A letter to Galbatorix

by February Breeze

Basically what the title says . . . I got really annoyed with the ending to Brisingr, so I decided to complain to someone that someone being Galby about it. Please note there are spoilers for Brisingr duh!

3. I speak posh

After reading Galby's letter, I got myself a pen and some paper and started writing.

Dear Galby,

No, I haven't met Oromis, but that's none of your buisness.

If you have a problem with me calling you a madman, you can deal with it, not speak to me like I'm a little kid!

The riders are the coolest most awesome-

I stopped. This wasn't right, I was letting my anger do the writing. It wasn't at all controlled by me. And that's what Galby wanted. He wanted me to lose controll.

I started again.

My dearest Galbatorix,

Please forgive me if I do not accept your condolences, but I do not wish for them, and I do not strive to posess that which I do not wish for. I'm rather more interested in the things I do wish for. For an example, vengeance. Don't be frightened, it's only an example.

I have never met Oromis in person, but you could say I know him. No further explanation is needed.

You have your own opinion on the riders and I have mine. The fact that they differ drastically is just a... misfortune. I believe the riders to have been good, and you cannot convince me otherwise. If I may point it out, you appear to have contradicted yourself: Oromis was one of the riders, so in the same letter you have called him both "wise and kind" and "a self-centered old fool". Just three paragraphs apart. Just thought I might point it out.

You say you only kill guilty people, but who is to judge the guilty from the innocent? You believe yourself to be so great as to have the right to serv justice on others? With no help from a dury or any other hint of democratic fairness? But of course, you are a dictator. You have no consideration for democracy. Tyrant, that's what you are.

I apologise, I shouldn't have called you a madman. What I should have said is this:

"(...) make up freaky schemes and generally be a royal madman, Sire. (...)"

Does that meet your standard of courtessy?

I hope, for your own good, that you are not sane. If you are sane, you are a terrible person and shall be cursed for the rest of all eternity. But fear not, I am sure you are perefectly loopy.

Finally, I accept your invitation. Please expect to be kidnapped around 8:00 pm tomorrow night.

Unkind regards, AnonymousOromisFangirl.

AnonymousOromisFangirl

PS.- If I told my teacher that I didn't finish my exam because "one of the questions was rather complex", do you honestly think he would pass me? No. So my dear Galbatorix, you recieve an F. Please try harder next time.