a/n: Hello guys… yes yes im alive! I haven't written this fic for awhile. But I'm going to try to do more for this fic. I haven't read Brisngr yet… no spoilers please!

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Chapter Seven

Uru' baen

The throbbing on Nasuada's head made her eyes flutter open. She was all over her body, especially her neck. She sat up and started to rub her neck, something caught her attention when her left hand felt a bit heavier than usual—plus the fact that something cold touched her neck.

She looked at her left hand, and saw a white gold band ring with a tiny diamond in the middle that is surrounded with 2 little rubies on the sides of the diamond. The diamond shined in the room. She stared at the ring for a minute, confusion filled her face, then a tear fell from her eye when she realized that King Orin proposed to her and she said yes.

Then her heart started to race when she remembered everything that had happened. "Murtagh," she breathed his name. Images started to play in her mind, watching the Rider and his dragon land on the ground, she walking up to them fainting after hearing the Ancient Language. She realized that she in now a prisoner of The Empire.

She lifted her head from her ring and started to examine her prison cell. She was shocked to see that she was in a bright beautiful green room, with roses of different colored as wallpaper. She was sitting on a soft bed with very huge wooden frame bed that has carved flowers, and a few dragons on it. With what the room seemed like she wasn't really a prisoner, but more like a guest a very important guest. She scoffed at this thought, obviously that's not the case.

She got up on the bed, but she couldn't move anymore. It seemed like she was binned on the bed with invisible ropes. She cursed The Ancient Language under her breath. She looked around the bed for something she can throw at the door so she can be heard. To her frustration, she found nothing of any sort.

She heard giggles on the other side of the door. She had to think quickly she told herself, then she stared at her right arm and saw her bracelets, she didn't care for them very much so she grabbed 2 of the six of them and threw them at the door. It gave a quick soft thud on the door. She was positive no one would be able to hear that. She took all her bracelets and threw it on the door again this time with a stronger throw. It gave a short loud thud. She smiled darkly, I'm sure that works.

A loud roar on the other side of the door made Nasuada's heart stopped beating. A chill ran down her spine and she lost all her courage. If a dragon is in here that means she is in Uru' baen. There is also a chance that it would be Gallbatorix or Murtagh. She can put a brave face if it's Murtagh, but she doesn't know how to react when she would find Gallbatorix in front of her.

She just swallowed her fear down and put on a brave face even though her insides are starting to shake. She was always taught to keep her emotions hidden, showing emotions is a show of weakness and might be used against you.

The door slowly opened, her heart started to react to this movement. But to her surprise it wasn't fear, she was anxious to see his face—to see Murtagh's face, if it is Murtagh. She didn't understand this emotion. But it's a lot better than fear so she tried to consume all of it.

Murtagh entered the room his brown hair shinned in the bright room. His eyes was melting into her gaze, this helped her calm down a bit. It wasn't Gallbatorix and it made her calm.

She gasped when a Red Dragon also entered the room. The red dragon isn't as huge as Saphira, but the fact that a dragon is in the same room as her does give her a different reaction.

"Hello, Nasauda," Murtagh said, his voice was low and husky.

Her heart was beating so fast that she could barely hear what he had said, the way he said her name filled the emptiness in her. She had missed Murtagh, she and he became closer when he was a prisoner under the Varden. But she was too sad that he and she are enemies now, it seemed like the he's a stranger now. It hurt her deep inside, she couldn't even talk. So she just nodded.

"Ah, I see you have accepted his proposal. I told you it was only a matter of time," He raised his hand slightly to gesture at the ring that is on her left hand. He smiled brightly at her.

She looked away from his beautiful smile. She hated the fact that the smile gave her such a reaction—to turn away. She bit her bottom lip when she remembered the conversation she had with him after Durza was destroyed. She and he traveled to Surda, King Orrin was overly friendly to her when King Orrin noticed that she was accompanied by another man. Murtagh mention that the king was jealous and would ask her hand in marriage when the time comes.

"What ever my decision is, it's not of your business," She finally got her heart to calm down a bit so she can talk. She looked at his face and saw that the smile on his face had disappeared.

He looked at his dragon briefly then back at her. "You are correct, It is none of my business." His face looked soft, kind.

Her brows furrowed together, confused why he's nice towards her. She glowered at him, annoyed she doesn't know him anymore. "I don't know what you're planning but your hospitality will not change about how I think about your Master." She said bitterly.

He was taken a back from her response. He just grinned then looked at his dragon again. "You are right Thorn. She is smarter than I thought,"

She felt her blood boil with anger with the insult he just gave her. He didn't need to say that out loud, she knows that he could have talked to his dragon telepathically. But she guessed that was his plan to test her temper. She clutched her fist together and stared at him coldly, she held her head high. "I was chosen to be a leader for that reason."

He smiled again but this time he was cautious, "I apologize to have offended you,"

She just ignored his apology and was still looking at him, rage is filling her head. She hated the Murtagh that is standing in front of her, even though the smile on his face reminded her of the old Murtagh it's not the same. It's never going to be the same, she thought.

"Where am I?" she asked through her teeth, she was a bit stronger now—courage wise.

"I believe you already know the answer to that question, Lady Nasauda,"

She froze when he called her Lady Nasauda, he was never that formal towards her. She just looked at him then at the dragon's eyes. She felt the dragon touch her mind briefly but disappeared when she heard Murtagh clear his throat disapproving his dragon's actions.

"So, when am I going to meet your Master?" she whispered, she tried hard for her voice not to crack so she wouldn't be given away that she's afraid.

"Master will come when he's dealt with other stuff." He had a glint of anger in his eyes when he said master.

She eyed him curiously, but his face seemed expressionless now. The same look that she remembered when he was annoyed at the fact that he was imprisoned just because he was Morzan's son. She shook her head slightly, she wanted these memories of Murtagh to go away from her head. She had to think straight, he's not the Murtagh she knew. He still might be there, but he's imprisoned inside of him forever gone.

"What happens now?" she wondered. She looked down to her hands and she started run her fingers on her engagement ring.

"You stay as a guest… but just to stay in this room of course." He grinned darkly, "We don't want to risk you getting out of the castle." He winked at her.

She clenched his fist again and was really tempted to get up and punch him in the face for being irritating and annoying. "I'm sure you have locked that door so I wouldn't be able to get out." She groaned, "And the fact that I am apparently stuck to this bed. I'm sure I'm not going anywhere." That's the final straw. She was red with fury now. If she would have had a weapon she would have struck him dead—or try to.

He laughed, "I apologize for that," he muttered something out his breath. "Breakfast will be here for you soon, I hope you will eat. Our cooks are one of the best." He said in a cheerful voice. He looked at her then he turned around and walked out the door.

She just stared at the door, then to the dragon that was still standing there. The dragon bowed its head a bit then looked out the door as if someone called his name. He growled, then he stalked off the room following his rider.

Tears started to flow down her eyes when she was finally alone. She cried for many different reasons. She cried because she was helpless, she put her people in danger for being in here and lastly because of Murtagh. She didn't know why, she didn't understand it but the fact that the Murtagh she knew is trapped deep inside of him never coming out. She wanted to save him—the Murtagh that she loved.

a/n: sorry if its rushed and if it took forever... but i really wanted to post this..review please! and no spoilers please...