Chapter 19

Ella didn't leave her rooms for three days. She took this time to open up and talk to Crivony (who didn't even considering being disgusted with her) and explored the new attachments to her magic.

(When you talk to me mentally it's as if I can hear many voices whispering and muttering in the back ground.) Crivony told her, (Your mind is the same but with it come many different minds all just out of hearing range but still there.)

Ella was frustrated with the mutterings that she now constantly heard in her head. It made it hard to concentrate, and focus on other tasks. She found that she could draw her magic from them instead of herself though. Crivony had suggested that she draw magic out of them till they died. When she'd done it though and the consciousness that she was drawing on died they both felt it die as if it were themselves that had instead.

So finally on the morning of the fourth day she'd resigned herself to the inevitable fact that she couldn't get rid of them at the moment. With this realization she returned to having breakfast in the great hall.

Murtagh nodded to her solemnly when she bowed to the King before seating herself next to him.

"It is very good that you have rejoined us." Galbatorix sneered, "For today I have a mission for you and Murtagh to attend to."

Ella nodded, "As you wish my Lord."

The King hummed in approval, "I need the pair of you to go to Utgard."

Murtagh nodded, "And what are we to do for you there my Lord."

Galbatorix sneered and lowered his voice so that the nobles scant twenty feet from their table would hear them, "I need you to go there and retrieve the Ra'zac's eggs."

Ella felt bile rise in her throat and determinedly swallowed it, "Why are they not capable of caring for the eggs for themselves, my Lord?"

Galbatorix snorted, "That idiot rider Eragon and his dragon Saphira have gone and slaughtered them. I believe they were aided by the rider's cousin Roran."

Ella gasped, "So then there are two eggs left then?"

Galbatorix nodded, "And one of the Raz'zac survived as well. It's near Utagrd and I'm counting on the pair of you to find it."

Murtagh nodded stiffly, "As you wish my Lord, when should we leave?"

"After breakfast." The King sneered, "As their punishment for letting the human boy live when they blockaded Carvahall, take your time and teach Ella to cope with the magician souls."

Ella turned back to breakfast and kept herself from glancing over to see Murtagh's reaction only by a force of will. Breakfast finished twenty minutes later and the two riders retreated to their respective rooms to pack.

(We're going to Utgard.) Ella told Criovny. The gray dragon lifted his enormous head and yawned, it seemed that he had gone back to sleep after she'd gone to breakfast.

(Really? Why are we traveling there?) Crivony stood stretching much like a cat would, arching his back and stretching his legs.

(Because the Ra'zac left an egg there, and one of the Ra'zac is hiding some where near by.) Ella grinned as her dragon awkwardly stretched his wings.

(Disgusting fowl creatures.) Crivony snorted accidentally charring a stone pillar.

(I agree take heart the King has told us to take are time about this so that Murtagh can help me with the magician souls.) Ella found her leather pack and put her chess set in first. She vaguely remembered her mother's father giving it to her.

(Good, I wish to see the place that Galbatorix slaughtered Vrael.) Crivony explained

Ella grimaced, (I had forgotten that took place there.)

(It did.) Crivony sounded mournful and pair shared a moment of silence in memory of the leader of the dragon riders.

(Well the two Letherblakas and one of the Ra'zac are dead by Eragon and his cousin Roran's hands.) Ella said in an effort to change the mood that had befallen them at the thought of the dead rider and dragon.

(Good there is only one foul beast left then.) Crivony kneed the ground like a cat and seemed to take a dark delight in the idea of killing the ra'zac and the egg.

(We can't the King has order us to bring them back to him.) Ella felt as her dragon did that the creatures were better off dead, if all she had heard about them was true.

(We shall see.) Was all Crivony seemed willing to say

Ella shrugged and went back to packing her things. When she was done she saddled Crivony and mounted. Thorn was already waiting for them high over Ur'baen. Crivony powered up to meet them among the clouds. Ella turned in the saddle and looked back at the palace. She shuddered at the sight of Shruikan sitting perched on a high rampart watching them leave with soulless eyes.

(Have you ever talked to him?) Ella asked her dragon

(No he is soulless and twisted. He is a dragon without a mind of his own. He is merely an extension to Galbatorix.) Crivony said with deep disgust

Ella shuddered and turned back around in here saddled. The black dragon was double the size of Crivony and the gray dragon was a very large dragon for his age. She hoped that they never did battle with the fierce looking black dragon.

(I could take him.) Crivony snorted a jet of orange flame which Thorn answered with a small stream of his own flame.

(I have no doubt; I just worry of how many limbs you'd fly away with in the end.) Ella explained

Crivony snorted, (Yes, I suppose Shruikan is quite good at taking limbs.)

Ella tried to get her dragon to elaborate but he shut up after that and she was left to look at the country side in interest.

AN//: I finished my finals and I'm so happy!

Well I hoped everyone liked this chapter and I was happy with all the reviews from the last chapter. Keep reviewing I love to hear what you guys think or just a word of support.