I actually have a good three-page head start on Chapter Nine as of this writing, so the wait shouldn't be too long. It's gonna be a doozy, though... it's from Eragon's POV. All of it.
Good luck with this one. You are quite good at not letting your dislike of the character show through. I guess it can be easier when you are writing from that character's POV. Anyway, I'm intrigued to see what it will bring, although I'm sure it's going to be quite awful. It's Eragon, after all.