OK so it isn't just me. I was reading where both Nasuada and Eragon felt "pangs of loneliness." Those are the only two characters expressed as having those "pangs." Also, Eragon and Nasuada are the only couple I've read having a precedent for walking arm-in-arm anywhere. This reminded me of the dream Eragon had about a man and a woman getting on a boat arm-in-arm.

hmmmm, I think Eragon and Nasuada developing a romance has merit. Their uber closeness can't be an accident.

x-Thomas-x