THE DARKEST OF BLUE SKIES
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Chapter 4: Not a Child
Ella walked moodily beside Alex and Queen Islanzadi. How could they be so foolish? She thought. They were clearly walking into an ambush! He probably used a fake name or something, someone Queen Islanzadi would know and when we get there he'll attack us.
"How much longer?" Queen Islanzadi asked, looking at Alex and Ella.
"Just around this bend," Alex answered in his most official voice.
Islanzadi nodded, "Now children," she said in a gentle voice, "I need you to leave now, quietly, and don't tell anyone what just happened."
Alex nodded, turning to go.
"No," Ella said, surprising the Queen for the first time that day.
Alex grabbed her hand, "Ella there is no need to stay, let's go."
Ella shook off his hand. "No, that could be one of Galabatorixs' men! We cannot let you go in alone!"
Queen Islanzadi chuckled softly, "I understand that you do not want me to get hurt, but I know this man, and besides, what would you and Alex do against Galabatorixs' men?"
Fury erupted inside Ella, she was not a child! "But how do you know this elf? If you do then how come no one else knows of him?"
Queen Islanzadi sighed, "Ella, I have known Oromis and Glaedr forever; they helped train Eragon and Saphira when they came to Ellesmera. The only reason you don't know of them is because we have to keep them secret for there safety, and I expect you to too."
Ella feebly nodded, she felt like a child now. Alex grabbed her hand and they said farewell, and started to walk back to Ellesmera.
They both did not speak for a while, but Alex was whistling a merry tune.
"Alex," Ella said after a while, "Did you see what Oromis was holding?"
"No, did you?"
"Ya I did," she said, "It was green and shiny; I think it was an egg."
Alex stopped dead in his tracks. "An egg?"
"Ya, but it wasn't like a chicken egg or anything, it looked like a stone."
"Ella, I think…"
"What?"
"I think it's a dragon egg."
"No it can't be. There is only one egg left to hatch and it's locked up with Galabatorix."
"Ella, before today we thought that there was only three riders, Galabatorix, Eragon, and that mysterious rider that fought at the plains. But now we know there is more, could it not be the same for an egg?"
Ella gasped, he was right. "Lets go," she said, "We'll sneak through the bushes."
"No, we can't do that, well just ask the Queen later."
Ella was shocked. "We can't just ask the Queen! She'll lie; and I'm tired of being lied too!"
Alex hesitated, "O.k." he said and turned towards the bushes, pulling Ella with him. They did not have to travel far before they reached a spot where they could see Oromis and Queen Islanzadi speaking.
Alex beckoned with his hand for Ella to crouch, and she did so quietly. Then they moved forward slowly careful trying not to make noise on the forest floor. Soon, they herd Oromis' voice.
"I found it in the forest, by the Crags of Tel'naeir, it was just sitting there, I can't believe I never noticed it before."
"Maybe it wasn't there before." Islanzadi's smooth voice said.
"We think your right," Oromis said back, "We need to get Eragon back over here; to decide whether or not we should hatch it."
"Yes, Eragon, Saphira, and Arya should come back; I will get right on that." Islanzdai said.
Oromis was silent for a while, "We are not alone."
Ella and Alex looked at each other, they were caught.
Oooh!! We have a couple of trouble makers on our hands, What will happen to them?Will the egg be hatched?
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