Eragon (2006) - full transcript

[Man Narrat/ng ]
There was a t/me...

when the fierce and beautiful
land ofA/agaekia...

was ruled by men
astr/de mighty dragons.

7'0 protect and serve
was their miss/on...

and for thousands of years,
the people prospered

But the riders grew arrogant...

and began to fight
among themselves for po wer.

Sensing their weakness...

a young rider named Ga/bator/x
betrayed them-

- [Dragons Screech/hg ]
- and in a sing/e bloody battle...

bel/e ved he had killed them all-



[Screeching Die': Out]

riders and dragons alike.

Since then, our land
has been ruled by Ga/batonx

- [Warriors Yelling]
- He crushed a/l rebel/ion...

including the freedom fighters
known as the Varden.

Those that survived
fled to the mountains.

There, they hoped fora miracle...

that might even their odds
against the king.

Our story begins one night...

as A/ya, an a/[v of the Varden...

rides for her life,
carrying a stone...

stolen from the king himself

I suffer without my stone.

D0 not prolong my suffering.



[Moans]

[Narrator] Miles away
a young boy ventures out hunting.

His //'fe>- and A/agaék/a-

will never be the same again.

[ Hisses]

[Groans]

[Groans]

[Whinnies]

[Fires Roaring]

[Gasping]

[Speaking Ancient Language]

Give it to me-

- Durza.
- and l'll let you live.

Is there anyone who trusts
the word of a Shade?

[Speaking Ancient Language]

[Gasping]

Where did you send it?

Poor Durza.

How will you tell the king...
you failed?

[ Groans]

[Gasping]

[Blows]

[People C hatter/mg ]

- [Man Arguing, lnd/st/nct]
- [Man #2] Come w/Th me!

Two more patriotic volunteers
for the king's army.

[Man]
My sons are not fighters.

- The men you take, they never return.
- [Sobbing]

Every village must do its share.

Rejoice.
Your sons will be heroes.

Expensive taste, Eragon.

The kin g's strip- best cut there is.

The fatjust...
melts into the meat.

- How much?
- [Laughing]

How much?

Too much for a poor farm boy.

I have something-
something to trade.

What is this, some kind of stone?

- I found it.
- Stole it more likely.

I was hunting-

hunting in the Spine.

You put it back then.

It belongs to the king.
Tell no one you have it.

You'll endanger the who/e village.
Now get out.

I don't need that sort
of trouble here. Get-Get out!

L 0ok at this- a neck/ace.

Where did a fool like you find such
an appetizin g string ofjewels?

- Interesting you should ask.
- Is that right?

I was walking up the lane the other day,
admiring them sitting on a branch.

C lap oft/lander-
They fe// ofi' dead at me feet.

Solthought
“Well, I can't leave 'em there.

Someone might trip.”

S0 lhung 'em up there
out of the way

- D0 you know what I think?
- What's that?

- I think you're a thief, a poacher.
- [ Mock Groan ] Oh, no.

I confiscate them all
in the name ofthe king.

[Crowd Gasping]

Don't try anything.

Well, l'll just cut them
down for you then, shall I?

- Grab those.
- Sorry I didn't pluck 'em.

Take care with the l/Tt/e bones.

Hate to see you choke.

[Horse Whinnies]

Al/ hai/ Eragon.
The mighty hunter returns.

Ah.

Yeah, with his invisible catch.

What happened? Did you get scared
when the deer growled?

[Both Laughing]

No respect for the hunter?

0h!

Don't you ever learn?

Shall we have another lesson today?

Whoa!

You fight like an 0/0' goat: Roran.

- [ Grunting]
- [Laughing]

Mind my breakfast.

You're too slow, Roran.

- Wake up, dreamer!
- [ Staves Clack]

That sounded like your head.

Hey, come on, boys.
That's enough. Come on, Roran.

[Soft Tone]

Eragon.

L'm leaving.

L'm old enough to be recruited now.

Before the soldiers
come looking for me.

I won't serve in the army.

L'll send word when l've settled.

- But what-
- He knows.

I already told him.

Where will you go?

I don't know yet.

All I know is l'm going.

[Man]
Roran? Eragon?

Come on.

[ Hoe Clatters]

Roran told you then?

Your day will come too, Eragon...

and you will decide for yourself
the kind of life you wish to lead.

Uncle, I like my life- right here.

