well no i dont think arya loves eragon because why doesnt she just say "yes eragon,i love you"!
if she loves him?

i bet sum1 will say that oh well hed be distracted by his training if arya loves him

but thats not true because eragon knew that arya said she didnt love him and he was distracted even more to change her mind...so what im saying is she doesnt love him cuz she would have said so

Responding to the first paragraph, it's not always that easy to express your feelings for people. We all react and express feelings differently.

I kind of agree with you, you have a point there when you said it distracted him more by her telling him she doesn't love him, because wouldn't want to know why someone didn't love you and what you could do to figure how to change their mind? I mean it's pretty logical that I think he is a bit more distracted by her saying I only like you as a friend.

this may not be a good reason 4 ur question, but brom once said what the elves dont say is the most important. so if arya says that, doesnt it mean it is of no great importance?

but its breaking his heart,so it must be very important and i know arya wouldn't want to see eragon suffer so y hide the truth...thats y it isnt the truth!

Breaking his heart? Eragon taken more mental abuse from other things. We don't always say we love someone if they hurting because we haven't say it.

nononononono
u missed my point....im saying that arya likes eragon as a friend and she sees him suffering....she wouldnt just say i love u to cheer him up....but if she DID love him she would because A:it would cheer him up B:she would be happy and C:they would live happily ever after(considering she or he doesnt die)

so thats what im saying

y hide the truth if it brings u both happiness?

She and Eragon have been friends. She has recently learned that Eragon likes her as more than a friend. It is really first instinct to distance yourself from the person.

yeah,only if she doesnt love him wich is my exact point

That is exactly what I was thinking. I think at the end of Eldest we start to see it just a little. When he apologizes to her and she says "And you won't do it again?" and the Eragon says "It wouldn't get me anywhere if I did, now would it?" and then it says that she remained silent. Pg. 592

I think that just might be the little hint that her feelings have changed. Maybe when she says "And you won't do it again?" there might be a hidden meaning. I'm not sure at the moment how to explain, but when I get the right wording I'll come back and edit this.

The fact that she did not say anything, I think speaks more than a thousand words. The fact that she neither acknowledges it won't, or says it would, gives (me at least) the impression that she can neither accept or deny it because it would be lying. And they were speaking in the AL. I don't know about you guys, but this can be "the moment of realization" for her. It could have been then that it hit her like a train that Eragon was beginning to be more than a friend for her

hmm, theres a proverb called 'actions speak louder than words' i beleive that is the case 4 here.

if she didn't love him before i bet she will in the last book....it would be...um....more exciting if could put it like that....

Yay...now I don't have to go back and edit, because this is exactly what I was trying to say. I think that that was the turning point for her and Eragon, and then when he walked into the tent after his battle with Murtagh and she saw that he was still alive and then she says "the candle still burns". I think that was it. Since we don't see too much emotion from her being an elf and all...I'm taking that as a sign that she will start to have some serious feelings for him.

LOL!!! I spent MONTHS trying to get IMNC to understand that. AND I do mean MONTHS!! I believe he was the topic starter of this thread. It wasn't until, I would say four, or five months ago that it finally clicked!!! And boy did the discussions get heated at times!!!

PS: Yes, it was him who opened the topic on July 27th, 2006!!! He hasn't been on since Christmas!!! And sporadically at that!

I think she was saying "The candle still burns" as a way of saying that there is still hope.
Candle meaning light,light meaning hope

hope for who

well...i agree that she may DEVELOP a crush on eragon...however as the topic question states(does arya secretly love eragon?) the keyword is does....as in present tense and the answer is no....which if u read all my posts ull c y it is in fact,no....now,she can have an intimate relationship with eragon but for the time being,she does not want to....and even then,i dont think she will fall in love with him...she pretty much yelled at him...when he first turned into an "elf" he met arya at sum place and he siad that line...and she said can u stop pursuing me,can u promise me that?(not an exact quote) and he like cried...and elves dont show emotions that often...and she like yells at him...now if an elf says no 3 times(i think 3)and the last time she practically yells it...i think u should back off...she doesnt like ya

lol but thats just my opinion

did she yell it? sry if its an obvious question

wll she snapped at him i know that....its still quite rude....

