Chapter 5

An Unlikely Meeting

Scene set up: Saphira and Arya

Saphira initiated the meeting

Another meeting but one which was purposed for. In a clearing that is quite hidden(Elven Woods are not normal- so this is possible) Saphira lays flat on the cool grasses rolling a log back and forth with her front right fore-arm(claw) while Arya paces around hands clasped behind her back and switches between this position to one hand under her chin and the other supporting it under the elbow. Her eyes deep in thought.This emphasized by her thin, eyebrows forming a hard "v".

'So, what you are saying is...if Eragon and I-'

'No, if all three of us.'

'Oh, so if we all meld our minds and link our souls, wait...how could this possibly happen? Is this even worth it? Whose idea was this? Combining souls never the less is a dangerous business-if at all possible!'

'Please, you must see it. What do we have to lose? I, surprisingly seem to be the only one accepting of this.'

'Its not that I don't accept it...that is quite the opposite. Would it be right or eve possible is my concern. I pained him probably pained him to the point of no return and my mother would never allow it.'

'You don't worry about your mother, I am a force she cannot ignore, and since I am willing to give this a try, its really between you and Eragon now. I am already connected to him and wether you would have ever imagined or approved of before- I am very fond of you.'

'Saphira you are most kind and surely you se my inner feelings- I have not hidden anything from you-'

'Which I understand is not something you have ever done-well except for one.'

'Yes, and that one hurt the most when it was lost. It hurts even still, but I am going to get passed it.'

'I know how you feel, but let me hear the story, and perhaps this will be the release you need to get passed it.'

'Not to change subject, because I intend to tell my story, what is Eragon doing while we sit here?'

'He is at Oromis' chamber doing some more history lessons and such.' -At this Arya sat cross-legged gracefully in front of Saphira. Her hands rested on her knees. She sat upright, a bit stiff like a wooden plank.

'Ah, well-(she paused amoment as to contemplate how to start)-When I was young and in my early days, I used to be more...more...umm, well playful. I laughed a lot more openly whenever the feeling struck me to do so. I openly expressed myself quite freely. Yes, I pranced around singing and skipping very much so-...Saphira! Please stop laughing! This is a little embarrassing as it is!' Arya's cheeks showed some color for once and she began to relax. She slowly turned her blushed red frown into a grin.

'I'm sorry Arya, but I can see the images that float in your mind of yourself and I can't believe that that was you!' Saphira continued to laugh. Then suddenly Arya tilted her head back and let out a very high angelic laugh to join Saphira.

'I guess...(she chuckled) when trying to picture what I usualy am and then those images of my youth...well it is most definitely humorous?' The two laugh even more and then slowed into a soft giggle.

'So, as you can tell- I was quite the opposite as I am now. With that i grew openly fond of a good friend of mine-yes you know the name-Faolin. We did everything together. I even got into much mischief with him. One day he told me he didn't think of me as his good friend. I felt hurt and his words stung hard, but then he went on to explain that he actually thought much more than that. Of course I was confused at first and then I was ecstatic. We celebrated our link and were always together- even when I decided to become an ambassador for our race. He followed me, and I being so blind let him. He stuck by my side through all my travels. He was always there to make me smile and laugh. There through good and bad trips. All events until...'

'Durza.'

'Yes, Durza. My partner in life was slain in front of me and all my emotions were slain as well. I was empty inside and to cope with the emptyness I pulled everything inward and hid it all away. I gave no opportunity to connect or be connected to. I didn't want to feel that pain or give opportunity for someone else to feel it. As you can see, Eragon had really bad timing with me. I was not over my loss, and I'm afraid I might not be completely over it yet.'

'I'm sure that your genuine love with Faolin is something that should take time to get over. Something like that is suppose to hurt, because it was deep within you. Deeper than you probably thought it was and that hurts even more. I understand now Arya, why you are a really untrusting to anyone with even the slightest of your emotions, but it is good to hear you laugh. I find it very soothing and really amusing.'

'I felt I would hurt someone if I let them fall in too deep, so to keep it from happening, I denied my own and let not temptation pain anyone else. I shunned those that I felt were trying to be more than a companion or friend.'

'I feel your sorrow, but is the good that comes with that comforting relation worth the risk of loss? I know not of the depths of your pain, but I know the lengths of good this link has given you far outweighs it. Eragon and I linking somehow or some way with you is something unmeasurable in strength. This risk is more than for personal desire, though that alone should be enough, we have more to persuade you. The wars of our age carries the fate of all and far out weighs any one person's personal desires. This link would tip the scales toward our favor- though it may or may not assure a win for us it is better to give it a chance and risk lost than to leave it at that and fail. What happens afterward is not a concern until that future becomes the present.'

'How could one even attempt to argue with such a wise dragon?' Saphira tipped her head to accept the compliment

'It would be terribly hard to outrun an angered dragon, wise or not, especially one as stubborn as I.' Both smiled and then stood up, bowed to each other in respect and took their leave. Saphira leapt off the ground and Arya took off sprinting into the surrounding forest to head back to her home.

(a/n)

And...Wut do you guys think? I'm not sure if there was much of a clear ending to this chapter. Are there any questions you guys have that I haven't answered in here yet? I've got another chapter coming and it might help clear things up or it might make things more confusing. I wanted to show Saphira and Arya kinda bonding or forming a link without them really knowing it. Them having a private meeting is probably unlikely and that was my intention. I also wanted to show how much Saphira has grown wiser. Also I tried to explain why Arya may have been so alienating. Ask questions, this way I can revise it better. I know what I am saying, but I might not be portraying it the same way in words. (I'm probably terribly boring with all the dialog or mind-talk...let me know if it is too much)

Possible next scene:

The Queen, Eragon, Saphira, and other important characters meet together. (I know there are a lot of "meetings", but that is how it is. The only difference with today and then is we have technology to hinder the amount of face time we have) Ok, so The Queen and Saphira are really the one's having the meeting. Eragon is there to kind of translat, and it would be rude of the Queen to talk to Saphira without Eragon there to hear it directly as well. (I know that Saphira and Arya did that, but I'm trying to make it into something different between those two)