Gone. Dead. Lost.
He felt choked, the air lost from his lungs as the sight of her falling from the cliff repeatedly played in his mind. The sound of her scream... the way she reached towards him with panic in those golden eyes.
It broke something in him, and the Twins finally broke past his defences and tore through his mind.
They seemed dissatisfied with what they found as if they had learned nothing new. Nothing of importance.
He held tightly to the feather - left behind as she fled, all that remained.
They wanted to find her body. To confirm she was dead.
He prayed she was but hoped she wasn't.
"If one of us is to be free, let it be her," he thought tiredly as the group went back downriver to track her down. "If she lives... she promised to teach me her language."
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Age of the Dragon 2: The Thedas Rider
FanficThe second installation of my Age of the Dragon Series. If you haven't read Return of the Riders yet, start there! Fallyn continues her journey to bring down Galbatorix but finds herself questioning her motivations and self before long. In order to...
