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That night Eragon learned alot about Zephera.She lived with the elves, but left after finnishing training.She was human, but was abandoned by her real parents, and taken in by the elves.She had found Taron's egg in the woods one morning.After that, the elves had her moved all around Alagaesia, and made sure she studyed with hundreds of martial artists and swords men.Taron had never mat another dragon, and was protective because of what had happened to Zephera's hand.The scar had come from a battle with an urgal, it had only sratched her, but Zephera was the only family Taron had, so he was very over protective.
"What about your sword?"Asked Eragon."Where did it come from?"
Zephera glanced at im with those brown eyes that could scare someone away with a single look."Helgrind...belonged to my grandfather.I dont know much more than that it was used to slay thousands of men,women, and children who did no harm and posed no threat." Zephera glanced back down to her sheath."My grand father was an evil man...he worked for the king, and with the urgals."
Eragon stared at the sword.Another evil blade, just like Zar'oc.
"So, why did you seek me out?"asked Eragon.
"I already told you, to test my self."
Eragon stared at this strange girl,there must be a reason she wanted to fight him...besides to test herself. Zephera stood and her armor clanked.
"I suppose i should be going then."She said. "Its been nice talking to you, but Taron and i have bussines elsewhere."
She walked back to the forest,and minutes later Eragon and Saphira saw Taron cross the tree line and into the sky.
Something strange about that dragon...said Saphira.
Taron,why are you so worried about us flying on so soon? Its not like me stopping to fight Eragon has let the empire catch up.
They could of , Zephera dont underestamate them.
Zephera just shook her head and looked to the sky.
Just calm down Taron, who's side are you on?
They flew on in silence for a while,untill a soft wistle came from nowhere.
what is that? asked Taron
I dont know...
The wistle grew stronger and hundreds arrows pierced Taron's wings sending them spinning to the ground in a bloody heap.
As they landed Zephera jumped off to get a look at Taron's wings, and was attacked from behind.
She spun around to face her attacker, a single empire soulder.
She quickly drew Helgrind and attacked. He was done in a single jab.She turned to Taron, and Hundreds more soulders emerged from the trees, a few attacked Zephera, while the rest chained Taron to the ground with steel chains, each link was as wide as a tree trunk.
Taron roared his out rage and swiped several soulders out of the way with his tail.
Zephera fought the soulders that where coming at her from all sides, she was winning, but she was tired.Taron knew she couldnt take much more, neither could he.
Eragon and Saphira had flown on not long after Zephera and Taron.
Saphira's ears twitched.
Eragon, i hear yelling, and the sound of crashing steel.
i hear it too, it seems there is a battle up ahead.
Soon a mass of soulders came into veiw, they all seemed to be fighting at one point in the center.
Saphira! Look, there is a dragon down there.
That dragon looks familiar...
Its Taron! Zephera must be down there too! We have to get down there Saphira.
Saphira landed beside Taron, the soulders didnt seen to notice as to many of them where fighting Zephera.
Eragon jumped off Saphira's back and fought his way through the knot of soulders.
"What are you doing here!" shouted Zephera.
"Saving your armored hide!" He shouted back as a fresh wave of soulders replaced the one Zephera had defeated.
Saphira pulled at the chains binding Taron.
It wont work, even if i get free, i cant fly.Said Taron.
It will!
"Eragon! watch out!" shouted Zephera as a mass of arrows flew toward them. Zephera raised Helgrind over their heads and the arrows clanked off the hard surface.
Zephera panted after fighting off a couple more soulders.
"Whats wrong?" Asked Eragon.
"Im getting tired..."She answered.
Soulders started encloseing Eragon and Zephera seprately,before Eragon was completely surrounded, he saw an arrow fly into Zephera's back. Already weakend, she fell. Eragon could hear shouts as he fought off soulders.
"Take the girl!"Shouted one of the soulders.
"What about the dragon?"Asked another.
"Leave him, he wont survive anyway."said the first.
The soulders fought eragon untill he fell out of exaustsion.
They had somehow managed to chain saphira with out her noticeing untill it was to late.
Soon they where gone, and so was Zephera.
Taron roared and lashed trees out of the ground,enraged.
Saphira roared in alarm.
calm down,we will find her.she said.
Eragon staggerd to his feet.
"how long where you two fighting before we got here?"Eragon asked Taron.
About an hour...
"An hour? No wonder she was tired..."
Eragon approched Taron carefully, he didnt know how the dragon would react to him close up.
Why did they want her? He asked.
They wanted her because of her training...they wanted a new weapon.
"then..."said Eragon to himself. "This must have been both a test and a capture..."
"Al, look at that"Said Ed as he peeked through a clump of bushes at a small battle.
"Brother, im a little busy..."
"with what?"
"I think a squirrl climbed into my foot."
"You always think a squirrl climbed into your foot."Said Ed, still absorbed in the battle.
"Brother, it looks like they are all fighting one person"
"yeah,"Ed stood up and brushed some leaves off his red coat."It doesnt concern us, lets go"
"But brother..."Al shot one last glance at the fight then followed his brother.
They continued down the path untill a large city came into view.
"Do you think we will fand help here?"Asked Al
"We will find out."Said Ed.
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Ok, a little short but im hopeing i did better than the first chap --"
