Days were passing by so fast I lost the count. I didn't see the king again, but Murtagh told me that he is waiting for me to have a vision. Apparently, he had some other things to do so he decided to see how I'm doing without pressure.
Life in this castle was horrible. It wasn't just boring; it was freaking me out. I tried to talk to one of the servants and the girl just stared at me like I'm some kind of monster. What was wrong with me?
That day I looked for a decent mirror but I couldn't find it. I entered some small room; it was dark and everything was covered with dust. A lot of dust. No one entered here for ages, I was sure. There was a big shelf full of some old books and, in another corner, almost broken chair and small table.
I noticed something on the floor and went closer to see what it was.
"A mirror?" I said to myself. It surprised me to see a thing like that covered with dust and thrown away like something worthless; it was beautiful and I looked at it better. Suddenly I could see a person in it but that woman wasn't me.
I stared at it for a moment. Who was that? Was that a magic mirror? I looked away from it but the image of that beautiful blond woman stayed in front of my eyes. Finally, I noticed something in the corner next to the shelf. A real mirror!
I stood in front of it in a second, but it only shocked me. That wasn't a mirror! Again magic? It can't be! That woman is not me…oh. I looked closer. Great. It was my reflection!
My skin looked so weirdly pale like never before. Well, I haven't seen the sun here for weeks! That would explain it. My dark brown long hair was a mess; it looked like I haven't combed it for days!
But there was something else that bothered me. My eyes. Well, better said, those purple circles around them. This place was literally killing me! I changed my mind about that servant girl; she wasn't crazy. I really looked like a monster.
I sighed and fixed a bit the ugly grey dress I was wearing. There just wasn't anything else for me to wear since I didn't have my own clothes with me. Servants' clothes was just ugly. I wished I had at least one normal dress.
"We can take care of that." I jumped and turned around in a second, only to see Murtagh standing at the door. I should have known it was him; he did that a lot…appeared out of nowhere and got into my mind.
"Stop doing that!" I said, frustrated and took a deep breath to try to calm down. My heart was beating like crazy.
"Sorry." he smiled and entered the room, looking around "What are you doing here?"
"Mirror." I sighed and pointed at the damn thing.
"Not happy?" he laughed. The guy just loved to be in my mind, what else can I say?
"Huh, you can see me, right?" I glared at him.
"Come on, you look good." he said "If you want a dress, I can get it for you."
"You're a liar." I said coldly and then thought about the dress "You can get me a dress?"
"Sure." he said "Come with me."
We left the room immediately as he took my hand and led me through the halls. I wanted to ask him about the magical mirror but I guess I forgot.
That night I woke up covered with sweat. My body was shaking and my heart was racing too fast. The dream. Vision. I wasn't sure what it was. Suddenly, tears were streaming down my face. My soft cries were the only thing that could be heard in the middle of the quiet night.
The dream appeared in front of my eyes again. It didn't want to let me go. It was way too real. That woman…from the mirror…she was going somewhere. I guessed she was nervous because I could feel it too. It was a strange feeling.
She smiled when she saw a man standing in the shadow. I had no idea who that was. They kissed and I heard a voice saying: "Lovers, traitors!" Then dark covered my eyes and I couldn't do anything to see what is happening.
I was frightened. I didn't know what this all meant. It looked like a vision, but it didn't look like future. I was confused; something was wrong. I closed my eyes, trying to forget. I dreamed it probably because I betrayed my husband. It had to be just a dream; something my mind made up.
I felt helpless and left the room. I walked down the hall, straight to Murtagh's room. I opened the door as quietly as I could; It looked like he was sleeping. Of course, he was! I'm the only freak who wakes up in the middle of the night, having crazy thoughts!
I got closer to his bed, looking at him. I didn't really know what I was doing. I almost screamed as he jumped out of the bed, grabbed my arm and pointed his sword at me.
"Oh, it's just you." he let go of me and put the sword away. I just stood there for some moments, totally shocked. I wasn't even sure what happened. My mind went blank.
"How did you…?" I was trying to ask "I thought you were sleeping."
"I was." he said "Until you came."
"Oh." I said "Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up…I thought I was quiet enough…"
"What were you trying to do? Spy on me while I'm sleeping?" he looked at me curiously.
"No!" I stared at him in disbelief. This was more than embarrassing situation. Not to mention that I completely forgot why I was here "I…I don't know. Give me a second."
"Oh, ok. Did I scare you?" he smiled.
"Umm, yeah." I admitted "But I still don't get it how did you do that! If someone came into my room, I probably wouldn't know…I mean, not unless that person touched me or something…and if someone woke me up, it would take me few minutes to react."
"That's nice to know." he laughed. Great, I was definitely talking too much!
"Huh." I said quietly, trying hard to remember what I wanted actually "Can you do that because you're a Dragon Rider?"
"No." he smiled bitterly "Just an old habit."
