Eragon manages to open the city gates from within, allowing the Varden to enter and take Dras-Leona.

They then engage in an intense mental battle with the priests while, outside, Saphira battles Thorn.

Angela and her werecat, Solembum, save them, and the group kills the hatching monsters. The priests attempt to kill Eragon and Arya by leaving them bound in a room with two Ra’zac eggs preparing to hatch. They come to the imprisoned Eragon, angered that he has killed some of their gods, horrific creatures called the Ra’zac. The priests are known for practicing a dark religion that includes self-mutilation and dismemberment. Inside the tunnels, the group is attacked and pursued by men serving the priests of Helgrind. Nasuada sends Eragon, Arya, an herbalist named Angela and a few others to locate the tunnels and infiltrate the city. A scholar named Joed comes to Eragon, convinced there is a system of tunnels beneath Dras-Leona. Glaedr’s Eldunarí coaches him the dragon pushes him to improve his concentration and know his enemy. Eragon uses the time to spar with Arya and improve his mental and physical abilities in battle. The Varden army waits for days until someone can formulate a plan to thwart Murtagh. Murtagh, Eragon’s half-brother, doesn’t want to battle the Varden but was forced to swear his allegiance to Galbatorix. When Eragon’s sparring with the elves proves inadequate, Glaedr’s Eldunarí speaks to him, telling him he must learn to see what he is looking at.Īs the Varden army prepares to attack Dras-Leona, they’re halted at the gates by Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. Though Glaedr’s body failed in a previous book, his consciousness lives on in his Eldunarí. Eragon carries with him the stone-like heart of hearts (or Eldunarí) of a dragon named Glaedr, Saphira’s mentor. Eragon, Saphira, Arya, Blödhgarm and the rest of the troops head for Dras-Leona.

Roran and his men infiltrate Aroughs through the dams and take the city. Nasuada, the Varden leader, sends Roran to capture the well-fortified city of Aroughs. Before long, King Halfpaw and his army of werecats arrive to join the Varden, and their other allies (including dwarves and Urgals) in battle. Their ultimate goal is to overthrow several cities Galbatorix holds so they can reach the king in his command center of Urû’baen. Eragon and Saphira, along with Eragon’s cousin, Roran, his elven friend Arya, bodyguard Blödhgarm and many others, fight a bloody battle. Inheritance begins with a summary about the origins of Dragon Riders and how Eragon became a Rider, his alliance with the Varden army, the epic battles in which Eragon engaged, and his ongoing efforts to defeat the evil leader and former Rider, Galbatorix.Īs the story begins, the Varden battle for the city of Belatona. When the dragon egg he found hatched, Saphira was born and a powerful friendship was birthed.

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