A Second Rider? (Eragon X Reader) [Book 1]

Chapter 31

(Y/N) POV

We all sat by the fire, and we may have been tired from our travelling, but we all sat there smiling like idiots. Saphira let out a loud roar of joy that scared the horses. It felt weird that we had left the Empire. I started to think as we sat there by the fire and were silent. I looked into the fire and started to speak to Valdmir.
'Vladmir, is it weird if I don't miss my home?'

'No, I wouldn't think so. Why?'

'I just started to think that we have left the place that we had been living in for our whole lives, well... me more that you, and now we have left it behind for good.'

'Well, but just look at how far we have gotten from where we started! We started from hiding in your village, starting out with nothing, to Brom and Eragon finding us, we travelled to Teirm and went on to Dras-Leona. We had the luck on our side, since I think everything that happend, happend for a reason.'

'Wow, thank you Vladmir. And I guess that you're right. We started out with nothing and look where we are now.'

'No worries. But now I will rest for a while.'

'Alright then.'
It was wonderful. It felt like a weight had finally been lifted from my shoulders. It just felt like we were actually free now. We are finally free to do what we want. We wouldn't have to hide anymore, and Vladmir and I could probably live in the edge of the Hadarac Desert. I just hope that we could stay close to the Beor Mountains, close to here. It finally feels like we are free.
'(Y/N)?'

'What is it Eragon?'

'Do you remember when Brom told us about not going into someone's mind without their permission?'

'Yes, but what does that have anything to do with anything?'

'I think that I will go into the mind of the elf.'

'And why are you telling me this?'

'Because I want you to do it with me. We are both the legacy of the Riders, and we would discover where the elves were hiding we could go to them if we wanted to! And, I'd rather not do it without you.'

'Then let's do this.' I went over and sat by Vladmir where he was a bit away from the camp, but I said that I would just take a walk.
Together we reached out our minds to find the elfs. It wasn't clouded and pained like Eragon had believed, instead it was clear and peaceful. Suddenly, there was a dagger of ice drilling right through our defences. The pain exploded in a lot of colours. We both pulled away from the attack, but we were stuck and we couldn't escape.
We tried to fight it's grip on us but without success. The dagger stabbed our minds. I felt Eragon pull up his defended and so did I, to try and stop the attack. The pain may have became more bearable but it still crushed our concentration. The elf used this to her advantage and crushed our defence. It was like a force came around the neck and tried to strangle us. It pressed slowly but had no intentions to stop. The grip tightened even more and I was sure that we were either going to pass out or die, until I heard Eragon scream; "Eka aí fricia un Shur'tugal!" I am a Rider and a friend. The grip on us didn't let go, but it didn't press harder either and we could feel how surprised she was.
Just after that her she became suspicious, but I felt Eragon's confidence in what he had said. Eragon saw him as the elfs friend, which made what he said true. I felt Eragon hope that she became curious enough to let go. She let us go. She was very careful, like an animal.
What is your names? She asked in the ancient language.
'(Y/N) and Eragon. And you?' Suddenly, it felt like she tried to pull us in into her mind and let us drown. The feeling of actually being pulled in disappeared and then she started to speak.
...Arya. Why have you contacted me this way? Am I still a prisoner to the Empire?