- [ Horse Blusters]
- Hmm.

What many men seek is often
right under their nose.

But for some, the unknown
is too hard to resist.

Is that why my mother left?

[Sighs]

My sister was in a great hurry
when she left you here.

Whatever her reasons, we can only trust
they were for your own good.

Besides, had she not, I wouldn't
have gained another son.

Take these.

I've been saving them for you.

Your blessing is all I need.

Take care of yourself, Roran.

Good-bye, Father.

- [People C hatter/hg ]
- [Anvil C langing ]

[ Roran ]
Be strong, Brother.

And work on that aim.

You may make a hunter yet.

[ Crack/mg]

[Squawking, Yawping]

Not a stone.

- An egg.
- [Burbl/hg]

- [Tiny Bark]
- Well...

look at you.

What are you?

[Squawks]

- [ Burbling]
- We//, you're nota b/ra'.

- [Barb/es]
- Shh, shh, shh.

Shh, shh, shh.

[Sniffing]

[ Thunder Rumbles /n Distance]

[Gasps]

[Shuddefing]

Where is it?

Too late.

- It's hatched.
- [ Hissing]

[Gasps]

[A/ya '5 Voice]
It's hatched

[Burbling]

- Look at what you did.
- [ Uncle ] Eragon.

Wake up.
Get on with your chores.

[Squawking]

- Hung/y?
- [ Squawking]

[Paws Thump/ng]

Go on. Drink while it's still warm.

[Sniffing]

L'm sorry.
That's all there is.

- [Squa wk/hg]
- Shh.

[Rust/ing, Squeak/hg]

[Squeak]

[Chewing]

- So much for our rat problem.
- [Burps]

[ Thunder Rumb/ing]

My king, Galbatorix.

As you feared,
the dragon has hatched.

But to a mere farm boy.

To whom is not the issue.

When the Varden learn
that the legend is real...

they will be encouraged
to challenge me.

Ana' I am not interested
in being challenged

There is no one left
for you to fear, my king.

Beyond these borders
are remnants of the resistance.

Dwarves, Elves, the Varden.

I can't let them have hope.

Do not let them reach the Varden.

I will find the boy-

[Creature Gro w/ing ]

and kill him
before he becomes a man.

[ Rust/ing ]

[Sniffing]

- [ Burbles]
- Where's your mother?

[Burb/es ]

Did she abandon you too?

Did she leave in a great hurry?

[Snu/fieg Murmurs]

[Purrs]

[Purring]

Ra'zac.

Ra'zac! Ra'zac!

Kill the rider.

- [Soldiers Muttering]
- Get outta me way!

[Man]
Nothing from my b0 ys.

Not a woro'.

Their mother's heart is broken.

And for what-

more death, more sufier/hg?

Easy, Horst.
The soldiers will hear you.

What's that matter? Speak or not speak-
it makes no difierence.

Quiet, Brom.
A fool like you has nothing to lose.

No argument there.

Don't mind me.

But it wasn't always
like this, was it?

There was a time
when our land flourished...

without cruelty and fear...

a time ofdragons and dragon riders.

[Man ]
Those days are long gone.

[Bram ]
No one could defeat them.

Until, that is,
one of their own-

a rider named Galbatorix-

decided to take a/l the power for himself and
cut down any dragon rider who opposed him.

Enough! Before you hang by a tree!

N0!

Let him finish.

And one day, he will pay
for his crime.

Are you daft?
Be on your way!

The time of dragon riders...

will come again.

Ffragon, Out Of Breath ]
And then Brom saia'...

the time of the dragon riders
will come again.

- [ Exclaims]
- [ Burbling]

But first, I think you need to fly.

[Laughs]

- Yes! You did it!
- [ Burbling]

She's gone.

[Groans]

[L oua' Roaring]

[Rumbling]

[Thinking ]_
What's happenmg?

[Woman's Voice, Thinking]
Brom was right, Eragon.

The time of the dragon riders
has come again.

You can hear my thoughts?

I have waited a thousand years
to hear your thoughts...

and no w you can hear mine.

I am Saphira...

and you are my rider.

Rider?

Get out!

Is it true-

what you spoke of?

Didn't you hear me?
Get out.

I want to know more.

Please. Tell me about the dragons.

[Grunts]

Did anybody follow you here?

- How big will they grow? When do they breathe fire?
- Shh!

