Chapter 28.2
So much has occurred in the short time that Tamli and I have been here and yet now we are about to take down Galbatorix but before we do I want to know something from Glaedr, which means going to Ellesmera and confronting Oromis and his golden dragon. Tamli and I decide to get a good rest and then leave for Ellesmera in the morning. About halfway through the night, I find myself awake. I get to my feet and quietly walk out of our tent. Once I'm outside I sit down and turn my gaze to the stars.
Oh great dragons from the past, I mutter as I close my eyes. Please guide Tamli and I as we go to rid this land of the tyranny that has plagued Alagaesia for so long!
A sudden flicker of thought reaches me. It's strange and feels alien-like but at the same time beautiful. It quickly retreats and I am left alone once again.
What was that? I wonder as it fades.
The next morning Tamli climbs onto my back and presses his right hand on my scales.
Something wrong? I question.
Will this be the right thing to do? He asks.
I shudder at this. He questions my plan? He questions me? Tamli removes his hand and shifts position on my back as I leap into the air and open my powerful wings. He questioning thought worries me as I soar toward Ellesmera. Could he be . . . ? No he can't! I would never believe that the beast that caused his scar would come after us. But yet his questioning remark could mean that the serpent is coming. If so then Alagaesia is doomed! No one can stop that thing!
Oh please don't let us lose our fight against the darkness that has covered Alagaesia for so long! I whisper to myself as I recall my master and my time together here in Alagaesia.
I was unconscious and protecting my future children. Tamli shielded me from the Ra'zac. His encounter with Murtagh. Meeting with the Varden. Our trip to the Burning Plains. Tamli's sword fight against Murtagh. Finding out that Murtagh and Eragon are brothers. Now our trip back to Ellesmera!
All of that will be lost if we can't stop that serpent before it comes. It could already be here though. If it is, we are doomed to fail!