Jake? No, it's impossible for him to be here, no way. I kept my face smooth with the practice of elves. Eragon nodded and Arya thought.

"Yes, will we go in one party?"

Eragon asked. No, I'd than have to dimorph in front of them

"Shadeslayer, I would prefer to travel alone. I will be able to meet you at Surda in a few days time."

I said calmly. He eyed me curiously but nodded. Soon I was over at my room, getting supplies. I would have to either run, or fly. I could go wolf, and run, but I'd have to cross the desert. If I flew I couldn't take anything with me but it would be faster. I decided to fly. I walked out, and mounted up the white horse the elf queen had given me. I waved goodbye and started out. My horse was happy and ran like the wind. My white soft coat blew out behind me. I rode for hours to the city of Surda Only stopping to demorph. I only got about a quarter way their when night fell. My horse fell exhausted by a tree and I waited. Soon it was fast asleep. I took off all of its manmade saddle parts and bid him farewell. I ran into a bush and demorphed. I stretched out my human body and focused on the on lost bird DNA. My legs popped and my fingers melted showing the bones. I watched as my bone hardened and soften, sprouting new bones. My legs shriveled to tiny sprouts, I toppled and my feet shrunk. My nose turned to liquid wax, running into my lips. I felt my feathers burst the skin and my talons open. I fluttered to a nearby tree and gazed up at the stars. I opened my wings and let a gush of warm air lift me up into the starry sky. I rose higher and higher looking at the ground. My eyes were perfect from the air, spotting many small animals. I found a nice thermal and started to ride it towards Surda. I watched after many demorphing times the sun rise from the other bank. I grinned with a beak and started to land. I had traveled at least 100 hundred miles. I landed and put my hands on my head. I was tired, I'd admit it, but I couldn't stop. I got up and focused on the wolf. I felt my body shift and my hands become paws. Soon I was racing across the forest floor in long strides. The wolf was tiring so I had to hunt a rabbit. I finished and continued running, it replenished my strength. I raced over the ground. At noon, I sat under a tree and relaxed. I demorphed and slept peacefully. I woke at sunset and focused on the owl DNA. I soon flapped up and silently crept towards the city. I finally saw the city of Surda and flapped down. I demorphed and remorphed the elf. I raced toward the city and stopped at the gates. I saw a dark blue blur race overhead.

Hello Cassandra, you were fast.

I smiled and watched as Saphira landed a few feet in front of me. Eragon and Arya were fastened to her back, using a double saddle. Arya smiled to me and I bowed.

"Greetings lady Cassandra. Your traveling was well?"

Arya asked sliding down. I smiled to her and thought my words carefully.

"My traveling was…tiring. I wish to rest in privacy."

I said bowing my head. Eragon rolled his eyes to Saphira's comment. Arya nodded and the guards at the gates bowed to us as we walked by. Queen Naseuda met us out and showed us our rooms. Eragon was sleeping high in little caverns for dragons. My room was hard stone, with long green curtains. I locked the door and de morphed. I smiled as my own human body came back. I flexed my hands and arms. I went to the bed and swiftly fell asleep. A woman timidly knocked on my door waking me.

"Queen Naseuda wishes to speak with you and the prisoners."

With skill, I changed to my elf self under a minute. I opened the door and the lady bowed. I walked to the meeting room in a long green tinted dress. My hair was tied back with a few flowers, ivy and irises. My dress drifted behind me slightly as I took a seat. Soon Eragon and Saphira entered, and so did Arya. We sat around a long oak table. Queen Naseuda sat thinking.

"Eragon Shadeslayer, Saphira Brightscales, Princess Arya, and healer Cassandra. I wish of you to look into the prisoner's minds, they are…unique. They claim they will tell their story in times way, but time is few, we must act."

The queen said. Eragon nodded and four people were brought in. They had thick dwarf rope tied around their ankles attaching all of theirs together. I almost died right than as I recognized the faces. First Marco, than Ax in human morph. The faces got harder to bear as I looked further on. I recognized the face of Rachel, my old best friend. Then I turned to look at the last face, the reason for why I left. Jake. They seemed to be arguing.

