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 Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:51 pm
Eragon looked at Saphira. They're going to drive each other insane soon, he said.
Yeah. D'you think we should stop them?
Yeah. We can't have them dead now. So, what should happen? Eragon asked.
You will fall, and Minasia will rush over on Ingothold to pick you up. Then they'll be fine. Just wait and watch, she thought, and quavered her wings to such an extent that she barrel-rolled, and Eragon slipped out of the saddle.
"AHHH!" Eragon yelled, looking at the two quarelling. The subject of love came up, but he already knew about Minae's feelings. She had revealed them when she fell like this before in the Hadarac. "Any second now," he muttered, looking down at the ground below like a sky diver without a parachute.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:47 am
Ingothold and Minasia exchanged a rather questionned and worried glance, before some silent accord was made as Minasia jumped off her OWN saddle, diving towards Eragon.
'You stupid boy!! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!'
'That was quite idiotic and selfless, Eragon...' Ingothold commented, using Minasia as a... LINK, between his mind and Eragon's.
'Quite right, quite right...' Minasia agreed,nearly ramming into Eragon, wrapping her arms tightly around his chest.
Really, were the two of them, Dragon and Rider, as stupid as the other? Such a pair could only be made by nature and wyrda, minae thought bitterly, and humorously as well.
Ingothold, as for him, threw himself in a dive to catch up to the two Riders, letting Minasiagrip one of his spikes and he leaned to his left.
"You should really stop trying and be a hero, you know..." she said, a tone or repraoch as minae hoisted herself onto her dragon's back, knowing Eragon was doing the same.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:30 pm
Eragon relaxed in Minae's arms, feeling as safe as can be. She was a spy for Alalea, and she knew next to everything about him. He clambered onto Ingothold, and looked at the two. "You guys didn't see how much you two were fighting," he said, and looked up at Saphira. In a quick jump, he was on her back.
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:44 am
"Yeah, well" she sniffed, whispping her head from time to time, to keep her hair out of her face. "He tends to get on my nerves when it's been too long we're together."
'It's only natural for us to disagree from time to time, if anything. I'm sure you two have your fights sometimes' Ingothold said, diving slowly toward a small, cleared spot among a small group of trees.
"You know... You should really consider trying to control your body a little more; it's obvious what you're feeling at the moment.. .And I don't even need to read your mind to know THAT."
Even though there was a rather odd tone of reproach and remorse in Minae's voice, her serious and queenly face was disturbed by a wicked grin, a PROUD grin, for having said this to Eragon.
Devious little beast, she is...
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:16 am
"Yes, we do have fights sometimes. The relationship between Dragon and Rider is similar to that of two siblings. Thank Oromis for teaching me that. However, you two are taking it to Sibling Rivalry," he said.
((I'm confused from what you said 3 line->end...))
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:55 am
((If you're talking about that 'devious little beast she is...', it's just a comment on how slyly arrogant she can be towards comments on people's attitudes and things of the sort. 3nodding
IF you're reffering to something ELSE...
I've no clue what you're talking about. whee ))
"Yeah, well, try staying with this big, dark pal for a while and you'll see you'll easily betempted to say he's your brother, if not even a part of yourself you can live with, OR without..."
At that instant, Minasia seemed to put in a little relfexion upon something, but appeared to quickly toss the matter aside by shaking her head.
"Siblings, eh...? I guess Rider and Dragon should be like that. The more you fight, the closer you get, because the more profound the appologies are."
'Well said, for once...' Ingothold congratulated, a note of moquery in his deep voice.
"Oh, don't start that again, you big lizard!"
Though they kept fighting... You could never feel any real hatred in the two, Rider and Dragon. No tone of distaste or bitterness... Not even remorse or any actual arrogance.
Though tey faught, the two remained fairly respectful towards each other.
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:20 pm
("You know... You should really consider trying to control your body a little more; it's obvious what you're feeling at the moment.. .And I don't even need to read your mind to know THAT." That part...explain please?))
Eragon sighed and looked down at the ground as the brown sand slowly changed into farmland and rolling hills. "We're getting closer," he said, as they spotted a legion from Galbatorix's army below them. Only 6 troops, he saw. Not an archer among them. "We should let these pass unharmed. They'll spread the word to Galbatorix that there are two dragons, and not just one."
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:27 pm
((Muscles relaxing instead of being tense. Easily detectable as a sign of pleasure or... Something else I can't really remember. Still blurry in my mind...))
"Tcheh... They'll be scared out of their wits when they see two BLUE dragons! Having been a red dragon, Ingothold wouldn't have been much of a threat... But blue?! I sure hope they don't die of surprise before anyone else hears THIS..."
