Sorry it took so long to update! But I've been soooo busy lately. Oh, btw, from here on the story won't follow the Eragon plot line entirely.
Nakia was fleeing for the Varden, faster then she'd ever gone in her life. About a week after Aden contacted her last, she was just a little outside of Uru'Baen, next to the Ramr River.
Exhausted and starving (as her horse was, too) Nakia stopped for the day. She set up her camp and leaned against a rock taking a long swig of water from her waterskin as she rested. After she was done eating her dinner of dried meat and bread, she allowed her horse (who she named after Rohan, her father) to drink the rest of the water and refilled them in the Ramr.
After she put out the fire and rolled out her blankets she fell asleep.
Dreams of Aden crept into her mind. He was being held captive, tortured, until he had no choice but to give up, and was dead. Nakia shot up from her sleep, drenched in sweat and trembling.
It was just a dream, she told herself. Aden will be ok...
The sun was now starting to rise in the sky, so Nakia decided to start packing up and continue.
She rolled up her blankets and packed away the supplies she had used last night. After a quick breakfast of bread, she was ready to go. She loaded everything on Rohan.
After a few hours they were at the gates of Uru'Baen.
"What is your business in Uru'Baen?" asked the guard looking down on her.
"I am just here for supplies." He rolled up the gate and allowed Nakia to pass through.
Nakia was amazed at the size of Uru'Baen. She had never been to a city so huge before. But big as it was, it was a dreary city. Houses were run down and the homeless simply sat on the street looking extremely ill and exhausted. And all houses, shops, everything, seemed to circle around one thing: Galbatorix's castle.
Looking at it sent chills down Nakia's spine.
It twisted tall and high, painted a deep black. Guards surronded it, all heavily armed. But Nakia turned her eyes from it and to the gate and guards infront of her. But Nakia turned away and focused on getting her supplies.
Down the street a bit was a market. Nakia tied Rohen to a post and proceeded in.
She quickly stepped into the store. But as she looked around she realized: She had no money. She assumed her only choice was to steal the food. She felt bad just thinking about it, but it had to be done.
So quickly, when nobody was looking, Nakia grabbed a few loaves of bread, fresh and dried vegtables and some thick strips of meat, concealing them in her clothing (this food would have to last her across the Hadarac Desert, so she took as much as possible).
She tried to conceal the parts that were slightly bumpy from the stolen goods, and made her way back outside. Quickly, she loaded the supplies into Rohen's saddle bags.
Nakia unknoted the rope the bound Rohen to the pole. Next she was going to head to the carts parked down the street; they held many diffrent objects, and Nakia was hoping she could find some gloves to steal, her hands were getting large cauluses from riding so much.
But then, further down the street she saw two large, black hooded figures. Something about them made Nakia feel uneasy, so instead she rode Rohen to the city gates as fast as she could.
As she waited for the gates to be rolled up she turned back behind her. The hooded things had spotted her and were running (well, it looked more like gliding) towards her. As soon as the gates opened she urged Rohen to dash beneath them and she galloped southward, taking the path to the Varden once again.
She rode on for about an hour before she stopped. She dismounted Rohen and was about to start lunch, but in the distance she could see horses coming towards her. And, to her horror, she saw that riding them were the two hooded figures.
She climbed back on Rohen and dashed away once more. Did they see her steal the food? Was this something to do with Aden? (He had mentioned some kind of hooded thing...). Nakia didn't know what they wanted, and she didn't want to stick around to find out.
She pushed Rohen onward, not stopping. Every now and then she turned around, but the hooded figures were still following her, and they were gaining.
It was getting later now. Dusk would be upon them soon. Nakia could tell the Rohen was getting tierd, but pushed on. The hooded things did not stop, even though they had now crossed into the Hadarac Desert.
It was hot and dry, even as the sun began to set, and Nakia was in desperate need of water, but still did not stop. The things still did not cease and were getting even closer. In an hour or less they could overcome her...
The hooded things were now dangerously close. Only about ten feet behind Nakia. She attempted to urge Rohen to go faster, but he was too tired; it was almost completely black outside.
A few minutes later, Rohen's pace slowed down and the things were side by side with Nakia. She saw them pull out long swords and held them high in the air as they rode. Nakia pulled hers out as well. One of them was about to strike, but Nakia got there first. She hit it in the side as hard as possible and quickly pulled on Rohen's reins, making him stop abrubtly.
The things continued onward for a few more seconds, then weiled their horses back around.
Oh no. What could she do now?
She stood up straight on Rohen as they approached. They raised their swords once more and Nakia flinched slightly.
So this was it...This was how it would end...Because Nakia knew she could not take on these two. She was a poor fighter, and the one that she had hit early didn't seem badley wounded at all...
The were getting closer. Ten feet away now. Any second...
Suddenly a large saphire dragon fell from the sky between Nakia and the hooded figures.
Nakia almost fell off of Rohen, shocked by surprise. And apparently the things were dumbfounded also, as they did not move at all.
This distraction worked well, and the hooded figures did not notice two more men attack in the distance. Two arrows whistled through the sky and hit each of the things. They gave out an shill screach and turned around. As they did so, the men galloped closer, swords drawn up.
They charged at the hooded figures, flinging their swords through the air. They succesfully hit the things most times, but the hooded creatures also hit them, causing one to fall of his horse. He fell onto the ground, not moving. The hooded thing had his sword raised, about to finish the job when the other man charged at him, yelling and flung his sword through the creature's body.
It immediatly fell to the ground, blood spurting from it, sword sticking out from it's body.
The other hooded creature then advanced on the other man. At first it seemed he was fleeing, as he had no sword and was taking off in the distance. But then a few more arrows whistled through the night sky.
Nakia could hear something fall over. So one of them was dead...But before Nakia could advance to see what happend, an arrow caught in her shoulder and she immediatly fell over off Rohen.
Hoped you liked that! It was kinda short but, oh well...Please review!