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Chapter 7: Sibling Rivalry
"….an Elf." said the Rider, muttering an incantation in the ancient language. The Riders once rounded ears became pointed, like Arya's; the Rider looked almost exactly like Arya now. Arya's mouth dropped open even farther, Knurlnien pushed Arya's mouth closed and smirked. "I'm your sister Arya but not your twin. I-"
Arya cut her off, "-You're not my sister I have no sister." spat Arya, angrily.
"Sure that's what you think. Why don't you ask my m-Queen Islanzadí?" said the Rider smiling.
"NO! How do I know you don't have a spell on you like your ears?" yelled Arya, slowly reaching for her sword. "My mother would never lie to me!" Arya knew that she couldn't have a sister but something deep down inside told her that it was true. Every time the Rider smiled at her it was if Arya was sitting by a warm fire, she felt safe. The Rider's smile was so warm and comforting but there was something that wasn't right about this Rider.
Knurlnien smiled her warm smile and said, "Number four I want Erat to have proper elf burial ceremony."
"I'll see what I can do." stated Arya, gripping her sword handle, hard.
"NO! You have no choice in the matter." said the Rider walking around the tarp with her hands clasped behind her back.
"What? You can't order me around, I'm the daughter of the Queen!" yelled Arya
"I'm not ordering you around. I'm just saying you have no choice!"
"Why?" Arya started to pull out her sword, slowly.
Knurlnien smiled again, "Because he was the only elf I remember who walked away from the war, The Fall of the Riders. He lost his dragon in the war….I was dad's closest friend and one of his greatest warriors, and advisers." Her smile had turned to a frown; she turned her back on Arya and gazed out at the hot sand.
"Don't talk about my father like he was your own, liar." yelled Arya angrily.
Arya drew her sword without thinking; it was if it was natural to attack this Rider. Knurlnien placed his hand on her sword handle, but she didn't draw her sword. Arya attacked her sword high over her head and she charged.
Don't do anything, said the Rider to her dragon, as she pulled out her sword.
I wont don't kill her, replied the dragon
I couldn't kill my sister, said the Rider, blocking Arya's attack.
No, but she wants to kill you.
The Rider was forced to retreat as Arya continued her constant blows. Knurlnien stop in her place after retreating a few feet. "You always were the better sword fighter even when you were little." said the Rider, smiling, and then attacking. The Rider started to move faster making it hard for Arya to react in time, Arya started to retreat.
"Theirs few thing you have to clear up for Me." said Arya, struggling to block and attack the Rider.
"Oh what's that?" asked The Rider, attacking with speed, accuracy and precision.
"How did you acquire the name Knurlnien?" asked Arya, as she fell to the ground and batted the Riders attacks as she lay on the ground.
"When I was with the dwarfs, they gave me that name!" said Knurlnien, backing away from Arya to let her get up.
"When were you with the dwarfs?" Arya stood up and began to attack the Rider.
"Centuries ago! I use to pass you in the halls of Farthen Dûr." stated the Rider, as she flipped over behind Arya after blocking her slash. The Rider landed and attack but Arya stun around and blocked it.
"Than why didn't you ever come up to me?"
"Because it wasn't time-" The Rider blocked Arya's attacks and countered with several blows.
"What do you mean it wasn't time?" demanded Arya, after blocking the Riders blow and cutting the Rider on her arm.
"I think we need to dull our swords down." said the Rider, muttering an incantation and than rubbing her two first fingers up the blade of the sword.
"Fine." muttered Arya, who did the same.
"What would have been your reaction if we weren't at Du Weldenvarden?"
"It would have been the same as I'm reacting now."
"Yes but you would have had me killed or imprisoned for being a liar and impostor. No?"
"True." said Arya, as they started to fight again. "Where have you been all these years and why?"
"Well I've been in Carvahall, The Spine, Farthen Dûr and Urû'baen, but I can not explain why. For that you would have to ask Queen Islanzadí." said The Rider, stopping and looking at Queen Islanzadí who emerged out of Du Weldenvarden.
Arya looked over her shoulder but than decided that it was her cue to attack. She ran at the Rider and attacked with two blows, one to weaken the Riders grip and the other to bat the sword out of the Riders hand. Then Arya tripped the Rider, the Rider fell to the ground. Arya raised her sword to strike the Rider but with the flick of Knurlnien wrist, Arya flew backwards several feet before landing hard in the soft sand. "You may have been the better sword fighter but I was always better at magic than you." said the Rider standing up, and making a ball of fire form in her hand. The Rider waited until Arya was standing her sword ready, the Rider threw the fire ball which Arya deflected easily, with her sword. Knurlnien formed two fire balls, one in each hand and threw it at Arya, who used magic to stop them in their tracks hand send them flying back at Knurlnien but the Rider just caught them and made fire balls disappear. The Rider sent two blasts of magic toward Arya who failed to stop them, the two blasts of magic exploded on each side of Arya by her feet.
When will you stop this madness, Queen Islanzadí, said Knurlnien's dragon, bowing, to her from across the battle.
In do time, dragon. What is your name? asked Queen Islanzadí
Isidar, replied the dragon, who took off and landed beside her.
Welcome Isidar, Star.
Knurlnien was about to throw two more blasts of magic but she became frozen in place, unable to move. Arya saw she was immobilized as the two blasts of magic disappeared, she ran at Knurlnien with her sword in front. Inches before she was about to reach Knurlnien, Arya frozen and was unable to move like Knurlnien. Arya shot Knurlnien a deadly glance, but Knurlnien just smiled. "That's enough out of you two. Even after all these years you two can never stop fighting. Tana…you're the oldest you should know better. Arya this is your sister Tana." said Islanzadí, beginning to cry when she said her older daughter's name. Tana broke free of Queen Islanzadí hold and Islanzadí let Arya free. Queen Islanzadí ran to her older daughter, Tana and tried to bring her into a hug but Tana broke free of the hold and walked away from her mother.
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