'Don't be reckless and don't show off. It'll only tell them you're just a child who knows nothing.' Ingothold pointed out, his advice as wise as ever.
"Fine, fine... No tricks. I understood." Minae replied, not appearing all that phased from her dragon's apparent direct orders.
Now turning her back back to see Eragon... She risked letting go of the spike and turn around.
"Era.. Oh, don't worry, I'm fine, I won't fall off. Eragon... What do you plan on doing with Murtagh next time you see him?" she asked, knowing that he mustn't have given the matter much thought, if any at all. But if, in some extreme bad luck, Murtagh WAS to show up... Eragon would have to have a pretty good idea what to do.
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:31 pm
"If Murtagh shows up, we'll have to team up against him. Galbatorix has made him swear an oath to kill me. But he can choose not to kill you. If he tries to, we will have to kill him ourselves. Because then we'll know he's choosing a life of evil. If he doesn't try to kill you, we'll know he's trying to do the right thing," he said. "Let's hope the two of us are alive after we fight him next," he said.
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:46 pm
"HOPE we're ALIVE? Honestly, do you think I'm one of you short-lives who die almost instantly when shot by a simple ARROW? Really, Eragon, DIE at the hands of your so-called Brother? You underestimate me too much." Minasia sniffed, turning around yet again.
'And don't let the sudden rush of magic go to your head, Brisingr Fethrblaka.' Ingothold said, using a rather odd, perplexing name.
Minasia's face was now twisted in a mixture of pain, sorrow, pure anger and comprehension.
"Ingothold... I told you NEVER to use that name. EVER." She growled, lowering her head to be closer to her dragon. "You KNOW it's never to be said."
'Thousand appologies, Minasia, but if he's the one you should'
"On with it, dragon!" Minasia urged Ingothold, knowing far too well what he was going to say.
'Don't press me... In any case, if anyone, HE should know your name.'
"It's still no reason to remind me..."
Because... In fact, Brisingr Fethrblaka, or Fire Bird, is in fact the True Name minasia Had... And was often called so by her mother.
WEll, she was mostly called 'Little Bird' or 'Dearest flame'...
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:53 pm
You're underestimating the powers that Galbatorix gave to Murtagh. They're so strong that Oromis even warned Eragon of using them, Saphira((Terra!!!)) said. He's been given an incredible amount of power. Without proper training, the power will consume him, and all that will be left will be his corpse, she said.
"She's right," Eragon said. He hadn't heard Ingothold speak her True Name. "But we can beat him. Together, that is."
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:42 pm
((confusing both dragons, now, are we??))
"Power? You think this is a struggle of MAGIC POWERS?! But are you all completely OUT of your MINDS?! Galbatorix isn't after POWER! Nor is Murtagh, because in that case, neither would be together and WORKING together. No, Galbatorix wants complete domination and is playing Murtagh like a pawn on his part of the board." Minasia sniffed, holding her head high.
'You know, you're starting to improve on the way you use your brain' Ingothold added hotly, not aprpeciating the tone she used to generalise the three others.
"Oh shut up you blue lizard" Minae threw viciously, now staring ahead as she started to make out faint black dots; the outlines of Surda's walls.
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:39 pm
"You don't get it," Eragon said. "These aren't normal powers isolated for magic use. No, these powers apply to every statistic about him. He was forced to swear in the Ancient Language that he would use them against me. And its no doubt that once Galbatorix learns of your existence, it won't be just me. It'll be every elf and Dragon that he comes into contact with," he said. "He'll have no choice in it either. The oaths will be pushing his tongue and arms to kill us."
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:45 pm
Minasia seemed to smirk as long as Eragon spoke, as if waiting on a cue to laugh. But, when he stopped, she sighed and again, turned around.
"Were yuo there when he said those aoths?"
She awaited no reply and continued.
"Did you hear every detail of those oaths?"
Again, she let no time for reply.
"Do you even know what are the specific points to which Murtagh swore alliegance or companionship?"
She still awaited no response.
"In that case, you can't just asume he HAS to kill you. Galbatorix wants you ALIVE, and you know that. Wether youV'e goen against him or not, he'll want you on his side...."
Again, she turned around.
"And, if we can find out the details of the aoths, we can find the loopholes and pry murtagh out of them all. It's just that simple.. The end, at least. Getting Murtagh to speak.. Well, I guess he hasn't sworn secrecy!"
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:21 pm
"Then you talk to him," he said, a bit mad that she was being so stubborn about the secrets of the oaths being revealed. He wouldn't say anything about it though. Then he remembered Ronan. Poor Ronan was expecting him to help rescue Kristina. "Ronan...he'll want me to leave to Helgrind with him," he said. "If we go to Helgrind with him, we might, just might encounter Murtagh along the way and kill two birds with one stone."
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