Jo

By:Novicewriter

Okay, this chapter has a lot of information in it, and is a lot more than a little confusing, but stay with me here, this is going somewhere.

Jo awoke in one of the many empty rooms of Furthen Dur'. She sat up to find Arya looking down at her "Jo, how are you feeling?"the elf asked.

"As good as can be expected. How are Eragon and Murtagh?" the red head answered.

"Murtagh is fine, but Eragon woke a little while ago. We were able to heal the scar on his back, but he cannot use magic without bad pains where the shade slashed through his back.

"Oh, can I see them?"

"I don't think that would be wise. You are pretty badly hurt and need your rest."

"I will leave to see them whether or not you show me the way, but one way is easier."

Jo tried to stand but only fell back down with a searing pain through her abdomen. Arya put her arm under Jo's and helped her down the corridors. Finally the two arrived in the room where Eragon was. Eragon looked very pale, but the man smiled when Jo walked into the room. Murtagh was next to him, he gave Jo a small smile.

"Eragon, how are you feeling?" Jo asked.

"I've felt better," he answered.

"And you Murtagh?" Jo asked Again.

"I think the better question is are you alright?"

"I'm fine, actually I don't know if I'm okay. I was a lot more worried about you two. I just got a scrape." Jo just realized that she hadn't even see the full extent of her injuries.

"More then a scrape, you shouldn't have left Jo." Arya put in knowingly.

"But she did," said Eragon smiling at Jo.

"I can't believe that you defeated a shade, Eragon!" exclaimed Jo. Arya led the red head to the nearest bed and put her down.

"I couldn't have done it without you, Arya, and Saphira. What happened to you Jo? You seem almost as hurt as me."

"I just got scraped by a sword, I don't know why it hurts so much."

"It hurts so much because the urgal sliced oped your abdomen about half an inch deep, and the sword had seithr oil on it." Arya was obviously getting annoyed with Jo thinking it was nothing, "I was not able to heal it because of it having that oil on it. I am surprised you are able move at all with a wound like that, but it seems as though you will make a full recovery if you stop moving."

Jo pulled her shirt up and saw the wrapping on her stomach where the sword had slashed it open. "Oh, maybe walking was dumb, but this wasn't going to stop me from seeing you guys." Arya rolled her eyes.

"Jo that was dumb, but I'm glad you came," said Eragon, "and I'm glad to hear that you will make a full recovery. From what I am told, I will not."

"Oh Eragon, don't you dare talk like that! I don't care what people say. You are one of the strongest men I have ever met. You will find a way through this." Jo tried to stand up, but it hurt to much and she had to sit back down.

"Jo, calm down. I am just telling the truth of what they said, I still believe that I can make a full recovery. I wont lose hope." Eragon comforted.

"I think it will be fine. Look at me. I have had a scar my entire life I am fine."

Jo jokingly rolled her eyes and laughed. Murtagh was not amused, but Eragon laughed as well.

"Well, I better get back to my room and rest before Arya has a seizure." Jo looked over at the elf who was sitting in a chair in the corner mumbling something along the lines of 'If I get in trouble with Ajihad for moving you, I will kill you myself.'

"Arya, please help me back." asked Jo. Arya walked over to Jo and put her arm under Jo's and lifted the skinny girl off the bed off the bed.

"You really need to gain some weight," said Arya jokingl.

"Thanks for carrying me down, you didn't have to, and I know you could've gotten in trouble." Jo said quietly to the elf.

"I know I didn't have to, but you needed to see Eragon." answered Arya, "As soon as he is well I am taking him along with Orik to Ellesmera to train. You and Murtagh will probably not see him much after that for a while."

Jo looked down at this. "How long do you think until he gets well?" the red head asked, "And me, when do you think my cut will heal?"

"I cannot tell. Eragon's in mostly healed, and yours might be able to heal in a matter of hours, depending on how your body reacts to the oil. Only fate will tell."

The rest of the walk, or rather limp back to Jo's room, was silent. Arya dropped her off in the room and then quickly left.
3 days later

Finally! Though Jo, These bandages are being taken off. Eragon is leaving though. That puts a damper of my mood a little, but being able to move without bother will be nice. The bandages around Jo's waist were removed and Arya said the healing words. Jo watched as the cut opened and all that remained was a long scar.

Jo stretched and then thanked Arya for healing her. "So you and Eragon are leaving today? Are you exited?"

"Arya smirked, "I am a little anxious to see Ellesmera again, and my family, but I am not looking forward to the trip there."

"Why not, I hear it is mostly lovely landscape." asked Jo

"It is, but it will be difficult to travel with several dwarfs and Eragon. No offense, but he is rather pig-headed at times." The red head laughed.

"That is very true."

Arya got up and walked toward where she knew Eragon was. He had been walking among the carnage of the battle all day, and she assumed that he was still doing so.

Jo on the other hand walked down to where Ajihad would be coming. She walked through the tunnels until she reached the one where she could see the lanterns light the way. In the distance she could just make out Ajihad and several men and dwarves. Eragon, Arya, and Orik were all already there. Jo walked past them, forward towards where Ajihad his men were.

Something was drawing her to them like a cat to her pray. She could sense that something was coming and was one of the first to run down the hallway towards the leader of the Varden. Saphira and Eragon picked up the call of 'urgals' and everyone followed. The men were unprepared and were quickly slaughtered.

Jo's panick became worse when shesaw that Murtagh was with them. All she could think about was saving him. She saw him fall, but she kept running. Suddenly an urgal came up behind her and hit her over the head with something, and then her world went dark. The last thing she heard was Eragon screaming her name as she was dragged further down the tunnel.

What seemed to be several hours later she awoke. Her wirsts and ankles were bound by metal cord and even now it was chafing her skin, and beside her sat Murtagh. He was sitting up and looking out to the horizon where the sun was beginning to set.

"Murtagh, where are we?" Jo asked in hushed whisper.

"We are being taken back to Uru'bean," Murtagh answered stonily.

Jo just laid there stunned not knowing exactly what to do. What could she do. How could they be taken back to Uru'bean? What would her father do when he saw her again?

The red head was shaken from her thoughts when she heard wings beating close by. They sounded larger than Saphira's, and when she looked up her fears were realized. Several yards to her right a giant black dragon landed and a sense of dread followed. "Dead old dad."

This chapter was HARD to write. Sorry for the late update, but this one took me forever. I had to reread the first two chapters of Eldest like 3 times to understand when I could get Jo in the tunnel to be captured also. This is going somewhere, I promise. Review