[ Whispering]
Keep your voice down.

You mocked the king
in front of his soldiers.

Ah. I always say...

better ask forgiveness
than permission.

Then tell me.
Tell me about the dragons.

Go home.

Mind your corn.
Till your fields, huh?

You'll just get yourself into trouble.

- What does it make you then?
- [ Groans]

A liar... or a coward?

Iknow. l/mow yoursto/y is true.

[Mu/Wed Groan ]

- [ C/atter/ng]
- [Footsteps Running]

[ C latter ]

[Banging]

[Man Groan/hg]

- [ Banging]
- / to/d you. His name is Eragon.

- [ Weapon Unsheathes]
- [Loud Groan ]

N0! Please, don't!
[ Groans ]

[Banging]

The boy- The boy took it with him.

He lives on a flarm.

- The furthest one in the valley
- [Banging]

[Groans]

- [ Ra ttl i n g ]
- [ Groaning Continues]

Back!

[Saphira, Thinking]
Era gon! lt's you they want!

- Take me down!
- You're in danger.

What are you doing?
I have to warn my uncle!

It's too late.
There's nothing you can do.

Hold on!

[Screaming]

- [ RoarS]
- [Grunts]

- You're ridiculous! Hold on!
- [ Gasping]

- L'm begging you! Please! Put me down now!
- I can't. They'll kill you.

- [Grunts] Take me down now!
- You stupid boy!

[Yelling]

[Both Grunting]

- L'm slipping!
" [ Growls]

Take me down now!

- You're giving me no choice!
- [Yells]

[ Roars]

[ Panting]
Uncle?

Uncle!

Uncle.

[Murmurs]

No.
[Crying]

[Healg/Step]

Eragon.

[Sniffles]
I should have been here-

to warn him.

- This is your fault!
- But you would have met the same fate.

No! I could have saved him.

' G0 away!
" [ Sighs]

Andstayawal'

[Crying]

Uncle, l'm sorry.

[ Rust/ing ]

[Yelling]

- You?
- Let go of me!

Where's your dragon?

- Gone.
- What do you mean, gone?

- I sent her away.
- You can '1' stay here and mourn him.

- They'll be back for you.
- l'm not going anywhere, not until I bury him.

- There.
- What are you doing?

A funeral fit for a king.
Come on!

- Let go.
- Listen!

They killed him,
but they were after you.

If we stay here, we're both dead.

Now get on that horse.
Go on.

Get up there!

- Who are you?
- Ride. Now! Go on!

[ Thunderclap]

Come on, boy!
Ride!

[Whinnies]

[Groans]
Why here?

Because I said here.

- Call your dragon.
- My uncle was killed because of her.

She was protecting you
against the Ra'zac.

- I could have killed them.
- That's the spirit.

One part brave, three parts fool.

What, you don 't think I could do it?

The Ra'zac kill mercilessly.
That's what they do.

- Buta boyof15,16-
- Seventeen!

Seventeen.
Forgive me.

But I think even
a 17-year-old boy...

might probably last a minute
against Durza's assassins.

Then l'll find Durza and kill him.

Durza's a Shade-

c? SOFCE/'Gl'...

possessed with demonic spirits.

Find Durza-
[Scoffs]

You'll be no better off
than your uncle.

You just pray to heaven
he doesn 't find you.

'Cause the king won't rest
until he does.

You're the Varden's only hope.

- Who are the Varden?
- Rebels, outcasts.

Men who are brave or mad enough
to oppose Galbatorix.

They built a stronghold
in the Beor Mountains.

How do you know all this?

Because l've been about a bit.

L've seen things...

you could never imagine.

Now callyour dragon.

She's far away by now.
She-She can't hear me.

Shall we have an agreement
not to lie to each other?

I know she hears your thoughts.
Now call your dragon.

[Thinking]
Saphira, can you find us?

[Sap/lira ]
/ never lefi' you.

[Horses Whinny]

L'm sorry for what I said.

I understand.

You loved him very much.

- And who might this be?
- This is Bram.

He knows about dragons.

He knows about dragons.

l'll be thejudge of that.
[ Roars]

Easy
/ think he '5 a fr/ena'.

Muscular.

Graceful proportions.

Talons...

nicely curved.

- Legs a bit thin.
- [ Growls]

Only my voice is gent/e, old man.

