…Don't kill me. I know it's been forever, but I had a relapse. I don't know if you realize, but I have a chronic disease. Some of the symptoms include: Headache, inability to write anything, and intense head to keyboard contact. Many writers's suffer from it. Writer's block is a biznitch.
The first thing Eragon heard when he woke up was screaming. Like, blood-curdling, ear piercing, on a whole different frequency than the rest of the world screaming. The last time Eragon had had the misfortune to hear that kind of caterwauling was when a man had been attacked by a pack of wolves in the Spine. At the time, Eragon had thought it to be the most gruesome sight he had ever seen. Now, as he followed the wailing to its source, he was forced to revise this opinion. Truly, childbirth was the disturbingest* thing ever. He had opened the flap to Katrina and Roran's tent and got the shock of a lifetime. Thankfully, everyone in there was so absorbed in the awfulness of that, that they didn't notice him.
Eragon went to the kitchen tent thing, hoping to purge his mind of that sight with some mead. Roran was there looking as if he had a similar goal in mind. He sat hunched forward staring into the depths of his tankard. Eragon sat next to him, adopting a similar pose. There they sat until finally the screams abated and the sun was at its highest point in the sky.
Roran looked up. He had a smile on his face. He and Eragon made their way through the camp to the tent where those unimaginable horrors had taken place. It was an entirely different scene. All the blood and whatnot was gone and Katrina was almost glowing. In her arms she held a baby girl with blond hair and blue eyes. When she noticed that Eragon and Roran had walked in, a worried look crossed her eyes.
Roran strode towards his wife and kissed her on the cheek. Katrina offered the baby up for him to hold. Eragon looked on from the front of the tent. He was happy for them. Happy that both Roran and Katrina were so content. And most of all he was happy that his daughter could have a father she could be proud of.
Yeah, well. That took FOREVER. Originally I meant for the baby to look like Katrina and come out stillborn, but I decided against it. There's a new poll up on my profile. I want to know who Eragon should get next. Ok bye!