Here is the next chapter. There will not be anything going on in this chapter. This will be a filler chapter that will give you a little idea of what happen over the previous 6 months. The next chapter will have a little bit of action.
Brom was flying among the clouds with the other riders and their dragons. They had spent the last 6 months training. Now that both Firnen and his dragon Jura had matured enough that they could breath fire and with the Agaeti Blodhren approaching the riders were on their way to Ellesmera.
For the most part the last 6 months had gone smoothly. That was till 2 months ago. Eragon had started to spend more time training and not relaxing at all. What was worse the friendship that he had built with Arya since he saved her had come to a stop. Eragon had pulled back and distance himself from her.
Arya had been confused at first then had gotten angerly. Brom knew Arya did not have any friends growing up. So she cherished the ones she had. They all knew that she and Eragon had been friends in the old time line. So no one understood why he started pulling away.
Just before they left Oromis had pulled Eragon aside. The two had talked for most of the day. Saphira and Glaedr were the only ones to know of their talks. When Brom ask Oromis about it, all Oromis had said that he understood the problem that Eragon was facing and he encouraged Eragon to speak with Arya and with him.
Brom looked around. Eragon was flying a little ahead and off to Brom's right. Arya was flying just to his right. Oromis was flying to Brom's left. They all look to be at piece, even the dragons.
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Arya was feeling free and at piece flying on the back of Fernin. There was nothing greater then fly on dragon back. It was easy to forget all her troubles while flying.
She looked to her left to Eagon. She did not understand him at all. She knew from the long talks they had the first 4 months of their training that they had been friends before Eragon had come back in time. When he started pulling back to study more she did not think anything about it but when he started spending all his time alone training or studying she started to worry.
She even wondered if it was her. She was not the same Arya he had known but he had told he that she was more the Arya he knew just before he came back. She had been more closed off when they first met.
She had confronted him one day when it was just the two of them at the cottage. He had denied anything but she had pushed, pointing out that they needed to work together. He had told her he knew that more then any of them. Instead of letting it go when she noticed him getting defensive she pushed again. She accused him of being childish ignoring them all and keeping to himself when they were not training. Eragon had just stood there a second angerly before his shoulders slumped and walked off. She thought she heard him say to himself 'will always see me as a child'.
She had left him alone after that. She spent her spare time reading in the library or her room if Eragon was in the library. Truth be told she missed the time she spent with him. He understood her better then others.
She knew Oromis has spoke with him but did not know the content of their talks. Eragon had relaxed a little after that. He did not disappear to train the last few days before they left Vroengarg. While he did sit with them either in the sitting area or out front. He seemed to avoid being alone with her. She wanted to ask him what was up but reframed. She would wait. Hopefully what ever was causing him to distance himself he would figure it out before they left to meet the Varden.
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Oromis watched Eragon and Saphera. He was worried about the young rider. Even though there are 3 other healthy riders and dragons, Eragon still felt the preasure of the up coming war on his shoulders. He knew Eagon took steps to ensure if he fell in battle his knowledge would not be lost he still felt responsible for bringing the war to an end with a lot fewer deaths.
He had pulled the young rider aside when he notice the pressure build along with him pulling away from them, especially Arya. When Oromis confronted him Eragon had tried to deny anything wrong. Saphira had called him out and made him talk or she would. She had been worried herself but Eragon would not listen to her.
He had discovered it had been a couple issues. The first was trying to figure out how to win with out losing those he came to care about. He was also trying to ensure some other key people were not killed that had died last time around.
The second was his growing feelings for Arya. Eragon had told him how in the last time line how he had fallen it love with the elf only to have his heart broken. He explained his first attempts to woo Arya and the fall out.
Eragon had gone on to explained after he had promised her that he would not try any more without her consent that their strong friendship had formed. Eragon was honest about his feelings were for her before coming back in time.
Saphira had explained towards the end she and the elven guard felt there was more then friendship between the two. Not that either would admit it at the time.
