I really hope someone bothers to read this. Eragon will be in it soon but I want to give her an actual story before throwing them together. Oh, and I don't own it.
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Aiden was cold, tired, and soaked to the bone when the first rays of sunlight washed over the land in front of her. She pulled Doc to a stop and practically fell out of the saddle, barely managing not to land face-first in the mud.
She tied Doc behind Nick and scrambled into the bay's saddle. Gigi had fallen asleep in one of the saddle bags hours ago, leaving her alone to continue her flight from Uru'Baen.
Aiden pulled cold, wet clothes away from her body and ran a hand through her hair, pushing it from her face only to have it stick uncomfortably to her neck.
With a few growled curses she pushed Nick as fast as she dared on the thin and muddy rode. She had left the main road an hour ago and was headed straight for the Spine, trying to gain as much of a lead on whoever Galbatorix sent after her as possible. The rain had slowed slightly in the early morning and now was just a steady drizzle that kept Aiden from becoming even slightly comfortable.
Looking up Aiden realized that in a moment she would leave the land she knew. There was a patch of burnt trees beside the road that marked the farthest point of her youthful adventures with Murtagh. She had been to Teirm and Dras Leona before, but only with an escort and her father's permission. She rubbed her wrists and hoped that the spells she'd put on the leather cuffs around them worked.
When she passed the trees her wrists burned and glowed for a second but it stopped quickly and she gasped with relief when nothing else happened. She had passed the last of her father's boundaries without harm and now all she had to worry about was finding this Brom.
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If only it had remained that easy, the next day she thundered down another side road, constantly looking over her shoulders for any signs of the soldiers that had stumbled upon her camp last night. She was tired to the point of falling off of Doc and the horses weren't much better, they had hardly slept last night before the first of Galbatorix's search parties tripped into their camp.
Aiden had managed to drive them back with what little magic she had the energy for and escape but it was too late, they had alerted the others to her location and now it was all she could do to stay a few miles ahead of them. Branches whipped at her face as she pushed the horses down the last in a series of barely-there paths in an attempt to loose her pursuers.
Gigi was tucked safely in one of the saddlebags and the pack holding her dragon egg was clasped close to her stomach with one arm. Her other hand was clutching the reins and Doc's mane in a desperate attempt to keep from falling off.
Aiden slowed the horses barely long enough to jump off of Doc and start running beside them. She was thanking every god she could remember for the fact that she was half-elf otherwise she would never have been able to keep this pace up.
–You okay? – She asked Gigi.
-I'll live, keep running. You need to stop soon, before you pass out in the middle of this damn forest. – Gigi replied with a faint hiss as he bounced around in his bag.
-If you hadn't noticed I happen to be in the middle of killing myself and the horses to get away from the soldiers following us, I don't exactly have time to stop and rest. – She snapped.
-You have to rest, now! –Gigi growled.
Aiden stumbled and kept running. –Fine, but I don't know the area well. –
After another half-hour of running Aiden spotted a cave in the side of a hill not far off of the path. She slowed the horses and turned them off of the path; she poked her head into the cave and sighed in relief. It was wide and deep enough for the horses to fit in and still leave enough space for her to sleep and the ground wasn't wet from yesterday's storm.
Aiden led Doc and Nick in and untacked them quickly; leaving the saddles and bags in a corner she brushed them and left them loose in the cave. Gigi sat on one of the saddles and groomed himself while she spread blankets on the cold ground and curled up.
-You should eat. – He said.
-I don't have the energy. Take watch and leave me to sleep. – She pulled her knees up to her chest and gathered the blankets around her like a nest, cradling the dragon egg with one arm.
Gigi sat at the opening to the cave for a moment before turning and trotting past the horses to Aiden. He pushed her arm out of the way and curled into a ball against Aiden as the sun set and the temperature dropped below freezing
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Aiden found herself next to a waterfall looking over a valley with a town in it. –Hello, Aiden. – A voice that she didn't quite recognize said from behind her.