"Those things looked like horned Grizzly bears!"

Rachel said, I knew at once she was taking about an Urgle. Ax's two eyes searched over us than landed on Saphira.

"Rachel, those creatures are the least of your worries, I believe this….creature would have you dead in at least ten seconds."

Ax said.

"What are you talking abou-wow. Big dragon…"

Marco said taking a step back. Saphira snorted sending up smoke. Eragon smiled at her comment. Soon they all got in a line, Jake In the very front.

"You said to us you would tell us your story. We have the most powerful beings in the Varden here to listen."

Queen Naseuda said. Jake kept looking at Saphira.

"Are you sure it won't eat me?"

She narrowed her eyes and growled. Eragon shook his head to her thought.

"First of all, it's a she not an it. And her name is Saphira."

Eragon said. She nodded re enforcing this note.

"My sorry's Saphira. We have encountered many strange creatures and most rest for our flesh and blood."

He said smoothly. Ax kept looking at us, than Marco murmured under his breath.

"I thought Dragons didn't exist."

He murmured.

"Marco, it is rude to speak unspoken to in a Queens's presence."

I said hard. He looked at me surprised and he bowed and stopped talking. I listened further to our tale. He was almost finished in it. Of course I knew it because I was in that war but still.

"During the closing end, our comrade Cassie was kidnapped, killed, ran away, suicide we don't know. We had gotten in a fight and she ran away crying. After that we defeated the Yearks but we have a new problem. We aren't growing. In the war, we had a power to absorb DNA and become the animal we touched. A race of aliens called Andilights came and tried to stop the yearks. Ax is one of the Andilights. We defeated the war and now we are searching for our comrade Cassie, she was part of our powers being made, so we are at a standstill in the human nature. We look and feel the same I we don't find her."

Jake finished, I noticed his eyes were a bit foggy and glassy; he had been searching for me for years. Arya crossed her hands in a thankful way. I looked at Saphira and she was thinking too.

"I sense you aren't lying but the power to shape shift? That is a mighty task to accomplish."

Arya said. Ax Stepped forward.

"Please do not be alarmed, this does not hurt me at all."

He said. His face starched and his skin melted off. Bulges of bone broke through his muscle to form new legs. Blue tan fur raced across his muscles like wax, his eyes popped through his skull with a sickening crack. He was an Andilight, the morph was complete. I looked on Eragon, his face was pale. Arya looked like she might pass out. Saphira was flaring her nostrils taking in his scent. I tried to put on a look of disgust, but it was hard. It wasn't that hard not to be calm, I had seen him do it hundreds of times.

"That…is impressive Ax. Jake, we will do everything in our power to help you find this Cassie."

The queen said, I blinked thinking extremely fast.

"Does it occur to you, Jake, which this Cassie may not want to be found? She left after a fight of yours so she may be happy elsewhere."

I said calmly. He turned and glared at me, his eyes full of such anger and rage at my comment it made me flinch. Ax, Marco, and Rachel backed away looking frightened. I drew my hand to my sword… He glared at me for a second longer than started to speak.

"Our group has gone over this many times. Life isn't the same. Cassie was our pride and joy, we beat the Yearks and life has no will. We search for her because…we need her."

He said, sadness crept into his voice. The queen nodded and I relaxed.

"You, Animorphs? Have posed no threat in your past and future wishes, you are free to roam the Varden. If you wish not to die, I would advise you not to leave."

She said, I looked at the clock, it was an hour fifty minutes, I got up.

"I must leave now. I have people to tend too."

I said bowing. I turned and walked to my tent. I got inside and immediately started demorphing. I remorphed not one second before Marco poked his head in.

"Cassandra, w-"

He started, I panicked. Did he see me morph? Does he know?

"Slytha!"

He instantly fell over; I felt a drain in my power as Marco fell asleep on command. Crap! I said to myself, I quickly ran out and hoped when Marco woke up he only thought it was a dream. I went to the healers and started to fix some mans broken leg, healing took time but it was relaxing. After a few hours I walked back outside. I looked into the sky and saw a small dark shape.

Tobias…