Disclamier: See the first chapter

Chapter 12: un-edited

It only took them two days and a half to reach Surda. Looking down on the land Eve could see the destruction that the battles had wrought and couldn't help feeling sad. They were also searching for tents and where ever the Varden had gotten to. They were sweeping along the boarder now looking for the Varden. So far all they had found was the battle field that were they had fought five months prior.

(I believe they went further into Surda from here.) Storm announced. Tiredly Eve agreed sat in Storm's saddle wearily as the glided out over Surda. They flew quiet some time before they came upon a large camp. Looking down at Eve watched through Storm's eyes as the soldiers rushed to defend the camp from her.

(Looks like they might try to hurt us if we try to get to close.) Eve grimaced, (For that matter how the hell are we supposed to get them to believe we're on their side? They don't know about Oromis and we swore we'd never tell without the queen or Arya's permission.)

Eve was just considering having Storm land out of range and let herself be captured when they were attacked form above. Storm dove to avoid the attack instantly and took them away from their attacker. Looking back over her shoulder she was horrified to see a smaller red dragon.

(It's Murtagh and Thorn!) Eve exclaimed

Storm snorted angrily, (hold on tight, he's much smaller than I am.)

Eve just had enough time to tighten the stunt straps when Storm flipped upside down allowing Thorn to blast past over their them, and reached out with his talons and racked them over the red dragons stomach. The red dragon barely evaded the maneuver and seemed to regard them with new perspective. Eve held on as Storm spiraled upwards to gain height on the smaller red dragon. Thorn and Murtagh followed them higher though. Eve remembered Arya saying that Murtagh was far more advanced then Eragon at magic and knowing she was less trained then Eragon, she dared not goad the rider into a magical battle.

Storm stopped climbing and shot out a quick short flame. It seared the red dragons tail and left hind leg as it tried to evade the flame. Hurt the red dragon lost altitude and Storm dived hoping to slam bodily into Thorn. The smaller dragon dived too though leading them closer to the ground and hopefully where the injured dragon could land and his rider could defend them. They weren't fifty feet from the ground when the rider resorted to magic. Suddenly Storm's wings were bound invisibly. Eve scrambled to remove the spell, as she knew how. Murtagh had planned it too well though and they hit the ground before she could undo the spell.

Storm slide across the grassy ground and groaned as he stood. He wasn't injured bad, but for a gash in his chest and scraps along his sides and legs. His wings were still bound so they couldn't take off instantly. The other dragon landed and it's back leg crumpled and it sagged weakly to the ground. Eve undid the spell binding Storms wings and they went to take off. Murtagh leapt off his dragon and stood smugly watching them. Nets flew out of the brush on either side of them covering them. Eve looked for a spell and was horrified to find them real and unspelled. Storm lashed against the net but they found it impossible. The dragon tried to take to the air but the nets were to heavy. Eve thought to use a spell to sever them but as soon as she did she could only watch as the other rider spelled them fire proof and hard as steel.

Eve sagged in the saddle recognizing that they were caught. (What's going to happen you think?)

Storm snorted, (They won't kill us but enslave us as Murtagh and Thorn are.)

Eve sighed sadly, (Is there a way for me to make myself forget certain things?)

Storm hesitated, (I can take some of your memories from you then give them back to you at a later date?)

Eve nodded, (If I come close to revealing Oromis, Valandera, or anything else important take those memories form me.)

Storm reluctantly agreed. They watched as Murtagh healed Thorn and the soldiers that had laid the trap milled about them. They kept shooting them frightened and pitying looks. They clearly knew what awaited them and were disgusted with whatever it was.

Finally with Thorn healed, Murtagh approached them and stood before them.

"I was expecting Eragon and Saphira, and imagine my surprise when I got you?" He chuckled, "A new dragon and rider, I had thought that Galbatorix had the last, apparently I was wrong,"

Eve glared and opted not to answer.

"Quiet one I suppose, Well the king will have you talking soon enough." With that said the young man strode off probably to arrange her transport.

They were left there all night waiting to learn their fate. When morning came two large dragon like creatures arrived. Murtagh took apparent joy in telling her that between the Raz'zac's Letherblakas and his Thorn they would haul her to Ur' baen. Eve sat still on Storm nearly consumed by fear that the Letherblakas presence made her feel. Storm comforted her and roared angrily as they were lifted into the air.