[Bram ]
Spikes sharp.

All in all, a fine young dragon.

Well, he does know a bit
about dragons.

And soon...
strong enough to ride.

Not me.
I won't do it again.

My story was about you, Eragon.

It is your fate
to be a dragon rider.

The Varden need a rider
ifthey are to defeat Durza and the king.

- I didn't ask for any of this.
- But you were chosen nevertheless.

A dragon will only hatch
if it feels the presence of its rider.

It'll wait forever if it has to.

What he says is true.

But now it's found you.

It will serve you and only you,
and that's put your life in danger.

Because it chose me?

No.

Because the easiest way for the king
to destroy your dragon is to kill you.

A rider will live on
ifhis dragon is killed.

But ifa rider dies-

So does his dragon.

[Grunts]

[ Mutters]

Mm-hmm.

[Grunting]

- Handsome blade.
- [Murmurs]

Simple.

- And to the point!
- [ Groans] - [Wincing] Ooh!

- The farm boy evaded the Ra'zac.
- [ Muffled Groaning]

[Groans Sharply]

- Bring me his head.
-[Grunts]

[Groans]

Durza will send his Urgals after us.

Ahead five hard days' ride
is the river town of Daret...

the last outpost
before we reach the foothills.

Now, if we can get there without
being discovered, we have a chance.

Tell Saphira to fly above us
and scout the countryside for Urgals...

or worse- Ra 'zacs.

/f they find us,
we '// have no chance.

And tell her
only to come to us at night.

Do as he says.
[Thinking] But be careful.

You be careful.

[Rattling]

[People Screaming /n Distance]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Screaming Continues ]

This way.

[Screaming Continues ]

Urga/s. They used to be the kings enemies.
No w the y're his guara'.

They're closer to us than I thought.

We'd better stay off the roads.

- Why can't we take them?
- Quiet!

You're not ready
to take anything yet.

I have skills.
I can fight.

My cousin, Roran, and I-
we've trained.

Oh.

With swords.

Well, then, perhaps
l've underestimated you.

Right then.
Let's see these skills of yours.

You know this won't be fair
to you, old man.

Humor me.

- [ Groans]
- Oh, dear.

I see the effect ofyour training.

Good. Good.

Don't... get... overconfident.

[Grunting]

Mmm!

It won't be your cousin, Roran,
you're fighting...

and it won't be
wooden staves either.

- [Rocks C lattering ]
- [Thinking] I could've beaten him.

I just d/dn 't want
to hurt the 0/0' man.

- [Saph/ra ] Of course you could 've.
- Don't dragons breathe fire?

She's not old enough
to sustain a flame.

Lucky for you.

Br/s/hgn

How did you do that?

What did you just do?

I started a fire.

[Thinking]
He doesn't trust me.

Maybe we need to trust him first.

Now get to sleep.
M/ith any luck, tomorrow...

by the end of the day, we will have
slipped through Daret unseen.

Then it's the foothills
of the Beor Mountains...

and a straight shot...
to the Varden.

Eragon. Wake up.
Come on. Wake up.

We're at the village of Daret.
We'll leave the horses here.

Keep Sap/lira close.

♪♪ [ M/ind Chime]

♪♪ [Continues]

[ Wino' Gusting]

Buy some bread.
Down there.

Come back, meet me here.
I won't be long.

Don't talk to anybody.

[ Woman, Hus/led]
Are you asleep?

[Hushed Chatter]

[Hushed Chatter]

[Beads Ratt/ing]

Do you wish Angela
to read your fortune?

- But I have no money.
- Did Angela ask for money?

Knucklebones ofa dragon.

They will tell me
everything about you.

[ I/V/hd Gusts]

This is difficult-

a young life so tangled.

But you have been long awaited
by many races.

Great battles rage around you.
[Words Echoing]

It can't be.
I don't understand.

You have powers
you do not acknowledge...

but there is a doom upon you.

Part of it lies in a death
that rapidly approaches.

- [ Words Echoing]
- No. lt's already happened.

And a girl.
She calls to you in your dreams.

She's part of your past...
and your future.

Who is she?
Tell me her name.

[Gasping]

- [B/owlands]
- [ Groans]

Do I have to do everything myself?

- The fortune-teller. She-
- Did she tell you about him? Huh? Come on.

Where's everybody gone?

She told me my future.