I'd get frustrated too. I also think that Ayra has a very important secret that she's keeping from Eragon... something that would cause her to be so distant from him.

yeah like maybe her and faolin did sumthing....*clears throat* if u know what i mean

kinda inappropriate but,i mean,hey,it coulda happened...oh yeah she doesnt like eragon like that

LOL Maybe her and Faolin did and maybe they didn't. Your guess as good as mine, and I'm not even sure if Eragon likes her that much.

Like Spike Sniper said, and was mentioned somewere in the book, Elves can be mates for as long as they want. So, its a definate possiblity that she and faolin DID something. And if she had a child from faolin, then it would definately be wrong for Eragon and Arya to have a relationship

lol yeah i dont think so either...and i know arya doesnt like him like that...i dont even think arya likes him period lol

no they didnt have a child lol...i meant that they could have had S3X

I'd say same age. But I don't know how deep their love was so, it depends.

Remeber when Angela told Eragons fortune, well i think that when Angela told Eragon about he would love someone noble and they would love him back then i think that Arya would have to be the one unless Eragon falls in love with the leader of the varden (i forgot her name) Which would be gross!

Angels only said he would love someone of noble birth not that she would love him back

But how do we know Nasuada isn't of noble birth? We haven't met her mother or we haven't even talked about her, so she could be.

Well we all know how faithful the move was...
Anyways, it would be gross to have Eragon ad Nasuada together.

How would that be gross? Just becasue the actor who played Nasuada was African American? I believe the real Nasuada in the book is Cocasion but, I'm not sure but you shouldn't judge based on looks.

Oh my god, I am not racist! I have no issue with Nasuada as a person, all I'm saying is that it would be weird to see them together. They're nothing like each other and it would be like having a relationship with your boss since he calls her "Lady Nasuada". Their personalities are completly different and when has Eragon shown any sign of liking Nasuada???

That was a little out of line, Scarecrow.

I do agree, Nasuada is Eragon's boss- and they have completely different personalities and they obviously have no feelings for each other. Nasuada liked Murtagh because she grieved when she found out the news that he 'died' in the beginning (among other strong hints), and Murtagh liked Nasuada because he said so in Eragon.

It'll just be weird since they're nothing alike.

I agree with the above. If Murtagh were to some how redeme(sp?) himself I think that he and Nasuada would be together. Nasuada and Eragon is just not something I want to even imagine. Eragon has some serious feelings for Arya and I don't think that they are the type to go away so easily. His feelings for Arya will only get stronger and hopefully the feelings I'm hoping Arya has for Eragon will get stronger and they will be happy.

why

Yeah why would Eragon and Arya ending up together ruin the story? If anything it would make it better, but thats just my opinion.

*thinks* hmmmm...Well it would be a tad too obvious...

This just made me think of something?

Out of the Dragon Riders, did ANY of them get married or end up with a girl besides Morzan and Salena (if that ineed is true). BESIDES the possibility of Brom and Salena. Because maybe Eragon and Ayra ending up together in the end will start something new since it hasn't really happened before?

this isn't exacly a romance story. i can't see it ending up with arya and eragon falling in love, getting married, going on to boat to where ever and starting a family.

I think Brom must of married selena, but you're quite right. it might be that something will stop eragon from marrying at all. That means that arya and eragon can't end up together...if that theory is correct of course.

just wondering... did any1 eva read harry potter and the oreder of the phoenix(book 5) coz i think arya is in the dilema cho has.

arya isn't hiding any feelings for eragon, she expressed plainly that she can't be with him.

Yeah but even if she does, if she ends up with eragon I think I will cry out of anger lol. It's too obvious.

here is what i think angela pre dicted his fortune she said will be loved she didnt say will love so who and aryas the only one of noble birth so they have to end up together

Eragon Page 205


"an epic romance is in your future, extraordinary, as th moon indicates- for that is a magical symbol-and strong enough to outlast empires. i cannot say if this passion will end happily, but your love is of noble birth and heritage. She is powerful , wise, and beautiful beyond compare"

she says no were that he will be loved, people often get the words twisted and i constaintly post this.

