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'Thorn, what is the North like?' Saphira asked
'Would you like me to tell you or show you?' Thorn replied
'Tell me because Eragon's listening in on this'
'Very well' Thorn replied, getting ready to tell a tale
'Well, we travelled only a small distance in the North and I'd rather tell you about our experiences in the North as they are much more interesting. Murtagh and I spent quite a few months in the North, working and enjoying. We were trying to live a normal life but as a Dragon rider it was impossible for him to do so. When we arrived in the North we reached a village on the border of Alagaesia. In that village lived elves and men, peacefully working together. As we travelled north we realised that the great forest 'Du Weldenvarden' extends for much longer than meets the eye. From where we left there was a snow capped mountain range nearby that the locals called 'Adurna hvitr' now these mountains were probably as big as the mountains on this island, towering over everything, green trees covered the mountains and as they rose, the green tips turned white as well. The further North we went, the trees lost their green touch and turned white with snow, 'Du Weldenvarden' is beautiful and teeming with creatures but eventually we realised that we were no longer in 'Du Weldenvarden' as the animals were no longer peaceful and became vicious, attacking Murtagh on many occasions. Eventually we escaped the forest and arrived outside a large city by the name of 'Cyned'. It was a rich city, teeming with flowers and decorations. I'd say that the population was mainly human with some elves and a few dwarves. There wasn't much magic to this place but it was the capital of the North, I do not know what the name for their land is in the Ancient language but in their tongue it is 'Ixium'. Anyway we spent most of our time here, they didn't seem to mind dragons and weren't afraid of me, but they were excited to see a Dragon Rider and his dragon. This is because in the ancient times dragons were somewhat common in the North and a lot of Dragon riders visited here. Anyway we got to visit the King of Ixium while we were there. He was an old man with grey eyes and a grey beard. The king was interesting; apparently he was a hundred and thirty years old. He told us he was given a gift by a witch that his family would have long life for the rest of time when he was only thirty years old. We stayed with him in the castle for a month, relaxing and doing small errands to pass the time. Eventually it was time for us to move on and this time we went west towards the coast. While we headed west we came across a beautiful sight. Imagine a lake, the size of Surda, completely frozen over. It was so clear we could see our own reflections in the ice. We could see fish swimming underneath the surface, not caring that the space above them was impassable. The thing that interested me the most was the shape and colour of the fish. They were huge. Each probably the same size as a dragon with razor sharp fangs. The fish had razor sharp teeth and had either golden scales or silver, the locals called it the 'Gold Blood fish' one of the fiercest and toughest water based animals, able to use small amounts of magic to trick their prey, they were as fierce as dragons and were distantly related to us as well. Apparently, the wild dragons would never try to catch one unless they were in, as Angela would say, a 'Thunder' of dragons because of how deadly and powerful the fish were. We didn't do much else in the north other than rest apart from working on a farm, Murtagh helped a widow and her son farm their land for a few months in return for a place to stay as a way of trying to gain some peace for his actions.'
'So the three brothers have all been farmers now' Eragon interjected
'Aye Eragon' Thorn replied 'Anyway, after helping her for about two harvests she repaid our kindness by offering us some money but we refused, saying we had no need for it, instead she gave Murtagh food for the journey back to Alagaesia and the next morning we set off. One last sight we saw was one that we will never forget. Basically, at that point we decided to travel north for one more day before returning and as we travelled we saw that there was no more land, only ice. The land was no longer there, all that was there was ice and not a thin layer, these were huge lands of ice, equal to the size of cities and countries, we saw a huge piece of land roughly the same size as lake Tüdosten. We spent a night here and we had to use so much magic to stay warm as it was freezing cold, even for me and especially for Murtagh. But it was worth it for in the middle of the night. The sky was suddenly dancing with light. It was like a giant series of curtains hanging and waving in the sky. They could stretch from horizon to horizon and shift through various soft greenish, bluish colours. I wish that you could see it, and I hope you will try to if you get the chance, such beauty I have never seen before in my life. And that was the last moment of our journey, we returned to Alagaesia after that and finally came here.
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