Raign had been walking for hours on end. He wanted to fially reach the beors and rest but he knew he was far from where he wanted to be. Raign stopped at the edge of the mountains and set up camp. Raign lay down next to the fire and closed his eyes and then he heard it. A nois was coming from inside the mountains and it was getting closer. The sound was of yelling and screaming in a bloody war cry. Raign put out the fire and gathered his things he jumped behind a large boulder and peered to see the oncomeing asault. A group of urgals had run out of the mountains they where carrying the heads of several men. Raign counted about 35 Urgals and stepped back behind the boulder. "What to do?" thought Raign he then thought of something. He crawled up trying to sneak up on the urgals in order for his plan to work, but then a figure came out and cut down 4 urgals Raign then took this as a great oppurtunity and said brisingr in order to burn 8 urgals. Raign looked back at the figure who was lobbing off the head of an urgal Raign then used his mind to hurl 5 stones through as many urgals heads. An urgal came to attack raign but he soon used jierda in order to crush it's heart. Their were 18 urgals left.

Kariana watched the attack from a cave high in the mountains. She did not know the two figures who thought they could defeat a band of murderous Urgals. She saw one of the monsters creeping up behind a person.
What to do? She pondered.
I don't know these people- what if they attack me? She worried. Then she decided that two people were no match for a huge wild dragon.
Urgals are urgals... She said to herself, then spread her wings, and launched herself out of the cave. Swooping down at a furious speed, she grabbed an Urgal in her talons and ripped it apart. Two more fell victim to her sharp teeth.

Raign launched himself at an urgal and broke it's neck. He then trew his dagger at another and hit it inn the heart, but Raign was growing tired and their where 15 left. Raign put his hand up and said thrysta to a boulder and it crushed 2 urgals and he saw the dragon kill 3 more urgals and the figure killed 5 now there where only 5 urgals left.

Diving at the cluster of beasts, Kariana caught an urgal in her claws. Before she could end its life, the urgal twisted around in her grasp and smashed at her chest with its hammer. Kariana roared in pain and dropped the urgal. She toppled in the air, and came crashing to the ground, her ivory spines penetrating the urgal as she landed heavily on her side. She was aware of a tight, burning pain in her chest, but could not even struggle to her feet.

Raign ran to the dragon as the figure cut down the rest of the urgals.Raign looked at the wound and tried to heal it with magic but relized the wound was made by poison so he drew the poison out of the wound and bandaged the dragon with his blanket. "Fly away dragon you need not risk your life for me you are far to important." said Raign in the dragons ear. The dragon lay their staring at Raign. "What an odd creature." said Raign as he turned to thank the figure, but the figure was gone.

Kariana climbed to her feet. The wound was gone, but it still ached a little. She looked around for the mysterious figure, but even her sharp eyesight could find nobody else. She turned to the other person. She was surprised that he had helped her. They obviously didn't know each other, and he had no idea who's side she was on, yet he had used his own energy and time to heal her.
Thank you for helping me. She said to him. He seemed surprised at the mental contact.
Sorry if I am intruding your privacy, but who are you? She questioned.

Erais smiled to herself. She then thought.
I feels good to know that I can still damage the Empire by defeating his Urgals. And helping the rebels.
She then decided to just follow the person she had helped for a while.
I wonder who this could be. She thought to herself.

Kariana felt something, alomost like a sixth sense. Her head snapped round instinctively. A chill ran down Erias' spine as Kariana's piercing amethyst eyes met hers. However, Kariana saw nothing, and ignored the feeling, turning back to her rescuer.

Erais sighed. She was glad for the spell that some stranger taught her. She continued to watch, knowing that she had no desire to harm them.
Obviously he isn't that dragons rider. I wonder how it came to stay alive without Galbatorix getting to it. SHe puzzled over this thought for a while. She then decided to get a bit closer.

Erais then accidently stepped on a stick. She froze when she saw then turn around.
I am doomed. For all I know I can be burnt to a crisp. She thought to herself.
She then slowly put her hand on her sword. Hoping they wouldn't attack.

Kariana heard something. She decided to answer Raign, and discover the source of the noise later.

Kariana considered the offer. She had never been to Farthen Dur, but had heard a lot about it. She wondered how the dwarves would accept her. She clawed at the ground absent mindedly. Finally she decided, she owed this man her life.
I would be honoured to travel with you. She replied.
I need to avoid the Empire anyway, and I am eager for an adventure!

