A/N: This is my first Inheritance Cycle fanfic. I don't own anything.
Arya watched the serene sunset from her balcony. She let out a sigh of relief as she finally had time to enjoy peace and quiet. Being queen had taken its toll on her. It had been months since she let her long raven hair run free in the wind as she ascended from the earth, kissing the stars of the tranquil night sky with Fí smiled at the memory. She felt another memory trying to push its way in. Arya thought of how much she loved flying with Fírnen in an effort to ignore it. But there was a time when she dreaded it. A crack formed in her barriers as soon as she thought this and the memory violently pushed its way in. It was Eragon's goodbye. Arya clutched her chest feeling the pain consume her aching heart as she thought of his name. Fírnen roared in the distance, feeling his rider's pain mix with his. Arya did her best to keep it from seeping through their link. Only Eragon could make something she loved so much into something that broke her heart. Freedom was always what she felt as she flew with her partner of her heart and mind, but that day she did not. She felt as though she was leaving her soul behind and to live life with a forever empty hole in her.
If only I had told him Arya thought to herself as a treacherous tear escaped. It landed on the ground below, lost in a sea of grass. A flash of green appeared and though she momentarily thought it was Fírnen, she knew her partner too well to be fooled by appearances. Arya placed her right hand on the hilt of her sword.
I could call my guards she thought, but her pride quickly killed the idea.
I'm not a defenseless woman. I've killed a shade before her pride told her.
With Eragon her heart added.
Arya felt a familiar yet unfamiliar consciousness gently brush her mind.
"Arya Dröttning" the thought said. Arya lowered her barriers.
"Who are you?" she asked, hand still clutching her sword.
"I am Linnëa. Others know me as the Menoa Tree" she said.
"You know Eragon Kingslayer" the tree added.
"He is not here he has-" Arya was cut off.
"I know Rider he has left Alagaësia" the tree said.
"What do you want of me?" Arya asked in confusion.
"The Kingslayer owes me a debt. I am here to retrieve it."
Should I continue? Reviews would be greatly appreciated. Please be nice! :)