Chapter 1 Old friend baring gifts.
Eragon, Saphira and some of the varden's main leaders were sitting in Nasuada'spavallion talking about there plans to the seige of belatona.
" I say we send Eragon and Saphira and they can open the main gate for us." said Nasuada she was wearing a light blue dress and she looked very weary from the last battle in which they had seized Feinster and gained a new ally in lady lorana the monarch of Feinster and that is where arya gained the name 'shadeslayer'. Eragon had been trying his hardest to get his master Glaedr to speak to him because he needed his help to find a way in Galbatorix's castle. " he should be accompanied by someone otherwise he may fail" said King Orrin "i will accompany him" said arya.
In the distance a horn blasted and a memeber of du Vrangr gata contacted Eragon and said "it's the dragon rider you fought on the burning plains" and with Eragon was gone he and Saphira were flying towards the source when he arrived he saw Murtagh and thorn on the ground and Eragon was surprised to see that Murtagh was flying a white flag. Eragon Asked saphira to land and as she hit the floor he said " why are you flying the white flag? "
" Because i have something the varden really need if they are to win this war and my true name has changed" Murtagh replied and Eragon uttered a spell that would ensure that Murtagh would not lie. "what is it ?" Eragon asked "i would rather take it to Nasuada as i wish to speak with her " replied Murtagh, Eragon thought on it and said " hold on i will contact her" and walked back to Saphira who had had her eyes on Thorn the whole time he delved into the saddlebags and pulled a bowl out and then he pulled a water skin and cast the spell he waited for thirty seconds before Nasuada said " why have you contacted me so soon ?" " when we arrived here it was Murtagh and he was flying the banner of truce and he claims he has something we need" said Eragon " and why should that concern me ?" said Nasuada "on second thoughts let me speak with him now"
"of course" said Eragon and he let Murtagh came to the bowl and said " hello Nasuada how are you " he sounded worried " i am fine now why have you contacted me in this manner " said Nasuada. Then Murtagh got up and walked to Murtagh and walked back to Thorn started to rumage and pulled out a buldging package that was covered with white cloth and returned to the basin and asid "this" said Murtagh and with that he pulled the cloth off and it was a dragon egg adn he said " do i have safe passage to the varden because i wish to join you" " you have it but promise me you will stay with Eragon" " i promise" said Murtagh in the ancient language. " i will explain later how a got it" Eragon ended the spell and said " on the way i will examine your mind to make sure you will cause the varden no harm" " if that is the price that must be payed to prove i am free will do it" replied Murtagh and he walked to Thorn and got in the saddle and Eragon did the ame with Saphira and they were on their way to the varden.
Before Murtagh got back onto Thorn he pulled a thin white package out of his saddle and said " this is the sword deloi it was the sword of a rider of old maybe you can find it a better user".