She then turned around and padded towards the noise, readying herself for a fight.

Simoro was flying over the desert on Ohen, going to Surda for a meeting. However as he was flying across the Beors, he noticed a strange group on the ground. A giant purple dragon, and a human whose mind was not guarded strongly enough to be the rider. But he sensed something else with his mind, though he couldn't see it. Startled by the grouping, he and his dragon landed a safe distance away, and out of sight, to watch.

Rign followed the dragon to the area where the noise was."Let me go first I am harder to hurt." said Karianna."We will go together."said Raign as they reached the boulder. They both jumped behind the boulder and found a woman standing their with her sword drawn. "So you are the one who helped us out." said Raign as he untied a bag from his belt. He threw the bag at the girl. The woman caught it and found it was full of gold coins. "Whats this?" asked the woman.

Erais just watched.
Thats amazing. I know they can't see me but my mirage is good. She thought to her self.
She still had her and on the sword. Her foot was still on the stick. She didn't dare move it. Then her spell faded away. The bag fell to the ground, the coins scattered.
Agh. I just knew it. Why don't they ever last. She thought frustrated.
She put her hood up. She walked out, her face was covered so they couldn't see she was a teenage girl. She raised her hand then to there surprise started to speek fluently in the ancient languge.
This is what she said,
"I am a friend. I don't want to harm you...." And so on. She then showed them her silver palm.

Kariana listened with interest. She could see that the woman was no threat, and settled down. Looking as the woman raised her hand, Kariana hissed with surprise. Her palm bore a silver mark.
I know that! She gasped. It's the gedeway ignisa! You are a rider, aren't you?! She asked. I thought they were all killed by Galbatorix!

Raign was taken aback why would a dragon rider not fly her dragon into battle. "Is this your dragon said Raign to the girl and what is your name?." he asked while thinking. "I wonder if this girl would like to join me to Farthen Dur."

Erais then laughed.
"That was until he found me as a baby. Erador." She replied.
Erador then landed with a thump on the ground next to her. She seemed a bit timmed.
"This is Erador. I am Erais. You might know me from the wanted pictures up every where." She then stopped laughing.

From his view on the mountains, he watched with disbelief as the once hidden form of a teenage girl stepped out from behind a rock. Why had she hidden? The dragon could have burned her to cinders rather she was visible or not. But then, the figure said something, and showed her palm; she was a rider! Forgetting his hiding in the mountains, he flew down and landed on the ground next to the startled group. Saying, "I am a rider and a friend." quickly, a thought struck him
Whose dragon is this, then?
Ohen replied, I don't know.

Kariana hissed.
I belong to nobody but myself! She glared at Raign, but then calmed.
I am also curious. She stated.

"Well the urgals had taken something of mine. But I got it back." Erias said.
She was about to walk away when she was stopped by them.

Turning to the Purple dragon, he said, "Skulblaka, eka celöbra ono un malabra ono né haina. Atra nosu waíse fricai." {Dragon, I honor you and mean you no harm. Let us be friends.} To the rest of the group, he said only "Hi," his obvious shyness beginning to show. The elf hopped off of Ohen and made a strange motion, pressing his fingers to his lips.

Erais then returned the gesture. She remebered it. She then took off her hood. Her head was revealed. They saw that she was part dark elf. She then smiled at them.
"Does anybody need our help." She gestured to the group.

Siromo smiled at Erais, glad to see someone of near his own race, despite their differences. He shook his head. "I was about to ask the same of you," he said, almost automatically. Looking back at Erais, he said, "That was a brilliant spell you used earlier. Where did you learn to do that?"

"From a stranger. After he tuaght it to me he turned to dist and was gone with the wind." SHe replied. "No I don't need the help. I just want to help."
She then took a bag from Eradors spine. She looked in said "Good." and then put it back.

Looking around, he said,'So where are you headed? It doesn't strike me that you would be out in the desert alone without reason. Especially in a fight with the Urgal."

OOC: Lets wait for Hayden to reply.

Raign stood their with a curios look on his face. "Do you mind if I ride on your back to Farthen Dur it seems that I would not be able to keep up with our company on foot?" asked Raign.

Hearing Raign, Simoro asked, "Your headed to Farthen Dur?" He seemed genuinely interested, as if he had never been there before.

"Yes I am would you like to join us?" asked Raign. "Well I have never been there before." replied Simiro. "Then it is agreed you shall follow us." "May i ride your back to farthen dur?"Raign asked Sarianna.

