards her but was blocked by a wall of shadows. He backed off quickly and saw as the form of a shade appeared in front of him. The shade looked older than Durza but still kept his same features.

"Welcome Eragon. I see you have brought friends. Luckily for you, so have I."

Suddenly, two ra'zac appeared along with the two lethrblaka. Their mouths were covered with Saphira's blood.

"I forgot to mention something Eragon. I have put a spell on Saphira that links my health to her. So, every time you injure me instead of me being hurt, Saphira will be hurt instead. Eragon, you know how little health she has left. If you hurt me too much, poor Saphira will die." Kahn said with a chuckle.

Eragon raised his sword and pointed it at the shade.

"It begins now!"

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I have been disappointed with the amount of reviews lately. I had 9 reviews for the first chapter and now the last 3 chapters have had only 2 reviews each. I am expecting more next chapter…

Thank you though to those that have been reviewing. This story remains alive because of you!!!

Important!!!!!!: If you liked this story please check out my new story. Game Show of Fate. It is about when a man comes and invites Eragon and the gang to play a gameshow against Galbatorix for a dragon egg. In order to play, each team must donate a prize that the winner will get. Unfortunately, Eragon doesn't have anything to donate so Galbatorix gets to choose what he wants. He chooses Saphira. The winner will get Saphira and the dragon egg. Unfortunately, the host has no plans of giving either Saphira or the dragon egg to the winner. For he is not a host but a collector of rare things and he plans to add Saphira and the egg to his collection.

This is a very good story and I wrote a crappy summary. I really would appreciate if you would take a look at it.