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Eragon learns more of magic and the ancient language in his training. He is shown how to make a fairth, a magical painting, and makes a portrait of Arya. However, Arya is offended by it. Eragon is hurt by her reaction. He wants to pursue a relationship with her, but many people, including Arya, warn him against it due to their great age difference. Eragon tries to throw himself into his studies to take his mind off Arya, but his back injury gets worse and worse.

Glaedr teaches Eragon and Saphira about the true meaning of being a Dragon Rider. A long time ago, the dragons and elves formed a truce to end the war between their races before they destroyed each other. To bind them to the truce, they used magic to meld the souls of dragons and elves. The magic changed both races, giving dragons the ability of language and elves their strength and long life.

Humans were later added to the spell, linking them too. The three races are all bound together, and if one suffers, like the dragons are currently, then they all suffer. All the elves gather around the Menoa Tree, and each presents something they have created. Eragon writes a poem about his experiences in becoming a Rider. During the final part of the three-day ceremony, a dragon spirit containing all the memories of dragonkind is summoned through magic. The spirit bestows a gift on Eragon, healing him of all his past wounds, including his back injury.

This process also changes his appearance to look even more like an elf. Roran leads the people of Carvahall to the port of Narda. They find wanted posters for Roran and Eragon in the town centre. Roran wonders what has become of his cousin and what he has done to merit such a high reward.

They manage to hire a fleet of barges to carry them down the coast to Teirm, but Roran is forced to kill two soldiers on the escape from Narda. Clovis, the captain, is not happy when he discovers the true cargo for the journey is people. Clovis almost refuses to take them until Roran tells him the full story of their journey and reasons for fleeing. Roran and his people arrive at Teirm. A small group enter the city to find provisions and attempt to buy passage to Surda. While there, they meet a merchant called Jeod Longshanks and try to buy supplies from him, but he is bankrupt.

All the villagers must help to row the ship, but they manage to pull through and lose their pursuers. Nasuada is saved from an assassination attempt by the girl, Elva.

They discover Galbatorix has a network of spies and assassins known as the Black Hand. Nasuada sends word to the dwarves and elves for help. He now has the skill and strength of the elves and is able to easily beat Vanir in sparring. He also completes his meditations in the glade and is able to feel the minds of all beings. Oromis says in the old days, this would have marked his graduation to full Rider.

He shares a secret of magic with Eragon: Magicians can take energy from any living creature to perform spells, but it comes at a high cost. Eragon has a vision again about a terrible battle. He decides to scry his friends. He sees Nasuada preparing the Varden for war and Roran and the villagers on a ship somewhere.

He is distraught to see Carvahall destroyed. Eragon, Saphira, and Orik travel to Surda to rejoin the Varden. They find the Varden have already left for battle and go to join them on the Burning Plains.

Eragon recognizes the location as the place from his visions. An Urgal army arrives, but to their surprise, the army is bearing the white flag of truce. Nasuada agrees to speak with their leader. Now the Urgals want to form an alliance with the Varden against the King. Despite protests from many, Nasuada agrees. Later, Nasuada tells Eragon she has arranged for some Urgals to guard him during the battle.

Eragon is outraged since he sees the Urgals as a lesser race to men, dwarves, and elves, yet Nasuada insists. The Urgals give permission for Eragon to examine their minds to prove their good intentions. Eragon begins by helping Du Vrangr Gata protect their forces from enemy magicians, but it soon becomes clear he and Saphira must enter the fight if they are to have a chance of winning. It takes Eragon less than a week to reach the Varden.

Spring is about to end, but Eragon thinks the spring weather still feels like summer after leaving Du Weldenvarden. Murtagh is nineteen years and two months old. Saphira is eight months old. Eragon is sixteen years and four months old.

Elain is seven months pregnant. Nasuada's age is unclear in this book. Since this birthday happened offstage, we can assume it either happened right before she met Eragon, or happens between the time she meets Eragon, and the chapter " Hanging by a Thread " in Eldest. Thorn's age is not stated, but can be inferred from some events. In Brisingr, he is stated to be only a few months old, with unnatural growth caused by magic. Since Murtagh was captured in the beginning of Eldest, 90— days before the end, we can assume that Thorn is about three months old.

