The Rogue Rider (An Inheritance Fanfiction)

Chapter 24: A Rider's Bond

'Wild magic sounds dangerous,' Ragin stated as his dragon recounted the events of that morning to him.

They were sitting by the large section of the river, under the same tree that Ragin had found the previous day. Akaysha was gorging herself on a large plump deer she had managed to grab on the way back from her training, while the rider had contented himself with a bread role with some odd tasting leafy salad. He wasn't that hungry, and this would be enough to get him through until dinner at the very least.

'I know, but at least we know a bit more about it now,' she replied after a pause, not really focusing too much on the conversation.

'Yeah,' he agreed, thinking carefully through what he had just learned, sorting all the information into his mind.

'Though what has me the most curious are our masters,' the dark dragon continued, holding the corpse with her claws and pulling her head back with a leg gripped in her teeth, struggling to pull the limb off, 'Ebrithil Sashi didn't say anything more about her unique bond with Logan than what I showed you.'

'Well, they'll be meeting us here soon so we might have a chance to ask them this afternoon,' Ragin finished up the last of his role and got to his feet, stretching his arms above his head.

He was a little stiff after the sparring he had done that morning. It hadn't been that difficult but numerous fights over the course of the day, no matter the ease of them, was enough to wear anyone out. That being said, he probably could have still kept going for another couple of hours without really feeling the effects at all. Most of the fight he had participated in ended in a couple of short blows as he easily slipped over or under any of his opponent's guards. Sure, they were all slightly better than the average opponent, but, besides the urgal, none of them had really had experience with weapons before they had become a dragon rider. That didn't stop them from wanting to take him on however, and it was only after he had defeated each of them numerous times had they decided to give up and finish up for the day.

The rest of the afternoon, Ragin was told, would be spent with their 'masters' Logan and Sashi. Apparently there were still some other things that they both needed to be tested on, though what Ragin didn't know. Akaysha had already been through numerous exercises to gage her skill, and he had demonstrated a number of different techniques through his swordsmanship. Maybe they were going to be doing magic or something. That would be interesting topic, considering what Akaysha had already learned.

A thump of wings behind him caused him to look back and see the large golden form of Sashi landed on the ground. Logan was on her back and quickly swung down with a smile on his face. His golden sword, Kuldr, clanged against his leg. Ragin had frowned when he had learnt the blades name, as it literally meant 'gold' in the ancient language. It wouldn't be how he named his weapon when he finally got it.

"Good afternoon. You are here early," stated the golden rider.

Ragin shrugged, "It seemed a waste of time to go into the mess-hall to eat, especially when Akaysha had just caught her meal and had to eat outside anyway."

The other four new riders and their dragons had gone inside to eat their lunch before heading off to their respective teachers. During this time was when they learnt a lot about the other side of being a dragon rider, the more diplomatic and peaceful approaches than raising a blade. While fighting was an important part of their job, it was by no means the most important.

Ragin turned to look back over the river. A movement to his right caused him to look and he was slightly surprised when Logan sat down right next to him, looking over the lake with a slight smile on his face. Ragin eyed him slightly warily, before turning to look over the river as well. It seemed they would wait until Akaysha finished her meal. She was in no way hurrying to do so.