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"- Brom: My story was about you, Eragon! It is your fate to be a dragon rider. The Varden need a rider if they are to defeat Durza and the king.
- Eragon: I didn't ask for any of this!
- Brom: But you were chosen, nevertheless. A dragon will only hatch if it feels the presence of its rider. It'll wait forever if it has to, but now it's found you." — Brom and Eragon

Months later

It had gone months now since the battle with durza. You and Eragon had gone different ways but held contact. You sometimes flew in the air together. You and emerald had become Irreplaceable, well more Irreplaceable. The soul binds you, after all. You are more and more now in your dragon form. It's better, and you're stronger. You're also the new leader of Varden, together with Eragon and Arya, who's gone home to her people.

But she writes, and you see her sometimes on your flights. But these last few weeks, you've had an irking feeling that something terrible will happen. Emerald had noticed you being more down and is now going to question you about it. "Y/n?" The golden-green dragon called into the den where you and him rescinded. But, of course, you didn't answer at once, being a sleeper. So once more, the male dragon called out. "Little flower?" You stirred and woke up, blinking your eyes to get used to the morning light.

"What is it, emerald?" You answered as your dragon came over to you. He chuckled as he saw you sprawled across the hard stone ground. You didn't mind as it was more sallow than the nest. The said male dragon laid down beside you, intertwined his tail with yours, and draped a wing on you. "Little flower, I have a question for you," he said, and you twisted your head enough to stare him into the universe of stars and green and blue in his eyes. You smiled softly and nodded, now full attention on the male in front of you.

He took a deep sigh and spoke. "I've seen you've been more and more down these last weeks. And I don't know what could've made you like that. We have all we ever wanted. But I won't find out if you don't tell me. So will you entrust this onto your dragon?" He ended the sentence with a bit of a smile. You chuckled and pressed your head against his throat but not hard enough to complete his breathing. "Sure, I'll tell you, Em. You're my friend, after all." You said. And then you started to explain what had bothered you these weeks.

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"so that's what bothered me," you said as you took a deep breath. You had been talking to reading for 2 hours now. So pretty much on your heart. You rumbled a chuckle at the green, golden dragon bedside and licked your head. "there's no reason to worry, my dear. Anyway, the mating season is soon, and I wanted to ask if you wanted to be my mate?" you noticed the red that blossomed on his cheeks when he mentioned this. to say you were surprised would've been a lie. You were bewildered. had just your dragon asked you out? Or more spice to be his mate? You struggled to find an answer. "i-i doesn't k-know, emerald. I mean, I'm no pure dragon. Are you sure you don't want to try Saphira? I mean, she is of your kind," you said. It hurt your heart that you couldn't accept him. You liked him, but not precisely in that way.

You felt the sadness that washed over him, and it splintered your heart. "Oh, sure, I can try," he trailed off and turned his head away from you to hide his tears. But you knew you'd made him sad, and you couldn't take it. So you sighed, stood up, and walked out of the cave flying off. Now, of course, you shouldn't leave the one who has a crush on you alone after you rejected him, but this was the best you could think of. He needed a moment to cool off, and so did you. You made for eragon's den not far from yours. Seeing Saphira already lying inside with your progressive vision, you smiled. saphria was your best friend, after all. You purred and took a twirl in the air before landing. saphria woke from her nap and turned her sapphire blue eyes to you. When she met yours, she smiled and stood up.

"y/n hey. What brings you here?" she asked as you walked over and nuzzled her affectionately. "I don't know what to do with emerald," you admitted, and a blush rose on your red cheeks. But saphria, I knew when her friend was blushing. The young dragon smiled and took your talon, leading you to her nest. "talk to me, bestie," she said, trying to keep her calm, but you could feel exact off her. You smiled and started to tell how you had told your worries to ermald, and after that, he confessed to you.

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"well, that was not fully unexpected. He has, after all, given signs, but I think you're too blind to see them," saphria said after a long silence. You scowled at her and started to clean your red scales. She chuckled and moved a little uncomfy. "anyway, I don't think I can take him from you. after all, he likes you and not me." she continued. You didn't like anyone for the time being, but maybe in the future, you would? You shook your head and laid it on your talons. saphria understood that you wanted to sleep, so she cuddled up beside you, and you two fell into a slumber. The world outside had nothing to do with you now, only sleep matter. But you didn't know that you left a sad dragon in your den, and he's waiting until you get back, no point how long you may take. You're his true love, his little flower.

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Chapter's up
-Saph