She spun and found herself facing Ai. His face was more serious than when they had met before and his eyes no longer danced with laughter. –Your escape didn't go as planned? –
He raised an eyebrow at her and Aiden shook her head. –The escape was fine, everything went as planned. But a servant must have spotted the guard's body and alerted Galbatorix early in the morning because I was almost caught last night. I've been running since then and I'm not sure how far behind my pursuers are. I had to stop though; I would have fallen asleep on one of the horses if I didn't. –
Ai snorted and shook his head. –Humans. –
-A half-human who used magic hours ago and has been up for almost three days straight.- Aiden snapped. –Why am I here? Can't you let me rest for a moment? –
-You're here to begin your training. You can't expect to become a great rider over night.- Ai told her. A sword suddenly appeared in his hand.
-How will training here help me? It's a dream; it won't affect me in the real world. – She shook her head and turned to look at the valley below them.
-Wrong. – Ai snapped, -Whatever happens here happens to your body in the real world, I could cut you with this sword and when you woke up you'd still have the cut. Now, what does your sword look like so I can create it here? –
-Do you know what Sheilven Wyrda looks like? I took it when I left, it matches the egg's color and it's my right to have it as Jezza's only heir. – Aiden asked without turning around.
Ai's eyes widened slightly but the sword appeared next to Aiden, stuck into the ground. -Guard it with magic as you would in the real world. –
She pulled the sword up and whispered the correct words; a silver spark flew down the edge of the sword. –All right, what now? –
Without warning Ai attacked her, Aiden just barely managed to block the blade as it descended towards her shoulder. They spun around the cliff top; the only noise was the clash of steel-on-steel and the occasional gasp of pain. Ai was beating Aiden easily and she got the feeling he was holding back. It wasn't all that surprising, she had never been all that fond of swords, knives were easier for her to hold and lift as a small child when her combat training had begun and she had only ever learned the most basic techniques with a sword.
Every so often Ai would stop and show her how to do something correctly before resuming his attack. With a quick swing he hit her leg with the flat of his sword blade and Aiden crumpled with a yelp. She lay on the ground holding her leg and shivering as sweat poured down her body, groaning in pain.
The world seemed flash in and out of Aiden's vision as she sat there and all she was aware of was burning pain racing through her leg and memories of a child screaming. When the pain dulled Aiden hauled herself to her feet and leaned against a tree, wiping sweat from her face and glaring at Ai's back.
He was standing next to the river, looking out over the valley at the black mountain in the distance. –I didn't know your attacks were still so bad. Can't you do something about them? – He didn't turn to look at her and Aiden was glad for that.
Her voice was flat and emotionless when she spoke. –I can do nothing but try to avoid them; there is no cure for my father's curse. Some of the best healers and magicians in Alagaesia live in the palace; none of them could find a way to reverse it right after it happened. I doubt anyone will have better luck years after the fact. I've learned to live with it. –
-You'll just have to be careful when you fight. – Ai said.
-I always am. I can do anything anyone else can do with barely anymore effort, I can run and jump and fight better than most people. – She shook her head. –I suppose being half-elf helps with that; otherwise I'd probably be a lot worse off. –
Ai turned to look at her. A distant look suddenly crossed his face and he stared into the mountains blankly. –You need to wake up now. Something important is happening. –
-I guess I'll see you again tomorrow. – Aiden said. Ai nodded before everything became bright light.
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Aiden woke up with a start and winced as she tried to sit. Her body was covered with forming welts and bruises from her loss in the swordfight with Ai and she was soaked in cold sweat.
The egg she held close was rocking quickly and Gigi was standing across from it hissing softly. Aiden got up and stood beside Gigi to watch the egg. It was cracking in several places and she realized why Ai had sent her back, she was about to become a rider.
The top of the egg burst open and a tiny dragon came tumbling out onto the ground. It's scales were silvery-white with black edges, the tiny spikes running down it's back were black with blood red tips as were it's claws. When the tiny head turned to look at Aiden she saw that it's eyes were exactly the same as her own, silver with red rings around the pupils and black around the edges.
The tiny dragon stared at Aiden and rubbed against her leg. Aiden dropped to the floor and reached her left hand out, she knew what would happen when it touched her hand. As the dragon bumped it's head against her hand Aiden hissed in pain and the world spun as a silver oval scar formed on her left palm. A sudden feeling of strength and power hit her, she couldn't remember ever feeling so good.
Thoughts brushed against her own and it took all of Aiden's self control to keep from pushing the tiny creature out and shutting her mind to everything. She sighed and sent the tiny creature thoughts of contentment and adoration, as close as she could get to love at that moment.