"I can help you there." Erais smiled. "I know the way."
She then climbed onto Eradors back.
"We can stay here for the night. Or we can leave right away. I warn you though, it will be hard if we leave now." Erais told them.

Simoro smiled and said "Thank you." Simoro climbed on to Ohen, a process that required the dragon to almost lay on its side because of the elf's size. Looking at Erais, he added, "Whenever you want to leave, I am fine with."

"Let's stay for the night and then we can leave in the morning." said Raign. The party set up camp and lay by a fire Raign found some birds and cooked them for his dinner. " So why where you flying around here?" Raign asked Simoro.

Simoro replied, "I was originally flying to Surda, to tell them i existed. But I'm not sure I'm ready to do that yet." He looked down at Raign. "After eleven years of us being together I still don't have the nerve to let the empire know we're out there," he sighed. Noticing the bandage on Kariana, he said, "Were you hurt by the Urgals?" Yes. "Here, then." He walks over to Kariana and says something so soft you cannot hear it. The bandage falls off, and the wound is healed. He smiled and went back over to lean on Ohen.

"Well I am not about to reveal my self to the varden." Erais said in a tone that would make anyone think she didn't like them. "They tried attacking us when we went there two years ago. I don't exactly like them." Erais then walked to a tree climbed it, turned up side down and fell asleep. It was a very interasting site to see.

Siromo nodded briefly before saying "Reisa eom Blothr garjzla!" He laid on the ground and fell asleep, in a dark shadow that protected him from the disruptive lights of the fire.

Kariana didn't feel like sleeping right away. She sat on the hard ground for a while, thinking. She had never been ridden before, and decided it was going to be a fun new experience. Then she pointed out her concern to Raign.
If you are to ride me, She said You will need a saddle. I expect my scales could easily strip your legs within half an hour!

"Leave that up to me." said Raign and he walked off into the mountains. He soon came back with a saddle. "Where did you get that?" asked Karianna confused "My father and I used to come up here often so we decided to hide an extra set of supplies in case we where to get robbed." Raign continued. "I was suprised to find them still there but i guess we hid them well now all i have to do is stretch the leather so that it will fit you but i can do that with magic so sleep well."

Kariana settled down, satisfied and content. As she drifted into sleep, thoughts ran through her mind. She was used to being solitary, and had never been ridden. She wondered how this human could use magic, and what they would encounter on their way to Farthen Dur. She also wondered what the other riders were doing near the Beors, and what they wanted. Slowly, her thoughts turned into dreams as she settled down for the night.

While everyone was sleeping Erais's eyes opened. She then jumped from the tree. She then made it look like she was still in the tree. She then left camp quietly. SHe walked for a while. SHe soon came to a stop. She looked in the stream then drank some of the water. She then continued on.

Kariana awoke jerkily. She had that strange feeling again. She surveyed the camp carefully, examining the bare land. Eventually, she decided it was nothing to woryy about, and layed down again. However, her throat was dry and chills racked her spine. Not being able to sleep, she got up and strolled away to find something to drink. Eventually, she found a river, but when she lowered her head to sip the water, something on the ground caught her eye. Bending down to get a closer look, she saw footprints. They're not urgal's prints! She thought to herself, so decided to follow them.

For a while Erais continued in the same path. She then changed caorse. She then was walking through some dense trees. She came to a stop.
Gotcha. She thought to herself.
She quietly drew her sword. She then attacked the army of Urgals. They were caught off gaurd. Erais then slashed at them. She then started to use her magic. She started to win. But then Kull came.
All the more fun. she thought to herself. She started to defeat them. Once they were all dead and the remains burned she started to head back to camp but some thing caught her eye. It was a silver dagger.
"Where could they have gotten this. Not even Galbatorix himself could make one of these." She said aloud.
She picked up the dagger, she then left the ruined camp.

Kariana was walikng through the darknesss, checking the ground every so often for the footprints she had seen. As she carried on, the faint sound of fighting filled her head. Straight after the war cries silenced, she heard someone coming. Quickly, she barreled into a patch of dense forest, and crouched as low as she could, holding her breath.

Siromo woke later, and was surprised to find Kariana and Erais missing. He ended the effect of the light-blocking spell he had used to sleep, and replaced it with a spell an old elf who had lived even before the fall, putting an image of whatever was on the other side of him from someone's perspective in place of him. Waled silently beside the unmistakable dragon's tracks.