Eve suspected that the only way they could have gotten them into the air was a couple spells to reduce gravity on them. Eve sat on Storm and planned all sorts of ways to escape. Soon she was coming up with ridiculous ideas and Storm asked her to stop. She sat for a long time brooding. She wished she had left her books in Du Weldenvarden. Realizing how dangerous they might be in the kings hands she transformed them into different objects. Soon she had a set of chess pieces in the place of her beloved books. She also transformed her parents books, and the dragon figurines. She considered changing the elven clothes before realizing her weapons were a dead give away she had been with the elves and it would be useless for her to try to deny it. She dropped the crystal that Valandera gave her when she was unable to change it. She regretted losing it but she figured it would have been worse in Galbatorix's hands.

The next thing to get rid of was the eggs. Sobbing in despair Eve thought of the spell that Arya had told her about that she used to send Spahira's egg to Eragon. Crying pitifully Eve banished the eggs in the same way willing them to the Varden. Suddenly she was massively drained of magic and very tired.

So by the time they reached Ur' baen she'd disposed of all her important things. She even made a fake missive from the queen to the Varden telling them that she was the help they so disparately needed. She hoped this would justify her going to the Varden and make the king believe he was wining on that front.

(I believe that's Ur' baen.) Storms declaration interrupted her thoughts and causing her to gape in horror at the city they were approaching. It wasn't that it was an ugly ruined mockery of Illyria. No, it was just as she had seen in the picture on Oromis's wall and that to her made it all the worse. he could someone so evil get to live in such a beautiful place. Eve fumed about it all as the letherblaka's and Thorn maneuvered them down into a large open court yard on one of the lower tiers of the palace's roof. As soon as they touched the ground the nets were dropped and a spell shield snapped into to place over the court yard creating a prison.

Large men grabbed the nets and started to remove them. As they did they removed the saddle and thus Eve. Eve gave a cry of horror as when the nets were dropped she was swept off Storms back and drug away, the saddle still attached to her due to the stun straps. Eve watched as Storm reared a killed a slow moving man and dashed to her only to hit a barrier. He couch roaring angrily and shredding the now dispelled nets. Angry the dragon paced furiously. Eve cried out to her dragon and watched him as she was hauled through a door and down a long corridor.

Her captors stopped long enough to relieve her of the saddle. Then they push her along taking her to the king she supposed. She knew that he would torture her and she vowed to herself and Storm that she would resist for as long as she could and then she'd turn her memories over to Storm to protect, or wipe them away herself.

Finally they arrived in a banquet hall. She spotted a man sitting in a thrown, on either side of him were Raz'zac, and standing behind him was Murtagh. Eve collapsed weakly at their feet, still very worn by banishing the eggs. She peaked up at the king and was surprised. Like the city he was handsome with pitch black hair, forest green eyes, pointed ears, and delicate elf features. She'd been told the longer you were a rider the more you'd come to look like an elf, and now she believed.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here, a girl, and a rider." The king chuckled. Eve shuddered his voice was like oil it oozed and dripped.

"Yes, master, we caught her and a dark gray dragon." Murtagh explained, "The dragon is male."

The king sighed, "Too bad, but another dragon and rider on our side would be invaluable,"

Eve shivered and sat up crouching on the floor. Slowly she rose to her feet. With movements like a wolf the king stood and approached her. He reached out and tucked her hair behind her ear. She went to slap him but he caught her hand and held it.

"You've been bonded with your dragon to gain pointed ears," the king mused, "what's your name girl?"

Eve glared into his hypnotic green eyes and spit in his face. The king smacked her across the face splitting her lip and sending her to the ground.

"Dose her with some magic inhibitor, then leave her in dungeon four." the king snapped

Eve was jerked up and made to follow. She glared at her captor Murtagh and followed all the same. By now she'd resigned herself to fate.

AN: HAH! Bet you didn't see that coming! Or what happens next either! I loved writing this part of my fic and hope I get lot's of reviews telling me what you guys think as well. Also I'm sorry this took so long but if hadn't been giving me all sorts of problems yesterday then this would have been done sooner.

Thief Master Hehehe, Thank you. I never thought myself capble of writing anything suspensful, then agian I didn't think I could write a fic that people would like either. I'm glad you like it and hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.

Ali O Yes Eve does have a bit of a sad lot in life. Oh well makes the fic all that more fun. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I can't wait to see what you'll think of the up coming chapters.

Lin Glad you like the fic, but I'm sorry to tell you that Eve won't meet Eragon for quite some time, almost a year I think. Don't worry though it's like seven chapters away I think.

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maddie Hey! I hope you liked this chapter, I re-wrote it three times before I got it the way I like it. Hehehe I'm such a freak. ;-P

Crogi-Girl Hehehe Eve won't be seeing Eragon for quite some time. I hope you like my Murtagh though.

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