Note: Just a head's up I probably won't be able to update thanksgiving weekend because I'm going away and even though I'll have my laptop I won't be able to put any new chapters up until at least Monday… sorry :-(. BUT I've been reading another story that I really like called Truth in Time Tells All, it's really cool, so if you want to read another Eragon fic I highly suggest it. R&R!

HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN

Are the Varden preparing for battle? Rinia thought. She decided that that was the only scenario that made sense so she headed for the main Varden base. She had fought in her life before and she wasn't just going to be evacuated while some manly men saved the town. Walking towards the base she ran into a young woman with ebony skin. "I'm sorry, but only the men are allowed to fight. Come follow me and I'll help you to where the women and children are evacuating the city."

"With all do respect, I won't be evacuating the city. Thank you, however." Rinia replied curtly. Rinia saw the flicker of a smile cross the woman's face.

"Very well then," the woman replied and then quickly walked away. Rinia followed the large crowd of men that was headed toward a large building. Inside the building was mammoth, men headed in different directions in order to get armor of different sizes. Rinia joined the line that consisted of the smaller sized men because their armor would probably be the only armor that would fit her.

After receiving her armor (surprisingly being a woman didn't stop her from receiving armor) Rinia then thought of what weapon she would need. She always carried her father's, well know it was her, dagger with her, but she doubted it would be of much use in a battle. She was able to find a used hand and a half sword to use as a weapon.

The chaos began to die down when a man stood in front of everyone and made an announcement. "Quiet! Those of you who have fought in battles before please make a group to my right. Those of you who haven't make a group to my left." The people were moving slowly which made the man yell, "NOW!" which sped up the crowd. Rinia headed to the man's left with most of the other young, inexperienced soldiers. The groups were soon told to head outside into the center of the city and to prepare for battle.

After all the soldiers were ready, the entire city became quiet for the first orders. Soon stampeding footsteps could be heard getting nearer to the city. When the Kull reached the city the battle began.

A large Kull began to run toward Rinia and she quickly fended it off. More and more Kull began running and Rinia did very well protecting herself. Rinia took a moment to survey her surroundings and what she saw devastated her. The town seemed to be painted red with the blood of the Varden and of the Kull, The dying screams of men were not differentiated from the dying screams of Kull, the town seemed to be trapped in utter chaos.

All of a sudden, from out of nowhere it seemed, a large Kull swung its large ax at Rinia's head and it seemed it would be the last thing she ever saw when a hand and a half sword stopped the ax's mighty blow and buried itself in the Kull's chest. Rinia looked up and saw Murtagh's brown eyes staring back at her. "I thought they evacuated all the women and children hours ago."

"Well, I'm not one to be evacuated." Rinia replied, rather glad to see Murtagh. The two began to fight, back-to-back, killing Urgals left and right. They had been fighting for some time and yet the Urgal troops did not seem to weaken at all, though the Varden's troops were. "How much longer will we be able to fend off the Urgals? The Varden are losing many people."

"Well, until they surrender or until we are all dead." replied Murtagh.

"Oh, well that's pleasant." The two continued fighting with all of their might, but the end seemed near and it was not a good end that was approaching. The Varden troops were very seriously weakened and it seemed that the Urgals got stronger with every moment. Rinia was in the middle of a vicious fight with a rather large Urgal, when a very strange thing happened.

The Urgal stopped; it dropped its weapon and just stopped fighting as if to surrender. All the Urgals in the city did this and it confused everyone until someone yelled, "Durza's been defeated by Eragon!" With Durza defeated the Urgals had no more reason to fight and they all evacuated the city. Cries of victory were heard from all the people of the Varden who had survived.

"Well, we were able to fend them off long enough." Rinia said.

"I guess we were lucky," Murtagh said, with a grin on his face.

"Oh, thanks by the way, for saving my life."

"By the way? Wow next time I'll think twice about saving you." Rinia knew that she had been upset at Murtagh, but she couldn't stay mad at him any longer especially after he saved her life.

"Thanks," Rinia said, this time more sincere, and she hugged him because she was thankful for her life and because she was happy that she didn't have to be angry with him anymore. The best part of the hug, however, was that he hugged back.