Yeah but angela also said that she didn't know if the noble birth romance would end for good or for worse.

yea but how does that point to arya?

It points to arya becuase the relationship is for worse not good.

But that makes no sense. it points to arya because angela couldn't tell whether the relationship would end happily? That doesn't point to anyone.

Well eragon and arya's relationship hasn't ended all that well.

well the fact that arya didn't love him anyway probobly put a bit of a damper on their romantic relationship.

Exactly what i am talking about. Anyway i highly doubt Ary has any secret feelings for eragon.

yea and it doesn't seem like a romance that everyone else wants to happen would fit the story

Correct

And if arya does secretly love eragon something will happen to her in Book III that will stop her lovin him.

are u that certain?
i think they are going 2 get together. i think i read somewhere that elves are good at hiding their emotions.

I think even tho she said in the ancient language that she didn't have feelings for him I think that she was actually saying that she didn't have feelings for him because it would distract him from his training

But don't you guys think that arya is a bit too obvious? It wouldn't be a good ending to the book in my opinion.

Arya is hot!
lol
i want her to like Eragon and i want it to end happy!
Eragon <3 Arya
Roran <3 Katrina
Murty <3 Nasuada
Perfect

ok. so you're for it, but that is off topic. the topic is DOES she love him.

If, and I stress the word if she does have any feelings I don't think that they will show. Yet again I bring up their ages. Eragon is 16, Arya is over 100. Now those measly 84 years seem to make a bit of a difference.
Eragon also being a teenage boy is drawn to any attractive female.

And yet again I bring up the irrationality of love. Love breaks through all walls. Ever heard of Pyramus and Thisbe?

How do we know he truly "loves" her? He could be into her bod and not truly love her. Just think she's a hottie.

CP would have then been talking more about her body then. He's in love with her, not lusting for her.

he did at first, but it deepened. He wouldn't have gone through all he did for her if he didn't truly love her.

If it was only lust Eragon left for her, he would have settled on any other woman he has seen so far. Eragon's attraction to Arya is far more than just looks. He respects her as an elf, swordswoman, fellow spellcaster.

alright, I'll clarify: remember before the Battle of the Burning Plains? Eragon was willing to stop pursuing her, but he was not willing to change his feelings. That sounds like love to me.

Or it could be a crush mistaken for love. Yes in Angela's prediction it said he would love someone but if CP had said that he would have a crush it wouldn't sound right for the book. Eragon could also have loved her but I have huge doubts about her loving him back. Even bigger doubts that if she even did that she would show them

no. no one goes that far for a crush. besides, even if it was a crush, it has deepened into a truer love. I'm not saying that infatuation isn't there, but the love is more deep than just that.

Explain the events before and after the Battle of The Burning Plains. you know the ones I'm talking about.

There were no events. If she treated him any different after the battle it was because she pitied him from the news he received about his father.

but she did that BEFORE he told the two about what happened. and don't give me that about you not knowing what i'm talking about.

I would prefer you not patronise me to start with.
She didn't treat him any differently between his departure from Du Weldenvarden and the end of the battle other than pity.

oh yes she did. you're forcing me to bring out the book.

When Eragon arrives, page 586: "Eragon!" This time Nasuada seemed delighted and relieved. Arya, too, seemed pleased.

And "The candle still burns." Come on. If your friend came back when you thought he was dead, you would do a bit more than murmur. She's obviously hiding something. She's most likely hiding her true emotions for Eragon. What she really did was over-suppress them. Any friend would do more than murmur a cryptic phrase.

And then last, the hesitation before she left him before the battle, which I can't seem to find, but is still relevant. We were meant to see something in this, but what is harder to find.

Mabye Arya does love Eragon but as Oromis said she hid her true feelings because she has to to keep eragon from being distracted. Maybe she loves another elf.

she WAS in love with Faolin, but he DIED.