Powerful Gifts

by:Novicewriter

Well, I don't know what I am going to do with this chapter quite yet, so we will see where this goes. R/R.

Midnight

Eragon and Murtagh slipped through the halls of Surda's castle as silently as mice. The men walked past many paintings and statues, before they were able to reach the exit. Saphira and thorn were waiting for them.

"Your late." said Saphira

"Yes, I know we are late, but Nausada barely let me leave, and I had to lie, a lot to get out of the god forsaken building." Eragon replied harshly

"And in the end, we never really were allowed to leave. So Eragon left a note and we snuck out."entered Murtagh

"Well, then we better take off quickly." Thorn stated, before letting his rider on.

The two flew side by side until they had to stop and stretch. It was about noon, so the brothers ate, and the two dragons flew off hunting.

"Well, the easy part is over." Murtagh stated flatly, "Sadly enough, the hard part is still ahead of us."

"I think that we should rest as much as possible, and be sure to keep nourished, because we will need all of our strength to be able to get her out of there."Eragon replied

"I guess so."

At that, the two men awaited the return of their dragons, so they could commence with flying towards Uru'Bean.

2 days later

"I can see Uru'Bean in the distance." Murtagh stated

"I feel confident that we can do this, as long as we don't meet Galbatorix."Eragon stated cheerily

"If we meet Galbatorix in this state, we are both dead."

"You need to look more of the bright side of things, Murtagh your pessimistic attitude is not going to do anything helpful."stated Thorn, obviously annoyed with his riders depressing mood

"I can only do so much, and happy is not a natural feeling in a time like this."came the rider's reply

"Well, you are just going to have to make room for one more emotion."

"Do you think that we should stop for one more night, Murtagh?" questioned Eragon

"Well, probably so, it is nearing sunset, so we should wait until the razac are the weakest. Also, we have been riding all day, and need as much rest as possible."

"Then lets stop in the next clump of trees."

"Fine."

"Murtagh has been in a more and more depressing mood as we get closer to Uru'Bean, should I be concerned."Eragon asked Saphira

"I think that this is just him worried. He must be having trouble coping with what is going on with Violet and him, so, I would leave him to figure it out. He probably doesn't want to talk about it.

Back to the dungeon

"I wish that I knew what was going to happen to me." Thought violet silently

Violet had been sitting in the torture cell for about 3 days, but she really had lost count. The wounds on her back from the last whipping still burned like hell fire, and all she could do was lay in a heap on the dungeon floor, praying that Murtagh would not come. As much as she wanted to see him, and she also knew that Galbatorix would not kill him, she did not want him to be back here, because to him, being back here to serve against his will, would be a fate worse than death.

"I wish that mad man never was born, I wish that my back would stop burning, I wish... I wish... I wish..."

Violet's thoughts were like this a lot, and she could not stop them, even if she knew that they did no good.

At that moment, she heard the torture cell door open. In walked Galbatorix, so she tried to fake sleeping. Violet evened her breath, and shut her eyes, but she had a feeling that the attempt was futile.

It was...

"Hello girl." said the hissing voice

Violet stopped the act and sat up. It hurt beyond her cells, she couldn't hear anything, and she blacked out for a couple of seconds, before coming back to her senses.

"My name is not girl." Violet stated, she never got tired of correcting the king

"then what is your name, whore."

"My name is Violet, and I am not a whore."

"Oh but you are... You shared Murtagh's bed, Murtagh's heart, and Murtagh himself. You would not let him go, or at least until he forgot about you, left you here to rot in your cell. Or are you still in love with him, praying that he comes to your rescue."

Violet could see what he was doing, he was trying to get her to hate Murtagh, trying to get her to spill out where he was.

"I don't know anything, I still don't know where he is, and you sir are a dirty, rotten, lying monster, and you never deserved to be spawned." Violet yelled the last part of her statement, sending a shock of pain up through her burning back.

Violet fell backwards, and writhed at the pain that came shooting up her spine. Galbatorix just smiled.

A guard once again came into the room, but neither tired her up, or hung her from the wall, but grabbed her hands and feet himself, while Galbatorix pushed into her mind. If she would not tell where Murtagh was, then he would simply find it.

Violet was shifting and screaming in pain, as Galbatorix pushed thouroghly through her thoughts, he started with when Murtagh arrived at the castle to when he ran away, but he saw nothing but the inside of her cell from then on out. It was then that he realized, that she knew no more then he did. All the information that she gave him, was which way Murtagh flew.

Galbatorix withdrew, then bluntly stated, "She is of no further use to me, I will kill her personally tomorrow night."

Dun Dun dun

will Murtagh and Eragon get to her rescue in time... I would tell you, but I don't even know yet. Better ponder on that one. TTYL! R/R