Chapter II
I'm Chosen

That night I heard a weird noise so I looked over to the place where I had set the royal-blue stone. The stone was wobbling and cracking! A minute later the stone burst and a royal blue, baby dragon sprawled on the floor. That must have been the egg Arya transported, and I'm the Rider! I thought. The baby dragon whimpered and looked at me with its big, royal-blue eyes. Just as I touched the top of its head a blinding flash of light came between the contact and I blacked out.
When I woke the next morning the baby dragon lying on my stomach. I knew what had just happened because Eragon had told me almost everything about being a Rider, and when I looked at my hand I saw exactly what I thought I would: The gedwëy ignasia, the shinning palm. It was shimmering on my hand like a bright star, curled into the shape of a curled up, wingless dragon. It is the result of touching the newborn baby dragon that chose you as its Rider. "Amber," came a faint call.

"Oh great!" I whispered," come on I have to hide you, for now!" Then I grabbed up the dragon and ran out the back door. I hurried through the dark streets of Ellesméra to the forest, painted black without the morning sun.

I finally found a clearing to leave the dragon in until I came back. "Stay here until I get back," I said. It whimpered in reply. Then I headed back to Ellesméra.
When I got back to the city the sun was just peering through the lowest trees.

"Where were you?"

"Ahhh!"I screamed,"oh, that's nice, Eragon, give me a heart attack!"

"Sorry," said Eragon, who was standing next to Saphira,"but what were you doing?"

"Um I was just walking around looking for you," I said making a great save, though I don't know why I wouldn't tell Eragon about the dragon.

So having nothing else to say he walked off Saphira walking beside him. "Wow that was too close," I whispered to myself and walked off.

I then meandered around the city until it was dark, then, went up to the house I lived in with Islanzadí.
The next day I went back to the clearing where I had left the baby dragon. I couldn't see the dragon anywhere, it was gone. "She'll be back, Eragon said that dragons never leave their Riders."

Simultaneously my gedwey ignasia started to burn as it shone like a bright silver star.
In a few minutes a twelve-foot royal blue dragon crash-landed in front of me. "Whoa, you grew, a lot," I said still surprised. The dragon was eight-foot up to her back and her wings were at least fifteen-foot when they were straight up. At her head she would be about thirteen to fourteen-foot high total at the top of her head. I knew she would be taller, but still I was about as tall as up to her shoulder.
I am Ellestygia, your dragon, she said, talking in a sort of telepathy, the way all dragon and Riders do.
"I am Amber," I replied.
I knew that, of coarse, because you are my Rider, she said laughing in between words.
"Well then I guess you should see the city you're going to live in, and the people that live in it," I said," and plus my friend that is a Rider, too."

Then, we walked toward Ellesméra.
We walked through the clearing and out of the forest, into the city. I finally spotted Eragon and Saphira by one of the houses.

"Eragon!" I called.

He and Saphira turned, their faces flooding with shock as they saw Ellestygia.

"What...whoa, Amber, is that a dra…dra…" stammered Eragon.

"Dragon, yeah, what did you think she was a bird, genius," I said sarcastically, "This is Ellestygia, my dragon, I've had her since yesterday, yeah, the stone I had it was an egg."
Eragon made that mistake with me too, said Saphira.

I laughed.

"Do you think you and Saphira could teach us just like Oromis and Glaedr did with you?"

Their faces dropped at the sound of their deceased teachers' names.

"Sorry."
Sure, little one, said Saphira.
"Why not?" said Eragon.
"Really, you're sure, you mean it!"
"It's nothing, really!" they both said.
"Thank you so much!"
The rest of the day we walked around the city and I showed everyone Ellestygia.

When I showed Islanzadí her she said, "Amber, why didn't tell me about her once you knew?"
"Well… I …um I don't know."
"It's okay, no one's mad at you, especially me," she said," now carry on, I want you to show her to the citizens so none of them end up attacking her."

I took her around the rest of the occupied city. Women's eyes widened with awe as we came by them, and received complements like "most beautiful" and "young beauty". A few more hours passed before it got dark. "Hey Ellestygia we should go back to my house now."
But will I..., she stuttered.
"Don't worry you and Saphira, both, could fit."
We went back into my house and I lied down on the floor. Ellestygia walked over and curled up around me. "Remember get good rest we start training tomorrow," I said," Good night Ellestygia."
Good night, young one.