Chapter 7
At the moment they caught sight of it they flew in the other direction, Toothless flapping furiously. They were sure to get away due to the speed they were flying. But Hiccup saw that Toothless was tiring and the other dragon unrelenting so Toothless tucked his wings closer to his body diving dangerously close to the enemy archers until they were literally over the soldiers' heads.
Then suddenly he felt the strength leaving his limbs and his mind fuzzy. He was in danger of losing control knowing he was the one keeping them aloft.
His vision flickered and dimmed as he lazily said, "Land Toothless…" Then he fainted from the leeching force on his body.
Chapter 8
Toothless heard Hiccup and felt him faint. When he did they lost altitude and control. Fortunately they were only a few meters above the ground… and the battle so he touched down and glided as far as he could and managed to ford a river and land in a clearing surrounded by trees. Toothless, with some effort, ripped the leather cord holding Hiccup to the harness and quickly dragged him to a rock. Now turning around Toothless came face to face as the dragon and rider landing on the other side of the clearing.
Toothless could barely hear the rider say, "Fricai onr eka eddyr." A shiver coursed racked his body as he felt the words go through him, but he stemmed the felling.
The rider slowly approached even as Toothless hissed furiously. But even that didn't stop him from coming a few feet from him at that point Toothless snapped at him defensively. Even as he did the rider easily recoiled with inhuman speed and his dragon loosing another roar of warning.
The rider backed a few feet, sat, and simply gazed at him for the next 30 minutes until Hiccup stirred.
Chapter 10
Hiccup woke up weak and disoriented but soon his energy returned to his body and his vision returning to his eyes. When he could see clearly he saw that Toothless had his back to him hissing.
"What is it?" he asked.
Then an intended cough drew his attention past Toothless until he met the riders gaze which startled him and make him nervously stagger upright. He was expecting him to attack so he brought out his dagger but was surprised to see the rider unsheathe his own weapon, an elegant blue sword with a richly decorated hilt and cross guard.
The man asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm Hiccup, and," gesturing to Toothless, "is Toothless." He was unsure why he let their names slip but he thought it wasn't a problem. Then his said, "So who are you?"
He simply said, " I am Eragon, and this is Saphira."