Getting up she searched her saddle bags and found strips of dried meat, throwing a few to Gigi she stuck one in her mouth and slowly fed the rest to the dragon. The tiny beast snapped the meat up quickly and shoved at her arm when it was all gone. Aiden picked it up and dropped it in her lap, petting it's scaled head.
Gigi walked up beside Aiden and nosed the dragon halfway off of her lap, taking the space as his own. The dragon squeaked in protest and Aiden laughed quietly, -Are you jealous Gigi? –
-I am not jealous, just cold. – He objected before resting his head on the dragon's back and falling asleep.
The tiny dragon soon joined the cat in sleep. Aiden continued absently petting the dragon and scratching Gigi's ears while she stared into the night outside the cave. She let her thoughts drift and couldn't help but smile at the thought that she was a Rider now. She had thought Galbatorix would have killed her by now for her insolence.
An hour later the dragon stirred on her lap, waking Gigi as well. The cat shot up and hopped into his bag, looking at her expectantly. 'Time to go, I guess.' Aiden said, pushing the dragon off of her lap and standing.
She picked the dragon up and cleared the books out of her pack, tucking it in there. Then she put the pack on backwards so the tiny creature was cradled to her chest, smiling as it curled up as close as it could get to her and fell asleep.
The dragon taken care of she saddled the horses. She climbed onto Nick and they trotted out of the cave, picking up the pace when they reached the trail.
It was still dark out with no sign of an approaching dawn and Aiden could see her breath. She felt hardly better for her short rest and she had lost time by stopping for so long. But the soldiers wouldn't brave the winding trails in the dark for fear of loosing her tracks.
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It was morning of the day after she had stopped to rest and Aiden was once again about ready to fall over from exhaustion. The baby dragon wasn't helping with it's constant struggling to look out of the pack, she had finally arranged it so that it's head poked out of the top and it seemed content for the moment.
She had reached the Toark River far past Dras Leona in the night and was following one of it's meandering offshoots towards the Spine. She still kept a fast pace as she didn't know how far behind the soldiers were and her horses were just as tired as their rider.
They finally stopped again at a long, wide, slow spot in the stream and Aiden pulled everything off of the horses with arms that felt ready to fall off. She led them to the river and let them drink before telling them to remain by the clearing she had found not far from the stream.
Aiden couldn't stand being so disgustingly dirty so she found a clean pair of clothes and headed to the stream with the dragon following close behind her. Aiden stripped her muddy, sweat-soaked clothes off quickly and rinsed them, leaving them hanging on a branch to dry.
She left her clean clothes far from the bank and approached the stream. Pulling off the chain around her neck holding the sun charm she dipped it in the lazily flowing water. It glowed gold and she pulled it back out, the water was clean and without poison. That was the charm's job; it detected poisons for her, as the princess there had been more than a few attempts on her life.
Aiden brushed her fingers against the small scar on her leg where a bone had once protruded through the skin and shuddered, stepping quickly into the icy water and wading into a part where it barely reached shoulder height. Taking a deep breath she ducked under the water and swam a few laps of the swimming hole.
When she surfaced she found the dragon staring at her oddly. 'Want to come for a swim?' She asked it.
Tentatively the dragon stepped into the water, snorting when it felt the cold. It continued walking until the water swirled around it's neck and then it stopped. 'Come on, you can swim. I won't let you drown.' Aiden promised, pulling her feet off the bottom and paddling closer.
Without warning the dragon launched forward and left the water it could touch bottom in. It sunk below the surface for a second before figuring out how to swim and resurfacing. Aiden walked forward until the water barely came up to her thighs and sat down beside the little dragon.
It swam in circles around her for awhile and Aiden just sat and watched it. 'You need a name.' She thought out loud. 'I know a few old dragon names. You're a boy right?' She listed off a series of names and it sent her feelings of objection for them all. 'Well that's it, every single one I know and you don't like any. You're a pain in the ass, did you know?'
The annoying beast just blinked at her innocently and she sighed. 'Ah, there is one more. Cajjin, I didn't think of it before because it was one of the Forsworn's dragons. It means strong one.' A sudden wave of affection and happiness overwhelmed Aiden. 'You want that to be your name?' She asked in disbelief, 'You would. Gods, what will I do with you. I think I like it though, it fits. I'll call you Caj for short.'
