A/N: Hey this is my first fan fiction it started as a short idea but now that I started it, it should be longer than I thought at first. I hope that you enjoy it! Please review!
Disclaimer: I do not own the inheritance cycle or any of its characters and places.
Chapter one
"We are nothing without him" Nasuda said to Arya "We appear weak to other kingdoms and races, to them it seems as if our peace keeper, or our biggest weapon has walked out on us"
"What about I?" questioned Arya feeling a little hurt that the queen didn't have as much trust in her as she did Eragon.
She knew that no matter what she did or said Nasuda would always rather have Eragon by her side to help control and rule the kingdom, but that could easily be why he left. Maybe, Arya thought to herself, Eragon did not want the authority, maybe he didn't want to have to make decisions that could affect so many lives. Arya knew that if Eragon had stayed he would've been making decisions and carrying out plans for the simplest tasks. She knew that simple farm folk would come to him to decide on property boundaries or ask Saphira to hunt down a wolf. Yes she decided if he had stayed these past few months would've been a waste of his talent. But now she knew that the queen was right and they needed Eragon, after all the war was almost here, nothing would stop the fact that another war was coming, but having Eragon could change the outcome drastically.
"You are a great warrior but you are no Eragon and your dragon, Firnen, is no Saphira." replied queen Nasuda as she shuffled through a stack of documents.
"I know that," said Arya with more bite in it than what there had intended to be. "But we are not facing Galbatorix any longer it is a threat from other kingdoms."
"We do not know what we are facing, for all we know there could be someone just as powerful as Galbatorix, or something" she added this last part with a small exaggerated decline in her tone of voice.
"Firnen and I have been training almost non-stop, I believe that we can handle any threat out there."
"Are you positive you can face any threat Arya?"
"Yes Nasuda."
"Well you cannot and that is why."
"I'm sorry but I do not understand."
"Exactly you are not humble if you get cocky almost anyone can beat you, you apologized for not knowing something, do not be sad instead take the opportunity to learn, do not let your pride get in your way."
Arya's cheeks flushed slightly red but she was able to quickly pull a mask over her embarrassment of being rejected by the queen. Arya shuffled her feet slightly then brought her head up and looked the queen in the eyes. "I understand, I am sorry for my prideful ways I will do better to let it not get in my way next time."
Nasuda smiled but it never reached her eyes "Be sure to remember it and you shall do well."
"Yes Nasuda."
A coat of silence fell over the room. The queen scribbled down a note on a piece of worn parchment, while Arya looked around the queen's quarters. They were up high in the tower and a small window just in front of her allowed her to see the courtyard down below. Off to her left was a large four poster bed with white silky sheets resting on top of it. Directly to the right of the queen was a large bookshelf with a chest decorated with small and inexpensive jewels sat on top of it. Off farther to the right was a fireplace full of smoldering ashes. Directly behind her was a large oak door, which was guarded on the outside by two Kull that had not left Nasuda, even though she had given permission to everyone to leave and be with their kind again.
As the silence went on Arya finally broke "Nasuda?" she asked. She felt like a young child about to ask her mother something. "Yes, what is it?" replied Nasuda. Her reply made Arya feel even more childlike.
"So what is it you want me to do?"
"Have I not made it clear?" the queen asked, making Arya irritated that Nasuda had answered her question with another. Arya took a deep breath.
"No I still have no instruction." Nasuda just starred at Arya as if it were the most obvious thing ever. Well it probably is Arya thought to herself I'm probably just looking for the answer so hard I passed right over it. The queen looked up at Arya who starred down at her as she sat still writing on the parchment. Arya's eyes showed that she didn't know and Nasuda sighed "I know this will be hard for you to do, it would be hard for anyone, I need you to find Eragon and convince him to come back."
Arya's mouth dropped open. And a million thoughts flooded her mind at once "how am I going to do that, he could be on the other side of the world for gods sakes he could be dead!"
"Then you need to find out because if he isn't dead we need him."
"Can't you send someone else? I need to train."
"Eragon will listen to you no one else, and you can train as you go, and if you find him he can train you."
"But-t-t" Arya stammered searching her mind for an argument, she found one. "What if the war starts, you need me here if we don't have a rider we can be overtaken."
"Our men can hold for a few days but we will scry every night and if it does happen when you are gone you will fly back immediately with or without Eragon, do you understand?"
Arya sighed knowing there was no way out. "I understand" she said half-heartedly. Nasuda nodded "Good you leave in a week. gather supplies get rest and make sure you and your dragon eat a lot this week, oh and make sure you take a scrying bowl."
Arya nodded and turned to go tell Firnen.
A/N: Sorry this chapter was short, the next ones will be longer.