A/N: This is only part of the chapter. I wrote this part separately and I can't paste it in to the rest of the chapter so I just posted this. I'll try to post the rest of the chapter soon.

Thorn yawned and nudged Murtagh with his tail. He snorted when Murtagh rolled on to his side and continued sleeping. ~Wake up heartbrother, an hour has passed since dawn and General Julan expects you at the sparring field in 30 minutes.~ Murtagh jumped out of bed, Thorn laughed watching Murtagh rush round the room, changing his clothes, putting on his armour, strapping his bow on his back and two daggers to his belt. Thorn stopped him before he left the room, ~you forgot zar'oc.~ Murtagh sighed, walking back into the room, he took zar'oc. Thorn looked at the crimson blade, misery was its name and misery was what it brought, to its wielder as well as the people who's blood has been spilled by it. Murtagh interrupted Thorn's melancholy thoughts, ~if this was not a rider's sword I would crush it to dust and bury it deep in the centre of the earth!~ Thorn tried to calm him down, ~Don't worry, soon we will be free and you can find a new weapon.~ ~How can we ever be free when we are bound by Galbatorix's magic? he knows our true names, there is no way to escape.~ Thorn winced at the bitterness in his riders voice. He gently wrapped his tail around his heartbrother, attempting to comfort him. ~We will be free, you have changed since I hatched and we swore our oaths to Galbatorix, and I am no longer the confused hatchling I was~ he said firmly, ~we will be free from Galbatorix.˜ ~I need to go, General Julan won't be happy that I'm late.~ Murtagh said. Thorn released his rider and nudged him towards the door, ~go, I'll see you later.~ Murtagh ran down the long corridors out to the sparring field, but Thorn could sense that the despair that previously hung over him like a shroud had evaporated to be replaced with hope. As Thorn left for his training with Shruikan he hummed happily, it seemed like things would get better.

A/N: Do you think Thorn and Murtagh are in character? I'm not sure if this is how they would talk and act. Please review so I can make this story better.