The future is
forthe living, Eragon.

[Yells, Grunts]

Come on!

[Thinking]
Saphira!

- [ Gruntin g ]
- Br/'singr!

[Sighs]

EFHgQ/y]

Eragon.

[Gasping]

My hand. lt- It burns.

Slowly, slowly, slowly.

[Moans]
My head.

Feels like l've been
kicked by a horse.

What happened?

Most new dragon riders take years...

to learn what you discovered
by instinct.

- What's that?
- Magic.

I was only reacting.

Magic comes from dragons.

It flows through the riders
who command them.

[ Wino' Gusting]

- Sap/lira.
- She's fine.

But she felt your kar as her 0 wn.

Your bond with her is strong.

- Those were Urge/g weren't they?
- Yes.

- Did I kill them?
- Yes.

But death is nothing to celebrate.

Magic must be your last resort.

It has rules.
It has limitations.

Before you cast a spell...

you must learn the ancient language
of the Elves.

Br/s/hgn

Bris/hgr means “fire”- is fire.
The thing is the word.

Know the word,
and you control the thing.

Before you can cast a spell...

you must have the physical strength
to withstand its effect.

Some spells,
they leave you weakened.

Other spells, as you found out
on the bridge...

can leave you unconscious.

And yet other spells, if you use them
before you're ready...

will kill you.

Ican teach you the words...

but the limits ofyour strength
you must learn for yourself.

- What's the word for “tree”?
- “Tree” is traevam.

And a branch?

- K v/kt/t
- K vistr.

Ana' when a dragon and rider
are truly one...

then they see as one.

And that's sku/b/akas ven.

Sku/b/akas ven.

Well, since we've announced ourselves
so spectacularly to the world...

we're gonna have to find
another way through these hills.

Of course, that would be
a lot easier...

if you were flying.

Did someone mention flying?

Are you ready to try again,
dragon rider?

[Thinking]
I didn't do so well last time.

We didn't do so well.

You can thank Brom for the saddle.

Nah, it's not so bad up here.

[Gasps]

- [ Laughing]
- [Rock Echoing]

Not so bad at all.

- [Roars]
- [Screaming]

[Laughing]

- Yeah!
- [Saphira] Lean!

- [ Gasps]
- Not that much!

Feel how she moves, Eragon...

how she turns
and when she accelerates.

Come on.
Let's see what you've got.

You want speed?
Here we go!

- Ha-ha!
- Hold on, Eragon.

You asked for it.

There you go!
[Laughing]

When we're truly one,
you can fight from everywhere...

even from the tail.

[Thinking]
lwant to try it.

Maybe not yet.

[ Eragon ]
Oh, it's easy. I can do this.

Oh. Oh!

- Maybe not yet.
- Maybe not yet. [Chuckles]

[Eragon]
Maybe I can try this.

Sku/b/akas ven!

Fantastic!

You always see like this?

That's nothing.
Watch this.

[Laughing]

[ Wino' Gusting]

What's wrong?

[Sap/lira ]
Ra 'zacs!

- Brom!
- [ Roars]

This time, they die.

- Now go!
- With pleasure.

Come on! Come on!
Eragon, stay out of this!

Lower, Saphira! Lower!

K v/Str!

Eragon, above you!

[Bram ]
Come on!

[Grunts]

[Grunting]

[Grunting Fades]

Protect your dragon.

Your irresponsibility
nearly cost Saphira her life.

Don '1' worry about me.

l'm stronger than he thinks.

Do you not listen
to anything I tell you?

“Better to ask forgiveness
than permission.”

Your duty is to reach
the Varden alive!

Let's talk about truth
before we start talking about duty.

What are you talking about?

I thought we agreed...

not... to lie to one another...

dragon rider.

Of course.

Not anymore.

Where's your dragon?

Dead.

She was murdered by another rider...

with this sword-

Za'roc.

That sword is a dragon killer.

The rider's name...

was Morzan.

Galbatorix won him over.

And while she was
trying to protect me...

my dragon was killed.

Better we...

than our riders.

So, lset out to search...

for Morzan.

And I found him.

I took his sword...

and I drove it through his heart.

And as he died, so did his dragon.

The last, except for the king's.

S0 I hid out in C arvaha/l...

[Sighs]
with a shame...

I r/gh tLv deserved

Because of me, the days
of the dragon riders were over.

Then you came.

