CHAPTER2
Roran's stomach lurched as the sapphire dragon speed towards the heavens.
"You can losen your grip now" said Eragon when they had settled off. Roran let his grip go just alittle and they continued on their venture.
By the end of the second day they were in the Hadarac Desesrt and the next day they passed close to the captial, Urubaen. Eragon decided that he should keep a good supply of engery in the belt of Beloth the Wise, just in case of trouble. So while soaring safely thru the clouds he began to add energy to the belt.
On the third morning of the venture, Eragon made up his mind to test Rowan's abilities in battle, after all he was about to fight along side him.
"Rowan how good are you with that hammer?" asked Eragon. "Good enough. Why"
"Well I need to know if you can hold your own if something was to happen to me in the battle"
"How do think I held off Galbatorix's finest when they attacked Carvahall?" questioned Roran "I had to be a good fighter!"
"Alright I was just asking. Well since your such a skilled fighter why don't we spar right quick?"
"With what? We can't use our weapons we'd kill each other!"
"I can fix my sword to blunt it's edge, but i don't think i can do anything about your hammer so i guess ill just have to dodge it."
"Dodge it?" How slow do you think i am?"asked Roran
"You'll see when we spar" Eragon drew Ayra's slender blade from it's sheath, broke thru the now accostomed barrier in his mind, behind which the wild torrent of magic flowed thru him, and murmmerd the words Deuloth du knifr. A blue spark jumped between his fingers and he guared his weapon as Brom had tought so long ago.
Taking his ready stance Eragon called to Roran" Ready when you are" Roran drew his hammer and with a fearsome battle cry charged Eragon, aboviously trying to show Eragon just how good of a fighter he was. Eragon decided to go easy on his just as Arya had done to him during his stay in Farthen Dur so, moving slowy Eragon side steped Roran's blow and returned one of his own to Roran's side. Caught off guard Roran had just enough time to jump back and block Eragon's attack. The clanging of metal on metal beat thru their ears as the the two cousin's attacks became more brutal and harder for Roran too keep up. Finally Roran collasped to the ground. Looking up Roran was astonished to see that Eragon looked as if he had spent the morning in the shade rather that sparing for and hour. His breathing came easy, while Roran lay gasping for air.
"How can you not be sweating!" Cried Roran
"Because of my transformation at the elves' Blood-oath Celebration i now have to capibilities of an elf."replied Eragon
"If this is what elves are capible of then i hope i never have to face one in battle"murmured Roran. With that they packed up and continued on to Helgrind.
Looking out over the horizon sunrise of the fifth day Eragon's enhanced eyes could just make out the black speck that was Dras-Leona and next to it Helgrind, the layer of the Raz'zac. " Can you see Helgrind Saphira? Yes I first spotted it a hour ago. It seems that even your new abilites cannot best those of a dragon. Later that night they were flying over Lake Leona.
"Finally I can rescue Katrina! Take us down Saphira" shouted Roran. "Wait a second Roran, The Raz'zac are more powerful at night we should wait until the morning". "What! Bellowed Roran "Would you let Katrina waste away in there another night!" Roran shouted "Roran you know it's not my choice! We can't let emotions cloud our judgement! You know we have to do what is safest.
"Your right, im sorry" Roran said. That night they camped on the shore of Lake Leona.
The next morning they ate their breakfast in silence; both of them were acutly aware of the towering rock in the distance.