A feeling of play fullness came from the dragon. 'Play? Catch me then.' She launched into the deeper water and swam away from Caj. The little dragon swam after her until they reached a section of the stream that was around twelve feet deep. Aiden ducked under completely and swam head first to the bottom, turning when she touched it to see Caj trying desperately to follow her, the little dragon got about halfway down before going back to the surface. She could hear him crying in distress at the fact that he was alone and she shot upwards to comfort it.
As soon as she broke the surface Caj bumped his head into her arm and squeaked triumphantly. Aiden narrowed her eyes at him, 'You little cheater. I can't believe you did that just to win.' She turned and swam for the bank, her bath had lasted far longer than intended and she still needed to sleep.
When she got out Aiden dried off as much as she could and pulled on her clean clothes. This time she wore a leather training outfit, a vest that laced up the front that was such a dark brown it looked black in all but the right light and matching pants with her belt at a slight angle over her hips because of the weight of her knives.
Caj followed her back to their camp where she built a fire and curled up next to it. Both Gigi and Caj joined her in sleep and for awhile the camp was peaceful.
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Aiden once again found herself standing on the cliff next to the waterfall. Without turning she asked a question that had been nagging at her for most of the day. -Why here? Why do you bring me to this place? How is it important? –
Ai walked up next to her and pointed at the town small town situated at the bottom of the valley. -Down there a boy is just now discovering his fate. A dragon has hatched for him and he is starting down a path that he can never turn back from. Whether he likes it or not he has just become a major player in a war that has been fought in the shadows for over a century and the side he chooses might just determine the fate of Alagaesia itself. You are here to guide him towards the right choice and keep him from ever second-guessing it. –
-You mean the one I'm to protect is down there? –Aiden asked.
-Yes. –
-What town is this? – She asked.
-Carvahall. –
Aiden frowned, -But that's where Brom lives. –
-Rather convenient if you think about it. How's your dragon? – Ai switched subjects suddenly.
-Fine. His name is Caj. – Aiden answered, turning around to see Sheilven Wyrda lying on the ground not far away.
Ai raised an eyebrow. –An odd choice, but a fitting one. I'm sure he will bring honor back to the name. –
-I wouldn't be so sure of that if I were you. – Aiden warned. –It might be hard to convince the people that I'm not like my father. –
-If I remember correctly you are favored by commoners for lessening Galbatorix's destructive insanity on many occasions. – He objected. –But you must remember that you may have to do unpleasant things to keep Galbatorix from killing your charge. And you will most likely have to keep such things from him to avoid loosing his trust. Remember, he will not see the world as you do. He may object to things that are necessary to his continued survival because he can't see them from your perspective. –
-I know. I don't intend on telling him everything that I do to protect him. I doubt anyone sees the world quite like I do, even you. – She commented, bending to pick up Sheilven.
-Maybe you're right. – Ai agreed, drawing his own sword. – But let's forget such things for now. –
Once again the air filled with the clash of metal and once again Aiden got her ass kicked. When Ai finally let her stop Aiden was sporting too many bruises to count. Though Ai himself had a black eye where she had punched him and several bruises on his chest. –How do you expect me to carry on if even in sleep I cannot find rest? –
-Learn to live with it or you have no chance of surviving Galbatorix. – Ai replied. –It's late, you should go. –
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When Aiden woke up she felt hardly more rested than when she had gone to sleep. She managed to crawl out from under Gigi and Caj without waking them and headed out into the woods to try and clear her mind.
Bending down she picked up an almost perfectly blood red stone the size of the end of her middle finger. For the first time in over a day she thought of food and her stomach growled noisily.
Taking another look at the stone on her palm she decided that it would probably be a good idea to find something to eat.
Half an hour later she returned to her camp with three rabbits in hand, each with a small hole in it's head. The horses glanced up from their grazing and snorted at her before returning to eating.
It took little time to get the rabbits ready for cooking and restart the fire. When the smell of food filled the camp both Gigi and Caj woke up and sat beside Aiden in front of the fire. As soon as the rabbits were cooked Aiden took the branch they were hanging from off of the fire and pulled them free of it.
