What is it you need?" Arya asked, willing her voice to have a cold edge to it.
"I said I needed to speak with you, is that not what I need?" Selena replied, sitting in the chair across from Arya.
"Yes, but what about?"
"Things." Selena said, quirking an eyebrow. Arya sighed in frustration.
'this woman is getting on my nerves!'Arya thought.
'Be patient.'Eridor responded.
"Arya, Murtagh and I had time to talk during your and Eragon's absence."
"And?" Why did she need to be told they 'talked?'
"Murtagh told me of your rejection." She said, crossing her arms. The elf sucked in her breath and straightened her back. Was she really bringing that up?
"How would Murtagh know?" Arya said, hoping to change the subject.
"Eragon told him."
'Of course.'
"Arya, I only wish to know why. Why would you crush my son and break his heart?" Selena said, throwing her hands in the air. Emotion whirled like a hurricane inside Arya. That was the topic she had been avoiding for months since...that night. That was the question that kept her up at night.
"Why? Because I am an elf, he is human! I am over a hundred years older than him! He is a dragon rider and I..." She trailed off at the end, realization washing over her. She had been giving the same reasons for so long, she had not stopped once to see if they still held their place.
"He is now more elf than human, Arya." Selena said, her voice growing softer. "You are a dragon rider, same as him. And, as I understand it, are no longer heir to the elven throne."
"But..."
"No buts. Even you must admit he is no longer a boy, but a man. This war has forced him to grow up faster than any kid should. Running from your emotions is not going to help Arya, I see the way you look at him." Selena replied, raising her eyebrows suggestively.
"This is none of your concern!" Arya hissed, standing.
"Oh but it is elf! Eragon is my son! I have been there for way to little of his life not to try and be involved in it now."
"Exactly why you should not be involved! You are no kind of mother! You left your newborn son with yourBROTHER!" Arya shouted, immediately regretting her words. Selena's face fell for a moment, filled with regret. Then it twisted in rage, reading slightly.
"You are in no place to tell me this elf!" She roared, clenching her hands into fists. "Tell me not what I have and have not done for my son! He may not even be alive if I had not done what I did. Answer me this; why did you hurt my son when I know you have feelings for him?"
"You are wrong. I feel nothing for your son!" Arya hissed, before running out the door. She kept running, allowing her anger to take her where it would. She wondered aimlessly through the halls of the mansion, not knowing where her feet were taking her. She found herself in the court yard, throwing her hands around Eridors neck.
'I despise that woman.'
'Do you? Or do you despise the truth in her words?'Eridor replied.
'Eridor!'Arya gasped in shock.
'Before you become angry, remember I know all your thoughts and feelings. You can hide nothing from me.'
'I know. Let's not talk about it. How about we go flying?'She said, trying to make it sound as appealing as she could.
'Can we? Do you not have something to take care of here?'
'No. Eragon went to ask Nasuada if we could go to the Vault of Souls, in which case I do not need to unpack anything.'
'Then let us fly.'Eridor said. Joy engulfed Arya as she climbed into the saddle, and strapped her legs in. Butterflies erupted in her stomach as Eridor pushed off the ground, jumping into the air. For a few minutes the elf remained silent; hearing nothing but the flapping of Eridors powerful wings, and enjoying the wind whipping past her face and ears.
'I love flying with you. It's so peaceful.'She said.
'Is is?'He asked, before flapping his wings a little harder. Before she could ask what he was doing, he threw his head back and flipped half way, stopping when he was on his back. Then he twisted his body to where they were flying downwards, allowing gravity to pull them towards the rapidly approaching ground. Weightlessness engulfed Arya, and a laugh of joy escaped her lips. About one hundred feet above the ground, Eridor whipped out his powerful wings flapping to gain them more altitude.
'Okay, so maybe no so peaceful...'Arya teased. Eridor chuckled, shaking his whole body.
'We should head back.'Eridor said. Arya turned to face the fading sun. She had not relized how late it had gotten.
