The New King
"Have we made the decision of who is to be the next leader of our great Alagaesia,"
The leaders of each race nodded their heads in unison.
" The next leader of the world shall be…"
Hours Before
Agenor's POV
I sat down to the table next to my liege, Nasuada, as her second in command. Other than me in this table, there is King Orrin, the King of Surda, which is a free country that is not apart of the Empire, there was Arya and Lord Daethr . Arya is the daughter of the recently dead queen of the elves, who gave her life in the battle against the tyrant king, Galbatorix. Lord Daethr is an advisor to the elves. Next to the elves there was the dwarf, Orik. Orik was the newly crowned king of the dwarves. With Orik, he had his hammer, Volund. I had learned much of the cultures of the races of Alagaesia during my time as second in command. It has proven to be very useful. And then next to the dwarf there was the dragon, Saphira. Saphira was Eragon's dragon, so he is known as a dragon rider. Also he is the hero of Alagaesia,as he is the one who delivered the final blow to the Galbatorix. Eraogn was very late to this gathering.
What was this gathering about anyway? I scrambled my mind searching for an answer and yet I find none. I leaned over to my liege saying " My liege, what is this about, forgive me for my ignorance,"
Nasuada turns her head to face me, then says " You are so forgetful Agenor, we are meeting for the new king-"
" Or queen, " I say interrupting her. Feminism I say in my mind, never forget.
" Yes or queen, is to be chosen, and if Eragon weren't so late, we could finish this meeting quickly,"
Ahhh, the new king or queen, feminism, never forget. After the death of Galbatriox, the people of the world will want to who is the next leader.
Do I have an idea for who should be the next king or queen. No, I don't, but I think it should be Nasuada. She has the experience, skills, and overall, a great candidate for the position of queen. Of course, King Orrin wouldn't let that happen.
I haven't known the King of Surda for long but I have learned some characteristics about him.
One of the first things I learned about him is his arrogance. Of all the times I have met the king, I have been observing him, to understand him better of course. He has been unreasonable such as the time before the battle against Galbatorix. He wanted to send a royal envoy, but I and many other Varden officials disagreed with this. Orrin tried to kill a family member of Eragon and when Eragon found out he was, needless to say very angry.
I heard the door creak open, I looked to the door and saw the man himself, Eragon. I was just thinking about him I thought to myself.
I guess I was the first person to see him, because everyone continued their own conversations. I looked to Eragon and our eyes met. I nodded to him as a greeting and he did the same. Eragon walked over to where the elf,Arya, was nad sat in the seat next to her. Fortunately there was a hole big enough for Eragon's dragon, Saphira's, head to fit in. So I heard the flapping of wings and looked over to the hole and was not surprised to Saphira's head there.
About five more minutes of petty conversation with everyone and the meeting began.
My liege, Nasuada, stood up from her chair and said with power " The council is now in session," She sat back down.
Lord Daethr, the elf, started to speak.
" The tyrant, Galbatorix, is now dead, the people of Alagaesia will celebrate,"
" Here Here," The dwarf Orik said.
Lord Daethr continued " The people will ask for their new king or queen,"
The people at the table looked at one another.
"Of course, they would choose the person who killed Galbatorix himself, Eragon,"
Everyone turned to the dragon rider.
Eragon looked deep in thought, he looked around at everyone for something, I guess.
Finally he spoke, " No, it would not be right, the world doesn't need someone like Galbatorix again,"
Everyone seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief, I didn't though. There were surely be more battle for the throne coming soon. Orrin leaned forward with his cup of wine, with the wine sloshing over. " I say that I should be the next king of the land,"
Even though I predicted that Orrin exert himself to the throne, it was still a surprise. Orrin looked over to Nasuada saying " I presume, you would exert your claim as well Nasuada,"
" I would," She said looking to Orrin.
I looked between Nasuada and King Orrin. I also predicted that both Nasuada and Nasuada would fight over the throne, but still did not predict it would happen this soon.
Orrin looked around to everyone in the room. " I assume you all side with her,"
Everyone nodded their agreement. Orrin looked enraged.
" Why is it that every time, you side with her," Orrin said, with his goblet of wine on the ground, " Why is it, that no one ever seems to acknowledge Surda, does the King of Surda not demand respect from each and every one of you,".
Everyone started leaning back in their chairs. Excepte the dwarf Orik, He clenched the handle of his hammer, named Volund and the guards inside the room tightened their hands on the handles of their longswords.
When Orrin saw the reactions to his outbursts, he sat back down and took a deep breath. " I believe, I should get the throne,"
" And why is that," I asked. Orrin looked at me with loathe.
" Surdan blood has soaked the land from all the way from Surda here. You think I would just have a royal thanks and a pat on the head," Orrin said.
" As queen, I will compensate you well, I'll give you land that will double the size of your country," Nasuada said, trying to convince Orrin to end this debate.
It took a whole 2-3 hours to convince Orrin. I wasn't paying attention, I was just struggling to keep my eyes awake and not trying to sleep.
" Fine" Orrin concluded by saying " I agree to your terms,"
I breath of relief. Finally, I can leave.
But then Orik started to speak
" Have we all agreed who the next leader of our great land of Alagaesia,"
The leaders of each race nodded their heads in unison.
" Queen Nasuada is our ruler, long may she reign,"
Then I proceeded to say" The king is dead, long live our queen!"
Everyone else, except Orrin said
" The king is dead, long live our queen,"