She threw a rabbit each to Caj and Gigi and carefully ate her own. The tiny meal did little to satisfy her hunger but she could do nothing more at the moment. Caj tried to get her to play after he finished eating but she ignored him and packed up her small camp.
When the clearing looked like no one had ever camped in it Aiden picked Caj up and headed towards the horses. 'Come on you, we've got to go now.'
Gigi was already in his bag and asleep and the horses were completely ready to go. All she had to do was convince Caj that he really wanted to go back into his bag. After several minutes and many curses Caj reluctantly let himself be stuffed into the bag and Aiden left the campsite behind just as the sun set.
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The next week-and-a-half continued much the same way, Aiden traveled at night and slept for around half the day before setting out again. More often then not she went hungry, only bothering to feed Caj and Gigi before falling asleep. And even in sleep she found no rest, her training continued with Ai and she woke up with twice as many bruises as when she had gone to sleep.
Aiden made the decision to stop following the Spine and actually enter it's dark forests when the soldiers almost caught up to her a week after her escape from Uru'Baen. The soldiers fell far behind after that as a result of their unwillingness to go to far into the mountains. Her plan was to loop through the mountains and leave the soldiers far behind before descending to the plains and heading to Carvahall.
Caj had grown to the point that he had to fly low over the horses and hope he wasn't spotted. He had yet to truly speak but Aiden was content to show him mental images and hold conversations with Gigi.
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Aiden was five days into the Spine and riding slowly for the first time since she had escaped. The air was cold so high in the mountains and there was snow on the ground. Aiden was wearing her leather vest with two extra shirts overtop of it and an extra pair of loose pants. Gigi was curled up inside her second shirt for warmth and still complaining every so often.
Caj was flying low overhead, performing tricks to try and impress Aiden. She praised him occasionally, not really paying attention.
-We'll stop soon. – Aiden told Caj and Gigi as the sun began to rise. –I think we can afford to rest a little longer today, the soldiers are far behind. –
Caj spotted a clearing quickly and Aiden veered off the trail to join him. She had to clear snow from the ground so that she could build a fire in the center of the clearing and again when the fire was lit to have a place to sleep. When that was done Aiden sat by the fire rapped in all of her blankets with Caj beside her and Gigi on her lap and stared into the small flames.
An hour after she made camp Aiden curled up on her side and fell asleep with her head on Caj's side.
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Instead of appearing above Carvahall as she expected Aiden found herself in a huge, walled garden. She recognized this place; it was the palace gardens in Uru'Baen. –Why the hell am I here? -
-Because, daughter, I felt it was time you were punished for your misbehavior. Children shouldn't run away from home, especially princesses. – A cold voice came from behind Aiden.
She turned to see Galbatorix sitting on a lawn not far behind her, smiling cruelly. –Shall we begin? –
Aiden had just long enough to turn and try to run before pain erupted behind her eyes and spread throughout her body. Her knees buckled and she collapsed at the base of a rosebush, its thorns tearing at her face and hair. The first wave of pain subsided and Aiden lay in the dirt sweating and waiting for the next to come crashing down on her. Galbatorix never stopped punishing her so quickly; he always let her recover slightly before renewing her torture.
Galbatorix said a word in the ancient language that she knew all to well and her vision went black as pain tore at every part of her. This was one of Galbatorix's favorite punishments; it caused intense pain but left no physical mark so whoever it was used on was completely functional within a few minutes.
Aiden didn't remember screaming but when the pain stopped her throat was raw and she was gasping for breath. After the world stilled Aiden sat up slowly, ignoring the thorns digging into her back as she fought the urge to cry. Galbatorix watched emotionlessly as his daughter struggled to stand and stared hatefully at him.
-If you choose to swear in the ancient language to come home I may let you off lightly. It would be so easy to return, you could be the most powerful woman in the world. Joining the Varden won't help you; it will only make you and your dragon weaker. They can't teach you what I can. – He stood and approached Aiden slowly. –You felt a new rush of power when your dragon hatched, didn't you? I remember what it was like, you felt stronger than you ever have before. Especially in your previously limited magical talents.
