In The Land Of Shadows.
In the Kingdom by the sea.
In the mountains, mantled blue.
On frigid winter's final day
was born a man with but one task;
To kill the foe in Durza.
In the land of shadows.
Carvahall. No one who lived there thought anything interesting would ever happen there. Until, one day. Selena returned home. Pregnant with Brom's child.
"Garrow, I am so sorry for the pain this must cause you. You are my brother, and I resent bringing my dear child to you. He will be hunted. He is more special than you know. I can do nothing more for him, other than leave him here. In your care. I wish for you to bring him up a your own. You may tell him he is your nephew. " Selena was crying by the time she finished.
"Selena, what do you mean? You can't leave! We just got you back...after all these years! You must stay, and see that your son has the right start in the world" Garrow was confused. Here was his sister, after 10 years, no letter or contact. And she was just running off! How could she leave her son?
"Garrow. I must leave him. If the empire find out who he is, they will capture him and enslave him. Like -"
"Like who?" Secretly, Garrow wondered if she had been kidnapping innocent children and turning them over to the Empire. No! Selena wouldn't do that...would she?
"You must never tell him this. Like his half brother. Murtagh."
"I swear. Well, if you're going.." The atmosphere was so awkward. Garrow, not a man of many words, had nothing to say to his sister. She had committed a terrible crime. Whoever the bastard child was, he was going to have a hard life. Garrow presumed it to be this child. This child with his deep brown hair and his eyes, blue as the mountains surrounding them.
Selena, overcome at such a trying birth, only hours before, slowly wondered down the path. She couldn't believe that she was giving up her son, the son of the man she loved, for the good of Alagaisia. It was selfish the think it. As one day, Eragon would grow up to be a fine ruler. With such powers, he could (and would) overthrow king Galbatorix.
Sorry it's such an interesting chapter. I'm going through the poem, so I had to start with Eragon's birth. I hope you will continue reading, as the chapters can only get better from here...:)
No beta at the mo, but would appreciate having one! :D
Love from the Monkys, kept in my wardrobe...;)