"Oh." I blinked. Habit? No way. He must be lying. Nothing could wake me up… Wait, wake me up…oh, right! The dream!
"What dream?" Murtagh asked suspiciously "You had a vision?"
"I don't know." I said "I'm not sure. It looked like it…but maybe it was just a normal dream. But the most vivid dream I've ever had. I dreamed the woman from that mirror…"
"What woman?" he was surprised.
"Umm…" I hesitated. Was I supposed to see that? Ah, whatever. "I saw a magical mirror in that room. Then I dreamed her…"
"You saw a magic mirror?" he looked at me like I was crazy.
"Yeah?" I wasn't sure anymore what was going on. Damn, he managed to confuse me again.
"Why don't you show me?" he suggested.
"Oh, right." I said and we went again to that small room.
"You're crazy." he said when we saw our reflections in that mirror. It looked just like normal mirror. I was shocked. I didn't know what to say. I could swear I saw the woman, but she just vanished.
"Don't you see it in my mind?" I tried to imagine it, but I couldn't concentrate.
"Your dream is blurry. Try to remember how the woman looked like." he said.
"Ok. But I have no idea who she is! I have no idea what this means." I was nervous. This was probably stupid. It was just a dream and Murtagh didn't have to know how I felt about betraying my husband. The picture of the woman appeared in my mind again.
"I know who she is." he frowned "How did you find out about her?"
"I told you I saw…" I was confused. He knew that woman? Was she here somewhere?
"No." he said quietly "She's not here. Did you ever had visions about past?"
"No. I don't remember any…" I said "But will you tell me who she is?"
"My mother." he said and I stared at him in disbelief.
"What?" the dream passed in front of my eyes again "No way!"
"That's impossible." he frowned "That can't be! I know who the man you dreamed is! How did you find out about him?"
"Umm…" I got scared. He was staring at me like I somehow knew everything.
"Tell me!" he yelled and I took a step back. Will he attack me?
"I swear I know nothing about this!" I cried "I had a vision of them like I had of you! I've never seen you before!"
"Then it means something!" he said and looked at me accusingly "You have to know what it means!"
"How many times do I have to tell you? Don't you see it?" It was almost impossible that he doesn't believe me. He was probably shocked as much as I was…actually more; I was the one who didn't know these people. And if I felt like I did…how did he feel?
I looked at him and then he rolled his eyes and went somewhere. I realized what happened; we woke up the king! If he actually slept at all…the king was definitely creeping me out.
"The king is pleased with your discovery." Murtagh came to my room later that day. I had no idea what he's been doing that day.
"Oh." I didn't know what else to say. So he really did go to see the king and my vision meant something.
"But there is something else I have to tell you…" he actually locked the door with magic and I got nervous.
"What?" I asked "The king doesn't need me anymore?"
"Not that." he said.
"Good." I sighed in relief. I wasn't going to die. That was a positive thing.
"Your husband…" he said and I shivered involuntary.
"What about him?" I almost chocked with tears I felt coming. Why I always had to think first on the worst possibility?
"He's looking for you." said Murtagh "He believes someone from the Empire took you away. I think he's coming here."
"What?" I was shocked "How do you know? Where is he?"
"He probably won't get here in months…if he ever gets here…" said Murtagh "We used magic, how did you think we saw him?"
"Huh." I got angry on Murtagh. He definitely didn't know my husband. How did he dare to doubt Dorian won't get here?!
I knew he'll know where I was. Someone probably heard soldiers were near the village…and he thought they took me with them.
"He won't get here. Trust me." Murtagh almost laughed.
"You don't know him!" I yelled "Besides, I'll be the first one to know if something is going to happen."
"Don't be so sure. You can't even control your visions." he said coldly.
"Wait, where is my daughter?" I panicked "She's not with him, is she?"
"She's fine." said Murtagh "She's with her grandparents."
"He left my daughter with his mother?" I was furious. What was he thinking? That woman wasn't the person I would leave my daughter with.
"Oh, come on! Do you think she would be safer here?" Murtagh smiled "Because I can go to your village and bring her here."
"No! Are you out of your mind?" I yelled. As long as she was safe, nothing else mattered. I stayed here because of her; I didn't want to give the king a reason to hurt her.
"Then stop being stupid!" he said coldly "No one is going to save you! No one!"
"You're making me sick!" I said "I have hope. I know this looks like impossible situation…and I know I maybe won't see my family again and maybe that's better…but part of me still hopes…"
"Do whatever you want." he rolled his eyes "You're too stupid to see what's going on."
"Fine!" I said "But tell me first what is it exactly that I discovered in my vision?"
"Something about me and Eragon." he said "I can't tell you."
"Oh." I said and sat on the bed. I just wanted Murtagh to leave…He looked at me before he unlocked the door.
"Don't tell this to anyone." he said and left. I sighed. Who I would tell? To the servants? Oh, yeah, those people really love me!
