IT'S ALL TOO MUCH

All that Rinia could do was stand in the room thinking while Ajihad talked to Murtagh. As soon as they were dismissed Rinia quickly left the room and asked a guard to bring her to the room where she would be staying. She didn't at all want to risk a chance of seeing Murtagh or being anywhere near him. As soon as she got into her room she lied down on her bed. She was so tired, but as soon as she closed her eyes she saw him with his dark eyes looking at her, like looking into her soul and she fell asleep.

She was in a dark cave and she saw near the corner of a cave a dark silhouette slouched over. She started moving nearer to the figure and could see that they were watching the sun rise.

Rinia's dream then changed. She was on a battlefield and she looked up in the sky and saw four dragons up in the sky and fire circling the sky. She was surrounded by Urgals and Galbatorix's soldiers. She then felt a pain in her side.

Her dream suddenly changed again, but now to a very different place. She was young, a baby and she saw in the room her mother, her brother, and her father. They were all talking and enjoying themselves like a real family. Her brother than announced that he would go out hunting and Rinia, a toddler, began to cry. Her mother comforted her and her brother walked over and gave her a kiss and said that he would be back soon.

Rinia woke with tears dripping down her cheeks. She thought back on her last dream and knew that that was the last time she ever saw her brother. He was so handsome at age 14. Rinia had also never seen her mother as happy as she was in the dream, her mother had loved Rinia's brother and father so much, she probably only continued to live after they were murdered for Rinia.

She then thought on the other dreams and, unable to figure out what they meant, pushed them to the back of her head. The sun hadn't risen yet, but looking out the window in her room she could still see the majesties of the city. Rinia looked around her room and was happy to see that her room included a bath and she decided to clean herself.

After she finished her bath she looked in the large mahogany wardrobe and saw a slue of dresses. One dress, in particular, stood out at her. It was a deep red and was made of fine velvet. Rinia decided to try this on and as soon as she did she looked in a mirror. She looked so royal and beautiful in the gown, but was surprised at what she saw in the mirror she took off the dress. Looking at all of the beautiful clothing Rinia decided on wearing a dark black skirt and a white shirt, it was the simplest of all the outfits.

Rinia decided to explore the beautiful city and learn more about it. She walked outside and the city was barely lit for the sun was just coming up. Rinia walked toward a large building and entered it. She entered into a large main hall and saw one archway and went through it. Her eyes couldn't believe what they saw. The walls of the room, no less then 50 feet high were covered inch to inch in books. She saw a section devoted only to children's stories and another devoted to the history of the Dragon Riders in Alagaesia. She saw Varden records and books on the Elven language. Rinia had never seen so many books in her life and, because she couldn't think of anything else to do, she began to read. She started reading children's stories and had finished no less than 100 by the end of the day. When she decided to take a break from reading she walked outside and was surprised to see that it was dark. I must have read throughout the entire day! thought Rinia, amused.

She spent most of her days in the Varden library. She found reading such an escape, while reading it was easy for her to not think of her real life, of Murtagh. She loved reading and found that one day did not supply her with the amount of reading she wanted. One day she stopped reading early and walked to where she was staying and saw Eragon at the door. She hadn't seen him in what seemed like a long time and invited him in her room. He talked about what he had done in the Varden and Rinia mostly talked about the vast library she spent most of her time in.

"That library sounds fascinating," said Eragon, "I do, however, have a reason to visit you. I just visited Murtagh in his cell and he said that he wanted to talk to you."

"You know, there are some stories I could suggest to you," Rinia said, ignoring Eragon's statement about Murtagh. "You should come with me to the library tomorrow, some stories I read over and over again. They also have an amazing history of Dragon Riders that I think you would find…"

"Rinia," Eragon interrupted, "he really wants to talk to you and he asked me, as his friend, if I could show you his cell and bring you to talk to him."

"Well I won't"

"Rinia, he lied to me too. But he's sorry."

"You knew that he was Morzan's son, I saw it on your face."

"I admit he told me, but…"

"Well then he didn't lie to you. He lied to me and I don't want to talk to him at all."

"I know, but he wants to talk to you. And Rinia, he hates being the son of Morzan he told me. Just because he's his son doesn't means he is Morzan and he really wants to talk to you. Please, for me, just go talk to him."

Rinia thought on his words and then, reluctantly, agreed. "Alright, but this doesn't mean that I will forgive him or anything like that."

A smile spread across Eragon's face, "Alright then, follow me."