I wonder if Arya getting cornered into accepting the throne was also something The Dreamers had a hand in. After all, it keeps her from investigating around Alagaesia like Murtagh is. She is also considered a war hero, too, so she would have a lot of support from the people. Meanwhile, they can make sure that Murtagh stays a villain to the people of Alagaesia and constantly spread the word of all atrocities he’s committed and keep him isolated in that way.
The Dreamers probably think they have no reason to fear him since he seems to have no support whatsoever. Or they think they still have a shot at enslaving him. Little do they know that he’s probably the most dangerous to them out of the three. Now if he just loosened up about letting others touch his mind to communicate and also swallow his pride and accept some rider education from Eragon and Arya, he’d be even more unstoppable. After all, he figured out with Bachel that her lack of education was a weakness just as much as it was his.
If Murtagh’s adventures can prove that Alagaesia needs more riders, it might allow Arya to leave the throne to someone else and force her people to see that she’s needed outside of their kingdom. I’m hoping that’s what will happen so that she isn’t stuck in Ellesmera the whole time. Or at the very least allow her to leave the elven kingdom more often and accept that she has duties beyond just being their queen. Murtagh will need help eventually after all and Eragon can’t physically be there.
