Eragon returns to Alagaesia to attend the 3rd Centennial Celebration of the Agaeti Blodhren by personnel invite from Queen Arya Drottning. During the last night of the Agaeti all hell breaks loose, Arya and Firnen are killed by the Shade Trianna. Linnea witnesses the tragic event and feels Eragon's grief and loss of his beloved. Out of understanding Linnea grants Eragon with a gift