Well, here it is. My first Eragon fanfic. Please read, enjoy, and REVIEW. Please review. I'm BEGGING YOU!

DISCLAIMER: None of these characters, besides Tenebrus, is mine. They are all property of the author. You've seen so many of these in mostly everyone's stories; you probably want to strangle me right now. Heh.

Chapter One: AFTERMATH OF WAR

Eragon stood silently atop a small ledge, overlooking the Burning Plains. It was still strewn with blood and gore after ten days after battle.

I am a disgrace. Eragon thought. He buried his face in his hands. The thought of him, Eragon, being son of Morzan was more than he could bear. He could not face Nasuada now. He could not bear to see her eyes, now that he knew what he really was.

And Murtagh…. Was he telling the truth? Did he speak lies? Was he really bound to Galbatorix? He did not, after all, speak in the ancient language when he told him those things… Those terrible things…

He felt a hand on his shoulder. He jumped and whipped around.

Arya was standing there. She bore a solemn expression on her face. She did not look at him, instead, she regarded the Burning Plains intently. Finally she spoke.

"What's done is done. It cannot be changed."

He did not know whether she was speaking of him being son of Morzan, or the battle that had occurred some days before.

"It cannot be changed." Eragon repeated. Still he was depressed. Still he could not look at her eyes, just like Nasuada. What would Brom say?

"He must have known." Eragon said more to himself than to Arya. "He knew so many things that he did not tell me. He must have known."

Arya did not say anything. Perhaps she was not listening, or maybe she did not hear him. Maybe she was lost in her own thoughts.

He went on talking to himself softly, his words slowly drifting into the ancient language. Eragon hoped Arya did not hear him.

But still she was listening.

A/N: I apologize; I know that this is so short. So anyways, enjoy waiting for the next chapter. I have two other ideas for other fanfictions, but I think I have to get into this one before I can make a commitment to others. Anyways, blah blah blah and a bottle of rum, I'll end this stupid note.