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Something I just realized, and something I hope is brought to the attention of Inheritance Cycle characters. Murtagh didn’t become a traitor when he swore his fealty to Galbatorix under torture. He became a traitor when he killed Hrothgar.

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Thorn and Murtagh are like. What if I told you my true name every night? What if I told you my deepest, darkest secret nightly, what if I bared my soul to your judgement alone? What if I, in giving you my greatest vulnerability, showed you the deepest trust I'm capable of? What if I showed you the worst parts of me and the best parts of me, tangled in the very fabric of my being? And what if you accepted it? Not because you had to, not because of the soul bond. Perhaps in spite of it. What if I laid bare every meaningful bit of my existence, and you still chose to love me as much as you could and I chose the same for you? And we do it nightly, every night we bare our souls to each other and await our judgement. And we always accept each other.

And they expect me to be normal about it.

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Oh geez this will be fun!🤩

Nothing like having Epic on shuffle and having “Tell me Athena why you came to my aid” being followed up with “My Goodbye”

Then later “WATCH OUT!” from Polyphemus being followed up with Hermes’ laugh and “I must say what a brilliant speech you made”

😂😂😂😂

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Listening to “Mutiny”, checked to see what was going to be next…. IT’S “GET IN THE WATER”!!!!!

I laughed out loud with the god they encounter being POSEDION!!! instead of Zeus!!!!

😂😂😂😂

Nothing like having Epic on shuffle and having “Tell me Athena why you came to my aid” being followed up with “My Goodbye”

Then later “WATCH OUT!” from Polyphemus being followed up with Hermes’ laugh and “I must say what a brilliant speech you made”

😂😂😂😂

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Nothing like having Epic on shuffle and having “Tell me Athena why you came to my aid” being followed up with “My Goodbye”

Then later “WATCH OUT!” from Polyphemus being followed up with Hermes’ laugh and “I must say what a brilliant speech you made”

😂😂😂😂

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I might check this out.

Saw your picture of Eragon for your Uru’baen AU. Is that an Eragon grows up in Uru’baen, or he ends up Galbatorix’s slave like Murtagh was?

Grows up in Urû’baen.

I started the fic quite some time ago and it sat around for a while. It’s darker than my usual writing, but not by as much as I’d expect.

He grows up in Urû’baen sort of as a Morzan-in-training (more of a personal assassin, considering he did not have a dragon then) but is not a particularly cooperative servant.

Basically he escapes and chaos ensues. I’ve started updating it again every day or two (hoping to publish the next chapter today. The Agaetí Blödhren is… rather difficult to write.)

I have a lot of fun working on it but it involves a lot of sensitive topics that are not for everyone.

It has been previously linked on a recent post.

May change the title in the future, considering the title is… rather old.

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I have been WAITING!!! SO LONG!!! for Jason and Steph action! Snarky chaos gremlins, that’s what they are!

I love them, your honor

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Cold and sharp as steel at work, warm as a hearth at home. 🥰

At work At home

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Oh this is LOVELY!!!

Happy Zutara Week 2024!!

Here's my drawing for day 2: Dusk!

I'm so glad for Zutara Week and the lovely stream of Zutara works that it brings, especially after the last couple weeks.

For this one, I originally drew a completely different idea and got all the way to the rendering stage before I accepted that it just wasn't working for me. I'm glad I allowed myself to explore new ideas cause I'm pretty happy with how this came out. Hope you all like it too! <3

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Do you guys think one of the reasons Murtagh is angry at Eragon for Selena “leaving him behind/not choosing to save him” is because Eragon is the only person who was part of that situation who is still alive? Do you think one of the reasons is because Murtagh needs somebody living that he can be mad and respond back to his anger (misplaced as it is)? Do you think it’s because the people he would hold accountable (Selena and Brom) are dead?

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Why not both? There is no doubt in my mind, he will choose to name a son Tornac. He wants to honor his mentor/father figure and have his memory live on.

Also, would be lovely to see Murtagh with daughters.

I can’t shake the feeling that he would be tougher on his sons than his daughters. But he adjusts course when this is brought up.

I keep picturing three kids for him and Nasuada.* Two sons and a daughter. The daughter ends up being a dragon rider. Which is excellent for her since she has wanted to help protect her father even since she heard about what happened to him and Thorn during the Rider’s War. (She cried for a few days, and Murtagh had to stay with her at night). She knows her father is capable, but she still wants to help in his rider duties. Also, she just wants an excuse to spend a lot of time with him. 😉

He teaches his sons and daughter swordfighting and models his teaching method after Tornac’s and incorporates his own expertise and lessons he’s learned from the different races.

Specific scene that keeps coming up is him teaching his children how to deal with cheating opponents. He teaches them the moves and how to fight against them.

Murtagh: A swordsman with honor never cheats. A wise swordsman knows he may encounter a cheater and prepares accordingly.

First son: A clever swordsman knows how to disguise his cheating so it doesn’t look like he’s cheating.

Murtagh: (raised eyebrows)

Second son: Clever or not he’s still cheating and should be held accountable for it.

Murtagh smiles proud of his boys.

Murtagh: You’re both right.

*(much as I have have reservations of Murtagh and Nasuada’s romantic relationship, I keep finding myself picturing/using her as his wife because she’s the only romantic interest that Murtagh has. Alín is sooooooo not ready to be considered a romantic interest. Even if Paolini planted seeds for a romance between Alín and Murtagh in the book it is faaaaaaar too early to cash in those chips IMO.

That said I would prefer Alín as a romantic interest for Murtagh because there’s less emotional baggage between the two of them and do hope their relationship develops in that direction.)

I can’t decide whether I like the idea of Murtagh (once he’s ready and finds someone he loves and trusts and can settle down with) having a son named Tornac or being a girl dad.

