Chapter 6: stupid
Disclaimer: I still don't own eragon or anything else that I might use
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Murtagh rode Thorn over the rode to Uru'baen. The night wind blew his hair behind him and gave him a set of chills. But he was to busy thinking. What did Era mean when the other girl, Yuaza, had a soft spot for him?
She probably meant Yuaza likes you. Thorn thought answered his rhetorical question.
Thank you dragon obvious! Murtagh thought sarcastically. Now the only problem is that I don't like her, heck I don't even know her!
Have you ever heard of love at first sight?
Yes but really if the girl is that much of a romantic then why is she hanging out with my sister? Sister, Murtagh was still not used to that.
Did you see them when they fought? It wasn't the usual hair pulling, uselessly kicking and screaming girl fight. They moved like seasoned warriors.
So the girl has spunk! So what? She'll be a rider for the Varden, and my enemy. Hey why am I even thinking about her like this? I DON'T LIKE HER!!
Sure,
Murtagh paused and thought about it. The girl Yuaza was very attractive. She had golden brown ringlets that perfectly framed her face, her eyes were on fire and as for the rest of her body she was definitely big but not too big. Okay Maybe I find her attractive but that doesn't mean I like her.
Thank you. Now to out real problem, we don't have the egg what do we do?
We tell him the truth, the egg hatched to a skilled warrior who attacked me before I was able to attack her.
Don't you mean them?
No, I swore to protect Era from anything that might hurt her when I was two. I swore it to my mother in the ancient langue. This happened before all this happened, and Galboratrix told me that if I take two conflicting oaths the first one is the one I am really sworn to the first one. That was the first oath I took, so I am to protect her and fight her at the same time.
Oh, that's stupid.
You're telling me by the way that oath now also includes you.
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The girls went to sleep that night at on a cliff over looking Lake Leona. When the girls woke up the next morning little did they know that all ready there was a legend being spread about two girls and one dragon the color of blood.
Era woke up with an urge to ride Agni again. Even though riding made her legs sore she really wanted to do it. So after eating breakfast with Yuaza, she packed up camp, then she hit the skies.
When they reached a height that Era liked, Agni and her started to talk.
So what'd it like being a dragon? Era asked Agni
Well you should know. We are part of each other. I chose you and Yuaza to be my riders because you and her are a pair. You both are equally capable of being riders but because you both are so close I had no choice but to chose you both.
Oh, what does it mean to be a rider? Yuaza and I read that it means that you have to be strong and brave and all that stuff, but you're supposed to be those anyway.
You're right but to answer your question. No one knows what it means to be a rider, but the riders all ways seem to have a certain power or knowledge about them. To be a rider means you've got something more than ordinary.
Oh, do we have what it takes to be a rider?
If you didn't then you wouldn't be a rider. I choose you because you both were right to be my riders.
Hey to change the subject you said that you had some new tricks.
So?
So let's see them!
Okay hold on.
Agni then folded his wing into a dive. Era held on to one of his neck spikes and closed her eyes. But she screamed any way because of the feeling of air passing her face and her breath catching in the back of her throat. Then finally the feeling stopped when Agni stopped five feet from the surface of the lake. Then they slowly gained height again.
Wow Agni that was amazing! Era though with real surprise
We've only just begun. Agni thought back. Then they did a series of loops then a flip turn, after that they did a steep banking turn. Then they stopped so that Era could push her breakfast back down to her stomach. When Era caught her breath she looked up and was surprised to see a blue shape flying towards them.
Eragon rode Saphira over Leona Lake. He was tired. They had just came from Hrothgar's burial. Because he was part of Hrothgar's clan he was required to attend the burial, but because he was needed for the Varden he wasn't able to stay at Farthen Dur for the coronation of the new dwarf king but before he left he made clear to the comity that the Varden still needed the help and support of the dwarfs and if they lost their support then the Varden would fail and the dwarfs would be killed any way. All the activities had made him very tired. He was doing his best not to fall asleep in his saddle when he saw something on the other side of the lake a red dragon with a rider that looked like Murtagh. Saphira do you see that shape over there? He asked his dragon.
Of course I do. It looks like Murtagh is riding Thorn looking for us.
Or for the Varden.
True, shall we go for it?
He can't spare us so we shall not spare him.
Eragon sat up straight in the saddle. He was now fully awake and ready to fight. Saphira shot across the sky like an arrow. The space between him and the other rider closed up in seconds. Then BOOM the two dragons collided. Eragon was surprised when the other rider let out a scream. Then he looked at where the other rider should be and was even more surprised to see that the dragon did not have a saddle and was the rider not siting on the dragon. He backed Saphira up and saw that the rider was infact female and she was being held by her cloak being held in the other dragon's front claw.
"ARE YOU STUPID!" the other rider screamed at him "SURE JUST KILL FIRST ASK QUESTIONS LATER!"
Eragon sat on Saphira speechless as the girl climbed back on her dragon then she turned to him and said sweetly "I'm sorry for snapping at you I know I look like that Murtagh guy but in defense I am a girl and have a lot more hair than he will ever have. By the way my name is Era."
Eragon found himself staring at the girl she was a dragon rider and she was totally relaxed about it she didn't even seem to mind that he was starring at her. Era on the other hand was on the outside very pleasant but on the inside she was fuming How dare he! He just flies about and whenever he sees another dragon let's just attack it then we find out if it's friendly.
You're telling me that blue dragon is twice the size of me and it hurt when she hit.
Oh sorry, I'm just so mad! Yuaza are you listening? Era stretched her mind out to her friend.
Yes, I saw what happened. Are you okay? I take it that's Eragon not Galboratrix. Yuaza said.
Then a different voice butted into their conversation Yes this is Eragon. Who is this?
Yuaza, Era's best friend and fellow rider.
Oh you both are riders?
Yes both girls thought at the same time. Then Era though Why don't we land so you can get the whole story. Then if you would be so kind we would like to help the Varden.
Okay. thought Eragon he quickly told Saphira his plan. Then both dragons landed on the ground.
AN I would continue but their conversation would take up another chapter. Thank you to my reviewers again. I just revised this chapter because the dialogue needed some fine tunning and I was not clear on where the girls were at this point in the story, bye