I am starting to hate Clarice. Her instructions are cryptic and not very forthcoming. She tells me to do something, but she doesn't tell me how to do it. I think it's because she doesn't really know, and I can't really hold it against her. She isn't a chosen one, her mother was, so there is only so much she can know. Still though it's really annoying and I am getting tired of it. I just want to figure this out and get to the bottom of this. I was able to project for a full 30 seconds this time though. I focused on the last person I projected to, the one chained to the wall, she's still alive it seems. I saw her still in the dark cave, my stomach hurt from the hunger she was feeling. She was scared and depressed…she's lost hope. I didn't get any new information to actually help her. I need to save her. I can't imagine what she is going through, what they are going through, because I know she's not the only prisoner in there. I don't understand why the an

I added a little more yellow to the red, unhappy with the orange color I had a moment ago. Trying to get the color right in these trees was driving me insane. I know that it doesn't have to be exact, but the perfectionist in me is telling me otherwise. I painted most everything else already just needed those speaks of orange leaves. I had already painted the trail and tree from ground level as well as the entrance to the cave. I am finishing up the view from the clearing, the image I swear I've seen somewhere before. "I think I know where you've seen that before." Nate broke my focus with his voice. He had been in Stoic's office when we told him what I had seen and he tagged along back to the room. "We saw it in our English class. The professor said he liked to take hikes in those woods and showed us that exact image. A photograph he had taken before." I snapped my fingers remembering it now. "That's right! I remember that now. So he woul

Rain's P.O.V.I stood in my room, dazed and confused. I almost chased after Nate when he left. Heli was the one that kept us contained in the room. Her sense of self coming to her before my own. What the hell was that?'Dragon pheromones.' Heli responded. 'You mean Nate did that?' I find it hard to believe. He wouldn't have done that on purpose at least. Right?'Yes, but I don't think he did it on purpose. Rain, he's the one that stopped us and left. Normally a dragon won't leave until they think you're pregnant with their child. Nate showed great restraint just now.' Heli reminded me of the events that just played out. She was right. Nate was trying to leave quickly, and I stupidly had him wait. I was the one that lost myself and I was the one that kissed him. He kissed me back though, but it was probably his dragon taking over. Guilt started churning my stomach. Did I just unintentionally cheat on my mates with my best friend? What a cliche! I

"He what?" My head felt like it was about to explode from what my father just told me. I knew Evandrus always seemed like a snake, but I had no idea how evil he really is. "Rain, you can't tell anyone. It'll put them in danger too." My dad warned me, and it angered me that I had to keep this a secret. Everyone should be warned about him. He could see the anger boiling up inside of me so he added. "He's a slippery snake, Rain. He has safeguards for his safeguards and he's had all this time to make sure he won't be caught. It's almost impossible to prove what I've told you, especially after all this time.""Is this why you never told anyone why you left? Why never spoke to anyone either? You were worried they would be in danger?" He nodded his head at my realization. A few tears left my eyes for him. He had to run away from home and lose touch with everyone he cared about because of Evandrus. He didn't want to leave, he had to. Eragon was ri

Rain's P.O.V. Eryn's warmth filled me before my eyes ever landed on him. I had missed him. I hadn't realized how accustomed I had gotten to his presence. This new schedule is nice, but I'm starting to see it's down side now. I'm always missing one of them. His beautiful white teeth shined at me through his smile. He wrapped his arms around me, squeezing me flush against his body. He kissed my jaw before meeting my lips. He seems happy to see me. "I've missed you, my mel." He spoke, his forehead still pressed against my own. "I've missed you too!" I whispered, cupping his cheeks and giving him another longer kiss. "I did not miss you, Eryn." Charles chimed in from behind me, slightly jealous. "Oh stop that." I scolded him and his possessive self. "Is this new arrangement making you more possessive or is it your aloha title? I feel like you were less jealous before." "Gunner has gotten pretty full of himself and it