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Oof!

I could just imagine them having a sparring match or sparring with magic, and this gets brought up between spells.

Murtagh is loathe to admit it, but his little brother is very clever (and really needs to stop ruining his rescue plans).

He was so pissed off

Murtagh was tricked by Saphira's illusion, the gate slammed shut right in his face, he had to repair the gates that Eragon had broken, and then go through the hallway full of traps

(I'm sure that Murtagh was cursing and swearing at Eragon all the time)

He was not amused at all

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Thinking about Murtagh and Eragon talking about Eragon being a dragon rider. Murtagh hints at his jealousy, things progressively escalate to the point of Eragon saying that he really doesn’t like the position of leadership he’s in. He doesn’t like being away from his loved ones. Given how him being chosen by the Eldunarya destroyed parts of his family and his hometown and threw him into a war with so much death, especially of people he respected, he would have liked to live without that. Saphira’s existence and their bond is one of his only comforts. That and the fact that he’s helping to bring the dragons back.

Murtagh is surprised by this. He realizes that his assessment of Eragon was mostly false. Eragon isn’t a proud gloating leader. He’s a humble (young) man who carries an undesired role on his shoulders because no one else was there to take it from him. He later realizes that Eragon is a nurturer. He nurtures relationships, nurtures the land, gives a safe place for those whose lives have been upended by fate. He wonders… what is his own role.

He later apologizes to Eragon for his false assumptions. Eragon accepts his apology.

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100% correct.

Given Murtagh’s new mission of granting freedom, I’m interested to see how he handles things when he hears how Eragon was used and put up on a pedestal with his minimal training and needing to (being forced to) set himself aside for the greater good.

While Murtagh tries to maintain autonomy for his own peace of mind, Eragon had to put himself aside for the greater good of everyone else.

I expect Murtagh to encourage Eragon to set some boundaries for himself, carve out a section where Eragon can do a deeper self-care himself. (i.e. Go see his loved ones)

Thinking about Murtagh and Eragon talking about Eragon being a dragon rider. Murtagh hints at his jealousy, things progressively escalate to the point of Eragon saying that he really doesn’t like the position of leadership he’s in. He doesn’t like being away from his loved ones. Given how him being chosen by the Eldunarya destroyed parts of his family and his hometown and threw him into a war with so much death, especially of people he respected, he would have liked to live without that. Saphira’s existence and their bond is one of his only comforts. That and the fact that he’s helping to bring the dragons back.

Murtagh is surprised by this. He realizes that his assessment of Eragon was mostly false. Eragon isn’t a proud gloating leader. He’s a humble (young) man who carries an undesired role on his shoulders because no one else was there to take it from him. He later realizes that Eragon is a nurturer. He nurtures relationships, nurtures the land, gives a safe place for those whose lives have been upended by fate. He wonders… what is his own role.

He later apologizes to Eragon for his false assumptions. Eragon accepts his apology.

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Thinking about Murtagh and Eragon talking about Eragon being a dragon rider. Murtagh hints at his jealousy, things progressively escalate to the point of Eragon saying that he really doesn’t like the position of leadership he’s in. He doesn’t like being away from his loved ones. Given how him being chosen by the Eldunarya destroyed parts of his family and his hometown and threw him into a war with so much death, especially of people he respected, he would have liked to live without that. Saphira’s existence and their bond is one of his only comforts. That and the fact that he’s helping to bring the dragons back.

Murtagh is surprised by this. He realizes that his assessment of Eragon was mostly false. Eragon isn’t a proud gloating leader. He’s a humble (young) man who carries an undesired role on his shoulders because no one else was there to take it from him. He later realizes that Eragon is a nurturer. He nurtures relationships, nurtures the land, gives a safe place for those whose lives have been upended by fate. He wonders… what is his own role.

He later apologizes to Eragon for his false assumptions. Eragon accepts his apology.

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Murtagh and Thorn, Eragon and Saphira are traveling together.

At camp for the night, Eragon and Thorn are teasing Murtagh.

Murtagh: Do I need to separate the two of you?

Eragon: How would you manage that?

Murtagh: Keep visits far and few in between.

Thorn: I would miss Saphira and we can’t afford to have gaps in our education.

Saphira: Thorn’s right, and Eragon and myself would miss both of you too.

Murtagh gives a tiny smile. It’s nice to know Saphira likes him.

Something something Eragon makes a comment about Thorn being like a little brother to Murtagh.

Thorn gives a toothy grin to Murtagh. Murtagh’s not sure what to think for a second. He gives another small smile and pats Thorn on the snout.

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Murtagh and Roran are teasing Eragon while walking down a path

Eragon: Do I need to separate the two of you?

Murtagh: That’s Roran’s call to make, not yours.

Roran: Well, with how things have been going lately I can’t see that happening .

Murtagh: Really?

Roran: You’ve proved yourself, and you’re blood family.

Murtagh touched: Thank you.

Roran: You’re welcome. (Puts arm around Murtagh’s shoulders.)

Eragon smiling: I knew you two would get along.

Roran wraps an arm around Eragon and pulls him into a headlock. Eragon giggles as the three of them continue on.

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Murtagh Eragon and Roran in a battle. Roran takes a swing at someone close to Murtagh. Murtagh ducks then grimaces at the damage of Roran’s hammer.

Murtagh: (sucks air through his teeth) Maybe I should incorporate protection against blunt force objects in my wards.

Roran: Perhaps. Good thing I wasn’t close by when you and Eragon were enemies.

Murtagh: I have magic I would have handled you.

Roran: Even if I snuck up behind you?

Murtagh grimaces inwardly.

Murtagh: I’d have a warning.