"I had that same odd dream again" Merlin mumbled grumpily to himself. He had just awoken before dawn; most of the people of the castle were still sleeping. Only the scullions and cooks were awake right now, getting busy for the mighty feast. Merlin scurried down the tower stairs, heading straight for the King's chamber. He knew that the King would be furious for waking him so early, but Merlin had to tell Arthur of the odd dream… it felt so real to him. "Oh Master Merlin, why are you awake so early?" a stubby scullion named Jacob asked, disturbing Merlin's thoughts. Merlin replied in a hurried tone, "I must go awake the King we have matters to talk of." But before the chubby boy could reply Merlin hurried past him, heading now to the King's chamber. No one else was seen along the way, only two sleeping guards that where placed in front of the King's chamber door. "I must tell Arthur that all his guards are nothing but lazy pieces of cottage cheese!" Merlin thought furiously. Merlin pushed the guards away, suddenly awakening them; he ignored their yelps of surprise and stepped into Arthur's room.
"Wake up Eragon we are almost there" Saphira told him, awakening him from his deep sleep. Eragon checked his surroundings, they were still high up in the sky, but in the distance he could see villages, and the early morning sun. "How long have I been sleeping Saphira?" Eragon asked. Saphira answered in less than a moment, "You've been sleeping for hours, Eragon." "I never thought you were so sleepy." "Sorry Saphira, but you know how tired I am after that long flight from Uru'Baen" Eragon stated. "Hush child, look the castle of Arthur is over there" Eragon looked to where Saphira's head was pointing, sure enough a huge, gray castle stood in the middle of a town. "Let's go Saphira, and kill this man called King Arthur." The rest of the early morning was a blur, the next thing that could be heard was the horn ringing a warning. Eragon and Saphira had been spotted… the battle would now begin.