Luminescent (Inheritance Cycle and Beyond)

Chapter Five: Luminescent

"We need to get him to Carvahal," I said before pulling out several wooden lumber and trying to create a contraption that could help us. A piece of cloth fell out of Garrow's pocket, and I saw Eragon angrily stuff it into his pocket before standing up and mounting Saphira.

We had almost made it to Carvahal when Saphira's wings gave out, and she landed on the ground. I slipped off of Alethea and ran over to Garrow shortly before Eragon joined me.

"Saphira, Alethea, go find a safe place to rest, we can't risk you being seen," I said, looking up at the dragons. Eragon and I started to pull Garrow slowly towards Carvahal. It wasn't long before we saw Brom running towards us with the side of his head bloody. I heard Eragon fall to the ground and immediately stopped pulling. Now I had to deal with two injured people.

"More people are coming, what happened?" Brom said, staring at Eragon's legs, I didn't respond as Horst, and a couple of other villagers ran up to us.

"Miss Mal, what happened, are you alright," Horst said as several men hoisted Eragon and Garrow's bodies into a cart.

"The farm was attacked," I whispered out, Horst frowned and hoisted my body into the cart by my waist.

"I'll send some men to check the farm out, for now, you stay with Elain. Get Eragon and Garrow to Gertrude and drop Miss Mal off at my house." Horst said before the cart lurched and started rolling to the village. When we got to Gertrude's hut, Eragon and Garrow were moved into the hut. I watched as the hut slowly disappeared into the woods, they wouldn't let me stay with them. I had to go to Horst's house where Elain was waiting.

Eragon and I made our way quietly over to the tanner's supply, Eragon gathered several, and we hurried into the forest.

"Stay here, I'll get some food," Eragon said shortly before heading off again. I leaned against the tree until Brom lumbered up to me.

"Going somewhere."

"You of all people should understand why we are leaving Brom," I said lowly before looking at the sky. "If you would like to talk to them, they are listening."

Brom looked at me in surprise before starting a conversation with the dragons.

"The old man wants to come with us."

"I figured Alethea, is Sapphira on board?"

"Yes," Alethea said before going quiet.

"Eragon isn't going to be so easily swayed Brom." Brom looked at me and sighed before muttering to himself.

"Leave that to me." He said before going quiet.

"I'll be in the air waiting for you two," I said before Alethea flew down close to me and grabbed me in her talons, I climbed my way up her side until I was sitting in my usual place by the time we had reached the height that Sapphira was coasting at.

I sat next to Brom as he stirred the oats that we had cooking.

"I've never seen Eragon this.... foolhardy," I said watching the flames spark and crackle. "Why are you helping us? I know your hiding something Brom, but I won't ask you to tell me."

"I will tell you when the time is right, Mal." Brom gruffly answered as Eragon moaned and got up from his bedroll.

"Good morning Eragon," I said while handing him a bowl of cooked oats. Eragon ate quickly before spreading out the stolen leather.

"What are you planning to do with that? We can't carry it with us."

"I'm going to make a saddle for Saphira. Mal doesn't need one."