Sja Fram [Inheritance Cycle | Eragon Fanfiction]

Chapter III: Travelling (Unedited)

Chapter III: Travelling

As Eragon, Brom, and I departed. Brom gave Eragon Snowfire's reins. "Both of you go to the far side of Therinsford and wait there."

"Why?" Eragon questioned, asking the same question that was on my mind. But Brom had already slipped away, annoyed we exited the village and waited beside the road.

As we waited I pulled out a brush and started brushing my filthy horse. "Did you own him?" Eragon asked.

I looked over Istal's neck and replied, "Yeah I did, however, reasons forced me into the forest and I didn't want to endanger Istal's life."

"You endangered it now," Eragon pointed out.

"I did but now I think that I can handle it, along with that, I'm sure you two will be able to help defend Istal. Besides... Istal is now old enough to be ridden properly, last I saw him was when he was three. He's now six, still young, but now older."

"Why were you in the Spine? And why are you coming along with us?" Eragon asked.

"I... I'd prefer not to share why I was in the forest. However, I was hiding from the empire, that's all I'll say for now. I'm coming along because I believe you and Saphira can save everyone from our tyrant king. Also because some part of me longs for adventure and... I feel like I need to come along. And it's not anything in me, it's something else." I said.

Eragon didn't reply and I continued brushing Istal. When Brom returned I was unknotting Istal's mane.

"Well, the Ra'zac were definitely here. They also stopped to pick up horses just as we have. I was able to find someone who had seen them. He described them with many shudders and said that they galloped out of Therinsford like demons fleeing a holy man."

"Seems like they left quite an impression," Eragon said in response to Brom's mini-speech.

"I seem to be missing out on something, Ra'zac?" I questioned confused.

"I forgot you didn't know anything," Brom said with a bemused expression, "You don't need to worry about anything for the moment, however, just know that the Ra'zac are fearsome monsters and we're hunting them down."

I frowned but let the response be for now, I wasn't telling them everything and they weren't telling me everything.

"When we were in the barn, I touched the bay's mind by accident. I didn't know it was possible to do that." Eragon said as he stroked the bay.

"It's unusual for one as young as you to have the ability. Most Riders had to train for years before they were strong enough to contact anything other than their dragon." Brom said with a frown, his voice held a thoughtful tone as he spoke.

"Still confused," I muttered just loud enough for them both to hear, however, they ignored me and Brom spoke on.

"Take everything from your pack and put it into the saddlebags, then tie the pack on top of the saddlebags," Brom said. I tightened all the straps on my saddle and checked the girth. I mounted Istal, who startled from underneath me and tried to trot off as I reined him in.

"Easy boy, easy," I said stroking his neck as I held the reins in one hand. Eragon sighed and awkwardly mounted the horse.

"Is this going to do the same thing to my legs as riding Saphira?" Eragon asked, once again I wondered what had happened in order for Eragon to be racing around with Brom and a dragon.

"How do they feel now?" Brom asked with genuine concern in his voice.

"Not too bad, but I think any hard riding will open them up again," Eragon said.