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Eragon: Last of the Free Riders (saphiras_rider) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-13 16:27:00

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bella swan, complete, day six, eragon and saphira

Who: Eragon, Saphira, and Bella
What: Arriving in the Illusion City
When: Day 6
Where: The edges of the city
Rating: TBD
Status: All done!

In the rush to get back to the Varden from Ellesmera, Eragon almost didn't notice the swirl of light in front of them. Saphira? he said, gently touching the dragon's conscious. What is that?

But it was too late to turn around. The winds that had pushed against them on the way to Du Weldenvarden were pushing them forwards, and before Saphira could even get her wings under her, the wind pushed them forwards to the light. The landscape around them changed almost instantly. What had once been desert was now lush and colorful, and yet somehow faded. Moving into Saphia's mind, Eragon noticed the colors were dull and bland even through her eyes. What is this place? he asked, as much to himself as to her.

I don't know, she replied, glancing around to get her bearings. It's strange. It doesn't feel like home. Or anywhere near there, honestly. I don't like the look of it.

"Me either," he replied out loud, and with a nudge of his knee, he urged her downwards. "Come on, let's check it out."

This isn't a good idea, Little One, she scolded. We have places to be, in case you've forgotten. Nasuada?

Eragon felt a twinge of guilt, but shook his head. If it's not the Empire, then we've nothing to worry about, do we? Come on, I want to know what's going on.

Though he could feel her discomfort at the idea, Saphira relented and ducked under a gust of wind. It's colder here, she commented, but landed with a gentle 'thump'. Eragon climbed off of her back, jumping to the ground with still newly discovered grace. Puzzled, he glanced around, taking in the tents and sounds that looked like some sort of Faire. A poor one, but a Faire just the same. Carvahall had very few in his time, and this certainly couldn't complete with an elven celebration, but it was happening just the same.

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_bella
2009-04-19 12:43 am UTC (link)

Bella tried not to let her disappointment show when he said he had to figure things out. It was natural that he want to see his room, look around, and see for himself what was going on. It was purely selfish to want him to stay and keep her company. Plus, she could use a fresh change of clothes, and maybe even a hot shower to warm up. Her disappointment faded though when he asked if she'd eventually want to meet again. It wasn't exactly an 'I want to see you again', but it was good enough, as far as she was concerned. She didn't have a lot of friends back where she was from, and she wasn't sure if that would change here, so she nearly jumped when he left that option up to her. "Oh, yeah, that would be great." She said, a little too enthusiastically, having to calm herself and try again, "I mean, I'd like that a lot." She smiled sheepishly, ducking her head, embarrassed.

She looked back up when he said it was lovely meeting her, "You too." She nodded, her smile returning to match his own. "You and Saphira." She added, smiling at his companion, "And, you don't need to apologize at all, it was a shock, but she's really amazing." This was true; Bella watched the pair, her eyes lingering on Saphira. It was an incredible sight. It filled her with fear, awe, and a childlike sense of wonder. It was very real proof that all the things she'd read about as a child were possible. For a person as no-nonsense as Bella, that was both a shock and a gift. "I hope to see you both again soon, and if you need any help, or have any questions I'm in E239." She pointed toward her dorm. "Or, I'm on the journal, system...thing." Her brow furrowed then at her ineloquent description. That was about as succinct as she could think to be with the information she'd been given.

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saphiras_rider
2009-04-19 04:29 pm UTC (link)

She's flirting with you, Saphira commented, a somewhat annoyed twinge to her voice. Eragon's head snapped around to glare at the dragon. Talking to me doesn't mean she's... Saphira! The dragon merely rolled her eyes skyward and began walking off towards the thick nest of trees. I'm going to see if there's anything to eat around here. That's all I need is to get sidetracked from trying to seige Feinster just to starve to death.

Eragon chuckled as he turned back to Bella, then glanced in the direction where she said her dorm was. "Perfect. I'll know where to go when this place drives me mad. And I'd like to look over this journal. I'm not exactly pleased with the idea of it, to be honest." Again, magic he didn't recognize rarely went over well with him. "Speaking of..." He looked ahead out at the rain. "You'd best hurry, I can only keep this field up for so long and it's too cold for you to go running around in this." He could probably keep it over her till she got to her appointed destination, but after that, it would be far too tiresome on him, especially with Saphira out of his sight. "I'll see you soon, then?"

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_bella
2009-04-19 09:39 pm UTC (link)

It was probably for the best that Saphira and Bella couldn't communicate with one another. If she'd known what the dragon was thinking at that moment she probably would have turned a scarlet red and been unable to speak again for a minute or two. She never considered herself a flirt, and she didn't ever consciously attempt it.

As luck would have it though, Bella was blissfully unaware of the mortifying conclusions the pair had come to, and so she nodded looking up again. She'd forgotten about his spell and the reason she was no longer being rained on. Now that he reminded her she felt terrible for making him expend the extra energy. "Oh, sure." She nodded, taking a step backward. She crossed her arms over her chest and offered one last awkward smile, her eyes trailing after Saphira. "Have a great day." She said, wincing after she was done and turned before she could make a bigger fool of herself. She ducked her head and walked to her dorm as quickly as she could without falling yet again.

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