I'm not strong enough

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"Arise sleepy head"

"Shadeslayer"

"Get up"

Eragon rolled over just to see rows of gleaming white teeth. "ARG!" he yelled flinching. "Oh Saphira it's you,"

"Yes it is me now GET UP."

"Ok, Ok but whats the hurry. I haven't had any reasonable sleep since we left Ellesmera and I know, that your as sleepy as I"

"You think so Shadeslayer?" Saphira smirked.

"Stop calling me Shadeslayer, why do you have to be so formal, I'm your rider," said a very annoyed Eragon.

Eragon got dressed and went out of his tent. The camp was still in an uproar. Bodies were being buried, the wounded were being tended to, and people were mourning. He walked out and looked around, apparently not knowing where to go. "Saphira, why did you wake me up? Where do you want me to go?"

"To Nasuada of course, has Murtagh's betrayal affected your thinking? Yes, your heritage and the arrival of Murtagh is harming to you but, you must get over in and seek a way to counter this evil. Just because your father was evil, it doesn't make you evil. What would Oromis say? I think you should continue your training in Ellesmera before fighting again. Galbatorix won't allow Murtagh to fail again. I am sure that he will have to swear additional oaths, if we fight him again, the result will be the same. I hate to break it to you my rider… but you aren't strong enough"

"I think your right Saphira, but Nasuada may not let us go. We are too important here."

"We will see"

When they arrived at Nasuada's tent, they found Orik, Arya, Nasuada, Trianna, Jormundur and two others that they didn't recognise, a man and a woman. Eragon was quite startled when he arrived. For the first time since Ajihad's death, he saw Nasuada smile.

"Eragon at last, we were all waiting for you" Nasuada smiled

"I'm sorry Nasuada, I didn't mean to, I was just very tired from all the fighting and needed a bit of a break" Eragon said with a smile.

"Eragon, meet Meltrost and Belrose. Meltrost leads our Gil'ead rebellion and Belrose is the second in command of Du Vrangr Gata, she has been outside of the Varden for many years and her magic power has increased dramatically."

This caused Trianna to blush furiously. Eragon bowed to both, receiving bows and greetings of Shadeslayer back. He couldn't help but notice that Belrose was stunningly beautiful. He let his gaze rest on Belrose for while. Before asking "So, if your leading the rebellion in Gil'ead, what news had the pair of you brought to please the Lady Nasuada so much?"

"Well, we knew that many in Gil'ead secretly supported the Varden and disliked the King but have never had a chance to join the Varden and escape the King. We managed to gather about three thousand troops of the empire and brought them here to help in the war, but before that, Belrose was the Head Magician at Uru'baen. I think it is best to let her explain."

"Whilst I was head magician, I secretly trained 10 apprentices in a hope to help Du Vrangr Gata. I picked Galbatorix's best and wiped all their memory of dark magic. They were completely devoted to me. When the time I was right, the eleven of us broke out. The red Rider was away and Galbatorix was busy. Before we left, we managed to assassinate many of the Kings best spellweavers and burnt his magical library. We then fled north to Gil'ead."

"Why did you flee north? Why couldn't you have fled to Surda, it would have helped us a lot in our battle?" said Eragon puzzled.

"I fled to Gil'ead to help Meltrost. We needed to check everyone's mind to make sure they weren't spies from Galbatorix." said Belrose.

Eragon suddenly saw Solembum lurking in the corner. He contacted his mind and an idea suddenly came to him "Solembum, do you mind is I ask people where the rock of Kuthian is?"

"Mmm.. that's your choice, though I doubt any except the elf would know" whispered Solembum.

During all this, Arya couldn't help but notice Belrose and Eragon, constantly looking at each other. Strangely, it made her feel both annoyed and jealous though she didn't know why. What right do I have to meddle in these affairs? He loved me and I rejected him, I had the chance but I cast him away like he was nothing to me. Her heart was fighting with her head. Her heart said to love him, yet her brain told her that her love would distract him.

"Arya Svit-kona? Do you know what the rock of Kuthian is?"

Arya suddenly woke from her day dream, to notice everyone staring at her. "Oh, it's a sacred rock on Vroengard, when you die, your soul escapes and rests there for eternity." she said blushing.

Eragon smiled at her, "thank you for your help Lady Arya" his smile made Arya feel wonderful, but she wished that Eragon didn't have to be so formal to her. "Nasuada, Saphira and ihave decided to return to Ellesmera to continue our training"

"What?!" screamed Nasuada, Eragon flinched, "but you are needed here Shadeslayer. What if Galbatorix attacks again? We will be doomed without you. How can we fight the Red rider with normal blades?"

Eragon sighed, "Lady Nasuada, even if I was present at the battle, I don't stand a chance against the cursed powers of the Red Rider. Me dying won't help, I must return to Ellesmera." At the end he added in a whisper, "I'm not strong enough"

"If you insist" Nasuada sighed.

"Don't worry little one, you will soon have the power to suppress that of Murtagh" she said comfortly

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