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The following day you all landed on a mountain to pay respects to Brom. You sat on emerald after turning back to human last night. You didn't know that Emrald's feelings had grown, but for now, you wouldn't either. You went down to your knees and launched your hands together with emerald just behind you. Eregon and Saphira watched as you laid your Gnd on brom. "I'm sorry I couldn't save you, great dragon rider. But don't worry, I will take care of Eragon and Saphira. They're my family now."

You then walked away to emerald, who cooed against your ear as you scratched him on his chin. 'Little flower, is everything alright?' Emerald whined. You only signed and stood silent, hands against your sides. Emerald growled, and you noticed his chest glowing and an orange-red hue. "Oh no," you said and backed away, alarming everyone. Saphira did the same, and their burning pain lashed onto Brom and made a glass bubble around him. You and the two tienes gasped. "Wow, em, I didn't know you could do that!" You huffed as Emerald shuffled over to you.

'I'm sorry. My fire is sometimes working, but this is better than nothing.' The golden-green dragon replied in your mind, and you smiled, stroking his neck. And so the day went onto night, and you all cuddled together, warmed by the dragons.

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The next few days were okay. You were flying all day then sleeping the nights or watching the stars. And now that your secret about being a shifter had finally come out, you could be yourself. No fake body. No fake name. Only you and the body you could morph into when you felt threatened. Emerald had changed a little. His protective personality had gone up a few levels. He even wanted you to sleep with only him, not almost going over to Saphira and Eregon along with Arya to talk.

You needed to talk to some mortals once in a while, but it seemed your trustful steed had forgotten that you also were a human. Maybe not entirely, but still. And it started to get on your nerves. Right now, you were talking with Eregon while feeling two holes burned into the flesh of your back. And it wasn't the only thing that was burning. The anger that had been like a bit of river falling and coming up again now bubbled like a pot full of stew.

And soon, you snapped.

"Okay, I got enough. Why are you so overprotective, Emerald? I'm a competent person to take care of myself. Yes, you're my friend; yes, you're the one I can rely on if there's something that's hurting me, but that doesn't work if you're the one who's hurting me, sending my hearts to dunes that I never get out of." You started as you slowly shifted. Your skin stretched and reformed itself into tough scales of Ruby red.

The more enormous make dragon looked at you through his wise eyes, who now were wide in confusion and guilt. "I-" the dragon cut himself off as he rose to his full Hight. "I'm doing what's best for you. And if I'm hurting you, that's not the meaning" he paused again and looked at you, now filled with regret and sadness—your own sounded a little as you step closer to your soulmate. You never want to see him sad or anything terrible. He's your best friend, so you must do this.

You sigh and reach for a paw and lays it on the left side of his maw, making his eyes find yours. You smile sadly, tears now welling up in your eyes. "I know, but sometimes... The best thing for me is to be left alone and find my way. Make my boundaries. You know, before I found your egg, I was so sad. I had no friends, no family. But now... now I have you," you said and dipped your head, so yours and his snout were touching but not in a long-awaited and wanted a kiss. No, simply a gesture as love could prove.

"Oh y/n," emerald chocked as tears finally got to him, and he started to sob as you took him to your embrace. Eregon and Arya, along with Saphira, looked at you two with sympathy in wir eyes. "Oh, I never meant to take her from him. I feel so bad," Eragon whined, and Arya chuckled and nudged the young dragon rider. "No, I think that's fine. After all, it brought them closer," the red-haired princess voiced. And her words ring the truth.

After the two of you pulled away from your emrvae, you stepped back, now guilt shining in your orbs of vibrant blue. Your sail flared a little as you looked up to see the golden-green dragon staring at you, now worry deep in his eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked lowly, so low only you could hear him. You sighed. "For your best, I must leave. You're better with these," you deducted to the two mortals and the sapphire-colored dragon who slowly stood in alarm.

She had an irking feeling about where this was going, and she didn't like it. "What's she doing?" Eragon asked shakily. His dragon didn't answer but walked up to you making your crane your neck and head towards her. "Are you sure you wanna do this?" She asked in the language of dragons. You dipped yori head guilty that you wouldn't only leave your soulmate behind but also your friend. You looked up again. "I— I must, okay? The servants of Durza know of me now and knowing Galbatorix, he's probably after my head," you said.

Saphira sighed, and suddenly you were pulled into her embrace. "Just take care of yourself, yeah?" She sniffed, and you chuckled, broken. "I will, young one, I will." You then pulled away from her and turned to Eragon and Arya. "Young friends. I'm afraid this is where our paths are separated. My life will take another aim. But" you pause and lower your head to their eye level. "I will always be in your hearts, and hopefully, my power about dream walking will be stronger. But I promise this is not the final time your eyes lay upon me" you then lifted your head and stormed them with a talon.

"Take care of the dragons." And then you were gone. The now four members group looked after you, sadness vibrating in their irrita. "I will miss her," Eragon croaked. Arya hummed, and the two mortals turned back to the fireplace, getting ready to sleep. But the golden dragon laid awake looking after you in the stray night, thinking one thing. We will meet again, my love.

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