The Primordial of the Hunt Meets Eragon

Dragon Rider

Previously:
"Percy's the best swords master our family has seen in centuries," Thalia interrupted Jeod. "He'll be able to train the young Dragon Rider."

I gave her a grateful look as Roran let out a laugh. We weren't ready to reveal that I am a Dragon Rider quite yet.

"Eragon, a Dragon Rider?" Roran continued laughing. "Where could he have gotten the dragon? They're extinct for but for the Emperor's.

"Ah," Jeod said, shifting in his seat. "I know the answer to this one..."

I had trouble getting Thalia to calm down on the ship only until the other ships started following us. The Ra'zac had caught up for a little while but they didn't dare go over that water. They must have been afraid of it or something. The ships they sent after us instead got really close to catching us though and until they started shooting at us-making Thalia angry enough to send some fire arrows back-my cousin was having a small panic attack at the enormous whirlpool we had to cross. Even with me right next to her, she was having troubles calming down. Shooting back at the pursuing ships gave her something else to think about.

It also made the pursuing soldiers and magicians slightly nervous. She had an excellent shot.

"How much longer until we're in Surda?" Thalia asked, once we were safely out of harm's way and out of the Beor's Eye (something I helped out with, pushing the ship faster).

"Not for several weeks," a villager told her. To which, she groaned and hung her head over the boat.

I laughed and wandered off to speak with Roran, Jeod and Uther, the captain in the fore cabin since the captain's stateroom had been put into use for the villagers.

"How are we getting on?" I asked them. "I see the mast went on nicely."

"No thanks to you," Uther said with a booming laughter. "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have that mast; I wouldn't have let these inexperienced fools anywhere near it." He pat Roran on the back who let loose a smile.

In our confrontation with the magicians from Teirm, we lost our mast. Fortunately, with the strange instance of powers that never left me when Poseidon 'disowned' me, I was able to take care of that problem.

"And our time to Dauth would be longer," Roran added, nodding in my direction. "Thank you, Percy."

I smiled, turning back to look outside through the window, seeing Blackjack patiently keep and eye on the kids climbing on him and playing around his legs. The poor guy was not only being attacked by the children but Vindex as well. My dog was having a blast playing with the small humans and antagonizing my pegasus turned dragon disguised as a horse. I was impressed with his patience.

Suddenly, I felt the hairs on the back of my neck raise up. I could feel eyes from far away looking in our direction. Not directly at me, per se but at Roran.

Turning my gaze on Roran, I saw him turn to Uther to ask a question. Jeod was oblivious to the watching eyes I could feel on us like a two ton elephant. Narrowing my eyes now in a frown, I reached my thoughts out, following the trail of magic into the land thousands of miles away.

I didn't notice I had closed my eyes until I saw a different scene from Roran, Jeod and Uther talking with each other. Instead I saw a blue dragon looking over the shoulder of a human with elvish features who was looking in a mirror with Jeod and Roran in a sea of white. A few other villagers were seen as well a little farther in the distance but everything else was white.