THE DARKEST OF BLUE SKIES

Hello, here is another chapter, read up because I won't be writing a chapter a day all the time.

So here it is:

Chapter 5: Fights and Angry Words

Eragon stood awkwardly looking at Arya. Roran's eyes bored into him from the back of the tent.

"Um…now?" Eragon asked Arya.

Arya's eyes steeled. "Eragon are you a rider or not! We need you now!"

Wow someone's a little stressed, Eragon thought, wondering exactly what was so important.

Arya looked at him, expecting an answer.

"Well of course I'm a rider," Eragon stated halfheartedly, "But I'm kinda in the middle of something, just give me a minute."

Arya threw her arms dramatically in the air. "Oh yes, master Eragon, while Alagaesia lies in distress, we will humbly wait for you to finish your little chat with your cousin!" She glared at him with eyes that could kill.

Um…Saphira, Eragon contacted Saphira mentally, a little help please.

Oh little one. Saphira said to Eragon, Go with Arya, you can finish this with Roran latter.

"I'm coming," Eragon said to Arya.

Arya muttered something about his highness finally blessing them all with his presence and stormed out of the tent.

Eragon raised his eyebrows at Roran, but Roran did not seem humored.

"Can we…" Eragon cleared his throat, "ah… finish this later?"

Roran looked at his hands, "Go they need you more anyways."

Ouch, Eragon thought, that hurt.

Eragon stood there uncomfortably not wanting to leave on a note like that.

"You know Roran," Eragon said, not unkindly, "I want to help you, despite everything I have done; you are my only family, and my greatest friend."

Roran looked up, "Go to your meeting, or whatever, I'll talk to you latter." He repeated softly.

Eragon nodded, belting Za'roc to his waist as he left the tent.

Saphira was waiting outside, her blue scales dancing in the sun. Eragon lifted up his hand to shield his eyes from the blinding sun.

Don't worry, little one. He is not used to all of this commotion; it will take him sometime to relax.

Eragon grunted, "Do you have any idea where we are supposed to be?"

Saphira shook her enormous head, we'll try Nausada's tent.

Eragon nodded, and walked towards the huge red tent at the corner of the plains. The sun was hot and Eragon could smell the sickly scent of rotting carcasses.

Yuck, all this on an empty stomach, Eragon thought, reaching his mind out to Saphira.

Maybe they will have some food at the tent, Saphira suggested.

"I seriously doubt it," Eragon replied, "Haven't you herd her complain about low food supplies. It's never ending! All she does is complain."

Saphira looked at him with big round eyes, Like the women you ranted about in your dream?

Eragon stopped walking, "Well I guess."

Hmmm…

"I really don't hate her," Eragon said, "I just don't like it when people complain."

Eragon, look at all the people she has to take care of, could you not cut her some lack?

"Ya, I suppose," Eragon said, "But what do you think that whisper was, you know the one from my dream?" He shivered, remembering the voice from his nightmare.

I have no idea, but we should probably get to the tent a little quicker, so Ayra does not get mad again.

Eragon started to walk, he thought about Ayra, and his heart leaped. She was so exotic, but he sighed aloud, remembering the night in Ellesmera. It would never be.

Pulling the flap aside on the tent, Eragon peeked in, and sure enough, there sat Arya, Orik, and Nausada, all looking very stressed.

"Um… Hi." Eragon said as he entered the room, Saphira sticking her head in the tent behind him.

Ayra looked at him, "So nice of you to show up."

Nausada cleared her throat. "Eragon, this came from Ellesmera," she said, holding up a piece of parchment, sealed with the symbol of Queen Islanzadi.

What does it say? Saphira asked from the back.

Nausada looked at her, "We do not know yet, we were waiting for you two to arrive."

Eragon took a seat on a plush leather chair beside Orik. "Well shall we open it?" he suggested.

Nausada nodded her head and torn open the seal, obviously anxious to read what was inside.

"Dear Eragon, Saphira, Nasuada, Arya and Orik," she read aloud, "I have some urgent news to inform you of and its importance is so great, I cannot just write it. We need you to come to Ellesmera, as soon as possible, this is not just a matter of the Varden, it is of extreme importance to Alagaesia." Nasuada's face turned pale. "Never before have we been so urgently in need of you."

Orik looked at the letter, "It was written very quickly. Could it be a fake letter to lure us out of the plains?"

Arya shook her head, "My mother contacted me from Elleamera last night. She has never done that before. She said to come to Ellesmera, as fast as we could, but when I asked her for more information, she said that she could not say."

Nausada looked grim, "But we cannot all go, I must stay here and look after my people. And a trek across the country would take weeks, not to mention the danger."

Saphira spoke up from the back of the room, If you must stay here then I will carry Eragon, Orik and Ayra to Ellesmera, It would only take a couple of days.

Eragon gasped at her, that is far too much weight, he told her, maybe two of us but not all three.

Saphira looked at him; I have grown, and besides this is of urgent need to Alagaesia.

Eragon nodded his head, she was right.

"O.k." Nasusada said, "Then it is settled, you will leave as soon as you have had breakfast and have packed."

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