Finally after so long!! screams to the heavens, my story is getting to the exciting part!! Oh and don't worry waterdude315, Murtagh will be making an appearance in about a chapter or so!!!
It took another two days before the four reached the sickly town of Dras-Leona. Throughout the entire trip, Srani and Eragon had been forced to take more and more deliberate measures to hide their elven bodies. They often, after Srani had passed the knowledge on to Eragon, used magic to distort and outwardly change their appearance. Eragon reverted back to his old human body, while all Srani did was smooth his ears and make his features less defining.
Helgrind was exactly as Eragon had remembered it when he had previously been there with Brom. "A mountain of bare rock spearing the sky with spires and columns, a dark nightmare ship; Near vertical sides rising out of the ground like a jagged piece of the earth's bone"
The group averted the town and settled down on the west side of the Leona Lake.
With a sigh of relief, Eragon and Srani released the tenuous magic leaving them exposed as elves. In the distance, a blue blur flew across the sun's surface and plummeted into the water with a gigantic splash. Eragon chuckled as Saphira snaked up to them and gazed through the water at the three.
"Roran, she's your fiancée…when do you think we should start?" Eragon asked his cousin, watching him closely.
Roran looked like if he had been given the choice of his life or Katrina's. Eragon could tell that it took all of Roran's self-control not to say "now" then and there.
"In the afternoon, the sun will be at its peek giving you two a slight advantage while I rescue Katrina." Roran said after a moment's hesitation.
Eragon grinned and cast an approving look at Srani and Saphira, Roran had passed the test. He was still able to think straight…
The sun was just breaking over the horizon and Eragon nestled down on the ground and drew a pan of water from the lake. Focusing, Eragon pictured Katrina as he remembered her and spoke the words of srcying.
Roran fell to is knees as he saw his love with shackles around her arms that connected to the wall a few feet away, pale beyond life's limits. Yet even as he bated his breath, praying for life to still dwell in Katrina, a cloaked man came in and helped her into his lap.
The man's face was covered as he helped spoon some obviously rotten soup into her open mouth; and gave her a powerful drug to awaken her. Katrina gave a staggering cough and her eyes weakly fluttered open to stare at her helper.
"You were to close to dying this time milady; you have to continue eating if you wish to live until your rescue. Luckily the King forgot to give me orders to hurt you, or else I shutter to think…." The man's words were cut short as Eragon gave a cry of recognition and leapt into the air spilling water everywhere.
"She's alive! Can you believe it Eragon, after all this time she's still alive?" Roran cheered as Eragon continued staring straight into Saphira's eyes.
"Oh yes, she's alive. But didn't you recognize that man who was with her?" Roran took on a look of concentration and then shrugged, "that was your cousin Roran, and my brother; Murtagh, son of Morzan, the Red Rider of Alagaesia. I just pray Katrina never revealed her saviors name and family…. This is going to make things much more difficult."
Srani shook his head and looked at Eragon, "I believe I could handle the Razac for a short time as long as Saphira can manage to contain the Lethrblaka until Roran manages to free Katrina. During that, you Eragon will be battling Murtagh. We should all remain linked mentally to maintain full power and awareness."
Eragon and Roran nodded before Eragon picked the bowl back up and brought back up the image studying Murtagh feeding Katrina and washing the grime off of her face and body.
Maybe I had Murtagh all wrong…he's helping Katrina stay alive. I think I made a terrible mistake attacking him at the Burning Plains Saphira. Eragon said gazing at the bent over figure of his brother.
I have been thinking long and hard on that, and I came to my decision right after Oromis's funeral. I was waiting for you to make your choice without my influence. Saphira answered bending her neck over him to look.
And what is your decision Saphira? Do you believe he is as evil as we had first thought? Eragon questioned looking up into her sapphire eyes.
He spared our lives, and is saving Katrina's, and not to mention he didn't warn the Twins about Roran… I believe he is simply a man who has gone through unimaginable hardships. Saphira responded with a twinkle in her eyes.
I thought so; well I'll still have to fight him if Gallbatorix gave him the orders before he left. Eragon sighed watching Murtagh magically heal Katrina's welts and lashes and bruises.
If you must fight him, make sure not to hurt him; but try to avoid a fight if possible. The two of them are both stronger then they should be… Saphira said gravely.
I love you two Saphira, good night. And with that, Eragon fell to sleep.
Good night little one… Saphira said nudging him under her wing to sleep.
Okay, I know huge leap!! I am going to annoy you all to heck and carry this on to a new story!! (I'm hoping to make three stories for this). ADD ME TO YOUR AUTHOR ALERT TO GET WARNED ABOUT THE NEW STORY!! IT WILL BE YOUR FAULT IF YOU DON'T!!!!