Chapter 4: Meeting Eragon
Meanwhile in Ellesmera, Eragon and Saphira were talking with each other when they heard a loud roar. They stopped their mental link for a moment and looked in the direction of the sound, obviously shocked to hear it. Eragon looked confused and turned his attention back to Saphira, who had her eyes peeled for anything suspicious. He shrugged and looked back in the direction of the noise.
What was that? he asked Saphira.
Saphira said nothing for a minute, her eyes still darting around, looking for any sign of intruders. I do not know, she finally said. It was a loud roar, but what could make such a noise...besides a dragon, of course.
Do you want to go check it out?
Yes; it would be interesting to find out what sort of creature made that sound, Saphira told him. She lay down on the ground so that Eragon could climb up onto her back, and took off into the air. She flew for miles, searching the ground carefully. Finally they came to a clearing in the forest and Eragon saw a shape on the ground. He knew immediately that it was some sort of animal, but he didn't know what species it was...until Saphira dived lower to get a closer look.
Saphira! he shouted. That's a dragon!
I see it, Saphira told him. But how can that be? There aren't any dragons in Alagaesia besides me, Thorn, Glaedr and Shruikan. This is very strange.
She angled her wings and descend, landing on the ground near the dragon. Eragon got off of Saphira and walked up to the dragon cautiously. He could see that it was sleeping and waited for the dragon to wake. The dragon opened his eyes and looked at the human. He stood up on all fours, and Eragon could see that the dragon was much larger than Saphira. He had azure blue scales and emerald green eyes. The dragon eyed Eragon and Saphira curiously, showing his fangs and growling slightly.
Easy, Eragon told the dragon. We're not going to hurt you.
The dragon's eyes widened in surprise. Did you just speak in my head?
The Rider nodded. Dragon Riders have the ability to speak with dragons telepathically, as do all dragons. We heard you roar, and came to investigate.
What is your name, human? the dragon asked.
Eragon, the Rider replied.
A proud roar came from the dragon. So you are Eragon! he exclaimed. I have been sent here to help you defeat Galbatorrix. My name is Sonic.
Saphira growled. What do you mean by that?
Eragon looked at Saphira, and then back at Sonic. If you don't mind, we would like to take you to Elesmerra. You can answer our questions then, Sonic.
Sonic nodded. You must have many questions; I will explain everything once we get there.
The Rider nodded and mounted Saphira, flying off to Elesmerra. Sonic watched them leave and flew after Saphira, ready to tell them what he was doing in Alagaesia.