Eragon A New Hope

Disclaimer: Not a good writer as I would hope I could be. Also might notice I will be possibly doing something similar to another series called Bloodkin.

Chapter 2

With the arrival of the Traders came the chance to just sell the goods they wanted to. Sure the Brothers brought something extra but it was all they could do. But they did bring their stones just so they could show it to one they thought would maybe have some idea.

They were slow going through the wagons that brought the goods even brought some nice smelling food. Eragon smelled it and even did the other two but they stayed back, Roran teasing. "You are quite the hungry one, always has been." He said Eragon just huffing. "Well if I didn't like food, what would I be eating?" He asked as he shook his head good food was always nice. Jack could be seen with a trader talking and of course he had talked with this trader last time and of course with a large sack of money passed to him he would pass a bundle of a few swords he would be selling this year… The merchant passing him another sort of insurance money in case the caravan was attacked and taken out he would have something for his weapons which might be a pittance in comparison with the amount the weapons sold for. And these were often his older works that he sold not the new ones which he kept and kept experimenting with. Talked about makign them vibrate which increased their cut effectiveness.

That aside they kept on going through till Katrina was seen with a basket and met with the trader they knew as Merlock. The boy interested as she talked of a stone, maybe it was like theirs. Coming to the wagon, Merlock looked between them all, Asking Katrina first. "So looking to buy or sell?" He asked, Katrina spoke softly. "I… a hoping to sell something." She said, And the brothers would nod, once Merlock turned to them, "We are looking to do the same. "Garrow was handling the fussy mare that was pulling their cart so it was a fine day at least Roran got to come this year, Last they had issues with the chickens. So even the Ferrors had missed it, This time the Ferrors were happy to stay back and handle the farm as needed. Jack seemed to know what they wanted, well of course he had come back the day before to talk with them and give over the meat. So they had given their wish list for this year.

Jack though didn't seem to want to sell his stone or try to anways. Once shown the stone and warned it would shock him. "Come lets see your little stone of pain would be against being put on a table to be observed?" He asked, "I have my tent, come, and you boys have the same right?" He asked as on that question Eragon, Roran and Murtagh showed their stones. And with that they were in the tent where Merlock took an assortment of tools… Making measurements. Having the mistake of touching the stone directly. And getting shocked. He said a small curse at it but didn't lash out. Just then looked them over. "I do believe I have not seen anything like this. And it is very upset about not being in your hands instead. And seems they can't be damaged." He said all of this in his observations a small hammer having been used to tap on each. Making small notes of sounds that sounded pure and drifted off after.
"That is quite interesting. "Eragon commented

Katrina sighed. "Would they be able to be sold?" Merlock pulled out of his thoughts by this question.

"Ah, around here? No… maybe down south, But with all things considered, would you really want to send this away with no guarentee we would even be able to return. Urgals have been acting odd and been seen heading south east." He said and with that. Katrina sighed and put away her stone the brothers doing the same. Roran going with Katrina to talk with her… Leaving Eragon and Murtagh to decide what to do next. "Ah so brother where too?" Murtagh asked Eragon who thought a moment, it was between going to Morn's tavern or to Brom's shack to show the stones they had and maybe listen to stories.

"We go to Brom's, then to Morn's." Eragon said then led Murtagh as they headed to their favorite story teller, Though he had a few others there so they couldn't talk to him more privately. But listened in to the story. Brom would speak of the start of the empire they knew now. Speaking of the riders and their defeat, then extinction by Galbatorix and his Forsworn. Talking about the land and its downturn… Garrow surprising the Brothers, by saying, "That is maybe the third time I have heard this. Be glad that the empire is blind to this, else Brom wouldn't be breathing much longer." He said as he would head on to Morn's himself. With the others gone Eragon smiled, and moved on up. "Brom." He said as he hoped to talk with him. Murtagh behind him but very much there and watching after Eragon. "Brom, Hey."
Brom looked a bit upset but smiled, "Eragon what are ya doing boy?"

He asked putting on his friendly face for him and his brother. "We have something to ask about."

Brom pulling his pipe out, "Ah, well what is it for? Stories of the riders?" He asked as he got the pipe filled and about to start stricking the box, Before gasping as Eragon pulled the blue stone out. "Do you happen to know anything about this?" He asked. Brom was in shock before ushuring in both brothers. "Who else knows about this?" He asked as he looked at the stone and did try touching it only to get a smarting shock.

