Chapter11: Revelation

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Era walked back to her room. On her way she ran into Eragon. "Hello, how was your first day back?" she asked nicely.

Eragon groaned then said "Tiring, if flying all the way to Farthen Dur and back wasn't enough. To day I have had give the same report to five different groups in the Varden. Then to top that all off I had to inspect the Du Vrangr Gata's progress on making lace to fund this war."

"Oh, I was wondering. How did you ever learn to get along with Arya? I talked with her today and all she did was point out my flaws. She never even asked me if I was ready for what I'm in."

Eragon looked away at the mention of Arya's name. After thinking about it he said "Even if she never said it she respects you as a dragon rider. The reason why she never asked is because she trusts that Agni made the right choice when he chose you." He paused then looking her in the eye he asked "Are you ready?"

Era thought about it. She had always thought that now that she was chosen she had no choice, but now if she said no then Eragon might doubt her and let her be just an ordinary sorceress. On the other hand she thought if she backed out she would have to admit defeat something she had never done.

When she was six years old she made friends with two boys about her age. Then one day an older boy started to bully her friends she stood up against him. This started a brawl in which it was Era against the older boy. Then his friends turned up and it was six ten year old boys against one six year old girl. Even after she broke her leg and arm she kept fighting. The brawl ended when a woman spotted them fighting she dragged Era out of the fight. It was after that, that her parents made her start playing with Yuaza to try and have her learn common sense. This plan failed.

Era took a deep breath and said "I am ready."

Latter that night Era laid in bed she had apologized to Yuaza and Agni. She thought about the days events. In that day she had arrived at the Varden, met an elf, and all ready she had made some enemies. Thinking about the Council of Elders made Era shutter. In that one room Era had felt so much tension that she could have cut it with her knife. Era had feeling that if it was not for the traditions of the Varden that the Council would be in control and the Lady Nausuda would be nothing more than a girl. As Era thought about it she remembered Eragon's face when he first saw her stone. He was amazed and terrified at seeing her stone. Then she remembered the sword that Murtagh had and that at the end of his sword was a stone that looked exactly like hers. No one why Eragon was terrified I am wearing a stone that looks like Murtagh's. That must be why the council was so upset when they saw her necklace they thought she would betray them. Now Era had to ask herself would she betray them like Murtagh did? Era had thought this many times that day but now she could think about it with out being interrupted.

Era took a deep breath and look at the ceiling. She had no reason to like the Varden they had done nothing for her except make her hate them, but she also had no reason to like Galboratrix either. She thought about her parents' death. Many people saw that as a sign of Galboratrix's treachery but Era saw that as just politics. Now she stood at the cross roads of destiny and she must chose what to do. Era thought about the question till she fell asleep. In her sleep she dreamed.

Era stood in dark room as a woman labored in birth. The woman was panting as a maid wiped the woman's forehead. The woman gave another big grunt and Era heard a baby cry. She looked at the new born surprised to see that the new born looked like her.

"It's a girl." The midwife said.

The woman sighed and said "Her name will be Era. The female version of the first dragon rider"

"How nice, my lady." The maid said. Then the scene switched to the woman and a man lying in bed together making love. Then the woman pulled away from the man she said "Morzan, you do know our child is a girl."

The man, now revealed to be Morzan, looked at the woman then after taking a minute for the information to be received he started to yell at the woman "YOU WENCH! HOW COULD YOU FAIL ME LIKE THAT? I AM THE MOST POWERFUL RIDER IN ALL OF ALAGAESIA! HOW DARE YOU GIVE ME A CHILD THAT WILL BE WEAK?"

Then the man proceeded to beat up the woman.

Then the scene swichted again, this time Era saw the woman now covered in bruises creep in to a small boy's room. The woman's stomach now showed a slight sign of pregnancy and in the woman's arms was the small baby Era. The woman walked to the bed where a sleeping boy lay. "Murtagh." the woman whispered as she shock the boy a little to wake him.

The boy woke up "Mom?"

The woman shushed him " Murtagh, my little Wyrda. Meet your little sister Era."

The two year old Murtagh looked at the baby Era. "Wow, was I that small when I was born?"

The woman sighed then said "Yes, but now Murtagh you must do something for me and for your sister."

"What?"

"You must swear to me that you will never hurt your sister and you will never allow harm to come to her."

"Why would I harm her?"

" Murtagh, you must swear."

"Okay, I hereby swear to…"

"No Murtagh you must say this…"the woman went on to say words that Era did not know but Era got that the woman had just made Murtagh swear to protect her in the ancient langue.

The scene switched to show the woman and a baby Era now riding at a full gallop out side of Daret. The horse the woman was riding reared sending the woman and the baby Era fell off the horse. The woman crawled over to where the baby Era was lying. The woman muttered something about "I can't take her, Garrow can't raise a girl."

The woman then took off her necklace and placed it on Era and then tearing a piece of parchment out of a book she wrote a note.

The scene switched again to another birth but this time a young boy was born. The woman then named the boy Eragon after the first rider.

Then Era saw the woman riding in the mountains when a huge red dragon flew over and let out a huge flame. The woman fell from her horse off a cliff. At the bottom of the cliff Era walked over to her mother.

"Girl? What are you doing here?"

Era was surprised she thought she could not be seen. But she still had to answer her mother's question "I don't know." She answered pathetically but it was true.

The woman turned away from her and said "You might not know but those around you know. You are here to make a difference. What difference is your choice, but a word of advice; my daughter was not born weak." Then the woman died. A wind started to blow and Era's surroundings began to fade.

Era woke up with a start. There were tears in her eyes and sweat on her forehead. After she caught her breath she told her self that she will finish her mother's work and prove to the world that women are not weak. Then it hit she was Eragon's older sister and Murtagh's younger sister. Now she realized that's why she looked like Murtagh and her name sounded like Eragon's they were siblings. That is why Murtagh did not hurt me after he found out my name. He can't ever hurt me! Era thought triumphantly.

Then on a spur of the moment idea she got out of bed and kicked her door open and did the same to Eragon's door.

"HOW MUCH OF AN IDIOT ARE YOU?" she yelled at Eragon.

Eragon woke up and stared at her as if she was insane "What are doing in here?"

Era ignored his question and said "I mean I think it would be kinda obvious for some one with your wisdom."

Eragon now was realy confused "Era why are you in my room and what is so obvious that you had to wake me up in the middle of the night?"

"I'M YOUR SISTER! You idiot!"

"What?"

"My mother and father are your mother and father! I was born in Uru'baen then when out mother left she took me with her and left me in Daret and went up north to Carvahall to have you."

"How do you know this?"

"It's hard to explain, but the important thing is that I am now for sure for the Varden!"

AN: that is the 11th chapter now and now all the characters and set into place the end is near:( on the other hand in this chapter if you read carefully you will find out something important that has to do with Murtagh. If you don't get what that is answer my challenge on the previous chapter and I will tell you.