Andlátkyn; Vandr Sanses unin Alagaësia

Leaving Eastcroft

((I was prevented from updating this last Friday, but now I finally can update again. I'm sorry for the wait, guys.))

The time came for them to leave, Eragon waking to see Abyss blinking from his place at Endogeny's side, the large dog amalgam groaning as they woke up. Bird stretched out his wings, which spanned the room and forced Eragon to stay on the floor until they were out of the way. Arya was already waiting by the window, the Dog, Toby, was curled up on the mattress, watching them.

Shrugging, Abyss got up, shaking his scarves into wings before they reverted back. He noticed Eragon watching him and blinked. "You okay?"
The Rider shook his head and moved to Arya.

Endogeny shrank down to their smaller form- which looked oddly similar to Toby, only furless, faceless, and close to dripping. Bird picked up the now moderately carry-size dog amalgam as Toby hopped onto Abyss's shoulder.

With this, Eragon and Arya leapt out of the window to the ground twelve feet below and landed easily, breaking into a run towards the village wall. The skeletons erupted out behind them, shooting upward to better escape preying eyes that might notice they were not birds.

It wasn't long until the human and elf had scaled a fencepost, a watchman below turning side to side in the search for intruders.
"They're like NPC's." Bird commented quietly. Abyss snorted. "I'm totally calling patrols NPC's now."
"I can get behind that."

The human and elf lept off the palisade and bolted away, winding through the acres of farmland surrounding the village. Toby barked from his perch on Abyss as the skeletons followed. Farmdogs often came charging out at the intrusive pair on the ground, but the pair somehow managed to repel them, likely via contact with the animals' minds.

When they had journeyed five miles from Eastcroft, the Rider and elf ambassador slowed to a stop, Arya raising one arm to gesture for the fliers to land.

Arya had already spoken the spell of scrying when the pair reached the ground, Nasuada's face appearing on the puddle of water. The woman seemed stricken with a slight pallor as she slicked part of her hair back with a bandaged arm. Error suddenly appeared in the surface of the water beside her as well, regarding the skeletons carefully- especially Abyss.

Nasuada just sighed in relief. "You are safe, thank Gokukara. We were so worried, with the Twins lacking physical form and all."
"I'm sorry I upset you, but I had my reasons."
"You must explain them to me when you arrive."

"As you wish." Eragon inclined his head before changing the subject. "How are you hurt? Did someone attack you? Why haven't any of the Du Vrangr Gata or Wyrdaí Islingrya healed you?"
"I ordered them to leave me alone. And that I will explain when you arrive."

She shifted her focus to the others present. "I'm impressed; you found him. I wasn't sure you would."
"It was all Arya." Bird explained quickly. The elf shook her head. "Fortune smiled upon me."
"Perhaps, but I tend to believe your skill was as important as Fortune's generosity."
"When can you return?" Error spoke up.

Arya regarded the skeletons for their input. Bird glanced between the dog amalgam in his arms and Abyss. The shorter spoke.
"Originally, we planned on teleporting back to the Varden with Eragon, but he kinda picked up some.. friends." He held up the pup, who yipped at the water.
Error blinked, staring. He blinked again.

"Is that Toby Fox?"
"The one and only, looks like. And the original Endogeny.. probably."
Said amalgam woofed, standing up higher to peek at the surface of the water.
"And who might this Toby Fox and Endogeny be?" Nasuada asked of the glitch.

"One's a mass of merged dog monsters that are unable to die and the other is the supposedly all-knowing dog that.. does whatever it wants. Both are part of the original universe of the Multiverse." The god of destruction explained bluntly.