Eragon ( Riders of the Lands across the Sea )

-Chapter 2- Sarah

      'Stop! Thief! Help, someone grab the kid. He stole my trade stuff.' a jeweller yelled at the top of his lungs. Before anyone got any ideas of trying to help, the black lump whizzed passed the crowd. He ran for his life as he dodged palace guards and some men trying to stop him, few even tried to trip him. He was enjoying every moment of this little action packed race, the fear of being caught, to be hanged made it all the more interesting. Also, there was a large bounty on his head making him more than eager to show the authority that he was more than a boy. Some called him "Ghost" as his face was never seen before and he only struck at night, targeting rich, wealthy,  cheating and stingy merchants that feed off the poor and less fortunate civilians. Some even claims that he does this to help the poor, yet nobody dared to the the King just how did he help them. A gruffy hand had tried to grab the kid while another tried pouncing on him after climbing on a cart. The hooded kid halted to a sudden stop making both the man crashed into each other. He stood there his head low, a mask covering his face, his hair falling in front of his eyes covering more than half of it, his eyes calculating his next move. He saw a ledge, he immediately ran to it and grabbed it with his fingers. He flipped himself up with ease using it as a swing. From there he jumped a little further upwards and to the building beside the one he was clinging on to. He repeated the action to find himself hanging on the same building he first hung on, only this time he was much higher. The mesmerised crowd stood there watching as the hooded figure climbed higher and higher in the same manner.

Sarah stayed standing once she was high enough. She used her mental link to call upon someone who wouldn't turn her down no matter how many times she asked and regardless the cause nor the consequences, her dragon Illiea. She herself didn't know what would have happened to her if she hadn't met the dragon. She stared down with an expressionless face, her back rigidly straight. Everyone in the market was looking up at her completely rooted to their spots. He's gonna jump a young boy no more than the age of five yelled out. Nobody dared to move a muscle for fear what the boy had said just might turn out to be true.

Sarah smirked at that comment for most thought her to be a boy and that she would likely plunge herself to a certain death. However, if anyone knew her better they would have saw her eyes sparked with excitement. Her mask however managed to hide her smile quite perfectly. The jeweller she stole from was among the crowd, and he didn't like what he saw, his face pink with rage. 'How did you get up there?' he gasped. She cocked her head to one side and stared at the man as if standing so high up on the very edge of a building that tall is certainly something normal to do on a daily basis. Even the palace guards were there. They no longer look certain about this and kept exchanging worried glances as if they were worried she might slip past their fingers once more, and this time in broad daylight. She always used her dark cloak to blend into the night once completing her task with out most ease. It was the first time she chose to appear in the morning, as though challenging the King himself that she was not intimated by him. She purposely to a step forward and add a little wobble to add on the effects. The crowd flinched and there were some gasps. Everyone held their breath.

Sarah was enjoying every moment of it, as if the crowd really cared for her well being. Its not that she doesn't receive much attention from her house, in fact her father even paid for her to have a personal group of maid to look after and care for her. Somehow, it didn't feel right being under their care. It was as if they were paid to be nice, to treat her with respect,awe and care. She felt that most of it was a fake, but the crowd right beneath her was genuinely concerned of her well being. She just loved being in the centre of attention. 'I think I would receive more attention if I make my appearance now, don't u think?' said a certain pink dragon that she knew all that very much. Illiea rounded the last corner and came into view but nobody was not paying attention to her. Up front, the hooded figure had made a short run and jumped from the building he was standing on. Women screamed and men gasped as Sarah plunged herself towards the ground. A pale pink dragon appeared from the back of the crowd and made for the falling kid. She reached her just in time and Sarah managed to manuvere herself into the saddle Illiea wore. The dragon roared with such ferocity that could turn blood of many brave men cold. She had been practising on this moment for some time now, and she enjoyed every moment of it.

'Now. that's a perfect entry fit only for a dragon,' she basked in glory as she smiled goofily at her rider. 'Not to mention a dragon with a big head' snorted Sarah mad for no longer being in the centre of attention. But, her anger was short lived as a  deep fondness appeared in its place that she threw her hands around the unsuspecting dragon. ' You are strangling me Sarah!' an amused dragon complained vainly, she too had a sense of fondness in her voice. Sarah leaned back in her saddle. Another day of a successful heist has came through and she was a little sorry that it ended quickly. She planned on doing it again tonight. ' Sarah!!!' Illiea scolded her as soon as the dragon found out, 'No more robbing for a week and that's final. You created quite a scene today and just moved yourself into the most wanted list by the king,' She felt weird that Illiea scolded her as thought a mom would scold her child. Yet, she understood her dragon's concern. 'Alright, alright, i won't go anywhere,' Sarah grumbled 'For now at least,' she muttered under her breath. 'I heard that!' Illiea playfully commented making her rider all the more irritated. She certainly was having her fun.

Sarah opened the leather bag containing the stollen jewellary, and her eyes lit up!!

-A/N- 

So, how was chapter 2 ???  i need a response to keep on going. Also if u wan ur name to be added maybe as a fellow rider or just a friend, personal message me but the final choice is still mine so no hard feelings if i dun pick ur name. Also i would like to kno how u would wan tiz story to develop i would like to see a few before i decide on which to go on with or maybe i'll stick to the original plan..... alright, that all for now..... take care!!!

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