Inheriwiki Explore. Discord Forum Fanon. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? We have to. We're obliged as dragon and Rider to make a public choice regarding the next head of the Varden, and perhaps even influence the selection.

I won't ignore the strength of our position; we now wield great authority written the Varden. At least the Twins aren't here to grab the position for themselves. That's the only good in the situation. Together they made their way through Tronjheim, toward the nearest kitchen. In the corridors and hallways, people stopped and bowed to them, murmuring, "Argetlam," or "Shadeslayer.

Eragon was struck by the somber, haunted expressions of the humans and the dark clothing they wore to display their sadness. Many women dressed entirely in black, lace veils covering their faces. In the kitchen, Eragon brought a stone platter of food to a low table. Saphira watched him carefully in case he should have another attack. Several people tried to approach him, but she lifted a lip and growled sending them scurrying away.

Eragon pretended to ignore the disturbances and picked at the food. Finally, trying to divert his thoughts from Murtagh, he asked, Who do you think has the means to take control of the Varden, now that Ajihad and the Twins are gone?

She hesitated. It's possible you could, if Ajihad's last words were interpreted as a blessing to secure the leadership. Almost no one would oppose you. However, that does not seem a wise path to take. I see only trouble in that direction. I agree. Besides, Arya wouldn't approve, and she could be a dangerous enemy. Elves can't lie in the ancient language, but they have no such inhibition in ours-she could deny that Ajihad ever uttered those words if it served her purposes.

Ajihad called him his right-hand man. Unfortunately, we know little about him or the Varden's other leaders. Such a short time has passed since we came here. We will have to make our judgment on our feelings and impressions, without the benefit of history. Eragon pushed his fish around a lump of mashed tubers. Don't forget Hrothgar and the dwarf clans; they won't be quiet in this.

Except for Arya, the elves have no say in the succession-a decision will be made before word of this even reaches them. But the dwarves can't be-won't be-ignored. Hrothgar favors the Varden, but if enough clans oppose him, he might be maneuvered into backing someone unsuited for the command. A person easily manipulated. He closed his eyes and leaned back. Eldest received generally negative reviews, and it was met with criticism similar to Eragon for its derivative nature.

School Library Journal noted that Eldest lacked originality, but would still find reception among fans. It also acknowledged that themes of Eldest are based generally on the works of other writers.

BookBrowse also criticized Eldest, but said, as School Library Journal noted, that nothing the reviewers can say will stop some children from reading the book. Entertainment Weekly rated Eldest as one of the worst five books of , calling it a "page drag. Similar to other reviews, it criticized the long plot and its similarities to The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, as well as the lack of humor.

The review commented that Roran, one of the secondary major characters, had the best part of the book. SFSignal also gave Eldest a poor review, giving it one out of five stars. The main reason of this was for its dull pace.

However, there were also some more positive reviews of Eldest. Bookmarks magazine saw Eldest's similarity to other works, but said that Eldest displayed more emotional depth than Eragon. Publishers Weekly also gave a positive review for Eldest, praising the revelations in the final pages. As of , no film adaption of Eldest has been announced. If it is, there are many things that would need addressing, seeing as many plot elements crucial to Eldest were left out of the Eragon film.

It is generally regarded among fans that Eragon would have to be remade in order for Eldest and the other books to be made into films. Inheriwiki Explore. Discord Forum Fanon. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Edit source History Talk This article is about the book. You may be looking for Eldest chapter. Categories Articles with spoilers Featured articles Inheritance books Inheritance cycle Add category. Cancel Save. Fan Feed 1 Eragon 2 Arya 3 Murtagh. Universal Conquest Wiki.

Saphira's breathing quickened, and she opened her eyes, yawning expansively. Good morning, little one. Oh, little one… It was worse this time , he said, staggering upright. Are you strong enough to go? Very well, but Durza should suffer a thousand years of torture for what he did to you.

He grunted. Just stay close to me.