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Prologue

Enthusiastic laughter of what sounded to be two boys filled the evening air of the small village, Carvahall. They had gone to visit the small village after begging Roran's father and Eragon's uncle, Garrow. People getting on with daily chores paused, smiling gently when they saw the two cousins race past along the dirt path. The first one was Eragon, a handsome boy with quite a matured face for only thirteen years of age. Trailing behind him was his fifteen year old cousin, Roran, who was always thought of as a brother in Eragon's eyes.

"Where are you two going?" a girl with copper hair and brown eyes called out as they raced passed her. A tiny hint of a blush touched Roran's cheeks, and he didn't dare to look back at Katrina.

"Out!" Eragon called back to her, whipping his head back briefly to raise his eyebrows at a red-faced Roran. They both heard Katrina's humble laugh behind them. Roran's eyes narrowed playfully, and his pace picked up, his hand flashing towards Eragon's torso. Eragon squealed in surprise as he felt a strong arm seize his thin waist, and then they were tumbling in a big heap towards the hard ground. There was a loud thud as Eragon took the blow, Roran getting the soft landing on top of him.

Eragon moaned, lifting a shaking finger into the air. "Trying to impress your girl—" The rest of his sentence was incoherent thanks to Roran, who had quick reflexes and took the liberty to cover Eragon's mouth.

"Shut up," Roran hissed, glancing back at Katrina, who was approaching them and rolling her eyes. Roran got to his feet quickly, standing tall in front of his crush. His expression was somewhere between dazed and embarrassed. Eragon glared up at him, pushing his foot into Roran's calf, tripping him over. Unfortunately for Eragon, Roran fell backwards onto him again. Fortunately, he got the satisfaction of amusement at Katrina's expression. That was only after he pushed Roran off his aching body.

Roran turned to Eragon, his eyes wide in shock. His expression softened as soon as Katrina's laugh entered his ears, and he chuckled in embarrassment. Eragon's eyebrows raised a notch, and he looked back and forth between Roran and Katrina, distaste in his eyes.

"Can you not?" he snapped, slowly getting to his feet. He wiped his pants, dust flying off the dark material. He was too busy mumbling to himself in anger when he heard Katrina giggle. He paused and looked up to see Roran standing beside her, their expressions mocking. They both had their hands crossed over their chests.

"Eragon, there are many things you do that annoy me. I don't tell you to stop," Katrina said, her voice amused.

Eragon rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest without realising it. He looked down at them slowly, and felt an extreme urge to run away and hide behind a tree.

Roran chuckled. "Oh, Eragon," was all he said.

Eragon made a sound of exasperation, flinging his hands in the air. He spun around, storming off towards the Spine.

Roran sighed. "Eragon, I was kidding," he called. Eragon didn't stop or turn around, but started running towards the forest.

"Don't let him go alone, Roran!" Katrina insisted, pushing him forward. Roran ran after Eragon without a second thought, not bothering to look back at Katrina.

He easily caught up to Eragon and grasped his shoulder. Eragon tried to pull free, but Roran was stronger than him. Roran spun him around, keeping his hands securely wrapped around Eragon's forearms. Eragon refused to meet his eyes.

"Hey… come on, Eragon, I was kidding… Katrina is like a sister to you. Don't be embarrassed."

Eragon's brown eyes widened dramatically and slowly drifted to Roran's. "You mean… my sister and my brother… love each other?" he asked, smirking at Roran's alarmed expression. "That is really gross."

"Eragon, stop it!" Roran exclaimed, pulling the shorter boy with him back towards the path. "She's not my sister!"

Eragon let his cousin drag him along, but not without adding a snide, "Why don't you stop trying to date your sister?"

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