OOC: Okay. Let's go with that, lol

IC: Kegan awoke. It was the next morning, and one thing was for sure, he was starving! He also noticed that it was very bright, and hot out. I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever wake up, boy, The dragon said, You've been out for three days. Kegan gasped. He never thought he could be out for so long! The dragon simply assured him by moving his head, and showing the boy the desert.

OOC: Should I time-skip again any time soon???

OOC: lol I think you meant Na'ir when you said Sarah the second time. Nice. And the plan sounds good to me.

IC: Na'ir let her wings settle closer to her sides, speeding her dive. She lengthened out the edges and finally caught her descent about a dragonlength above Arcus, and flapped lightly to alight on another ledge in the stone. The strange creature of darkness was below them, hissing and cackling wildly as Arcus shouted at it. The blue dragoness drew herself apprehensively back from it, sensing the instability of the creature. It seemed rather impossible to predict, for she still had no idea what it was, where it came from, or what its motives were. By the frustration in Arcus' demand, he seemed to feel the same way. Without another thought, the creature darted down again, almost disappearing from sight with its speed. What if it's trying to lead us to something? Na'ir suggested, wondering. If that was true, they should kill it quickly, despite the questions they might have. She fluttered off the ledge and began descending again, though she did so with extreme caution.

OOC: I did mean Sarah, but I forgot to mention Na'ir.

IC:
Sarah shreiked angrily when she arrived at the clearing and both the dragon and Kegan were gone. She sighed, then cut off through the woods toward Uru'baen. She hoped to cut the dragon off before it could arrive at the dark city with her little friend.

Arcus looked at Na'ir and said, What if it works for Galbatorix and is hoping we will leave it alone os it can report to him? asked the dragon as he dove after the creature with suprising anger, as well as agility.

OOC: Not to sound stupid or anything (but I'm kind of having one of those "oh my gosh I don't know anything right now" moments), but how many post should we take for Kegan and the rest to get to Uru'baen??

IC: Kegan couldn't do anything anymore. The dragon was in complete control, and was being quite confidently snobish about it. There were several occasions where the dragon had threatened the boy with death if he didn't bring up some water for the both of them. Kegan never spoke to the dragon, but just did as it said. Who knew what could happen if he didn't?

OOC: Ah, I see.

IC: Na'ir snorted and dove alongside Arcus, more determined than ever to catch the creature. That's why we should take it out as soon as possible, she replied. Her vision revealed nothing of danger ahead of them, though she didn't forget that there could be hidden traps. The swift movements below them revealed the creature, though it moved so quickly that it was nothing more than a blur in her sight. Na'ir drew her wings closer to her body and tightened her legs against her sides, increasing her speed. The pit was wide enough for both dragons to dive alongside each other with additional room.

Sarah continued to run through the woods until she came to a large road, one with quite a few people. She sighed at this obsticle, but walked with the flow of the crowd, trying not to draw any attention to herself. However, she did pull her cloak over her head to cover up her slightly pointing ears, as well as well as her face, just to avoid some drunken idiot from making the last mistake of his life.

Arcus dove alongside Na'ir and sent a bright multicolored flame at the swift creature. It barely singed it, but the scream was horrendous. The monster was burned on its back hind leg and it continued to scream. Arcus said, We have to shut that thing up, else the sound will carry! said the dragon as he flew in to try to silence the monster.

OOC: Whenever you want, Kegan, but I do want this to last a pretty good while.

She had arrived. She walked into the small village a few miles outside of Uru'baen and sat down at the end of a bar. She asked for a water but only got an odd look and then a ugly grin. The bartender came over, a hugely grotesque man with a roughly shaven beard and wiht long stringy hair. He said, "Whats this ere? We gots us a pretty un here. Wuts yer name hunny?" Sarah simply looked at him and said, "My name is none of your business, so either get me some water, or go away."

Arcus only had enough time to say unf! before the monsters hit him. Five of the ugly beings landed on his back, wings, and neck. They immediately began to tear at his scales to try and get to the soft flesh underneath. All this happened as the dragon lost his balance and was sent hurtling down the tunnel with the monsters scrabbling all over him.

Sarah sighed as she ran through the forest near the village. She had to "reprimand" the bartender, but in doing so, he somehow managed to die. And also, to add to her bad luck, the bartender was a well liked man. So, now she was in it. She was in the middle of a forest, running from an angry mob of people who would spread word about her going who knows where. It had indeed been a long day...

Arcus did as he was told and tucked his head underneath his wing as he fell. He then saw a bright light, but most of it was shielded by his wing. Then heard the screams of the monsters as a wave of warmth washed over his body. He felt them fall off of him then flapped his wings as fast as possible to catch Alna'ir. He said, WHAT AER THOSE!!!! roared the dragon as he flew as fast as possible away from the monsters who were already climbing up the sides as fast as possible after them.

Sarah ran deeper into the forest. She could now hear the men who had been persuing her gasping for breath, cursing, and others simply complaining and giving up. She had managed to outdistance them enough that they were no longer an immediate threat. So, the rideress began to walk. She confidently walked through the forest, but stopped when she heard a rather loud noise ahead of her. Was it those men after her? No, she had left them in the dust hours ago. Was it soldiers? In the middle of the forest? Unlikely. They typically stayed to the roads. Could it be that dragon who had captured Kegan? It was unlikely, but if it was, this could be one of her last chances to save her small friend. She immediately pulled out her bow, and an arrow and crept toward the sound.

Arcus growled in response to Na'ir's advice. He looked to see just how far from the intended exit he was, then said, You go first, I will follow. said the dragon as he bit one of the monsters on his back and hurled it into the abyss below. He scratched, burned, bit, and clawed his way to the tunnel and pushed himself inside.

Sarah continued toward whatever it was, and sure enough the rideress picked out the form of the black dragon in the dim forest light. She moved toward them until she could see Kegan clearly and shot. Her first arrow went straight for the dragon's leg, her second for its neck, and the third for its wingmembrane. She did not wait around to see if her shots hit their marks, instead she ran off into the bush to resume her attack in a few minutes.

Arcus barreled into the tunnel after Na'ir. He was in no mood to wait around to see if they were being followed, so he simply turned blew a powerful multicolored flame at his persuers, if he had any and fled up the tunnel after Alna'ir as fast as his legs could carry him.

Sarah sent two more arrows at the dragon, this time at its wing-joints, just to make sure that there would not be any flying. She stared cooly at the dragon as it rushed her, and darted behind a few trees as the dragon neared her. She said, "Catch me if you can, you ugly bag of scales!" yelled the rideress as he once again ran from the dragon.

Arcus gasped for breath. He was young as well as reasonably strong, but he was not in the shape that Na'ir was in. The long fight, as well as run from the monsters had worn him out. He was at the point of exhaustion and almost fell to the ground when they stopped he said, Ok .... Whew!... I am not ... built for running... said the dragon as he gasped for breath between each word.

Sarah gritted her teeth. The black dragon was much faster than she was, and was gaining on her quickly. She was no longer the hunter, but the hunted. She continually had to dark from one place to another to avoid the dragon, but her efforts simply were not enough. The dragon finally caught up with her. It was in a small field. The woman stood bravely, but she was sorely outmatched. The black dragon rushed her powerfully; the rideress cooly nocked an arrow and shot it, it hit its mark, but the black dragon did not stop, instead it barreled into the rideress.

Arcus looked back at Na'ir and said, Of course, lets get going, we have to get in and get out quickly. said the dragon as he stood up and walked after the dragoness.