The Revilement
When they were putting the ointment on their dragons Brom was telling them, "You two are no use to the Varden dead or without your dragons. If either of you get captured it will be even worse. Then there will be three or two riders against one or none!!"
Kat stayed silent and Eragon muttered, "Better to ask forgiveness than permission." Kat didn't ask what that meant. When they were done Eragon and Kat went to the stream to wash their hands while Brom hid the remains of the ointment.
When they were tending to their horses, Brom walked over to the stream. Eragon walked over to him, the older man said, "Your duty is to the people of Alagasia and to get to the Varden."
"Let's talk about truth before duties." Eragon responded. (This part is from the movie)
"What are you talking about?" Brom asked standing up.
"I thought we agreed not to lie to each other," Eragon said grabbing the other man's arm and cutting through his glove revealing his gedwey ignasia, "dragon rider." He finished smiling. They heard Saphira say, Of Course.
"Not any more," he said, "my dragon died when protecting me."
"A rider can live without his dragon." Kat said not looking at either one.
"You don't look surprised at all." Said Brom.
Kat sighed, pausing with brushing her horse and turned around. "I'm not." They both looked at her wondering why she wasn't surprised. "Lenaria told me there once was a dragon rider named Brom. As soon as heard of your name I knew it was you she told me about."
"What did she tell you about me?" Brom asked.
At this Kat laughed, "What do you think? You slew one of the forsworn, she knew as well as everyone else who once worked and lived in Ura'bean. She happened to have worked in Galbatorix's castle."
The two men looked at her in surprise, each for a different reason. Eragon was surprised that the dead woman lived in Ura'bean, and Brom for another reason (DO NOT ASK!! IT WILL COME UP LATER). "WHAT?!" Kat yelled, "How do you think I learned the Ancient language from her?"
"Well I… I… Uh… That…I…" Eragon stumbled.
"Well that's interesting news." Brom said saving Eragon from embarrassment. "But slaying the one I did is nothing to be proud of." Both looked at him thinking he'd gone insane. He continued, "Thanks to me the last rider was Galbatorix! I slew him with this sword." He drew his sword from its sheath. "It was once his. He killed my dragon with it and I killed him with it. This sword's name is Zar'roc. In the ancient that means-"
Kat finished his sentence, "Misery. Lenaria told me of that sword too. It is horrid and a dragon killer." She shuddered, "It has killed so many. That is a horrid sword." Eragon looked at both in surprise.
"Exactly. I went to Carvahall with a shame." Brom told them.
Kat walked over and said, "What you did is nothing to be ashamed of. If you hadn't many more terrible things would have happened that no one would be able to stop. What you did was a good thing. For more reasons than the one I just mentioned."
He looked at her, sighed and said "If only if only." He then walked to his hose and said, "Get ready we'll be leaving soon." Kat watched him sadly, I wish he'd believe me! She said to Garvor. Sometimes it's best to have your own opinions, but some times it isn't. Either way that's what he believes and you should let him believe it. Then they saddled the horses and left.