Kariana was straining every muscle in her body, desperately trying to keep silent. Suddenly, footsteps sounded from the other direction.
I'm trapped! She thought panicking to herself.
I just hope they don't see me! She shuffled a little, and the footsteps came to a halt.

"Kariana what are you doing out here?" Erais asked.
She walked up to the dragon. She then said,
"We better get back before anyone finds out we are gone. My spell most likely wore off."
She then started to walk in the direction of the in campment.

Kariana sighed in relief, letting out her breath in a huge gust. She followed Erias, but was troubled by something. Then she remembered.
Wait! She called out.
I heard somebody else coming from the other direction!

Erais froze in mid step. She tumbled over.
"Which dircetion?" She asked hurridley.
She drew her sword after she got up and shook the dirt off. She quickly hid the dagger she had found.

Ummm... Kariana thought for a second. She shifted uneasily as Erias stared at her.
Must of been the direction coming from our campsite. She remembered.
Following the river I think. kariana looked around warily as she spoke.

Simoro overheard the conversation and quickly ran back to the camp. However, in his haste, he left deep footprints in the ground,.

Here! Kariana ran forward a little and pointed to the ground with her nose.
Footprints! She exclaimed in a concerned tone.
They're not urgal though, and there's only one person. Hopefully they won't be any threat if they are an enemy! She sneered.

Raign walked up to the dragon. "I saw someone run through here are you okay?"

Yes, we're fine. Kariana answered, glancing at Erias.
We saw some footprints, but they're not urgal, so we thought we'd leave it for now. She rearranged her wings into a more comfortable position.
You say someone ran through here? She questioned.

Erais nodded her head.
"Well they aren't something to worry about. Lets go back to camp." Erais said.
So all three of them headed back to camp.

OOC: We should keep this going a little bit

OOC- yes, I've posted a lot in this RP though, so I was waiting for someone else to continue.

OOC: well considering that i was faking sleep and all.. I guess i'll start in the morning.
IC:
Siromo woke to find everyone resting peacefully. He sighed as he remembered that everyone had been up last night, while he was sleeping. He stood up, and walked off into the desert, petting Ohen on his head.

It took a moment for Erais to wake up. As soon as she did she shot into the air.
"Ow." She said.
She pulled a very sharp stick from her side, it had caused her to jump. She then rapped the wound in a bandage. She was starting to like things healing on there own.

Kariana awoke at Erias' shout. She looked around, expecting danger, but saw that she had just rolled onto an unnaturally sharp stick.
Are you ok? She asked in a concerned tone. When Erias nodded, Kariana yawned widely, flicking her forked tongue at the tip. She then looked around their small camp. She saw Raign laying not too far away, but there was someone missing.
Where are Simoro and Ohen? She asked in a surprised tone.

A few minutes later, Siromo flew out of the sky on Ohen and landed, almost getting hit by an orange that had fallen out of the huge basket of fruit he had. Ohen also dropped chunks of meat on the ground for the dragons, and Siromo dropped some smaller ones for the humans. "I might not be able to make it from mud, but I can find it and get it on my own," he said.

Kariana tore at the meat gratefully. She hadn't had a chance to hunt in several days, and was itching to get back in the air. She looked at Ohen.
Thanks. She said to them. A slight breeze whipped up the dust, which bounced off her scales not leaving a mark at all.
I'd quite like to have a fly. She explained.
Want to come? She questioned hopefully. It doesn't look too windy today.

After telling Siromo, Ohen looked back at Kariana.
I'd love to.
So they took off, and went wondering into the desert sky.
OOC: Sorry about the short post.

Raign packed all of his things in a bag and drank tea for breakfast. "Are we going to get going soon i still have to get to Farthen Dur, and we can't stay here all day." Raign said as he took a long sip of his tea.

Kariana landed with a loud thud, seemingly not caring about making her entrance delicate or graceful at all. She had enjoyed her flight, it had definitely felt fantastic to be back in the air, where everything below seemed so small and insignificant like nothing mattered any more. Almost grinning, her head finally found her from out of the clouds as she noticed Reign. She came to earth with a bump (even if she had just landed a few seconds before) and the events of the last couple of days flooded into her mind once more, weighing her down like a ton of bricks.

OOC- sorry, that was quite a long time ago. I've been trying to make longer posts since then.