Hallelujah
Chapter 1:
Today is my eighteenth birthday; no cards or presents but many people came to visit me and wish me luck. I am a girl and only boys are allowed to see the dragon's eggs and have the opportunity for an egg to choose them. However it is well known in my district that I am going dressed as a boy and I am hoping they won't notice, my name on the records is no problem as I will use my twin brother Tommy's name. Many people have said they will find out eventually and I know this is true, but once a dragon chooses me there is no turning back.
It has been three years since I last saw Ayden and I miss him too much, he has been the most recent rider to be selected and he was also my best friend. Apart from Ayden there is only one more rider; the legendary Eragon Elda, who lives with us in Ellesmera. He was Ayden's mentor but for his training Eragon travelled to the Varden.
I slip on my cloak and hat and mask, it will seem respectful for me to wear a mask in front of the king and I will not be asked to remove it. I pick up Tommy's selection letter and slip silently out of the house. As I reach the palace, I am not nervous at all for my fathers funeral was held here.
I open the doors and enter the grand hall. Sitting on a throne high above me sits the king of our land; EragonI. I walk towards a small table- the type you see at markets and sign in as Tommy. I am taken into another room by a very small man with a long beard, and told to wait for a few minutes. They then led me into a smaller room where 5 boxes were lined up against a wall.
"If an egg glows before your two minutes holding it is up, then you will be selected as a rider" the small man told me. I reached into the first box and pulled out a large red egg, the small man pressed a button on his pocket watch which I guessed was to start the timer. After having no luck with eggs one, two and three. I reached into the fourth box and pulled out a tiny silver egg. After about one minute of the timer the egg glowed and so did I.
"You have been chosen, there is no going back now. You must return to the palace as soon as your egg has hatched" I was told.
"I will return" I said with a grin appearing on my face, Ayden, here I come. "One question, why is my egg so small?" I inquired before I forgot.
"It is no small dragon" He said with a snigger.