I hope you enjoy the chapter! Sorry for taking longer than I usually do to upload these days but it's slightly unavoidable due to multiple reasons that would take too long to delve into :(
"Liotha, tell me then what have you been doing these past hundred or so years?" Kuldr asked her, worry in his voice
"I was, as you know, taken by the queen into her private assassins, I've spent the last hundred years up till the end of the war doing what I was told using the skills I was taught, I killed, hid, discovered information and did anything I needed to help the Queen... I myself killed one of the forsworn and also I took down six of Galbatorix's advisors and lords. I haven't been doing much other than that... after the war ended I returned to Ellesméra to the boredom that awaited as Queen Arya wasn't too kind on promoting anymore violence and death, she decided to leave any rebellions to Nasuada and there and then I decided to leave, I missed the wedding but only after was I told that you were there..."
"I haven't heard many tales of your exploits since before I left... anything exciting that could suppress my urge for combat?" Kuldr asked
"Brother remember, I don't fight with honour, I kill and that is all I do... combat is something I tend to avoid" Liotha replied "Tell me brother, what is it like having a dragon?"
Kuldr almost coughed up his drink as he heard the question "Well... It is exciting although I don't nearly have enough time to discuss and teach Eridor as I hoped I would have so Saphira offered to take over in my place, however I still do spend time with him, we're always listening in on each other and we always find time to meet face-to-face at least twice a day"
"I really think that Eragon should have let you have some time off" Saphira interjected, projecting her thoughts into all of their minds
"As do I but I do with what I can" Kuldr replied
"Yes Kuldr-Elda, I'll let you return to your talks... on the other hand... Eridor, tell me, what is the proper way to soothe an upset stomach?" Saphira asked the little dragon
"Fireweed in short... quantities" Eridor replied
"Correct... that will be all for us today, I hope you have learnt well from this lesson on different food and how to detect harmful sources of energy and meat" Saphira told him
"I... I have Ebrithil" Eridor replied "Ebrithil... could you please tell me a tale from... your journeys with Ebrithil Eragon?"
"Hmm... Very well, I shall... our visit to one of the urgal strongholds in the Beor Mountains... that is a good story." Saphira told him "When we were moving around Alagaesia to try and convince the urgals to join our pledge to include them as dragon riders we stopped at one particular stronghold... there were maybe two hundred kull alone and strength is what ruled in that hold. Upon landing Eragon was challenged to a fight with a kull... he had to fight to be given the right to actually enter and move around the keep... after defeating what seemed to be the weakest kull, Eragon had to fight again to gain entry to the chieftains hut, then again for an audience with the chief and finally again for the right to leave! Eventually we sat down with the chief and Eragon talked with him, he spoke the common tongue and listened patiently and calmly about our offer and he agreed. After we finished speaking he stood up and bent his head forward... When a kull does that, he wants to butt heads as an agreement, Eragon looked at me and I could see the horror on his face and I started laughing. I told him that unless he did it the chief would take it as a sign of disrespect and become angry, Eragon snapped at me and he started sweating, he gulped and bent his head forward as well, in unison they both reared back and SLAM! Together came their heads, all Eragon remembers is getting up from the floor at the sight of the Chief on the floor, laughing loudly along with all of the other urgal in the hut. He got up and walked over to Eragon, pulling him to his feet, slapping him on the back which sent him sprawling to the floor, Eragon got up and dusted himself off before finally, we left!"
"Thank you Ebrithil, that story lightened my mind after an... immense lesson" Eridor replied
"If you really want to hear some interesting stories then I suggest you visit the Eldunari" Saphira told her pupil "Now run along, I am hungry and I leave to hunt, until you can fly you can't join me so go to the kitchens"
"Very well" replied Eridor, unhappily walking off towards the main halls. Upon entering he saw the students who greeted him kindly before carrying on their way, Eridor passed Murtagh and Kaira, they stopped to talk to him shortly before, like the students, carrying on. Upon finally reaching his destination he gathered his food and ate, after eating he started to leave but was stopped by someone calling his name, Eridor looked up and saw a stranger he recognised from Kuldr's memory... Loitha or Liotha was her name "Yes?" He replied to the calling
"Would you like to go for a walk, Kuldr has been dragged away by Eragon to teach a lesson and I have nothing to do for now" she asked him
"I... Yes sister of my rider" Eridor replied, walking over to the wolf-elf and climbing onto her shoulder "It is in your mind where this journey takes us... so lead on"
Don't worry, I will delve more into Liotha's history later!
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Animesh