'You are right, as usual.'She said, running a hand through her raven black hair. Eridor twisted towards Dras-Leona aiming their path for the city.
'Don't worry dear one. We will fly again soon.'
Arya remained silent as they made their way back to the city. Thoughts of traveling to the Vault of Souls filled her head, jumping around and having really no order. They were all jumbled together, like they had been thrown in a huge pile.
'I wish this war was over, then we would not have to go anywhere. Not so soon at least.'Arya thought.
'It will be soon.'Eridor replied.
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Selena stomped around yet another corner to the huge mansion in search of the elf.
'Blasted elves! They are so easy to offended!'She thought as she opened another of the hundreds of doors she had opened that day. The room was small, and simple. Well, simple except for all the tables full of who knows what that lined the walls. Selena's skull erupted with pain as a slender object hit the top of her head. Quickly, she reached out with her left fist to hit whoever was attacking her.
"Why didn't you knock?" Immediately she recognized the voice.
"Angelica! Why did you hit me?" She yelled, turning to face her sister.
"My name is Angela!" She yelled back, crossing her arms across her chest. "And I already told you why, I just need to know why you didn't knock."
"I am looking for Arya." Selena replied.
"Why is that?" Angela asked, quirking one eyebrow.
"Why do you want to know?"
"Oh, I have my reasons." Angela said, shrugging her shoulders.
"Well I am sure I don't like your reasons. I am looking for her because I am. Now answer my question: Why do you have a little girl in your room?" Selena said, eying the little girl who had just came out of the shadows. She had short, black hair that reached her shoulders. Her clothes were nice, like she had been treated as the best from the day she was born. The child looked up and smiled at Selena, revealing dark purple eyes that shone like the sun.
"Greetings." The child said. Selena shivered as the voice filled the air. It was not that of a child, but that of an adult. "I do not believe we have met. My name is Elva." A small smile spread across her lips, in pleasure of Selena's shivers.
"Elva?"
"Yes. I am the child Eragon cursed."
"Elva, I thought I told you to wait back there." Angela said.
"You did, but obviously I did not listen."
"Wait, Eragon cursed you?" Selena asked, voice filled with disbelief.
"Yes, but he fixed it to where I can ignore the pain."
"Elva, go back to your chair please. We will continue out lesson in a minute." Angela said, rolling her eyes.
"Fine" Elva huffed, before walking back into the shadows.
"Eragon cursed her?" Selena asked.
"Yes. But now it is a blessing because she can sense peoples intentions. She helps us greatly, and has saved Nasuadas life before."
"Is that so? And what are these "lessons" she is taking?"
"Oh nothing special, just her magic lessons." Angela said, grinning a toothy smile.
"She can use magic?"
"Oh yes, quite well for a human. The gedway insignia Saphira gave Elva is helping her progress quite quickly."
"I see. Does Eragon know of this?"
"Not yet, no one but me does. And it is going to stay that way, right Selena?"
"Sure" Selena said, rolling her eyes.
"Well if you will excuse me, I have to get back to teaching Elva." And with that, the witch turned on her heals and left.
A/N: What do you think? Please leave me a review to let me know! :)
Reply to mir: Vroengarg is an island kinda near Du Weldenvarden. (look on a map of Aligaisia and you will find it.)
Reply to Daxxx: Thank you do much! :) I am glad you like the story, and I hope you continue to like it as I wrap it up. :)
Reply to Cheek: Umm...well I'm not sure what to say to you other than that was just rude. You said I am not a good writer without reading any of my story, and for that I am going to just ignore what you had to say. Obviously you can't see very well because I have a ton of reviews and all of them were saying my story was good. Well up until you left your review. So ya, not much more to say.
Reply to Cara Meirfert: Well, now you know what Selena wanted to talk to Arya about! :D
Reply to Restrained . Freedom: I didn't mean to make Murtagh cowardly...That's just kinda how I imagined the scene..sorry. I'm glad you still liked it though! :)