Essentially, I was writing Arya the way that Eragon *wanted* her to be, not the way that she actually was. … The scenes between them, scenes where they were rather openly flirting, just did not work. “I realized that the characters weren’t the people I thought they were back when I was fifteen, and that if I forced Eragon and Arya together (and it would be forcing them) I would end up breaking Arya’s character. Had he followed his initial path, the pair would have ended up together, but the consequences may have been dire Arya could have abandoned her principals and joined Eragon for the wrong reasons: Okay, so we’ll see their potential relationship in future books… but why did Christopher decide to end Inheritance the way he did? As the universe’s creator, he didn’t feel it was a natural fit as he wove the final story together.

However, I don’t think it’s giving away too much to say that we will see Eragon and Arya again at some point.” Some of them feature main characters from the Inheritance cycle, others do not. “I have a number of other stories set within Alagaësia that I hope to write.

They’re going to live for a very long time, and their relationship is far from over.” “The thing to keep in mind is that though the series is over, Eragon and Arya’s story will continue. Never one to shy away from fan questions, Christopher Paolini has shared a wealth of new information while addressing his intentions with the ending, other possible outcomes, and the duo’s future. It’s important for us all to remember that there will be future books set within Alagaësia taking place after the events in the Inheritance Cycle, including Book 5, which will feature our favorite characters and, presumably, continue to develop their relationships: Questions began to fly: why would Arya choose to remain behind as queen of the elves? Why didn’t Eragon fight harder to win her over? Why didn’t it happen?! Naturally, many Eragon/Arya “shippers” were devastated that the pair didn’t end up together. The will they/won’t they relationship was core to many of Eragon’s decisions and motivators, starting with his first dream of the imprisoned woman in Eragon and ending with their heart-wrenching parting of the ways in Inheritance. One of the most controversial parts of the Inheritance Cycle was the seemingly-unresolved relationship between Eragon and Arya.

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