IN Ellesmera
CRACK!. Smoke filled the air. When the air was cleared there stood a dragon with a young girl on its back. She looked about 14 years old with short silver with one black streak in it. She had it in a ponytail, what drew the most attention to her was her eyes they were changing colors. Her dragon was silver to match her hair his eyes, wings and spikes were changing color as well. Everyone stared at her with disbelief. In a shaky voice lexi said "I need to speak with your queen" her voice grew steadier with each word she said "Pina has sent me. She said to tell you that she has saved you, the dwarves and the Varden." Her dragon roared. All of the elves could feel power radiating from her direction. Most of them thought it was her dragon. Oh how wrong could they be.
Lexi began to feel things trying to creep into her mind. She put up a barrier and easily block off everyone except for Agret. One elf ran up to her and said "Please follow me our queen is eager to meet the one Pina has found. Where is Pina may I ask?"
"I am not to say anything unless I am talking to the queen." Replied Lexi.
"Will you and your dragon please follow me?" said the elf.
What do you think, Agret?
I do not know I am a little wary of these people. Remember when we talk to the queen if she asks us our story we must tell her EVERYthing.
Yes I know Agret, it will be hard for me to tell about before I met you.
When lexi looked up she saw she was in front of a very regal woman and what looked like her daughter next to her.
Lexi bowed and so did Agret or as best of a bow a dragon can do.
"Welcome rider and dragon I am queen izlandi and this is my daughter, Princess Ayra. May I ask who are you? And where is Pina?"
"I am lexi and this is Edoc'sil Agret. As for Pina I do not know I found Agret's egg and about a week later Pina came to me in a dream and told me what I must do to be prepared to come here and do."
"Well Unconquerable Silver and Lexi. Welcome to Ellesmera. I would like to hear your story?" queen izlandi said
Lexi recited her story for the queen. Of course the queen did not believe her coming from another dimension but she thought most of it was true. While lexi was telling her story her eyes changed as her emotions did with the story. Near the end of the story she felt a very strong mind probing hers. Instinctively she put up her barriers and attacked her attacker she paused and looked around the room to see who was probing her mind. Soon the princess fainted next to the queen. Lexi was finished with her story. She knew who was probing her mind she turned to the queen, who was leaning over her daughter and said "I would advise next time she wants to probe my mind she would be wise to tell me that she is going to do so first, I am sorry I made her faint but I did not know who was probing my mind…" lexi was interrupted before she could finish. The princess began to stir and lexi walked up to her and helped her up. Ayra was the first person to realize the great power she felt was not coming from the rider's dragon it was coming from the rider herself. Ayra could tell that this girl could beat any man, dwarf or elf easily. "I am sorry princess Ayra. Please tell me before you go probing in my mind next time will you."
Ayra opened her mouth to say something but her mother cut her off. "So let me get this right. You told your story while my daughter tried to probe you mind but you ended up attacking her and making her faint. You did this all with out breaking a sweat." Lexi nodded "well then, Ayra will you please show lexi to her room? Tomorrow we will begin testing your skills lexi"
"Of course mother" replied Ayra.
Ayra was showing Lexi to her room when she said "how did you do that? You are strong enough to put up barriers around you mind while attacking mine and telling a story"
"Like I told you earlier when I was little in my home world people injected me with things that gave me …. Abilities" lexi replied
"Like what?" asked Ayra
"Well I am really fast, strong and if I get really angry I will suddenly be covered in flames. Some times I can control the weather and I can levitate things with my mind and if I try I can hear people's thoughts. Even though there barrier's, oh and I can break into peoples minds very easily. I don't know if I will develop any more "abilities" I might though"
"Really ok since you said that you are fast lets have you face another elf in a foot race." Vanir was walking by so Ayra called to him "vanir come here and race against our new rider."
"Where will we race to princess?" asked lexi
She pointed to a huge tree about a mile off " to the menoa tree and back to me" " ready set go" The leaves where lexi had been standing moved and about a minute later she was back at the starting line. "Ok so you are really fast. Would you like to see where you and Edoc'sil Agret will be staying?"
"That would be wonderful. And it is just Agret for short." Replied lexi "So Ayra what kind of tests will I have to do tomorrow?"
"Well sword, bow and arrow as well as magic, knowledge of the ancient language and what ever else we see fit" Ayra said
"To tell you the truth I know nothing of this ancient language and I know no magic, but I am a very fast learner so it should not be too hard" lexi said "if you do not mind me asking, Ayra, how old are you?"
"Well I will not tell you my exact age but I am over 100 years old" Ayra said she looked at lexi's disbelieving face "elves are practically immortal unless we are killed of a flesh wound and we do not age very fast as you can tell"
"So princess Ayra what does being a rider mean here in this world? Pina also said that the fate of her, this, world rests on my shoulders what does that mean?" Lexi asked.
"A rider is a great privilege. You receive respect from those you do not know and you also make enemies from those who don't know you. Being a rider in Alagaesia, now is extremely dangerous for one there is a terrible war going on between the evil king and those who want freedom." Ayra went on to explain who Galbatorix is and what he had done to the people of Alagaesia. "Well what Pina meant was that there was a prophecy long ago about one rider would cut down the rest and rise to power, we think that was Galbatorix. Then a female rider would be the deciding factor in a great war. She would naturally wield more power by herself than all of the past riders including Galbatorix himself. Only Pina, my Mother and I know of the prophecy."
"Ayra, I am still sorry that I attacked your mind earlier. It is not wise to break into someone's mind when you are a mere stranger" said lexi, her eyes were now a shade of deep royal blue. "I have one more question. Are we almost there yet?"
Yes I am very tired Agret said
Ayra laughed to lexi it was one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. "Yes rider we are here. If you need anything just send a mental call to me"
"Thank you" and with that lexi ran up the stairs of the tree house and lay down in the bed. Agret stuck his head in the window my rider I like Princess Ayra. She seems very kind she could be a very good friend. Lexi, I am worried.
Why is that Agret I will be fine if I get into trouble you can always rescue me. She looked at his baby pink eye. He gazed into her eye, which was the same shade of baby pink as hers. Agret I love you sooo much. I now finally have a family because of you. I have someone who I love and loves me back. Thank you for choosing me to be your rider.
Agret was taken aback by his rider's words I love you to. You are my family now also. Good night.
Agret was fast asleep. When he felt something lift up his wing and cuddled underneath it. He opened his pink eyes only to see Lexi fast asleep underneath his wing. Oh I love you more than you will ever know my little lex. With that Agret was fast asleep.