Disclaimer:It's sad that I have to say this but, I own nothing.

Note: This is my version of book 4 and I hope you enjoy. The earlier chapters need some reviewing, but I'm just leaving as is for now.

Chapter 1

Death of a Master and Much More

Arya was devastated when Eragon told her that both Oromis and Glader died. She spent the day after the battle away from everyone, even Eragon. "How much more must I lose in this war?" She continually asked herself. Oromis had acted like her father when Evandar was killed in the fall, comforting her over both her loss of father and more recently her loss of Faolin. Arya had lost the only other person she had ever confided in besides Eragon. "How long until I lose him too? I have lost everything else why should I deserve to have someone survive this war with me? Do I even deserve to survive this war when all but Eragon has been taken from me?" she thought. She finally looked around at her surroundings to see where she had run to after the battle and spent most of the day. She found herself in a clearing deep in the woods that would barely fit Saphira in it. Arya was happy to be away from the smell of death and blood which surrounded the city, as it just reminded her of all she had lost throughout her life. "Being with nature always calms me down" she thought. With a clear head she thought back to the previous days events.

After Arya had embraced Eragon after he told her the news she looked up into his eyes to see the same pain that she was feeling in them. After the meeting where Arya and Nasuada learned of how Eragon knew about what had happened at the battle at Gil'ead while he was many miles away. Eldunari. Arya was furious at her mother and Oromis for not telling at least Eragon about this secret. Without this knowledge Eragon almost was captured at the battle of the Burning Plains, and needed a lot of help from his personal spellweavers in order to just repel Murtagh and Thorn the second time. Those thoughts only lasted a little while, because she felt another pang of sorrow when she heard Eragon mention Oromis's name agian. When the meeting was over Arya went up to Eragon and wispered to him, "Don't follow me, I will come back when I am ready." Arya could tell that he really needed someone to talk to besides Saphira in this but she didn't think that she would be able to open up to him about this like she did at the campfire about Faolin and her stay in Gil'ead. Losing a second father was almost too much for her.

As Arya started to head back to camp she thought about how Eragon must be taking his masters deaths. Eragon must be feeling the same as me if not worse, and instantly she felt guilty for telling him not to follow her and share each others misery. Arya knew that Eragon had Saphira to confide in but sometimes Arya felt that Eragon needed someone else besides his dragon to talk to. She put these thoughts to rest as she made it back to the maze of tents called the Varden. Arya made it back to her tent without having to talk with anyone or meet with anyone.

In her tent which had just the bare necessities and free time she thought back to the campfire that she had shared with Eragon while running from the Empire. She thought about how easy it was to confide in Eragon, and how much better she felt after crying about her problems to a friend. Arya was also surprised that he did not make a fool out of himself by pursuing her for a third time. She had expected it since she met him in Melian. "He has finally grown up" she thought.

A messenger boy of no more than 16 years old came up to her tent and looked scared of her. The boy said, "Lady Arya, Lady Nasuada wishes to speak with you about her plans on moving forward." Arya replied, " Thank you I will be there as soon as I can." As soon as the boy heard this he took off running away from her tent. "Do I have that effect on people?" She muttered to herself. Arya made her way to Nasuada's command tent in the middle of the camp. The six Nighthawks stopped her and announced her presence to Nasuada and was finally allowed to enter. "Why must they stop me every time? I am here almost every day." As she entered she took notice of her surroundings before going to far into the tent. Everyone seemed to bee there already except her. She felt Eragon's eyes on her but fought the urge to make eye contact.

Nasuada started the meeting. "Well, now that we are all here let us start with the numbers..." Arya wondered why she was even necessary for these meetings. They said the same things and argued over the same topics every time. Arya did her best to look interested and looked around at all the people in the tent with her. As her eyes fell on Eragon she saw just how miserable he was. His eyes were out of focus and stareing off to nowhere and he was slumped down in his chair. He hadn't shaved this morning and even Saphira's expression was one of sadness.

Arya wondered if she did the right thing in not talking with Eragon in this last day. She sent her consciousness towards his and noticed that he had only the weakest defenses up around his mind. He seemed not to even notice that I was inside his head.

Eragon?

Arya?

How do you feel? I want you to know that I am here for you to talk to. Oromis was very close to me also.

How do you think I feel? I just lost one of the last people I care about to this war.

Arya was taken aback on how blunt he had been with her. If you want to talk I am here for you.

Are you really? You wouldn't talk yesterday when I had to watch as Galbatorix took control of Murtagh and Thorn and made them kill Oromis and Glader while Oromis had a seizure. You wouldn't even let me be there for you.

With that Arya was shut out of Eragon's mind and returned to her own. She instantly knew that it was a mistake not to talk with him after the meeting no matter how much she wanted to be alone. She couldn't lose another friend to this war. Arya promised herself that she would make it up to Eragon and Saphira as soon as she could.

Nasuada then told everyone to leave except Arya, Eragon, and Saphira.

Eragon looked annoyed at this but stayed. Nasuada looked at both of them and told them to take a few days for themselves while the army rested in Feinster. With that she excused all of them. Once outside of the tent Arya made her way to follow Eragon back to his tent so she could tell him that she was sorry for not being there for him yesterday.

Eragon could hear her follow so he turned around and waited for Arya to continue the conversation that they had in the command tent.

"Eragon, I am sorry but Oromis was like a father to me after my father died. I needed to be alone to work things out."

"Arya, I understand, but you have to realize that he was a father figure for me as well. I may not have known him for as long as you but I spent the majority of every day with him for months. He worked me through my injury and through my changes. He taught me most of what I know."

Arya hadn't realized this about Eragon. It had never occurred to her that Eragon may have lost just as much as I.

"Well Eragon just know that I plan on being there for you as a friend like you were when we were in the Empire."

"Thank you, you don't know what that means to me."

With that Arya told Eragon to come to her whenever he needed and she would make time to listen and talk with him, and took her leave.

Note: Thanks for reading and feel free to tell me how it was. Like I said above the earlier chapters are a little weak, but moving on.