Eragon heard that arrow thud against the house and instantly he had his bow strung and the arrow flew.
"Get inside and tell Arya what's happening!" He said to Keeva notching another arrow.
Keeva grabbed Aradan and ran through the door closing it behind them.
"Whats going on?" Arya asked as Keeva came in.
"Its an ambush." She said as she set her son on the bed.
Keeva turned and grabbed her bow and quiver of arrows and headed for the back door Arya right behind her.
Silently they went through the trees towards the front of the house. Eragon was on the porch holding at least 4 soldiers at bay.
Arya and Keeva strung there bows and shot two of them. Seconds later only one soldier remained.
Drawing his sword Eragon stepped up to the man.
"Why are you here?" He asked pressing his sword on the disarmed soldiers neck.
"I was sent to retrieve a valuable for the king" The soldier said sneering.
"What sort of valuable?" Eragon asked pressing harder on the sword.
"The child" The man said
"And what order were you given on his mothers behalf?" He asked a cold hard look in his eyes.
"To kill her if she had given birth to a son." The man said.
"Go back to your king and tell him that he has signed his death warrant. If he wants either one of them, he's going to have to try harder." Eragon said removing the sword and shoving the man away.
The man turned and fled into the woods.
"Are you alright?" Eragon asked. They both nodded and headed into the cabin.
Keeva picked up Aradan and walked out the back door.
Lord, I'm scared. If I tell them, they might throw us out or tie me up, they wont trust me. What do I do?
As she sat there a voice deep within spoke.
Tell them and trust that I will keep you safe, I love you I only want whats best for you. Keeping some secrets is wise, but not this time.
Keeva stood up and walked back into the house determined and relived to finally be able to tell someone her full story.
"Eragon, Arya, Sit down, I think its time you know what your up against." She said sitting on the bed.
They pulled some chairs over and sat down.
" You already know that I am an elf, but there's more to it than that." Keeva said, taking a deep breath she began.
"My name is Aerlinniel (Ire-lin-nee-ell), my mother was Lady Caladhiel (Kah-lah-thee-ell) and my father was Prince Uruvion (Oo-roo-vee-on). When I was 18 years old, Galbatorix and his soldiers invaded my village, killing my mother in the process. My father and I escaped and moved as near to the kingdom as we could, hoping to avoid detection."
Keeva stopped trying force the tears back from the recently opened wound. She took a deep breath and continued.
"After we moved my father remarried and we were both forced to leave our past lives behind. No one knew who we were. About two years after their marriage Galbatorix murdered my father. Six months later he forced me to marry him."
Keeva couldn't stop the tears now streaming down her face.
"He beat me until he found out that I was pregnant. You have no idea what he is capable of." Keeva said again trying to qualm the onslaught of tears.
"Actually..." Arya said slowly. "I do know. I was his prisoner at one point and he wanted information about my home. Eragon saved me." She said smiling slightly.
Eragon winced at the images that flew into his mind, mintally shaking them away he asked. "How did you keep going after that?"
"I thought about my baby, and I knew I had to escape. You know the story from there." Keeva finished.
The room was silent, Keeva, Eragon, and Arya were lost in there own thoughts.
Aradan's cry broke the stillness in the room. Keeva picked him up and began to feed him.
"Where were you going to go, what were you going to do after you escaped?" Eragon asked when Aradan stopped crying.
"To the Vardon, at least I was going to try, I have no idea where to find them." Keeva said.
"We do." Arya said speaking quietly, just above a whisper.
"We will leave in the morning, if your up to it." She said looking at Keeva.
"The sooner we get to safety the better. Keeva said.
She was willing to try anything to keep her son safe.