You both came.

And now, the days
ofthe riders have come again.

[ Low Growl ]

Bring me the boy, I said.

Bring me his blood...

I said.

But you...

you bring me... nothing.

[Gurgling]

_ ' “u!
[Gasps]

Congratulations.
You'vejust been promoted.

[Groans]

[ Du/za ]
/ tire of this.

I '// bring the boy to me.

[Arya Gasps]

Tell me your name.

Eragon.

Eragon.

I am Arya, Princess of Ellesmere.

We are allies with the Varden.

You are the only one
who can save me.

But how do I find you?

Durza holds me prisoner-

At Gil'ead.

[Shuddefing]

[Birds Twittering]

- Where are you going?
- To find Arya.

How do you know that name?

She's Durza's prisoner.
l'm going to free her.

That's out of the question.

Gil'ead's in the opposite direction.

We can't start going back.
We're almost there!

I won't let you do that.
lt's too much of a risk.

That egg was sent to me.
l'll decide what risks I take, not you.

Eragon, this is more
than aboutjust us.

- Ifl don't, she'll be killed.
- Yes.

And it's a sacrifice
she's happy to make...

because she values
your life over hers.

- I won't let her die.
- Ifshe dies...

then she'll join the countless others
who died waiting for you...

as the Varden now wait for you!

You must try and understand.
lt's your life that's important.

I do understand.

One false move,
one reckless decision...

and everything is lost.

It's good to be brave...

but sometimes
it's better to be wise.

- Eragon, listen to me!
- Your shame is not mine!

You forgot what it means
to be a dragon rider.

I will save her.

- [ Saphira] Eragon-
- Please don't, Saphira.

L'm the rider, and I say we go!

[Roaring]

You'll draw too much attention.
We'll have to wait for night. And l'll go in alone.

Those walls hold death, Eragon.

Not today, not for us.

L'm going to save her life.
I can do this!

Our po wer is greatest
when we 're together.

We can't truly be together
until I become as strong as you.

[Soldier]
Move along there!

Move faster!

Make way!

[Sold/er #2]
Keep up! Come on!

[Muttering]

[Whispering]
Sku/b/akas ven.

[Arya Panting]

Ma 'mon

Eragon!

You shouldn't have come.

- But in the woods-
- Lea ve me here. G0.

- Now!
- It's fivr too late for that.

[Laughing]

Forgive me ifl stare.

I knew you were young, but even
then I expected someone a little more-

well, more.

- [ I/l/ind Gusting]
- [ Weapons C lang/hg ]

Morte!

Br/s/hgr!

Ah.

Ayoung magician.
How quaint.

D0 you already fee/ it
drain/fig your strength?

R/ka.

They say as a dragon rider
dra ws his last breath...

he can hear the dying screams
ofhis dragon.

[Chuckling]

Get out of the way!

- [ Groaning]
- No! [Grunts]

You'll have to do
much better than that.

[Gasping]

[ Groan/hg]

- Get out!
- No! Not without you!

Come on. Let's go.

[So/d/lers Shouting]

[ Brom ]
Take Za'roc.

- Come on. Come on. Come on.
- [Saph/ra Screeches ]

[ S old/lers Screaming]

- Saphira, can you carry three?
- Not for very long.

- [ Groaning]
- [Grunts]

[Groans]

[Screams]

Isuggest you lea ve qu/'c/(M

- Come on! Let's get out of here!
- [ Roars]

[Soldier]
Come on!

- Archers ready!
- Over here!

Higher!
They're on the roof!

[Saphira ]
I can't! The weight, it's too much!

Eragon?

Durza? Durza?

- Durza's dead.
- Did you pierce him through the heart?

You can only kill a Shade
ifyou pierce him through the heart.

[ Groan/hg]

- We must get help.
- Where?

- From the Varden.
- [Bram] Yes.

Go to the Varden.

Take this.

G0...

without me.

No. I need you.

N0, Eragon.

lt's I who've always needed you.

You gave me my life back again.

Take care ofSaph/ra.

Without her...

you'll find life
is hardly worth living.

I won't let you die-
not for my mistake.

[Grunting]

Waise hei/l!

[Grunting]

[Panting]

You are not strong enough...

Yet.

That's the spirit.

One part brave, three parts fool.

[Chuckles]

Forgive me.

