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It was 10 days after Eragon returned, she woke early to find a cloudy sky that looked like snow. Not good for the farmers that haven't gotten their crops in yet. When she walked out of her room wearing a work shift into the kitchen to find breakfast and a note waiting for her on the table. As she sat down to a warm bowl of oats she read the note.
Brom requests that you go to him with your rock as soon as you get your chores done. I've gone to visit Elian be back later
Love mother.
After she finished her breakfast she washed the bowl and spoon and did her chores around their small farm, then she changed into a rusty crimson dress and after she slipped into her coat she headed toward town to Brom's house rock in hand.
She entered the house after he called her in to see him in his usual spot by the fire.
"Hand me the rock so that I may inspect it, and could you please put some water on to boil and get the cups ready for tea?"
"Here." she said as she handed the rock to him and went to carry out his request.
After she got the water on and got the cups ready she sat in the chair that she had sat in the previous night and watched him inspect her rock with caution. After a while he broke the silence.
"I have told you mother everything I'm about to tell you but you will be easier to explain this to you because you have knowledge of past events... This rock is just not any rock it's a dragon egg." he said as he bent toward her.
She just sat there dumb founded and the silence in the room you could have heard a pin drop.
"Wha, what? It's a dragon egg which means it might hatch for me and if it does I'll be a rider and ahh I can't do that, I wouldn't be able to carry that burden alone." she said losing words every time one came out of her mouth.
"Not necessarily, the rock Eragon found in the Spine is one of the three eggs that Galbatorix had in his custody."
"Then how did Eragon get possession of it?"
"It was rescued and taken to the Varden and over a period of years it was taken to Ellesmera for the same time span and so swapped back and forth. And during the latest journey the elf that is the eggs guardian was captured and she tried to send it to me and it landed in the Spine whereas Eragon found it."
"Which means if the dragon likes him then he will be a rider."
"Yes and if they hatch for either or both of you I have to get you to the Varden and if it just hatches for Eragon then I want you to come with us because if something happened to me you could continue the journey."
"Me?" she asked speechless
"Yes you're the only one that can read, write, recite history, fight, and can do magic in some areas, you would be the only person that could help him until you reached the Varden."
"If this does happen I need to know every detail of what could happen, what will happen, and what your plan is."
He started explaining to her while he made the tea and sat back down not stopping except to make lunch and light his pipe and their conversation lasted long into the day.
By the time they were finished a blizzard was taking place that meant that she would have to wait it out with Brom until it was safe to return home and not get lost and freeze to death. This storm would also prolong the caravan to arrive which meant that the people would have to wait longer to get the needed things for the winter that was already here. At least she had some wool that didn't need to be spun and died that she had set aside for her knitting from her small flock of sheep that was part of their large herd so that she could make sweaters and gloves and stuff that was needed that couldn't wait for the caravan. She had also put some aside so she could sell or trade for things she wanted or needed along with her other things like some of her chickens, preserves and knick-nacks that were needed and were useful.
She decided to study since she was going to be there a while and found it easier to pass the long evening by until Brom sent her to sleep in his bed since he had much needed thinking to do and probably wouldn't sleep the entire night.
She got a candle and went into the small room and went to sleep glad to have a mentor like Brom that trusted and believed in her. He was like the father she never knew despite the age of him to be her grandfather. She drifted to sleep watching Brom sit by the glow of the fire listening to the howling wind outside.
The next morning Essora headed back home to help her mother with the preparations to get them through the unexpected storm. As she trudged through the knee high banks of snow she thought about what Brom had told her. She could hardly believe that the rock she treasured was a dragon egg. Yeah she believed it but what was amazing was that she could be a potential rider. And to think that Eragon found one by accendent in the Spine.
She started to wonder about what would happen if her egg hatched for her. Would she be found out by th empire and be hunted down and forced to join forces with Galbatorix? Would she be able to remain free of being bound to some one? The only thing she knew was that when the Eragon's egg hatched weither her's did or didn't she would be traveling with them.
She walked into the house to find Grandfather asleep in his chair and mother making bread.
"Hello dear. Did you find his information interesting?" her mother asked not looking up from her task.
"Yes I did. Mother did you know it was a dragon egg?"
"No I found out when he told me just a few days ago and he wanted to tell you himself so I didn't. Are you upset with me?" she asked looking worried.
"No of course not. How could I ever be upset at you when you try to protect me from the truth? Sure I would like to know if my father had been part of the Foresworn but that is not true because he was born after it happened. And if that were ever true I wouldn't blame you or be mad at you, you're my mother and if I were a mother I would want to protect my child from the truth so they may have a normal life," she said giving her mother a hug and kiss.
"Essora you are truely older than your years. You're a gem and no one could ever take you away from me. And a word of advise while your traveling use your logistic thinking abilties that I have spent your entire life developing inside that generous head of yours."
"I will mother, I will."