Brom's eye widened. "Thi… Eragon, Who else?"
Murtagh revealed his stone the Red one and Brom nodded. "It shocks others. And who else?"

Eragon blinked, "Ah… Katrina has one, Roran has one from the four. We had appear in front of me. Then Jack has the other." Brom coughed. "And they all act the same way… Once you touched them they shocked the others." Brom was rubbing his temple as he was thinking as this was… a bit crazy and overwhelming.

Eragon and Murtagh nodded to hushing his voice and nearly being head to head with Eragon and bringing Murtagh closer "Eragon, Murtagh listen… Listen, These are not just simple stones that shock others, These are dragon eggs. If you are not shocked by the egg or the egg is not shocking others, it means that it hasn't found its proper rider. You are this eggs riders as are the other eggs belong to the others." He said as he would be thinking on this. "Keep them hidden and safe." He said. Thankful he kept his hut nice and quiet. No one could hear anything even outside the window or door. That was the upside… though the only ones to worry about were two traders from the caravan. But they were well to busy with the Tavern to even be messing with the three there.

With Eragon and Murtagh knowing they could at least tell Roran and Katrina about what their stones were and agreeing upon keeping them.. .That was if Roran wasn't done with his sweet talking her and comforting her since Sloan was more than pissed about the stone not vanishing from her hands cause of the risk that the trader did not wish to take.

Eragon and Murtagh met Roran and would pull him aside without Katrina. "We have much to talk about." Eragon said to their older sibling and Murtagh was of the same mind, But found in Morn's tavern were two traders that were flying fantasiful tales And Morn told them that they were poking the hornets nest in the figurative sense. They had bought all the grains for a low price and well with their tales the traders were either getting indifference the other… well their anger.

The three brothers left and once they were back on the road back towards home. Not seeing Garrow they would decide to talk, "Roran that… stone… the purple one… Its an egg." Roran was surprised./ "Egg? That… is odd." he said and pulled the egg out looking at it before nodding. "It… isn't dangerous is it?"

Murtagh sighed, "Only if you don't mind the King maybe being interested in us."

Roran nodded but shook his head, "Well I guess they will hatch for us eventually?" He asked as hey shrugged but before the idea of letting Jack know Garrow would come with Berth, the mare that was pulling the wagon they had. "So boys, ready to head back?"

It was a simple yes since they could warn Jack but instead headed home since if they stayed now it wouldn't be till the next day that they would be back home.

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Their night came to a short end when the eggs started squeaking and shaking. The brothers all getting up and looking at their different eggs… The blue one cracked open pushing out one side of the egg, The red one more or less shattered, and the purple one split in half.

The boys gulping at seeing this were surprised at the happening but knew that if their eggs hatched like this. Then they could guess that Katrina's and Jack's had as well. As was seemingly instinct three palms met the heads of three young dragons. Knocking the three out and they would be out for a short time, waking up while the moon was still out. "they… are our dragons?" Eragon was the first to say.
"I do believe they are." Roran answered.

"And they are hungry." Murtagh said as he got up heading to the meat locker to pull out some meat for the dragons.

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Jack was startled awake by the squeaking and shaking of the egg. He didn't realize what it was at first. Before seeing and hearing the shaking. The tapping agianst the wall was not too hard to tell where it was coming from.. Picking it up the stone as he knew it as was still squeaking… He stayed at his mill so the mill made some noise keeping such noises from traveling far. Jack had gotten his knife in hand before figuring it was the stone.

He would watch as the egg broke open one side of itself and out of it was the odd head out of the egg as the creature covered in yolk would see around… He would be gulping in surprised… He might be read up on things, but dragons, dragon eggs, bonds… HE knew nothing of it. He reached out to the dragon after a while of it bumping into the many things in his shop… Sharp and not. He touched and with the shock of power was all that he could do was not to fall on something. He gapsed when he woke up later and looked, the dragon was on him cutely. And he smiled reaching out to it and petting. The dragon wouldn't shock him. He just pet it till the hunger signal came and getting meat out he would be able to feed the dragon freely for the time being…

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The boys looked at the shiny dragons of theirs and smiled as they ate and after eating up nearly two days worth of meat they curled up on their respective humans chirping happily at their humans but it was there they were talking about finding a place for their dragons to stay. Garrow? Likely to ask them to kill them. And Brom… would he know? Would he be here in the morning? Who was to say these were the only three dragons born this night...