-You could have so much more power than that if you would only return. You would be stronger even than the elves who cast your mother out, you could crush them with barely a thought, to avenge her. – Galbatorix was standing in front of her, a cold smile twisting his lips. He grabbed Aiden's chin and forced her to look at him. –All you have to do is return and promise to serve me. It isn't so hard; Jezza did it and your mother. –
-No. Jezza was forced to swear, there is nothing you can do to make me serve you. I would let you kill me and my dragon before I ever returned to your service. – Galbatorix released her face and turned away, once again sitting on the grass.
-Come sit, I have not seen you in to long. – Aiden sat carefully, wary of his sudden change in mood. He waved his hand and two wine glasses appeared in front of them along with a bottle. –Would you like a drink? –
Aiden nodded and he poured wine into both glasses, handing one to her. She pulled the sun charm from her neck and dipped it in the drink, it glowed gold and she returned it to her neck before taking a drink. –I'm disappointed that you think I would poison you, daughter. –
-You can never be too careful, especially when dealing with enemies who would do almost anything to force you to do as they wish. – Aiden returned, playing with the black ends of her hair.
Galbatorix's glanced at her hair and shook his head as if he was disappointed in her. –My dear, you think that your precious Jezza did nothing to ensure that you would follow the path she wished you to? Did you think that all of the magic she gave you before dieing came without a price? –
Aiden frowned in confusion, dropping her hair. When she had known she was going to die Jezza had given a small amount of her magic to Aiden "To protect you" had been her exact words. Aiden had very limited magical abilities before that, she could barely light a fire, but with Jezza's magic she had gained some trace of power. Transferring that much magic caused physical changes to whoever received it, the tips of Aiden's hair and her eyebrows had turned the color of Jezza's hair; her skin had darkened slightly from it's absolute fish-belly whiteness; and her shoulders had grown broader. And no matter how many times she cut the ends of her hair off they always turned black again. –She didn't tell me I had to do anything to keep the power and it's stayed for five years. Along with the changes it brought. –
He sighed, -Of course she didn't tell you, she's probably waiting for a time when you can no longer turn back and have to accept her price because you rely so heavily on magic. – Galbatorix chuckled at her expression of shock -Oh yes, I know that she can still contact you sometimes. I can only hypothesize that the magic she gave you would disappear if you were to choose what she considers the 'wrong' side in this war. We could only truly find out if you were to return home, or… you could ask her, if you think she'd answer truthfully. So you see, even those you trust and dare I say love only use you for a greater purpose. At least I have always been honest in what I wish you to do. –
-No, Jezza would never do that, she trusts me. She would let me make my own choice. – Aiden said firmly, she had listened in disbelief as Galbatorix had tried to convince her that Jezza was just as guilty as he was, if not more so. But still, she wondered if there was truth in his words. The fact that he had made her doubt herself made her even angrier at him. –Why do you always have to do this? Every time something good happens you try to ruin it. Why can't her gift be just that, a gift? With no hidden agenda or plot to force me to do something. – She yelled at him. –You've messed everything up. I don't want to have to be like this, always looking over my shoulder and hating everything, I want my life to be plain and boring and normal. I'd rather be a peasant who actually has something to complain about but doesn't than a winy princess who everyone thinks is a brat for pitying herself when she's got everything she could ever want. –
-You need to learn to see the truth in things, daughter. You are far better than any of those peasants will ever be and you shouldn't measure yourself by what they think of you. Especially when you could have such power, you could crush one of them with a thought, even now. – Galbatorix said unpleasantly.
-But I'm not better than them. – Aiden objected. –Being able to kill them doesn't make me better than anyone. I'm spoiled and bitchy and horrible. I complain about how bad I have it while people are starving and fighting and dieing without so much as a word of complaint. –
-You are useless to me while you act this way, but maybe as your power grows you will see reason. – Galbatorix growled. –Your punishment isn't over yet, but for now leave me.-
Aiden barely paid attention as the garden faded around her and Galbatorix disappeared.
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Aiden's whole I'm a winy self-pitying bitch thing was for any and all Mary-sue mockers, including me. 'Cause even though I'm righting a character that most people will think is a Mary-Sue I'm occasionally gonna mock her winy, self-pitying ass like that. I just can't stand writing an OC unless I get to make fun of her to.
Anyways, hope somebody liked it. If you did it would be nice if you could review. I would like to hear what you think of Aiden, even if you do think she's a horrible Mary-sue.