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Eragon

Jenny stayed with the elf, whose name was Fairin, while hiding from Mark. It seemed that, since, as Fairin had told her, his union with the Urgals shattered after the fall of the Shade, Galbatorix had barely enough troops for his purposes elsewhere, let alone in the castle. Only Mark could be spared.

Jenny's dragon, a male that had chosen the name of Pyron, was still fairly young. He was only as big as a horse, albeit a large red one with wings. Jenny was glad that they no longer had to supply food for him, seeing as now he could hunt game for himself.

Was it truly that hard of a task? Pyron asked her smugly.

Yes! You do nothing but eat, and a lot! Pyron snorted. Jenny truly did love the dragon, more than anyone else. Even crushes. Even… Mark. After his betrayal, or perhaps hers, in his eyes, a hole had been left in her heart. The hole was still there, but her heart had grown with her love for dragon, Pyron, and she could almost forget the hole.

The three of them had stayed in the wilderness for nearly two weeks, and it was amazing how fast Pyron's growth was. Before long, she would be able to ride him!

Yes, Jenny, soon we will be able to soar above the skies and away from this awful place, Pyron said to her.

I know, Jenny said, but we will have to come back. We must stop Galbatorix and Mark, join with Eragon to help save Alageasia. The dragon sighed.

I know, but I want to get away. There was silence for a moment between the two of them. Fairin was off scouting ahead, so they had been left alone.

Pyron, why did you wait so long to hatch? Jenny still remembered the moment they had first touched. It was painful, but the pain had been overcome by fear in the air, trying to escape, and then falling.

You waited nearly three months. I thought that I was not the one for you.

No, Pyron said strongly, I knew you were the one. But, I couldn't hatch into that awful place. I'm not quite sure how Amaiy did it. Jenny smiled tiredly.

All that matters is that we are together now. Nothing else will- Jenny's thought was cut off by Fairin's yell. Dragon and rider came running to him, meeting him.

"Hurry! Hide! I heard wing beats!" Wing beats could only mean one thing- Mark. They had to avoid him at all costs.

Jenny and Pyron tried their best to hide among the trees, but Pyron's scales could be easily identified from the air. Not five feet away, they heard a dragon land. It wasn't, however, Amaiy. The dragon was much too big. Could it be Galbatorix…?

The weeds parted, revealing a teen about the same age as Mark. His eyes were a light brown, his hair almost black. His clothes were like that of most in Alageasia; looking like they were from Medieval Europe. He wore a light blue tunic and a heavy brown pair of riding breeches. He seemed, familiar. Like she'd met him before. It took Jenny a second to realize who it was. Everything came together.

Before she could tell Pyron, he growled and snapped at the boy.

"Pyron! Stop!" Jenny shoved past him, telling him mentally, it's Eragon! He stopped immediately, and instead looked at Eragon curiously. Jenny held out her hand.

"Sorry about him; he's overly protective. I'm Jennifer, Jenny for short. You're Eragon, right?" The boy grinned and took her hand.

"Yes," he said. "I am. And I'm here to take you to Ellesmera."

Muwahahaha! Bit of a cliff hanger. R&R…