[Sap/lira ]
Eragon...

let him die with pride-

[Roaring]

As a dragon rider.

[Saphira ]
/can't breathe fire yet, but...

I can do this for Brom.

Now time cannot ravage him.

Who will remember him?

Many people will...
because of you.

[Fire Sizzling]

[Gasping]

EFHgQ/y]

The Shade has poisoned her.
Someone '5 coming.

[Roars]

[Gasping]

I need to get you to the Varden.

How do I find them?

Thus

[Gasps]

[Laughing]

- This one's been following us.
- Stand up.

All my life, I dreamed ofdragons.

Who are you?
And why are you following us?

L'm Murtagh.
And you need me, dragon rider.

Thanks, but l'll be fine
without you.

You seek the Varden.

I know the mountains-
every valley and stream.

- She'll suffer if you go astray.
- [ Gasping]

Why did you risk your life for us?

My family was slaughtered
by the king's men when I was a boy.

I heard rumors.

- They sa/d a rider had appeared
- [Saphira ] Eragon.

We must go.

If there were evera time
for retribution, this was it.

lfyou can show me
the quickest way to the Varden.

To the Varden it is.

Huh.

You'll learn to trust me,
dragon rider.

[ Grow/mg]

l'm not the only one
you need to convince.

We'll have to go by foot from here.

[Eragon Thinking]
Saphira, keep Arya safe until I call.

Iwill, but hurry.
The Urgals are closing in.

[Shoufing]

[Grunts]

Thanks... again.

Don't mention it.

Te/l me your vision looks
something like this.

Come on.

[Sap/lira Gro w/ing ]

[Both Gasping]

The task was simple-
bring the boy to me.

There were... complications.

Yes, so l've heard.

Complications do tend to happen.

But fortunately for you,
your incompetence may work in my favor.

The boy has led us directly
to the Varden.

And so thejob falls
upon you, Durza...

to remind those...

who resist my rule...

that as long as I am king...

disloyalty will be punishable
by death.

Gather my army and follow them.

Leave no one alive.

- [Sold/Er] Move along.
- Move up there.

[ S old/er #2]
Come on. Get on up there.

Come on.

Which one ofyou is the rider?

I am.
My name is Eragon.

I am Ajihad, leader of the Varden.

Ifyou are the rider,
call your beast inside.

If it attacks, you will die first.

[Thinking]
Saphira, bring Arya, but be cautious.

[Sap/lira 's M/ings F/app/hg ]

[ Roars]

[So/d/lers Mutter/ng ]

- [ Eragon Thinking] How is Arya?
- She's holding on.

Her heart beats faintly.

[Shuddefing]

She's been poisoned by a Shade.

[ A jihad ]
Our healers will make her we//.

Watch over Arya.
[Thinking] But be careful.

You be careful.

[Gasps]

[Shouts]

[Whispering]
There are Urgals in the mountain.

Urgals!

They're scouring the mountain
as we speak.

Time is short.
I must know ifyou're with us.

We '// be greatlv outnumbered

We've come tojoin you.

[Sighs]

- Seize him.
- No!

[Roaring]

He '5 with me!
He sa vea' my life.

He is the son ofMorzan...

the traitor.

ls it true?

A son doesn't choose his father.

This was the only thing
he ever gave me.

I hated that man
until the day he died.

Lock him up!
If he tries to escape, kill him!

- Let go of me!
- I've no time to take chances.

The Urgals' presence here can only mean
that the king's men are not far behind.

- [Crowd Shouting]
- These cowards...

will hide no more!

Tonight, we destroy the resistance!

[Cheering]

Annihilate!

[Cheering]

But the boy is mine.

[Door Open! ]

- Excuse me. lshou/a' ha ve knocked
- lt's fi ne.

My father asked me
to bring you to him.

I'll be ready injust a moment.

Arya has responded well
to our healers' work.

- Her strength runs deep.
- When can I see her?

She's resting now.

Only she can answer that.

[Eragon ]
They're afraid of me.

Why wouldn't they be?

There's no retreat from here.
Nowhere else to hide.

Their suspicion has kept us alive
all these years.

When word spread
of a new dragon rider...

we were expecting someone
who was more, well-

More than me?

L've heard it before.

- [Metal Clanging]
- [Men Chattering]

- Your armor is ready for you.
- [Man] Take your pas/lions!

Come on!

We must prepare for battle.

