The Final Lesson
A month had passed since Veravanda's hatching. She had grown greatly in size and personality. She was a lot like Saphira in how she spoke and acted Eragon noticed as he helped tutor her and Arya.
Murtagh had left as his training was complete and the Varden needed a rider to help with the pursuit of the Empires forces. As a favour to Eragon he had taken his and Saphira's armour with them.
His departure was marked with a great feast similar to when Eragon had arrived. Islandazi had given him the ring of an Elf-friend as well as an elven bow and quiver.
Eragon had had little time to dwell on his brother's departure, as he had been so busy helping with Arya's training, which he greatly enjoyed although he found it a lot more difficult to teach than it was to learn.
Once Saphira had returned to full strength Oromis decided that it was time for his final lesson.
Eragon sat in Oromis hut while Saphira remained outside with Gleadr.
"Eragon" started Oromis "what I am about to teach will give you tremendous power. After this you will know everything the greatest leaders of the riders knew."
"Will it give me the strength to defeat Galbatorix?" asked Eragon.
"You will be able to stand against him. Defeating will require you to best him in skill."
"Are there any negative effects to this spell?"
"Yes" said Oromis quickly "It is very temporary it will last a day at most and is addictive."
"Very well, what do I do?"
"You make a cut in your Insignia and you get some of Saphira's blood. You mix both of the bloods together and ignite them with magic fire. It will strengthen you bond many times over and in doing so will grant you more of the magic that resides in dragons."
"If this is so powerful how come the riders of old did not use it?"
"It was only ever taught to masters and when Galbatorix began his war the only riders that did know it were old and frail. Somehow Galbatorix found out how to do this and that is how he got his strength. However as his bond is impure it has taken a century to reach its maximum power. That is how he has gotten stronger every year. As your bond is pure it will take a few minutes to do the same with you."
"Do you wish for me to try it now?"
"No only use it when you confront Galbatorix."