huh? his innermost passion?

no work is SOOOO much more interesting!!! and wathing him try to keep focused with her right beside him will be SOOOO entertaining!!! but i think he will get SOME work done. He has time, just not enough to train someone from scratch.

roran's a good fighter, why not?

I know, why not Roran instead of Arya?

he uses A SMITH'S HAMMER!!! a rider can't use a SMITH'S HAMMER!!! they use SWORDS!!! AND BOWS!!! Eragon is the hunter!

Well then Roran can get a sword and train with it. Not that hard.

i know really, he likes heavier weapons he can get a thicker sword. it isn't that diffuculy. besides, eragon needs a sword and now roran, perfect timing!

yeah i know, i was just saying what weapon they currently use doesn't matter

yeah. like eragon didnt use a sword, he used a bow. but then he used a sword, i think roran is a likely dragon rider.

for what reasons (i agree with you, i'm just curries)

well, out of all the likely candidates in the majorities opinion: (Arya, Roran, Nasuada, Elva, even Katrina) Roran may be a likely candidate, but i think he is likely to lead the varden. I think Nasuada will be the next rider cause CP has hinted a MAJOR change in her character.

that's why i think eragon and her will fall in love

no. that is crazy. there is a change in HER character, and there IS such thing as unrequited love in a book. that one quote can NOT be the basis of a theory unless there is nothing to support the other possibilities. the Arya theory has more evidence AND all evidence aside, she has more chance anyways.

about the weapon thing, at least Eragon used a real weapon!!! Roran now has to train for a sword AND bow. you don't just become great at swordsmanship overnight!!! he'd take WAY too long to get good with weapons, and magic, and riding, and reading, and all the other stuff Eragon has trained for with Oromis. All the time that training has taken Eragon with Brom plus the time with Oromis, plus learning archery is more time than Oromis has, and it would take WAY too long.

1. eragon became a master swordsman overnight
2. Paolini stated that there would be a change in Nasuada's character. he never said major change. that's why i think betraying the varden is too much, her loving eragon is not.

no. he didn't. he trained for a long while. don't make up facts.

you are only looking at two possibilities. there is no evidence to support it being that specific one and change doesn't specify major or minor.

lol, i'm talking about the part where he was given the physical capabilities of an elf! i was kidding! they won't do that to roran (or whoever the next rider is)

well Eragon was already a master swordsman. he just didn't have the same agility and strength as an elf.

whatever, i was talking about a REAL master swordsman

Well if Oromis dies before he can train the next rider then Eragon can train him instead.

Ok how about this idea. Since Glaby is probobly keeping the egg in his fortress they might not get it till they get galby out of his castle and away from the area. i doubt that will come in till the second half of the book more towards the end. that is when they would find the egg and a new rider will be chosen later. And there is no reason why Roran HAS to learn to use a bow and he might already know.Arya is no more eligable to become the next rider than anyone else going by evidence. Neither parties have enough TRUE evidence to point to the one they think is the next rider. All it really is is a matter of oppinion. For all we know it could be Joed (not that im saying it will be)
And i don't think you should go around telling people that their ideas are crazy when,no offence i found some of your own the same way.

once again you forget balance, forshadowing, and probability.

she is the only character we know of that has a chance and is a female Elf. only with a female elf can there be balance. a male human would be COMPLETE imbalance.

the forshadowing is stated in my sig

probability: she is an elf and by default has more of a chance of being chosen. she is a powerful elf and she requires little training, which is good for time.

Even if she did become rider, there would still be an imbalance because there would only be one female elf and 3 male riders. That doesn't seem balanced to me.

But there is another female who could be a rider that you say is not possible. Nasuada.
The first book took place over 6 months, the second was a bit longer. who knows how long the thrid will be. i doubt time is as big an issue as your making it out to be.
The "evidence" you say you have is a handful of little facts that mean nothing in the choice of a rider. Green magic? no matter what color your magic is you can be paired with a dragon of different color and your maic color will change.
Arya is the only one in YOUR oppinion that has a chance but you arn't looking past that.

but two of those riders are going to die. THEN there will be balance. and 1:3 isn't as bad as 0:4.

where does it say that two of thoes riders are going to die? give me the page number

I'm talking about Eragon, Murtagh, and Galby. I think one of these will die and then there would still be an imbalance. And also I'm hoping Roran becomes rider instead.

Galby will die and pretty likely, Murtagh will die too.

if only one dies, there would be 1:2, which isn't as bad as 0:3 PERIOD. stop thinking in absolutes. at least there is SOME balance with 1:2.

Roran would make a complete imbalance.

No I think it would be more imbalanced if Arya becomes rider because there would be more guys than girls, and I'm hoping for Roran so that's be 3 guys and not a imbalance.

ok. that's nonsenes. balance between genders. 4:0 is NOT balance. balance between races, 4:0 IS NOT BALANCE. 4:0 is NEVER balance. 3:1 IS better, and an eventual 1:1 is PERFECT balance.

all of my theories are based on logic. that is why i'm able to defend them so readily.

would you stop bragging! and you arn't able to defend your ideas very well all you do is say that everyone elses ideas are crazy and you laugh at them and repete the same things over and over

that's crud. i can defend my ideas a lot better than you can. i provide actual REASONS why the ideas are not credible. i don't think you know how to truly debate, but we should get back on topic.

well at least i don't scream at people. and when you debate you don't say people's argument are dumb and irrelivant when they are actualy good arguments

no i don't. that's wrong. support it with evidence. lol.

may i remind you THIS TOPIC IS NOT ABOUT ME!!! please let us get back on topic!

i think roran has about a 1% chance of becomin the rider; it just wouldnt wrk cause he would take 2 long 2 train and unlike eragon who had 2 whole books worth of time 2 train and prepare n , rora wouldnt

yeah. thats what i've been saying!!!

I say that Roran WILL NOT be the next rider. THere would be imbalance between races and genders, training would take to long, etc.

well in eldest eragon has a vision of saphira and the green dragon flying together and 2 people on them

ya thats true but where would katrina be







p.s. what do you do with saphira coins

But the one screamed out loud and one used its' mind