You should have made Murtagh end up with Tauriel

This has gone much differently than I thought.
Honestly, I'm waiting for the scene when Bilbo enters Erebor and meets Saphira for himself.

I was truly not expecting such an intricate and gut wrenching story, with two fiery protagonists thrown into a relationship that will change them both deeply.
Their romance exhibits patterns of manipulation (not the physical violence which I deem part of the draconic habits, with challenge and fighting part of the mating ritual), not in small part due to Smaug's extremely self-centered perceptions.
But what to expect from one who has been wrought by hard fate, perpetual challenge, and centuries of lonely life, culminating in two centuries not only a hardened bachelor, but utterly alone except for swiftly slaughtered visitors ?
The interactions between this hardened character and the vain and fierce yet gentle Saphira are tumultuous, it is nothing to say.
But the best of it is that Smaug's character is taken far beyond the greedy, cunning and selfish aspects, although his shortcomings, deeply rooted in the ordeals that forged him, keep haunting him and causing him to squander great opportunities.
Yet he has his moments of clarity that make him not quite the monster his deeds ought to make him, but rather a victim himself, as much as the innocents he slew, of the violence and mistrust that inhabits him.
It is a struggle to the end, wether he can or not evolve beyond the ghosts of his past and truly break free, him who claims to have no master yet is thrall to mere (just expensive as hell) trinkets, and wether he can or not accept that feelings he perceives as weaknesses, don't make one any less stronger.
This is carried by a solid plot that melds LOTR and Inheritance quite neatly, for what I remember. I am not an expert of the canons of either one, but I found it well done and engaging in itself.

this story is so good! so glad I read it!

god damit Bilbo you got me tearing up over a metaphor involving an acorn, HOW?! I can sift through some of the most soul-draining stories and hopeless events without flinching but this 4 ft gremlin can almost bring me to tears with 3 lines of dialogue.

"she had EVER been mated'

I think this was supposed to be NEVER? other wise I loved the way you characterized smaug my only hope is that his love for riddles hasn't died out.

interesting... I just fear that with this whole thing being a romance thing that sapphire doesn't replace Eragon with smaugh or something.

that would just leave a bitter taste in my mouth rather than anything else.

So they decide to steal the dwarves land and give it to a mass murderer, how is that in any way fair? That there is their home, the gold isn't the most important thing, it's their houses, their halls, sure the gold would make them rich, but what really mattered was reclaiming the home they spent centuries building, and instead they decided to let fucking Smaug keep it.

The author does a good job at balancing the right amount of dominant male'ness with Smaug xD he is a beast ofc, if he were a male human character that trapped a female until she grew accustomed to him, then I would hate him (i've read many of them before from the LIBRARY) lmaooooo but he is a dragon going on instinct and traditions... and she isnt like him , and he relents instead of overpowers/forces her. (he tried once, she rejected, drawing a line and he didnt push past that.) These are too vastly different characters, & the author juggles them flawlessly, bringing them together in a world that feels so naturally woven. Also neither is Sephira treated like a weak damsel type.. she attacked Smaug & although he had the upper hand in the end it wasnt by making her weak and useless by default, instead she is impressively formidable & beat him at times too. I honestly laughed when Seph shocked him into stillness for a moment.. She isnt wooed over by simple things like jewels & I love that he gets frustrated by that, because hes used to knowing how things go. Infact both of them are from two different worlds, two different backgrounds
& watching them get frustrated with the other for not knowing what they think the other 'should' understand, is extremely tantalizing lol seeing them push past those limits slowly aswell? get to know each other. I like this alot. so far i have only read 6 chapters.. a brief gleeming of the comments lets me know whats ahead, and i am ready for the angst and the dilemmas xD Thank you for writing... A friend on Discord actually recommended this one to me, & I am glad for it.. It's also hitting some nostalgic vibe as i remember reading books upon books about dragons , growing up.. Lovely to read a world that isnt about humans for a change.

This story is awesome one of the best i read on a long Time i wish i could see the reunion of Saphira ans Smaug

since you don't own her I will see you in quart

This is the second fanfic of yours I ever read. And I loved it!

Looking back in hindsight. I understand why you and so many others ship Saphira with Draco, Smaug, Thorn and many others. Their all better matches for her then Firnen was.
I don't hate Firnen, but I never liked their relationship. It always felt forced and unfair. Eragon got Arya, a beautiful bad ass elf princess. While it felt like Saphira was forced to be with Firnen, because of the bond they had with their riders and the affection between Eragon and Arya affecting their minds. So Saphira and Firnen's relationship never felt organic. But rather sexual abusive.
Saphira was lowing herself to be with someone she wasn't attracted too, wasn't big enough to satisfy her (Firnen's junk is way too little to fulfill her needs because he's way too little! It's like reverse Gleadr and Saphira. Were Gleadr was too big for her, Firnen's too small.) and she was only with Firnen because he was the last male dragon there was and she had hope of rebuilding their race with. Let alone find love, affection and sexual gratification with.

It's why I loved this story so much. And Everything You'll Ever Need as well. Saphira is given the chose to be with a male that's worthy of her and is her equal. Not forced to be with because of someone else or because she has no chose at all.

I hope you keep writing stories like this with Saphira. Their amazing and very satisfying.

This has been the most unique crossover I've ever read, original and well written, Thank you!
I briefly read on your profile that you love all things dragon-related, have you tryied out skyrim? Its Lore around Dragons Names and Voice might click with you.
Thank you for your hard work!

As always good story's just ending was rough.

thank you for having this exist, haha, because my dog got his eye really hurt, and we weren’t sure if he’d make it, but he did (he might get a lazy eye though), and this distracted me through the end of ‘holy shit my dog might be dead’. I mean, it mostly didn’t actually register enough for me to actually panic, but yeah, thanks