Chapter 7.1
The next morning we begin our journey to Teirm. Eragon and I don't say much as Brom leads the way. Both of us must be thinking about last night and how we used magic for the first time. Finally, I speak up.
"Brom, when will we reach Teirm?" I ask.
"If we are lucky, we can get there tonight without any trouble," Brom replies.
I begin to fall asleep. It's been hours since we layed down to sleep. As I waver between sleep and being awake another vision starts.
The white dragon again!
There she stands looking at someone as tears fall down her face.
I wonder what's wrong?
Suddenly the ground under her begins to cave in and . . .
I'm jarred awake by Brom.
"Wake up! We have reached Teirm," He growls.
I sit up and look around.
It appears that I wasn't the only one sleeping, I think as I look at Eragon.
He looks as bad as I feel almost!
"I'll see if I can find Jeod and both of you stay close."
We leave the horses outside the city and enter its walls. Finally, we arrive at a small house and it turns out to be the right one! We are met by a housekeeper and are led to Jeod.
"Brom? Is that you? Are you all right?"
"Yes Jeod it's me. I'm fine and I'm looking for some oil records," Brom replies.
"Who are they?" Jeod asks looking at Eragon and me.
"This is Eragon," Brom starts.
"Is he the one?"
"Yes he is," Brom replies and then looks at me. "This is a person that fell into our world and doesn't remember a thing about his own past."
I snarl slightly at Jeod. Something about his eyes, I can tell that he can't be trusted.
"I may not remember my past but I do know that I was chosen to come here for a reason that I don't know yet," I growl.
"His eye and hair color . . . ?"
"Yes it's different but trust me don't say anything about it to him," Brom suggests.
My eyes tell him to follow Brom's advice closely. We end up spending the night here and are shown our rooms. Brom's is beside Eragon and mine. Later that night Brom teaches us some more words in the ancient language. "Dream Stare" being my favorite. Brom warns Eragon not to use it but says nothing about me. So later that night I use it to see where the white dragon is. Turns out she's in a cave near some town. After everyone goes to bed I walk out to try and find the white dragon. I make it to the high walls that surround Teirm and then prepare to use magic to jump over them. I make it but I twist my leg coming down. I slowly drag myself to where Saphira is.
What is it? She asks once I'm there.
"I've twisted my leg and I want to try and find the white dragon from my dreams. Can you help?"
Yes, She replies and flies off to find wood for my splint.