Chapter 4
She opened her eyes after hearing voices around her. Murtagh was on her left and lo and behold Eragon was on her right.
"Now that was the best handled magic I have ever seen" said Murtagh.
"You mean the only best handled magic you have ever seen" said Eragon. Gabrielle had noticed by this time a very thin, but noticeable scar running from her right wrist to shoulder. "What happened" she asked?
"Well it looks like when the dark magic hit your shield it made a thin cut on your arm. Now you have a battle scar like me!" said Murtagh. "You saved my life Gabrielle."
"Where am I?"
"You are outside the dragonnest. It's next to the castle so you are still on Galbatorix's land, well on your land since he gave it to you." said Eragon speaking at last.
"Where's Thorn?" you asked after finally realizing his absence.
"Oh, he's recovering with my dragon, Saphira." said Eragon.
"You have a dragon!?"
"Yes I just came back form battle, so I am quite tired." After realizing Galbatorix's supported with his magic had failed the evil people they scattered everywhere and eventually were found and defeated.
"Now since you are awake you should claim what is rightfully yours." said Murtagh.
"What do you mean?"
"Why do you think you are laying outside of the Dragonnest?" asked Eragon.
"A dragon egg is in their?"
"Yes." sighed Murtagh "And you should probably go get it before someone else tries to steal it."
"We have been defending this place all night since the guards that were place here ran off shortly after Galbatorix's death." exclaimed Eragon.
"Oh, ok well you guys are going to have to help me I can't walk."
The two riders helped Gabrielle stand up and her heart fluttered when Murtagh touched her.
"What's the matter with me?" she thought to herself.
When she was fully upright she started to walk, with the help of the two brothers, toward the Dragonnest. She pushed open the double doors and walked onto cool sand which with every step go a little warmer.
"We can't take you anymore there's a shield in the way so only you can reach the egg." said Eragon.
"Ok." said Gabrielle and started to walk toward the egg. Every step seemed like it took a mile and it just looked farther away when she started toward the egg. But she finally did reach the egg and looked back and yelled, "What do I do now?"
"Just wait a few minutes it will start to hatch!" yelled back Murtagh.
"Ok!" she yelled back and watched with amazement after the egg started to rock back and forth frantically. After about a minute of this it slowed to a stop and another presence entered her mind as the egg started to crack. The cracks got bigger and bigger until a baby dragon lay before her.
Gabrielle reached out to touch it's flank and was met with a burning feeling on her right hand that spread through her arm making her scar burn white hot. Gabrielle opened her eyes to find a baby green dragon, with it's head cocked looking down at her.