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I don't own anything that appears in the Eragon books all OCs and plots are mine only

Chapter 6:

After landing, Eragon and Roran took Katrina and Sloan to the healers where Roran stayed so he could be by Katrina. Eragon removed his sleeping spell and stepped back to watch what would happen. Sloan's eyes immediately snapped open and he turned to see Roran standing by Katrina.

"What in the blazes are you doing here," He cried, "Get away from my daughter!" As he stood up to go attack Roran, Eragon pushed him back down on to the bed with one powerful arm. "What to you want elf," he glared at Roran, "That boy stole my daughter from me!"

"He never 'stole' your daughter, your daughter left your abusive care to be with Roran." Eragon said with a calm but powerful voice. Just then Arya walked in to see what was going on.

"I heard shouting. Is everything alright Eragon?" She asked in her musical voice.

"It was when Sloan was asleep, Arya. He has caused nothing but trouble since he woke up." Eragon replied and then turned to Sloan to see confusion spread across his face as well as Katrina's who had woken when Arya came in.

"Where are we, an elfish city?" Katrina asked.

"No you are in Surda." Arya replied softly.

"Who are you?" Sloan demanded.

"I am Eragon Shadeslayer and this is Arya of Ellesmíra." Eragon said answering Sloan.

"Do I know you from somewhere? You look familiar in some way." Katrina asked in a small voice.

"You know me very well, Roran is my cousin." Eragon said looking at Katrina.

"How did you get to look like an elf then boy?" Sloan demanded. Eragon looked at Arya asking Should I tell them about you and I being riders?

Not yet. Arya replied.

"I cannot tell you much except one thing. Dragons." He and Arya left after leaving instructions with the healers to make sure Sloan is kept away from Roran.

Together they walked out to Saphira and Lifskul who was jumping and flying around Saphira.

He thinks that I am his big sister or something like that. Saphira said to both Eragon and Arya You might not want to take it out here Eragon.

"Take what out?" Arya asked glaring at Eragon, "Tell me."

"Not here. In private." Eragon said quietly earning him a frown from Ayra. Arya followed Eragon to his room and sat patiently until Eragon reveled the green dragon egg. Arya just gaped at it.

"Where did this come from?" She demanded.

"Helgrind, Saphira and I think that Galbatorix put it there for safe keeping. No sane person would go there and think that there was an egg there." Eragon replied.

"Clever… What shall we do with it, Galbatorix may be so mad about losing it that he may attack us himself." Arya asked worried.

Have any elves arrived from Ellesmíra? Saphira asked as she stuck her head through a window in Eragon's room.

"No not yet," Arya said with a sigh.

Oh…Then have the Varden pass before this egg as the Riders of Old did with theirs. Lifskull suggested as he appeared over Saphira's head flying on to the bed.

"Fine, that's probably the best thing that we can do until they arrive." Eragon said.

"Ok, I'll alert Nasuada and have all the children from 12-16 come to the sparring fields. That's the biggest place around, and there will probably a crowd there whether we ask for them or not." Arya said as she stood and left with Lifskul following her like a dog, even though he was about twice the size of one. "Good bye Eragon…"

"Wait!" Eragon said and Arya halted and turned to face him.

"What is it?" She asked confused.

"Can you help me identify these swords as elf or dwarf made…?" Eragon asked as he pulled out the Ra'zac's swords.

"You took them from their bodies didn't you." Arya said glaring daggers at Eragon.

"Yes. Is there something wrong with that? I need a good sword and these are the next best things that I can get if they are elf made. They aren't rider's swords so they will never be like Zar'oc." Eragon asked meeting her glare in a way that made her flinch. No one ever dared to make eye contact with her if she was angry. The fact that Eragon did it now unnerved her.

"These were stolen by a shade from a rider, who gave them to the Ra'zac. The rider's name was Éragön. The shade killed him when he slept in Ellesmíra, the shade was hunted down by Éragön's dragon, and killed it but at the same time died from the shade's magic." Arya said with a hard, stone-like face before turning and marching out. Lifskul paused for a moment before leaving saying,

Éragön was Arya's Great grandfather. He turned and padded after Arya after finishing.

That explains Arya expression. Saphira said staring at the door.

These blades are then rightfully hers. Eragon remarked walking out after her, I'm giving them to her.

I'm glade that you realized that that is the right thing to do. By the way I'll be ready to return to Ellesmíra in about three days, which gives the egg enough time to hatch should it decide to. Saphira said pulling her head out of the window.

Ok…I'll tell Arya.

Eragon ran and caught Arya just as she was reaching Nasuada's chambers.

"Arya these swords rightfully belongs to you. I cannot keep them." Eragon said panting for breath and holding out the swords to her.

"Eragon…I already have a sword. Even if they are my Great grandfather's blades, I cannot wield them.

"Why? You are a rider, you need a rider's blade." Eragon asked confused.

"My sword is a rider's blade…it was my Great grandfather's brother's sword." Arya whispered. And muttered a few words in the ancient language over her sword and it immediately started to change shape and color. When it was done, Eragon gaped at an identical sword to Zar'oc, but pure white. "I want you to have those swords Eragon, you need them." She paused an then pushed the swords back toward Eragon and grabbed his hand pulling him into Nasuada's room.

"Eragon, Arya, Lifskul, what brings you here?" Nasuada asked surprised at their entrance. Eragon reveled the egg and explained its origins and Arya asked for the children to meet at the sparring grounds that next morning.