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Ch 1 - Beginning of Life

"The stars are winking at you my son. If you would just open your eyes and see them. Well I can't hurry you can I? It has just been a few hours after you were born in Alagaesia." The gentle voice of Selena seemed to be ringing in his ears.

The little baby who was wrapped in the finest cloths in the whole of Urubaen cuddled closer to his mother in her caring arms .He made a little grunting noise. He was about a foot long with pale skin .Jet black hair already started growing on his little head .It was impossible to tell the color of his eyes, since he still didn't open his eyes, yet.

Apparently he has been sleeping, yet to know that he was the first descendent of the Forsworn and yet to know that he was the heir of Morzan .Yet to know that he was unlucky or lucky. Yet to know that he was blessed of cursed. He cuddled in his loving mother's hands, away from the world, away from Morzan.

Selena stood holding her son in the balcony of Morzan's quarters in the castle in Urubaen. The stars were twinkling above them. The warm wind brushed against their faces, but everything went cold when someone looked at the bare castle, for it only held innocent prisoners, ungrateful nobles and evil magic , rulers and riders. This did not bother Selena for she was holding a bundle of happiness in her hands.

She stretched out a pale thin hand to take out the little thumb that her child was sucking. She gave a gentle pull, but the finger didn't budge. She gave a little more forceful pull and the finger came out. The baby sensed the change and gave a little scowl with his little closed eyes and put the finger right back in.

" My, you are a bit arrogant-" Selena said stroking his hair. " And a bit grumpy too, might also become adamant for sure " with a little smile she said, " Well, all the same"

" Selena come inside, we need to talk!" growled a grudging voice

" Coming Morzan, just a few minutes"

She sighed

" He might want to discuss another mission, since I'm a Black Hand" she indicated her little sleeping son

The little baby moved his arms and caught his mother's hand that was stroking his head and he gave it a little pull.

" Surely you can't come along with me, you're so small, barely a day old. I'm not sure whether you even understand right now. What will the other maid servants say when they see me talking to a sleeping infant? I think the pressure is getting high on me. What will the people call you when they see you? What will Morzan call you? In fact what will I call you? Dear me, I didn't give you a name yet, have I?"

"Lets see…" she stopped stroking his hair and started thinking. She gazed at the distant twinkling, dark horizon. Meanwhile, the baby slowly started opening its eyes .It revealed his innocent, watery, striking gray eyes. He gave a soft groan and fixed his eyes on his mother. Staring at her with wonder and not bothering to stop his sucking his finger. Selena looked down at him when he made the noise. She was clearly startled by his eyes.

" You finally opened your eyes and look how handsome you are-", she bent closer to him "- unlike your father that is" She forced down the urge to laugh .He seemed to be smiling at her.

" I better think of a good name that suits your handsome face"

"guuuuuuuuuuuuuurrcrcrcrc" responded the little baby laughing with his finger in his mouth.

" Sorry I didn't catch that, but if you suggested that as your name, it might be a bit too long"

She looked at the horizon again and spotted one of the stars moving across the sky with great speed. After a few seconds it disappeared into the horizon. She never had seen anything like that before. It seemed like a miracle to her. Only one word explained what she saw. A word she made up, but it sounded right to her.

"Murtagh" she said softly, still looking up at the sky.

"Gooooocrcrcrcr" the little baby said with a twinkle in his eyes and a smile spread upon his face with a little thumb in the middle.

Selena looked down again

" Murtagh" she said a little more loudly and the baby started giggling .She beamed at him.

" So your name is Murtagh, isn't it?"

" SELENA COME DOWN, DON'T KEEP ME WAITING!!" Morzan cried again with his grinding, harsh voice.

"Coming Morzan!!!!" shouted Selena, whose voice was much more pleasant.

" Shall we go down Murtagh?

The word 'Murtagh' gave her satisfactory feeling inside her at she felt like saying it over and over again.

The baby blinked just one eye at his mother.

"Did you just wink at me Murtagh?"

"I'M WAITING!!!"

Before Selena could ask the question again.

Murtagh closed his eyes again and cuddled closer to his mother, his loving mother, the only person in the whole of Alagaesia who loved him, the only one who cared for him.

Selena sighed.

"Well let's start walking down, my proud son Murtagh"

She started walking down the staircase , expecting the worse.

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Murtagh - this is so humiliating ! will you please stop !

author -no way , and i'm not even in the good part .

Murtagh - Why don't you do this on Eragon?

Eragon - hay !!!!

Murtagh - How am going to live with this ? o_0

Selena - Stop bickering Murtagh . I liked you better when you were a baby .

author - Wait till Nasuada reads this .

Murtagh - I'm out of here !

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