Chapter15: To Begin The End

Disclaimer: I do not own Eragon if I did I would be really rich and not have to write fanfics because I would own the series.

To explain Murtagh's character in this a bit he sees that he either has to be controlled by Galbatorix of by the oath he took when he was four. He does not either idea/

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Murtagh could not believe what was happening. He had just kidnapped his sister who he has sworn to protect from harm and brought her to his master who was her enemy. He was outside the throne room waiting for Galbatorix to let him and his dragon Thorn inn, he says that we are his most important servants; we have been standing out here for an hour!

Either he is waiting for you to leave so he can come out and punish you or he taking his time with some important person's execution. Thorn answered him, both scenarios had happened to them.

Murtagh stood a bit straighter and waited for the doors to open so he could proudly march in to the room and announce that he had captured the found the missing rider. That what he had wanted, not help hundreds of people by getting himself killed. Or did he?

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Dras-Lenon

Eragon was on his way to Nasauda's study. They had just taken Dras-Lenon. He and Yuaza had killed the Raz'ac. It annoyed him that Nazauda had insisted that they do not disturb the religious practices of the people; she had said that it would cause an uprising, which is not something they wanted to happen. They had found and freed Katrina from the dungeon, after she and Roran had disappeared for the rest of the day. They could not how ever find Sloan. Then they were informed by Katrina that he had upset the Raz'ac then he disappeared. It was a terrible end for the butcher of Carvahall but he had done some terrible things.

Eragon entered Nasauda's study. Inside were Lady Nasauda, King Orrin, Arya, and Yuaza. After he sat down Lady Nasauda said "Eragon, Now that you are here we can get to business. We all know what we must do next and we know we must do it soon. We have received word that the elves have started attacking in the north. So if we strike now Galbatorix's forces will be divided and…"

They never found out Galbatorix's forces would be because the swung open revealing a very scared young girl, panting as if she had been running all through the night. Surprisingly this is not far from what she had been doing. She gasped "Lady Nasauda I was told to bring this news to you." the girl paused to take a breath, "I rode here all the way from Melian, with my brother, last night we had a visitor. Well actually we had two visitors…"

"Just get to your point." Nasauda said politely though she could not see where this story was going.

"Well our first visitor said she was for the Varden then later another visitor came we recognized him from before. He had came earlier looking for someone. He asked us if we had another person staying here. At first I did not say anything then he did something and I could feel him in my head. After he found what was looking he took my brother and disappeared. After that I heard a girl's scream I ran to the girl's room but I stopped before I got there because I saw the man holding my brother with a knife to his throat. Then I heard the girl say something about him not able to kill my brother. I think she called the man Murtagh or something like that?" Eragon opened his mouth to say something, but Lady Nasauda silenced him with a look. "After that Murtagh dropped my brother. Then the girl said some more and Murtagh seemed not to be listening to her. Then he muttered something and I ran away. I hid out in the stable afraid that that Murtagh man would burn our inn, but he didn't. He just left with the girl. After that I ran into the inn grabbing my brother and rode here. My brother said that Murtagh said something about the girl having a dragon."

Dead silence met the girl's speech. She had said it all so fast that only Arya and Eragon knew what she said. After Arya repeated what the girl said in a calm and controlled voice, Nasauda looked down, Yuaza bit her lip holding back tears, and King Orrin was confused; he had only met the girl twice and did not know that she was Eragon's sister.

Nasauda was the first to speak; she said "Eragon can you and Yuaza leave tonight for Uru'baen. The rest of the army will follow you but you should go first." She did not need to say anymore.

Eragon walked out, followed closing by Yuaza. The girl still standing in the doorway watched them go with her mouth open. As Arya was leaving the girl asked "Why was the girl so important? I thought she was just a drifter."

Arya turned toward the girl and looking her in the eye said "The girl that appeared at your door was a powerful dragon rider for the Varden, a friend to many, and a sister to the boy you just saw leave."

The girl nodded surprised; she was awed by the beautiful elf lady. Then she turned her heal and ran.

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In side Yuaza's room she was halfway packed when Eragon walked in to find her sitting on her bed crying. "Yuaza, are you okay?" Eragon asked her trying to act calm himself .

Yuaza looked at him with tears in her eyes and said "Of course I'm not okay. My best friend runs away! Then she is kidnapped by her own brother and brought her to her worst enemy! I mean I am anything but okay!" she stopped to take a breath and asked Eragon "Have you ever lost anyone? Era to me was more than just my friend she was my sister. We would get into so much trouble. She would get into fights with the village and I would my magic to have an unfair advantage. We would ride around on our horses through the thickest woods; having races. There were other girls in our village but my parents were overprotective and only let me play with Era because they thought she would be the one to keep me out of trouble, they were wrong. Era didn't get along with the other girls because she was always wearing breaches and acting like a boy. When we ran away we walked right out my front door. My parents didn't even stop us because it was so natural to see me with Era. Now that she is gone I don't know what to do. We were never apart."

Eragon was speechless he had never known that the two girls were close but not that close. He finally said "I have lost a friend and a brother. You may not know this but before Murtagh joined Galbatorix he was my friend. It nearly killed me to see him riding for Galbatorix, but after a while I was able to finally get over the fact that he was gone. Yuaza, you speak of her as if she is already dead. There is still a chance that she is still alive."

Yuaza wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up, "You are right. She is still alive. I will find her and free her like she did for me. I swear I will kill whoever is responsible for her suffering."

With that she finished packing and left with Eragon.

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Eragon was correct Era was still alive but just barely. She had been dragged into Galbatorix's throne room and hour ago and had been tortured at his hand. He offered her freedom if she would join him and give up some secrets of the Varden. She refused.

Galbatorix raised his hand to hit her again with dark magic when out of nowhere Murtagh knocked him over. Murtagh used his magic ability to take almost all of Galbatorix's power from him.

Era looked at her brother and summoning all of her strength she asked "Why?"

Just as Murtagh was about to answer a warning bell began to ring.

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Dun dun dun. Last chapter is the next one. Now I have a question for you wonderful readers: Who should kill Galbatorix? If he gets killed of coarse.