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Eragon was sitting on Saphira's back rubbing her neck which was stiff from flight, they would be leaving Teirm the following morning for Ellesméra where they would be settling for a while, completing their training with Ooromis and giving Eragon a chance to talk to Arya who would be returning there from the Varden shortly to see her mother, Queen Islanzadí.

Little one, you are troubled. Saphira said, softly

I am. It's what Angela said to me earlier. He replied, it had been troubling him for most of the day.

Do tell.

She said that I was stupid.

Is that all she said?

She said that I was an idiot too.

And?

That I was too much of an idiot to recognise my own idiocy. Saphira chuckled deeply

Anything else?

That I was extraordinarily lucky and that it would all work out in the end.

And you were offended by that?

It's not that, but what she said beforehand which bothers me. Am I really that idiotic? Saphira said nothing.

When has anything hurtful Angela has said to you not worked out to be in your best interests at heart?

..When she suggested that one of my ancestors had mated with an Urgal.

But you deserved that.

Did I?

Yes. Little one.

I'm going to talk to Arya and sort this whole thing out once and for all. Eragon heard Saphira make a noise that he could have sworn was a sigh.

We will fly tomorrow, but for now, I must hunt. Eragon dismounted Saphira.

Pleasant hunting, and try not to scare too many innocent travellers witless, okay?

I promise nothing. And she set off. The gust of air made Eragon's hair fly backwards.

"Wait," He said out loud. "How I meant to get down from this cliff without you?!" He began waving his arms frantically after her, calling with his voice and mind. "Saphira! Come back!" But she was ignoring him, she was hunting.

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