Chapter 3

Matters of the heart

When Nasuada woke up, the first thing she noticed before she opened her eyes was the wonderful smell of... she opened her eyes and saw roses, not just one flower but literally a whole room of roses, she was totally surrounded by them, she looked around and saw a little note saying: Meet me, follow the roses, Eragon.

She was confused at first but when she got out of the room she understood what he was talking about. Out of all the corridors only one was filled with roses, She followed till the end and found herself standing in front of Eragon in the highest tower of the castle.

She slowly approached Eragon, then he said: Nasuada, I love you, will you be my wife?

Those words struck Nasuada like a hammer blow, when he saw that she wasn't responding he said: You don't have to answer just now if you're not sure.

She replied: Thank you Eragon, If you don't mind I will take some time to answer, in the mean-time could you go patrol the area of Illiria?

Eragon could tell she was trying to get rid of him, but he understood that she needed some time to decide, so he agreed and said: Anything for you Nassy.

She felt weird when he called her that and yet she liked being loved by a man, she felt so safe and secure.

When Eragon left, she called Arya to meet her in her room.

When Arya reached her destination she opened her mouth in shock and thought no... it can't be! When she saw the flowers.

Nasuada said: If you have tampered with his brain, than you will pay, he was my dear friend and you...

She was interrupted by Arya who couldn't stop herself from shouting: It wasn't me who tampered with his brain, because I love him!

Nasuada didn't need any other explanation, so she said: Well if you didn't tamper with his brain than who did?

The two of them started thinking… and thinking….. and thinking…. After 15 minutes they both shouted at the same time: Saphira!

Before Eragon could find Saphira, Arya found him and said: Nasuada changed her mind and said that she wants you to go to the council and tell them to let all the prisoners out of jail for half an hour.

Eragon did as he was told.

This time he thought that her answer was yes and that was why she let all the prisoners out of their jail cells for half an hour, he was wrong.

The two queens found Saphira half-drunk in a bar drinking her 21-st barrel of mead and eating 16-th dear.

When they made her sober again she said: Why hello there!

The two women said: Saphira come we must show you something…

When they got to Nasuada's room and Saphira saw the roses, she said: Wow he really did it.

Arya and Nasuada demanded an explanation so Saphira showed them the memory Eragon made for this occasion:

Eragon: If you're seeing this it means you demand an explanation, well here it is (he said in a gloomy and sad voice).

I couldn't live without Arya more than 400 years, so I understood that since she didn't want me, I should find somebody else, I was thinking: who's immortal that I knew and maybe would accept me.

And I found Nasuada so what I had to do was make a potion that would make me fall in love with her, erase all the memories in which I said something embarrassing that would remind me of the way I felt for Arya, make Nasuada's body be the one she had when she was 20-25 and make her stay that way, last of all: Make me forget this plan.

So that should explain everything for you, bye!

When the memory faded Nasuada spoke first: Now that I know the meaning of this I shall express myself:

First: Saphira how could you allow your rider to be so stupid!?

Second: Arya how could you be so stupid!? Just look what you have done by pushing him away, and I don't care about your duty! He could have had gone mad, and do you understand how important the leader of the riders is?

Besides he was my friend and I would be miserable if I found out that one of the few people who I could always count on were dead because you behaved so foolishly!

Saphira joined Nasuada's side forgiving her for accusing herself and said:

What else was I supposed to do? He said that he was going to kill himself if I didn't let him do this, so accuse Arya for being stupid for sending him away, especially since she felt the same way about him!

Those words hit Arya more than she was expecting them to, she didn't know what to say.

Nasuada said: Now that I know what Eragon was going through I understand how he was feeling, and I must admit that I too have developed feelings for Eragon ever since he showed how much he loves me. Further-more I will accept his offer, since you were so stupid as to decline his proposal, he deserves being loved and if you can't handle that than what kind of queen are you?

Saphira kept on nodding.

Now Arya who was silent, couldn't hold it in anymore and started crying.

Nasuada, still mad for her treating Eragon that way said:

Consider this a consequence for your mistake, with that Nasuada left the room.

Saphira said to Arya:

In a way she's right you know, now you lost your chance with Eragon, tell me will you be at their wedding?

It took her a while but then she said: No!, I might be a bit late …. Oh and I might bring a guest with me. She said mysteriously. And Saphira?

Saphira answered: Yes little one? Arya said: Do you know how to reverse what happened to Eragon?

She answered: …Yes.

Arya said: Good and do you know when the wedding will be?

Saphira answered: Yes Eragon contacted me 3 minutes ago and said that if Nasuada agrees then he would like it to happen in two weeks.

Arya thought to herself: Perfect! Two weeks, just in time, Eragon will be mine!

After which she and Saphira walked out of the room.