It's not as easy as it looks, is it?

You look... fit for battle.

[Man]
Ready.

- Positions!
- [Man #2] Ready!

[Man #3]
Form a line r/g/n' here!

Be strong, Eragon.

The search for a rider
has been long and dangerous.

Some of us have carried the egg for as long as
we can remember, hoping it would hatch.

And fate finally carried it to you.

Why me?
l'mjust a farm boy from Carvahall.

Because that is who Saphira chose.

I barely even recognize myself.

[Chattering]

They worked through the n/ght...

to protect our greatest hope...

and our leader who rides her.

- [Horn Sounds]
- [Man] /t's time!

[Man]
A// honor the Varden/

[Men Shouting]

[Man]
Take your pos/t/bns!

[Man #2]
Form a line r/g/n' here!

[Man]
Ready the archers!

[L oua' Pounding On Wa//]

[Pounding Continues]

[Urgals Shouting]

I need to know, Saphira.
Why me?

You choose a leader for his heart.

- But l'm not without fear.
- Without fear, there cannot be courage.

But when we are together,
it is our enemies...

who should be afia/o'.

And are we together, Saphira?

[Shouts]
As one?

I'll take that as a yes.

[Shoufing]

“ N0 I ' [Sap/f W" Ira R°af/hg]

Into the sky to win or die!

Fire!

[Eragon]
Yeah!

[Cheering]

[Urgals Screaming]

Let me out!
Let me out!

L et me out of here! L et-

-[Shouflng]
- [Grunts]

[Chuckles]

[Urgals Screaming]

[Grunts]

[Speak/ng Ancient Language ]

[ Continues /n Ancient Language ]

[Screeching]

[Laughing]

- [ Grunting]
- [Shouts]

- Oh, no!
- Time to return the favor!

[Screaming]

I guess we're even!

[Men Screaming]

Come! Taste the blood
ofyour dragon!

Let's finish this!

[Roaring]

- What is that thing?
- [ Saphira] Dark magic.

Closer, so we can reach his heart!

[Saphira ]
This time, rip it out of his chest!

[ Grunts, Coughs]

[Eragon Gasping]

[Groans]

' [squealing]
' Saphira!

Hear her scream!

Saphira, you're hurt!

Don't worry about me.

Keep your mind in the fight.

Sku/b/akas ven!

What's happening?

My vision '5 fivi/ing!

It's not you, but me.
[ Groans]

This wound weakens me.

Easy, Saphira. We're gonna get
through this together.

L'm losing strength.

I know what I have to do.

[Saphira Grunts]

[Groans]

Now!

[Shoufing]

[Grunting]

- [Screams]
- That's for Brom!

[Gurgling]

I expected more.

[Screaming]

[Grunts]

Saphira!

[Panting]

- We did it-
- Saphira?

Together.

Whatever life...

there is in me, take it.

Eragon, no.

Even you don't have a heart...

strong enough...

for both of us.

Waise...

hei/l!

[Panting]

[Grunts]

Uh-uh-uh.

Slowly, rider.

Saphira?

Some friends can't be replaced.

[ Wings F/app/hg]

But, luckily, some don't have to be.

Saphira! I didn't think
I could do it.

You shouldn't have.

It was reckless,
but l'm glad you did.

Wasn't it an old,
wise man who once said...

“One part brave, three parts fool”?

Brom would be proud ofyou.

Of us.

- And Arya?
- I thought that might come up.

Get changed.
She's off to Ellesmere.

But what horse was ever born
that could outrun a dragon?

[Cheering]

[Whinnying]

You never gave me
a chance to say good-bye.

There was no time.

Galbatorix will try
to avenge this defeat.

I must return
to my people in Ellesmere.

And you must prepare the Varden.

You lost those who were dear to you.

You've paid a great price
for your courage.

Did you know the people of the Varden
already tell stories about you?

The legend of Eragon, the great Shade slayer,
spreads throughout Alagaésia.

Well, you know how legends go.

People will believe
just about anything these days.

[Chuckles]

When will I see you again?

Time moves quickly.

Only yesterday, you were a farm boy.

Today, you are a hero.

Tomorrow may see us together again.

Then l'll be waiting for tomorrow.

Tomorrow will come
sooner than you think.

Take care ofhim, Saphira.

Iwill.

[ Roars]

Come!

[Shoufing]

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