Powerful Gifts

By:Novicewriter

Okay, this chapter starts where my last left off, which no one has reviewed for as of now. It doesn't seem that anyone cares about the fact that I decided to keep writing, but I guess for every review I don't get, that is another person who didn't hate it. Please Review.

In Nausada's office

"What is our next course of action?" asked Murtagh

"I have a plan, but I need to talk with Orrin before I tell anyone. Thank you, please, go see how your brother is doing." replied Nausada

"Yes, Queen Nausada." said Murtagh as he left the room

As soon as Murtagh was out of ear shot, Nausada let out a sigh of relief, "What was I thinking!" Nausada whispered to herself, "What was I thinking, now everyone expects this great plan, and I don't even know a whole truth yet! Maybe I should actually ask for some advice, maybe Eragon will be able to think of something. Maybe I should ask Orrin, it is not like I have anything to lose."

Nausada rose from her oaken desk, and started down the long hallway to find the king. The paintings on the wall that normally aroused her eyes, just a flickering image, as she ran down the corridor. "I hope that I don't have to enter his office, I hate his science!" thought Nausada

Just as the radiant queen turned the corner to Orrin's, she got what she wished, because the next thing Nausada knew, she was running into something hard, something that was laughing?

"King Orrin, I am glad I ran into you." said Nausada standing and wiping off her dress

"Glad to see you to Nausada." said Orrin with a smile, "I was just running to find you."

"Well, I assume that you have heard the news on Galbatorix..."

"Yes, that is what I wanted to discuss. We need to march an army to meet him." suggested Orrin

"I agree, but we should not wage an all out war before we speak to our riders."

"I could not agree more, I will leave that to you."

At that Orrin and Nausada turned their separate ways, glad that she didn't have to talk long with Orrin. "I should inform Arya." thought Nausada, "She should like to know about this."

Nausada turned toward her office, this time taking a couple seconds to view her favorite piece of art in the entire castle. She had stared at it for many hours in her past, when she was young she used to just look at it when her father had come to speak business with the past king of Surda, so much had changed since a year before, but this painting was the same. It sparked the same thoughts as it did when she was younger.

The painting was simple, but it had so much meaning. It was a drawing in pastels, of the foothills of the beor mountains, but it had a path, that went up and down the valleys, and all the way through the mountains, and as far as she knew, it wasn't there, at least not anymore. She always tried to see where the road led, she used to just try to figure it out.

The queen was shaken from her thoughts when she heard footsteps approaching, she turned to see Murtagh running toward her.

"Milady, Eragon wishes to see you as soon as possible." said Murtagh quite out of breath

Nausada really wasn't in the mood to speak to anyone right now, not even Eragon, "Tell him I will be there within the hour, I have some business that needs taken care of."

"Yes Nausada." Murtagh walked away, mumbling something under his breath about being a secretary for his brother.

Nausada got to her office, and started her letter to Arya.

Dear Arya,

You are needed here, Galbatorix is moving swiftly toward Surda, and we are about to start our march to meet him. Be here as quickly as you can.

Sincerely,

Nausada

Hospital wing...Eragon's room

Eragon could already move his legs from his knee cap down, and he was pleased with the fact that this had happened in only an hours time.

"Eragon, how are you feeling." asked Murtagh

"Much better, when will Nausada be here?"

"She will be here in about an hour."

"Good, I will be able to walk by then."

"Hopefully brother, you don't want to jinx it." said Murtagh smiling

"Well, either way, as soon as I can walk, Saphira and Thorn are anxious to see us, and I need to catch up, I might as well have been in a coma. I have no idea what is going on."

Murtagh laughed again, "I can't wait."

"How is Violet?" asked Eragon

"She is fine, can't stop her talking about the wedding, which reminds me, could you get us into Ellesmera for the wedding?"

"Of course, if you and Violet want to get married there, then you have made a wise choice."

Murtagh laughed

"Have I told you how perfect you and Violet are for each other?" inquired Eragon

"You really think so?"

"Yes, just looking at how much more you have been smiling since you got her back."

"I guess so, we really do love one another. I can't wait for this war to be over, so that we can get married."

"I can't wait either."

At that moment, Nausada knocked on the door, and then entered. "Eragon, how are you?"

Okay, I hated putting Nausada in my story so much in this chapter, I hate Nausada, but it needed to be done.