The problem Eragon was facing was that he still loved her when he came back but understood that she would not be the same Arya he left behind. He had been doing OK with it at first but he realized that the more time he spent with her the more in love he fell.
Oromis understood the dilemma Eragon faced. Eragon loved the Arya he left behind. He was also falling in love with the Arya of this time. Even though they were the same person, there were differences due to Arya not going threw months of torture and near rape. She was also able morn Faolin and Glenwing this time around.
Eragon told him that the Arya he spent nearly 2 years with was closed off and not very trusting in the beginning. After time she opened up more and was more relaxed. The Arya of this time line while still duty bond was not as closed up and seemed happier.
Eragon explain he started to spend more time studying and training and less time with her because he needed to work his feelings out. He was also trying to protect himself from more heart ache. Unfortunately Arya had confronted him and he had not been ready to talk about it. When Arya referred to him to being a child it had hurt. It was one of the biggest problems with their friendship the first time around.
Oromis had told Eragon to rebuild his friendship with the Arya he now knew but that he did not need to forget the Arya he use to know since she helped forge the Eragon of today.
He had also talked with Saphira privately. Saphira had told Him of all the different things that happen between the two and how it bound the two of them together. She knew that Arya had been in love with Eragon before they left for Vroengarg. She felt given time that Arya would fall in love with Eragon again and it would be a love that would last their entire lives and beyond. She could not explain how she knew but Saphira was positive their love would be tails of that would be told for generations to come. They just needed the chance. Saphira said they were always stronger together then apart.
Oromis had taken to heart what the dragon had said. While out he had taken a few days and flown to the edge of De Weldenvarden and contacted Queen Islanzadi and asked that a second hut could be built next to his. It would need two rooms. He also asked that a second room be added to his home. The second hut would be for Arya and Eragon. This would give them the space and hopefully time to fix their friendship.
They would have a week before the Agaeti Blodhren and Eragon was planning to stay a week after it before he would leave with Arya. First to seek out the Kull Nar Garzhvog and try enlist the aid of the Urgals in the war against Galbatorix. After that they would head and meet with the Varden and Dwarfs.
Oromis and Glaedr hopped that they would be back to where they were before Eragon started to pull away. They will need each other as much as they will need their dragons.
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Eragon was enjoying his time flying. He knew once they reached Ellesera that he would have to deal with the politics of the elves. They had shut them selves off for so long it would not be easy to convince them to come out and aid the Varden. He knew Queen Islanzadi would support it along with Lord Dathedr. The problem will be those like Lord Fiolr who believed that only elves should be riders. They would want to stay out of the war in hopes the Galbatorix would leave them alone.
At least Oromis and Arya would be there to help if he needed it. He also knew he was worried to much that with 4 dragons and riders Queen Islanadi would be more the happy to help and would deal with any Lord or Ladies who did not agree.
Eragon also knew before he and Arya left for the Varden he will need to seek out Nar Garzhvog and try to enlist his aid in the war. He also wanted to take care of the Ra'zac. He knew that he could probably take them him self but it would be extremely dangerous. He hope that even though things were not good between them that Arya would help him with these two task.
He was not sure what to do about Arya. He missed their talks but was worried about his growing feelings. He didn't want to slip up again like he did the night the dragons changed him. So far he had been able to keep all this from her.
He was not sure how Arya would take the news of him being in love with her in the old time line and this time around. He knew the arguments she would use. He had heard it all before.
He had took a step back and tried to spend time alone to work his feelings out but all he ended up doing ws getting i to an argument with Arya were she again all but called him a child.
After talking with Oromis he realized he should not have distance himself so much. Now things were strain between the two of them and he would need to fix things. He was just not sure how.
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As the four of them flew the sun was setting behind them. They had already been flying for days and were with in an hour of their destination. All four riders and dragons look forward to arriving at Crags of Tel'naeir. After months of being on their own they were about to re enter the world.
Next chapter will start off the next morning. As you can see Eragon and Arya are having problems. Don't worry things will work out in the end but I wanted to have them have some problems for them to work out before their relationship moves past friendship.