Journey to Teirm: Chapter 12

Soon enough they reached the foothills of the Spine. Glad to be near the mountains put Eragon in a cheery mood. He was riding Cadoc to talking with Brom. Kiara was in the Saddle behind Eragon and Saphira flew freely in the clear blue sky.
"So how far is Teirm from here?" asked Eragon. He was anxious to get to those records and track down the Ra'zac.
"Well, It will probably take us about three days to get to the main road and then it will take us a while to travel that road to Teirm" Brom said.
"Ugh" Eragon grunted.
"Don't worry Eragon, we will get there soon enough." Kiara reassured.
"I know, but still."

Three days later they reached the road just as Brom said they would.
"We need to be extra cautious Eragon, many people travel on this road so we need to make sure Saphira stays hidden"
Eragon relayed this information to Saphira.
"I will do as you say, but you know how much I hate doing that."
"I know Saphira, but we can see each other when we camp each night." Eragon said cheering her up.
For days they traveled and each night Eragon would spar with Kiara and learn more of the Ancient Language taught by Brom. He learned quickly and was soon able to work with magic more as his knowledge grew. Kiara was impressed by this and often complimented him on it.
It was late one afternoon when they finally spotted Teirm. The air was heavy with the smell of salt from the sea. Gulls were flying overhead cawing every so often.
"Alright Eragon, we will camp here for tonight. Tomorrow we will enter the city of Teirm." Brom said.
As they were setting up camp Kiara said "We probably shouldn't use our real names while we are in Teirm."
"Good idea. I'll be Neal and you Eragon can be Even. As for you Kiara..." Brom's voice trailed off as she interrupted him.
"I'll be Mary."
"That will be fine. Now how are we going to explain an old man with a young couple such as yourself. Our excuse has to be legit if we want to get through undetected." Brom said.
"I have an idea!" Kiara said...

...The guard looked at them with a smile and said "Congratulations on your engagement! I hope you two will share a wonderful life together."
Hand in hand Eragon and Kiara walked into Terim. A few feet behind them Brom was at the gate with his false statement.
"I am here visiting and old friend of mine." he said with a slight accent.
"Yeah. Whatever, just stay out of trouble. I could care less about your affairs." the guard said.
"Sure can do." Brom entered the city and joined Eragon and Kiara by small shop.
"Great, were all here!" said Brom.
"That was easy" Eragon said.
"Yeah, you have me to thank for that" Kiara said praising herself.
Both Brom and Eragon laughed at this; they really enjoyed her company.
The three of them went off in search of this friend of Brom.