Chapter 3: Unknown Friends
Near a farm, there was a guy about 30 years old and was mumbling to himself about how his cousin should be more careful about sending stuff. "Um, excuse me mister." Meghan said. The guy turned around and was shocked to see Meghan standing there. "Oh, um, hi, my name is Roran. What is your name?" asked Roran. "My name is Meghan." "Is this yours?" Roran asked "I don't know. I think it is." replied Meghan. At this time, there were letters forming on the saddle. Roran noticed this and said, "This is yours, Meghan. My cousin is giving it to you for your dragon." "Wait, how does your cousin know that I have a dragon?" asked Meghan. "You have met him before and that is all I am aloud to say." Roran then handed her the saddle and went back inside of the house.
When Meghan got back to the cave, Eragon came and asked, "Is that for me?" "It is for you so that way I can ride you without getting myself cut on your scales." Meghan said. "We will stay here until the cuts on my legs are healed." "That is perfectly fine with me." stated Eragon.
At night, Meghan heard a twig crack. "What was that?" "It was probably an animal of some sort." said Eragon. Near them, Katrina, who is Roran's wife, was trying to get near Meghan and Eragon to give them food. Meghan was looking around and saw Katrina's silhouette. Meghan shouted, "Who are you?" Katrina said, "My name is Katrina. You have already met my husband Roran." "Why have you come here?" "I have come to help you heal and make you some dinner." Meghan was silent. "You are badly injured. Here, let me help you." Katrina came near the fire and got out a rag with some medicine.
After a week of healing and Katrina helping, Meghan was finally able to go to Du Weldenvarden. She was strapping the straps of the saddle around Eragon's waist when Katrina, Roran and their daughter came up and gave them some supplies and a map to Du Weldenvarden. "My cousin gave this to me before we parted our ways. He said to give it to the one that needed it most when that person came. I guess you are the one that will wield it now." Roran said. "Thank you for everything that you have done to me. I probably would have gotten an infection in my leg and probably would have starved too." Meghan said. And with that said, Meghan and Eragon flew off into the distance following the map.